millions of people laid off this year

wow, that sure is tough. i am actually a part of those who have been laid off this year. actually, i am a freelancer but i have regular clients. i have been working for a great company for quite some time now but because of the recession, they have stopped working with me. it has really affected my business to the point that i am actually on a job hunt now and plan to go back to the traditional work force. I haven't been lucky with the hunt yet but hopefully, i will be successful this coming 2009! I really wish that things will be better for all of us

My dad was laid off back in June. He has been working since the age of 15 and in all that time he has had not more than a week off sick. He was out everyday looking for a job even tho he applied for many he only ended up with one interview and they could not even bother to contact him to tell him if he got the job or not. He didn't get it. After about three months of looking for a job he decided that he is now officially retired as no one wanted to employ him. He hates having to claim from the state as he is a proud man and has never ever claimed before. He finds it very boring he does not know what to do with himself as before this the longest he was ever out of work was for just a week. He now does some volunteer work but they only need someone once a week so he is at a loose end at what to do with himself the rest of the time. The one good thing to come out of this is that me, my partner and our children now get to see him more often as he will often pop in for a cuppa.

Comfort, I know so many of these people, it's appalling. Many myLotters are in this position, too. Several people I know have been demoted in order to be able to keep a job, but at a lower salary. If the rest of us think it can't happen tous, we're just totally wrong! One friend of mine is working at three part-time jobs and picking up every nickle she can on computer sites. I can't imagine when she sleeps! She hasn't been able to find anything full-time since her company went out of business after she'd worked there for more than 20 years. One of my students is working insane hours at a grocery store because both of his parents were working for the same company, which went out of business at Thanksgiving time. We all need help!

I am in this situation, I was laid off from my job in June. Since the job marketing is at an all time low, it is really hard to find another one. I take one day at a time, some days I am depressed, other days, like today I am okay. I have been collecting unemployment, but it is not enough to cover my expenses, although it does help. I have adjusted by not going places that I really do not have to be, I have not bought myself anything at all, I am making do with what I have. My shoes are falling apart, but the money I would spend on new shoes, I could pay my electric bill with or buy a little food. I am very grateful to my church and my mother, because they have helped me out a little with food. I am just praying for a change in my situation, and am hopeful that it won't last much longer.

Yes. Two years ago, one of the young ladies who works for me had a baby and decided to stay home with her children and work for us on a part time basis. On 12/18, just a week before Christmas, her husband was laid off from his job. He had been with the company for almost 19 years. Fortunately, we were able to find a way to bring her back full time but while the extra money is helpful, it doesn't replace his income. Unemployment insurance helps out but the job market here is not very good and since they are a young couple with three children, they don't have a lot of savings to fall back on. Both of them are quite depressed. They took back all of the gifts that they bought for their children and everyone in our office bought gifts so that the children would have something to open on Christmas day.

i know a few people who have been laid off due to the current worldwide recession,two of them are known to me and they have been laid off for one year.its not easy to fight off even for an year and they are doing some part time jobs which doesnt comply with the qualifications they possess.

[i]Hi comfort, I heard a lot also of people losing their jobs but so far, I do know directly anyone who is in the same situation! I know it's very hard! And a lot also of people here lost their homes because they cannot afford anymore of mortgages! [/i]

hello comfort55, I am working in an international semi-conductor company for more than twenty years. When the company sent me and my family abroad to work for two years there, the company laid-off some employees due to minimal demand from our customers. Just last month, the company laid off like 40% of it's employees with the same reason. But this time it's even worst for it trippled the number of employees that were laid-off. Some volunteered because they're planning to put up their own business. The economy worldwide is so alarming that we need to tighten our belt even more. For all of us is a survivor. Nobody knows what will happen next. Even a big and stable companies are having the same problem. Only few are really spending. If this will continue, what will happen to the business world?

Thankfully, none of my friends have been laid off. I think it's a matter of being productive and being good at what you do. Because if you're a great individual, chances are you won't be fired at all. That's just my philosophy though, I haven't started working yet so I don't know how cut throat it can be in the corporate world.

i know a few people who have been laid off due to the current worldwide recession,two of them are known to me and they have been laid off for one year.its not easy to fight off even for an year and they are doing some part time jobs which doesnt comply with the qualifications they possess.

I was let go from my company in November. I decided to go back to school and I take my classes at night just in case I am able to find another job. So far, no such luck. I look in the paper and at the online job boards and it appears that I may have to relocate to another state if I want to get another job! I haven't lost my marbles yet, but I am getting a little concerned. I have never been out of work any length of time that I didn't choose. There are just a very limited number of jobs out there. Another discouraging factor is when you open your email box and you get 5 or 6 bogus job offers saying that you can work from home.