I can totally understand that point but as someone said above there's few companys that have made "record profits". I have a friend that works on one of the BP oil rig's up north and even they are having cut backs, such as bonus's and holiday time. Forgetting that though even if you are working for a company that is doing well, i personally feel you'd be making a wiser decision by riding the storm out and asking for a rise when things are on the up again.