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Old 11-06-2008, 07:30 PM   #1
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Job market?

Is it really that bad out there? PHD answering fones for $10/hr?

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:32 PM   #2
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BigFish just got gameful employment today!! Lucky to get it I guess as things are pretty bad out there! Money ain't great but it will help! Plugs don't pay the bills!

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:33 PM   #3
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Please don't tell me it's in the shipping dept of Acme fudge
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:36 PM   #4
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:37 PM   #5
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Shipping? I wish.....I will be working in the packing dept!

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:38 PM   #6
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Same dept I just didnt want to say it like that bro

Is the job market that tight though seriously?

"lemme guess... the new counter guy at DD's???" BON

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:39 PM   #7
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Lumber and building materials at Lowe's! Gotta be near the wood!

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:40 PM   #8
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hehe wait til I come and mess up your piles
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:41 PM   #9
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It really is that tough out there Scott. The market like everything else dictates the pay so so many people are looking for work.....the pay ain't too good! Not bad....but not good!

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:41 PM   #10
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I'm thinking if it's that bad out there I should be looking for some machine talent to assist me right now.

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:42 PM   #11
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hehe wait til I come and mess up your piles
You keep your hands out of my "piles"!

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Old 11-06-2008, 07:49 PM   #12
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I'm gonna come and have you cut 20 sheets of plywood into toothpicks one at a time

Seriously Larry hope it works out for you. It's very difficult to make money in this business esp when you have overhead. There's too many guerilla marketers and illegals out there to compete against. Some days I wonder why I do at all.
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:52 PM   #13
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I am keeping it small Scott! I enjoy doing it and it is good money on the side. The tax BS makes it tough.......for the small amount of money I make at it in the course of a year I spend more time dealing with the friggin quarterly taxes and the Fed!

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Old 11-06-2008, 08:00 PM   #14
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it is going to get worse, a lot of large companies are working off their order backlog and nothing is coming in. Unfortunately it appears to be global so there isn't any offset to a slowing US economy.
The crazy thing though is retailers are reporting being 5 pct off same store sales.
Cisco is downgrading earnings by 12 pct.
My un-named employer has also announced lower earning but about the same pct and is tightening things up

It's not big numbers outside of auto and financial sector but there seems to be rising tension everywhere.
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:02 PM   #15
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haha! You wouldnt want to be me then
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:09 PM   #16
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there would need to be 2 of me to be 1 of you
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:12 PM   #17
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I'm tellin you American made PLUGS are a worthwhile investment. They appreciate like gold
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:12 PM   #18
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Lumber and building materials at Lowe's! Gotta be near the wood!
Worked for HD for a year in the lumber dept Larry when they cut my OT.Was a good job no complaints lots of good co workers.Just be careful of the women that work there its tough on a married guy as they are aggressive.

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"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:13 PM   #19
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Sounds like benefits Lou!

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Old 11-06-2008, 08:15 PM   #20
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You carrying a banister in your pocket there? Let me see the tape measure
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:15 PM   #21
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LOL lets see what you think after a couple of months.

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"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
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Old 11-07-2008, 04:11 AM   #22
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That's a mighty big banister for a big fish is that regulation size?

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Old 11-07-2008, 08:36 AM   #23
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Old 11-07-2008, 09:16 AM   #24
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Sorry but that's just RIPE for photoshop
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Old 11-07-2008, 12:05 PM   #25
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Larry, I'd rather work at that lumber yard in North Kinstown with that cute chick.

Really though, congrats.

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Old 11-07-2008, 12:40 PM   #26
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1.2 million job losses this year through October, and I can't find a single qualified, reliable, part-time employee. And we pay decently well at the entry level for this field.

300 bucks for a Monster listing posted last week and not a single resume submitted.
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A lot of people want full time, and also a lot of part time jobs don't come with medical...that could be a couple of reasons why.

post the info on it....somebody here might bite

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Old 11-07-2008, 03:32 PM   #28
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for my commute, traffic is getting lighter and lighter, that's how I see the downturn.
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Old 11-07-2008, 03:47 PM   #29
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Wow that is incredible. You'd figure if it was as bad as some say there would be a bunch of apps. What was the position?

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1.2 million job losses this year through October, and I can't find a single qualified, reliable, part-time employee. And we pay decently well at the entry level for this field.

300 bucks for a Monster listing posted last week and not a single resume submitted.
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495 still seems heavy
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