jhargarage
Well-Known LVC Member
How is everybody in our little community holding up in this recession. I for one am disabled and my fixed income has taken a hit.
How is everyboby fairing
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87lsc
Active LVC Member
HAve been out of work since October and unemployment is JUST paying the bills. 
Chadly
Dedicated LVC Member
Doing good actually, I got plenty of job security. And I got a raise Jan 1st. Probably the last one for the next 4 years
toomanyfumes
Well-Known LVC Member
I'm down to 32 hours a week... I work for an automotive supplier. By far the worst I've seen in the 19 years I've worked there. Wife's hours are cut too, she's lucky to see 30.
At least we still have jobs, hopefully things turn around soon.
At least we still have jobs, hopefully things turn around soon.
mespock
Marxists - Socialists
As long as we keep on having Babies I'll be OK ...
Wife should be OK as long as people keep getting sick, but she is back in College to help just in case her job get's cut...
Wife should be OK as long as people keep getting sick, but she is back in College to help just in case her job get's cut...
kustomizingkid
Dedicated LVC Member
I'm jobless and haven't found anything worth my time... I'm not going to work in a kitchen or for minimum wage... I'm picky....
By the summer though if I don't find something I will start getting desperate....
By the summer though if I don't find something I will start getting desperate....
chicken
SHEOOOOOOOOT
lol, by summer?!! thats a long way away kid
as for the OP, ehh it kinda sux, people dont want to put money in their cars anymore, so they just drive them till something detrimental happens, then they piss and moan about "this POS" bla bla bla, i just love showing them how, if they fixed this $50 problem last week then there wouldnt be this $500 repair today..........its actually sad whats on the road these days. theres cars ive made the customers drive out of the shop after they've declined repairs. on the flipside though, people cant afford new cars so SOME actually fix their pos
kustomizingkid
Dedicated LVC Member
I know summer is a long way away... luckily I don't spend much while I'm at school... everything is paid for.
ford nut
Local nut case
Umm take what you can get...it could get worse.
lol, by summer?!! thats a long way away kid
as for the OP, ehh it kinda sux, people dont want to put money in their cars anymore, so they just drive them till something detrimental happens, then they piss and moan about "this POS" bla bla bla, i just love showing them how, if they fixed this $50 problem last week then there wouldnt be this $500 repair today..........its actually sad whats on the road these days. theres cars ive made the customers drive out of the shop after they've declined repairs. on the flipside though, people cant afford new cars so SOME actually fix their pos
Same at my brothers shop...drive them untill they pop, then bit@h, people dont want to spend money.
I am down to 36 hours...half the machine shop is layed off, we are sending guys with 25 years experience to the night shift.
People are unhappy....making it a $hity workplace.
Plan is to go down to 30 hours in Feb if work is still dry.
I will have to cut bills if that happens....cell...cable....try to hang on to the net. for as long as I can.
O well I got a job, and will be one of the last to go, plus with people being broke I can scratch up all my pennies and find my black gen2 LSC
96hotrodlincoln
Dedicated LVC Member
Yeah, I got told that two people in my department are going to be cut by July 1. That's not a very nice surprise and I work in IT for a school district.
chicken
SHEOOOOOOOOT
it sux im only bookin low 30's. it seems to come in waves, 1 good week 3 bad then another good
I don't think I could agree with you more on this statement.
It's NOT going to get better anytime soon, in fact, it's going to get worse. We're talking YEARS before any significant recover.
Go Fast Get Tickets
Dedicated LVC Member
I'm good as long as trees keep growing into power lines. With the ice storm today the next couple weeks could be busy.
We did have layoffs in Nov/Dec 08 (took our budget money and gave it to some other dept). Went from 71 men to 9. Luckily I'm #4 on the seniority list.
Good luck to all in this f%*@ked up economy.
We did have layoffs in Nov/Dec 08 (took our budget money and gave it to some other dept). Went from 71 men to 9. Luckily I'm #4 on the seniority list.
Good luck to all in this f%*@ked up economy.
Mr Wiggl3s
Dedicated LVC Member
Eh. I think obama will do decent.
Though, he's been in office for 7 days now and i'm still unemployed. IDK wtf he's waiting on
Though, he's been in office for 7 days now and i'm still unemployed. IDK wtf he's waiting on