Job hours cut back

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The work I do slowed up for me early than ususal this year. It's seasonal work anyway and it's always slow around late November all the way to March and I can get unemployment, till I go back to work fulltime in the spring.




John
 
Wife lost her great job of 26 years back in August.
At the current rate our savings will be depleated early spring. Final car payment happens May 09, a 440.00 per month relief.
I'm a grandparent of 4 and have my grandparents to buy for too (5 generations onboard).
My mortgage doesn't contain an escrow account so my home owners insurance and property taxes come out of pocket and due now.
Merle Haggard said it best, "If we make through December".
 
When I was in Iraq for all those years...at night we ...ALL the agancies... would talk about whats going to happen here in the states. It happened for sure. White collar crime that has gone unchecked for the past 20 years has finaly cought up and now WE the small guys will pay for it for the next 20 years and lose billions of dollars of things that we have all fought and died for to earn. The rich will stay rich and just use their golden parachute and bail with their billions of looted cash. Guys, I can assure you thats its going to get a lot worse. The theives are getting even smarter now also. I was hit on identy theft and lost 80G from my account and all cards were maxxxxxed before I could stop it. Cards were another 45G...damn. Gotta go back to work now...HAHAH..there is no work.

Jeff
 
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I would figure tires would be something still in demand....everyone has to have tires on their vehicles.


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Cooper Tires only manufactures replacement tires and normally we would be doing good with a slow economy.... historically when fewer new cars are sold people just buy new tires for their old cars and we sell more tires..... But the replacement tire market has been flooded with oem tires from other manufactures at discounted prices.... Add that to the high gas prices = fewer miles driven
+ people just don't have money and are just buying one or two tires at a time..... its bad and going to get worst...... Good luck to all...
 
I work at a large Dodge dealership as one of the core people in service, however we have seen a HUGE decline in biz. The first round of layoffs came through and picked off alot of the support employees. Another large dealer in the area. Bill Buckner (if you a baseball fan you know that name) lost his dealership to the bank just a few days ago. Luckly the owner of this dealership is well established and big, however, the biz cannot bleed for too long before more hacks are made. Scary times... all that we worked for may be going away.. back to grass roots.

-RPM
 
Xcptshnl1 said:
Well guys and gals,
I am a waitress that used to work 6-7 days a week 8-10 hours a shift... now I work 3-4 days a week with 4 hours a shift if that. Waitress only make $2.13 and hour from the all you can eat buffet restaurant. I used live on my tips that I received from the patrons. If Joe Cool gets laid off, he and Mrs. Cool eat at home. I am looking for another part time job near the house so I don't have to drive to work.

This economy is hurting everyone, including me. :angry7:
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Hey just remember that great service will land you some great tips.
Maybe not every time, but ask my Wife, every time we go out to eat and we are treated really well by the waitress/waitor, I will give incredible tips, just because I know how bad their jobs can suck sometimes and how hard they work for tips.
On the other hand, if I'm treated like crap, I may lay down a penny if they are lucky.

I fell bad for you guys in construction as well, but I'm kinda liking the slow down in my area because the development here has benn way, way out of control for the last ten years.
I'm serious, this place used to be beautiful farm pastures, mini farms and a nice rural are, but it seems the developers have been buying up every patch of grass in the county, stripping all the strees, leveling off the beautiful rolling hills, slapping down some black top and building another wal mart or CVS pharmacy, low rent connected apartment complexes and small plaza's.

I absolutely hate it!

The are used to be beautiful but now it looks like an endless shopping mall, seriously how many freaking Walmarts can they fit in three square miles?
 
Guess I'm one of the lucky ones, I'm a millwright at US Steel tin division and we're still getting 40 per.wk with 60 if you want it.
 
cudaspaz said:
Hey just remember that great service will land you some great tips.
Maybe not every time, but ask my Wife, every time we go out to eat and we are treated really well by the waitress/waitor, I will give incredible tips, just because I know how bad their jobs can suck sometimes and how hard they work for tips.
On the other hand, if I'm treated like crap, I may lay down a penny if they are lucky.

I fell bad for you guys in construction as well, but I'm kinda liking the slow down in my area because the development here has benn way, way out of control for the last ten years.
I'm serious, this place used to be beautiful farm pastures, mini farms and a nice rural are, but it seems the developers have been buying up every patch of grass in the county, stripping all the strees, leveling off the beautiful rolling hills, slapping down some black top and building another wal mart or CVS pharmacy, low rent connected apartment complexes and small plaza's.

I absolutely hate it!

The are used to be beautiful but now it looks like an endless shopping mall, seriously how many freaking Walmarts can they fit in three square miles?
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The company I work for does not do the large scale complexes. We are more a one resident type dwelling, small commercial buildings. Years ago before I hired on the company did some large scale housing projects however. The foreman didn't have a set of plans for the houses because he built so many it was memorized in his head. LOL

I hate it to. I have places like that going up all around anywhere they can buy a square inch of land. They build a bunch of houses and then stick a sign out at the entrance saying $160 and up.

Well I saw on the news that my state (SC) is one of states that is going to run out of unemployment money! Gees that is just great... if I get laid off! :angry7: One state is asking the government to borrow money so they don't run out!
 
mullinax95 said:
I don't anything about the union but I thought the help thier union workers through rough times or something like that.
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they have funds for strike pay but we are a private sector union not like government or auto workers in fact our union is pretty much controlled by the 3 largest employers in the region { I work for #2 } and if there is no work there is nothing they can do , we'll get pogey { employment insurance } but thats federal and they cut that back to something like 39 weeks instead of 1 year when the economy was good and don't seem to be in any hurry to give it back now that things are tanking , there is a large camp job coming up and if it isn't cancelled i'm probably going to have to strap on the nail bags and sign up { if I get the offer } for that . I just checked the national Job Bank operated by the unemployment insurance people and there are 12 jobs for finish carpenters available in the whole country right now , 2 in my province none on Vancouver Island where I live but my employer spent a lot of money upgrading his cabinet shop this year and I'm his go to installer so maybe he has something up his sleeve he hasn't told anybody about , god I hope so eh!
 
After reading this post I guess I'm lucky to work where I do. I thought I'd never say that. I am an welder/mechanic for a salt company. We produce granulated salt for a variety of uses. Our can line (those 26oz cans you see at the store) packages about a 100+ labels for major chain stores. Our 50lb blocks are used for cattle feed and water softeners. The bagged products are used by baking, pharmaceutical and water softener company's. Then we also ship bulk by truck and rail. Yes we do have periods of slow downs but normally we are busy. Since I'm in maintenance there is always work available 40+ hours. The younger guys complain daily when we have to stay over. I tell them to take while they can and bank it for the times you can't.
 
The unemployment rate here is around 10%, with many people that just quit looking for jobs. Its been at 4 or 5% for 8 years.
Beening a union carpenter myself for 33 years Ive seen some bad times, but nothing like this. Every sector is hurting nationwide. I can sympathize with you guys working in the construction field, people don't understand how hard it is to keep working.
I, myself, am still working, but just barely. The only think we have going for us in the future is the refinery work coming up. The BP plant is going to double it size to refine the oil sand coming from Alberta. That should last about 5 years. The Sunoco plant is expanding too. There is also a coker plant to be built here soon. The permits have been approved. When they start all the halls should be empty.
Just hang in there, it will get better. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
 
I have seen recently that my state is laying off troopers of the Highway Patrol. I don't think we have enough on the road now.
 
jefflock said:
After reading this post I guess I'm lucky to work where I do. I thought I'd never say that. I am an welder/mechanic for a salt company. We produce granulated salt for a variety of uses. Our can line (those 26oz cans you see at the store) packages about a 100+ labels for major chain stores. Our 50lb blocks are used for cattle feed and water softeners. The bagged products are used by baking, pharmaceutical and water softener company's. Then we also ship bulk by truck and rail. Yes we do have periods of slow downs but normally we are busy. Since I'm in maintenance there is always work available 40+ hours. The younger guys complain daily when we have to stay over. I tell them to take while they can and bank it for the times you can't.
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Isn't THAT the truth ..

We also always tend to live on what we make.. If we got that $50 a week raise, we can't figure out how we survived without it, instead of stashing it away for the bad times .. I'm as guilty as anyone with this, lest anyone think I'm finger pointing..

Our seasonal business was down over 25% this past summer, worst I can remember in the 28 years I've been here ..
 
Probably the only two jobs that are secure right now ..... Repo man and prison guard !!!!!!
 
'70_Duster_340 said:
Isn't THAT the truth ..

We also always tend to live on what we make.. If we got that $50 a week raise, we can't figure out how we survived without it, instead of stashing it away for the bad times .. I'm as guilty as anyone with this, lest anyone think I'm finger pointing..

Our seasonal business was down over 25% this past summer, worst I can remember in the 28 years I've been here ..
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I'm guilty also. I don't stick enough in my savings each week like I should and when bad times arrive I don't really have much to fall back on. Or when you "borrow" some money from savings and going to put it back soon as possible.... yeah right.

One thing that I've noticed is when prices go up because of the economy ie... gas, food, bills (like power, propane,natural gas) the pay wage sure doesn't go up to compensate!! Not just me everyone I speak with. Prices go up year after year and people stay at a wage that just does not cover the increase.
 
Things are going great at my job. 48-56 hours a week. My wife did pick a bad time to quit her job and go back to school tho:angry7:
Thank God it's only a 5 month flabodimy class.
 
That's a bummer Mullinax..............I guess we ALL need to put a little bit aside every week without fail to be ready for this stuff............If we don't learn it, these cutbacks will kill our ability to tinker with the cars.....and lets face it.........the cars give us enjoyment during tough times and help take our minds off the dung heaps of life (criminy....I didn't mean to philoso-phize...)....:toothy10:
 
UncleTed said:
Things are going great at my job. 48-56 hours a week. My wife did pick a bad time to quit her job and go back to school tho:angry7:
Thank God it's only a 5 month flabodimy class.
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Uncle Ted, I hope that your wife is taking a course to become a phlebotomist. I shudder to think what a flabotomist might work with.:snorting:
 
times are tough all over again. I went through this kind of thing in the mid '80s. dragged the family across the country twice looking for surveying/engineering work. The savings account has been dwindling since the beginning of the year, and it's starting to look like the retirement accounts won't have anything left soon. I'm giving Obama untill Feb. 1st to get something done about this. LOL
 
pastortom1 said:
That's a bummer Mullinax..............I guess we ALL need to put a little bit aside every week without fail to be ready for this stuff............If we don't learn it, these cutbacks will kill our ability to tinker with the cars.....and lets face it.........the cars give us enjoyment during tough times and help take our minds off the dung heaps of life (criminy....I didn't mean to philoso-phize...)....:toothy10:
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I have some money automatically transferred out of my checking into my savings every week. That pays my property taxes every year with a little bit left over. I guess I should up the amount every week just because of situations like this. I don't spend money wisely I have to admit. The money that I spent on the car last year would look good sitting the bank now because I might get laid off. If I could predict the future I would be a millionaire and wouldn't have to worry about it. lol
 
mullinax95 said:
What is your occupation?
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Machinist.
I work for a shop in the Dayton, Ohio area that makes alot of tooling for the canning industry. In the past we have done really good in bad economic times because it seems that people drink more when they're depressed. Studies have shown people drink beer because it's cheaper than liquor and they buy cans because they're cheaper tha bottles.

We also make medical parts to put your back, spine, and neck back together if you drink to much and decide to drive home.
It's a bad way to look at it but it pays the bills.
 

Hard to believe, but I've been told we would be busy this winter. So, if you can drive a front-discharge concrete mixer, and don't mind Central Ct traffic, call 860.643.5543. And remember, it is not cheap to live in CT, so don't sell yourself cheap.
 
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