Last week the US lost another 35,000 jobs and this week we've already lost another 72,000 and it's only tuesday. :machinegun: Companies are posting terrible profit margins and some are showing major losses. So the first thing they reach for ...... layoffs. Hopefully the president, congress and the house can agree on what to do quickly.

It just figures, when my ankle is just about completely healed I'm not going to be able to find a job. :machinegun: Nobody is hiring right now. :machinegun:

My company is doing well.... for now. The unemployment rate in this area is astronomical.... we were at 11% BEFORE all this decline....

I know I heard on the news jobs being cut al over

You will find a job Bill...I have faith in you

oh this is a topic I sadly am affected by. I am "currently" a "full time employee", monday through friday 8-6. BUT I am NOT working at ALL!!! :( I am a dog groomer and when money gets tight the first things people stop spending money on is the pets. My workplace currently employees two groomers and I am " handicaped" persay I can't lift anything over 40lbs due to slipped disks in my back. I am just waiting for the chopping block. :( I am looking through the classifieds today and handing out my resume' left and right. NOTHING! Nobody wants to hire. I have heard rumors that things are only going to get worse. UGH!!!!

You will find a job Bill...I have faith in you

I hope so Liz.

oh this is a topic I sadly am affected by. I am "currently" a "full time employee", monday through friday 8-6. BUT I am NOT working at ALL!!! :( I am a dog groomer and when money gets tight the first things people stop spending money on is the pets. My workplace currently employees two groomers and I am " handicaped" persay I can't lift anything over 40lbs due to slipped disks in my back. I am just waiting for the chopping block. :( I am looking through the classifieds today and handing out my resume' left and right. NOTHING! Nobody wants to hire. I have heard rumors that things are only going to get worse. UGH!!!!

Good luck on your job hunt. :yessir:

Yeah it's gettin bad. I work for a fairly small tech/manufacturing company and they just went through and laid off 5 people. Now we're all getting cut back to 20 hours a week which sucks big time. Hopefully unemployment will cover the difference cuz if not I'm SOL and I'm gonna have to find another job and fast!

thanks :)

Makes me wish I stayed in the Army a little longer. At least I had job security there......

Makes me wish I stayed in the Army a little longer. At least I had job security there......

Yeah, if I would've stayed in I would be at 16 years right now.

Yeah, if I would've stayed in I would be at 16 years right now.

I would be at 20 in April..... couldnt take any more deployments though.... 4 was enough for me!

Makes me wish I stayed in the Army a little longer. At least I had job security there......

I hear ya there Nors. I never thought I'd say it but we did ok in the Army. I hated where I was stationed but at least there was a steady paycheck.

For now I'm just a full-time student, I've been looking for a job now for about two months.

There's been talk around here about me going back to work as well -- but I doubt I'll find anything in this market -- seem like bankruptcy attorneys and foreclosure specialists are in big demand -- I am neither.

IDK right now I'm flipping stocks and making a pretty decent weekly wage -- but there are good days and bad days -- a steady income would be nice. But between the rising cost of everything and the huge bump in our medical insurance making ends meet in OC is increasingly difficult without a double income.

I can't believe how many thinks are closing down the stores that are laying of 10's of thousands of peoples....

I am sorry to hear about that Jeanette....I wish you luck ont he job hunt....Just keep positive...

I actually just started this Job RIIIIIGHT before the economy got bad. in Sept....and I found out that they count the hours at my old job to no more than 27 each.....OMG!

I just pray that they don't lay me off from here....seeing as how I am the new girl in my department of 12 Ladies.....all the other have been here 5 years or more I will be the first to go.....SCARY STUFF!!!!!!!!!!

It's not easy...

Not at all.

I've survived three rounds of layoffs at my company and I pray that I survive the next one.

IDK right now I'm flipping stocks and making a pretty decent weekly wage --

Do you practice proper quarantine with those stocks?





Lol j/k Tosha :cheers:

Do you practice proper quarantine with those stocks?





Lol j/k Tosha :cheers:


:lol:

Well theres no job lay offs here at the farm for now....but it's more a matter of making things work with the price of things rising like they are...Farming doesn't have a large profit margin even in good times...I know a couple farms that have 1500 cows have already sold out....I hope we can hang in there here....We are in the middle of a law suit as well with some bad work that was done during our last expansion and that's not helping matters at all.....Long story short on that.. The plumber who did our work did some bad connections and bad water got into the good water tank and made a bunch of cows sick and we lost quite a few as well.....I hope things turn around soon.....

Do you practice proper quarantine with those stocks?

Absolutely -- they are no where near my long term investments. Proper QT is of the utmost importance. :yessir:

Got laid off just yesterday :(

Got laid off just yesterday :(

Sorry to hear that Luke.

Got laid off just yesterday :(

Very sorry to hear that -- hope you find something else soon.

Got laid off just yesterday :(

Sorry to hear that Bro. What amazes me is people know how bad it is out there yet I still have people acting like idiots where I work. I fired a guy last week for being tardy 18 times in 2 months... he lived 2 1/2 blocks from the plant!!!!! I fired 2 guys last week for fighting. IDIOTS!!!!! I do everything possible not to lose my job including working late, coming in early, working through lunch..... Call it kissing but if you want but I need my job! Of course I am the only one that can do payroll so I think I am secure! :devil:

good luck sweetie

I just applied for a job as a housekeeper LOL Hey it pays 20 bucks an hour. Cross your fingers

I am not above anything if it feeds my family and pays my bills....

OK I skrewed up I signed under Johns Name I am the one who applied for the house keeping job. I aplogize for the mis understanding I made John REALLY mad. sorry

OK I skrewed up I signed under Johns Name I am the one who applied for the house keeping job. I aplogize for the mis understanding I made John REALLY mad. sorry

:lol:

That's priceless!!! Sorry, Can't help to laugh a little.

Good luck on the job Jeanette. :yessir:

OK I skrewed up I signed under Johns Name I am the one who applied for the house keeping job. I aplogize for the mis understanding I made John REALLY mad. sorry

I bet John would make a great housekeeper and I bet he would look good in a french maid outfit too!

:lol:

That's priceless!!! Sorry, Can't help to laugh a little.

Good luck on the job Jeanette. :yessir:

Gezz I go out to do some earns.....and come home to this :lol: I warned her about checking the account she was on more then once... :lmao: I don't think this will happen again :lol::lol:

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I bet John would make a great housekeeper and I bet he would look good in a french maid outfit too!

Ok Ron knock it off :machinegun: I can't get to angry at her after reading what she posted...she is trying to post more :) She feels awful now :lol: I need to stop laughing so much :lol:

Ok Ron knock it off :machinegun: I can't get to angry at her after reading what she posted...she is trying to post more :) She feels awful now :lol: I need to stop laughing so much :lol:

Sorry Bro. That was pretty funny... :lmao:

Sorry Bro. That was pretty funny... :lmao:

It was funny and I deserve the jokes for this one :lol:....On a serious note...I'm sorry for any confusion here this may have caused...Not use to having another person signing on as often...Gotta learn to completey sign off each time.

It was funny and I deserve the jokes for this one :lol:....On a serious note...I'm sorry for any confusion here this may have caused...Not use to having another person signing on as often...Gotta learn to completey sign off each time.
Confusion, smusion. You guys had me laughing my butt off!

Confusion, smusion. You guys had me laughing my butt off!

Freakin hilarious!!! :lol:

Confusion, smusion. You guys had me laughing my butt off!

Freakin hilarious!!! :lol:

I was outside working she called me on my cell and told me what had happened...I admit was MAD I was like you did WHAT!!!! Then she said I tried to fix it...I WAS WHAT!!! ....Then when I got in and read it I couldn't stop laughing....she's like your mad then your laughing...I just feel awful she said...Then I said well it's not that bad...Then Ron posted .....I showed her what Ron said about me being in a maid dress...She was like OMG...I feel so awful :lmao:

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freakin hilarious -- but you got to admire the bush league support.

somehow we're still doing good at the pet store I work at. We actually broke last years sales for Christmas and are still consistently beating our weekly goals. Oddly though they're cutting back hours and at the same time hiring new people. Its really starting to piss me off too. I ask for more hours constantly and they say they're not available. but then they hire new employees to work in my department where I could easily fill in, with 5 years more experience and knowledge.

I make going out of business signs and it seems to be going well....

Really we run on a skeleton crew already and with winter here the OT is just been crazy if you are willing to put in the blood money, minus 20+ degree windchills at night soaking wet fixing water main breaks.....not for me these days, bones and joints seem to hold the chill longer lately.

John and Jeanette, Bry and I used to do that. Usually he would post under my name. I now use internet expolorer and he uses foxfire.

The job thing eck! Bry's workmans comp case is at a standstill and my hours have been cut at work. I made a whole 20 dollars in tips today and I normally make 45, so things are changing for the worse right now.

2 other restaraunts have closed their doors in my area and the ones that are opened are feeling the same pinch as the rest of us.

My prayers are with all of us who are affected by this nightmare.

Ive been unemployeed since Jan of 2008...Hopefully someday Ill be back to work
Kevin Stoltz

i got laid off a couple weeks ago but thats aight i still get full benefits as in insurance and unemployment money. But what do i know i still live at home with parents

Times are tough and I feel your guys pain...My company just got bought out...Yesterday they announced that they were closing and consolidating 9 plants in North America...Thanks God my plant wasn't one of em - Scary stuff...

These are some scary times people..... thousands of people losing their jobs every day. I sure hope this president can walk the walk..... Something drastic needs to be done and FAST!

This week layoff totals are over 100,000 right now. :machinegun:

Sorry to everyone out of work and hope you find something soon


John I want pics if you have to work as a maid LOL......sorry had to do it :lol:

John I want pics if you have to work as a maid LOL......sorry had to do it :lol:

*shudders*



:lol:

*shudders*



:lol: :lol: You know someone was going to say it

This week layoff totals are over 100,000 right now. :machinegun:
Is that nation wide?

Is that nation wide?

Yes, that's nation wides. But most of that is major corporations that have publicly announced, I don't beleive it factors in local small business etc. Those type of true numbers usually don't surface right away. I don't think it will show the total picture until they release unemployment rates for the month.

Yes, that's nation wides. But most of that is major corporations that have publicly announced, I don't beleive it factors in local small business etc. Those type of true numbers usually don't surface right away. I don't think it will show the total picture until they release unemployment rates for the month.
Already on the rise here in Colorado as more people applying than ever..NOt sure the stats but on news other day

Already on the rise here in Colorado as more people applying than ever..NOt sure the stats but on news other day

The sad thing is, even seeing numbers of how many are getting unemployment don't show everything. I wonder how many people are unemployed and aren't eligible to collect checks anymore. I read the average person can collect unemployment for like 18 weeks. I think this downturn is going to last a lot longer than that. I heard that even the money Obama is giving for infrastructure repair etc will take a year to actually start creating jobs.

The sad thing is, even seeing numbers of how many are getting unemployment don't show everything. I wonder how many people are unemployed and aren't eligible to collect checks anymore. I read the average person can collect unemployment for like 18 weeks. I think this downturn is going to last a lot longer than that. I heard that even the money Obama is giving for infrastructure repair etc will take a year to actually start creating jobs. I agree adn times are just getting tougher for alot of people & why crime is up esp. thefts etc...

Record number getting jobless benefits

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28910790/

Quote from that article:

"The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans continuing to claim unemployment insurance for the week ending Jan. 17 was a seasonally adjusted 4.78 million, the highest on records dating back to 1967. That's an increase of 159,000 from the previous week and worse than economists' expectations of 4.65 million."

Highest since 1967, WOW!!

Quote from that article:

"The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans continuing to claim unemployment insurance for the week ending Jan. 17 was a seasonally adjusted 4.78 million, the highest on records dating back to 1967. That's an increase of 159,000 from the previous week and worse than economists' expectations of 4.65 million."

Highest since 1967, WOW!! I know and this is just the start of it all

I think this government needs to bail out the people and not Corporate America..just my 2 cents...
Kevin Stoltz

I usually don't get into a lot of political discussions, but coming from a small business stand point, it's nearly impossible to afford employees with the taxes now a-days and they keep rising, so businesses can't afford their employees. Granted I know there are many other reasons businesses downsize, such as sales and general lack of funds. But if they cut back on taxes, I would be able to have another employee or two and still probably pay under or around what I pay in employment taxes, so that would give 1-2 more people jobs and a steady income or at least extra income.

I understand the purpose of taxes, but I'm finding it harder and harder to keep an employee or two with how high they are now a-days. It would make it a lot easier for people to get jobs if the companies could afford the employees.

So far I have yet to hear a plan from the Government that will do good for anyone...