boss just rang,gave me 2loads to coventry and 2 back,rang again 5mins later they've been cancelled,getting worried now its the 2nd day this week and he normally finds work everywhere,keeps saying he'll try get me on m+s work but that hasnt happened yet,not good this close to xmas.

 

yep tomoz will be my 2nd day of this week

its not looking good as all boss keeps going on about is a massive job he has that starts in april


great

 

Got a letter myself thursday saying more redundancies in my place will know by wednesday this week if its me or not,no engineering work about down my way either

 

my gaffer eckons its just xmas lull,he's laid one off and said he guna try his hardest to keep the rest of us going,but as he said,he a business man so it they start costing him money they'll get parked up.

your a scaffolder arent you? my brother and sis boyfriend and a lot of mates do it and they all rushed out with it.

 

i got laid of in march, i managed to get a job but im earning less than half what i was earning before and we are really struggling to make ends meet im looking for work all the time but theres nothing out there

 

ive laid off 15 in the last 5-6 weeks and another 4 will be going this week.i dont like that part of the job especially in the run up to christmas but it has to be done.

 

yeah im a tubular steel technician

there is sod all about down this way

might need to start working away then by the sounds of it

 

i down to nearly half of what i was earning but im a single lad with just me cos to worry about and that can get parked up but i fell for you boys with familys and mortgages.


yeah man,thats got to be hard,wouldnt like to give some one that news,im hoping everything picks up again in new year,we were mega busy till 3weeks ago.

my bro and mates are based in derbyshire,most of them work in nottingham and me bro all over shop,hull northampton etc.

 

and another day off in the morning

 

i was made redundant in July and still havn't found anything and just to top things off the missus goes on matternity leave next month so there goes that income

 

its getting bad now,im just waiting for the yes or no phone call from work for tomorrow.

 

1 load to newark... musnt grumble but not really worth getting outta bed for.

 

Count yourself lucky I`m a spark and have been out of work for 6 months now, and its getting worse here. I`ve applied for jobs doing anything, really need some sort of work.

 

Its not great, especially for the self employed out of us all who dont get paid if they have a day off.

I was pissed off on Friday as i was made to have a day off when i didnt need to.

 

i did 12 months on dole been back in work for two months now the mortgagae co is taking me to court for repossesion

 

doesnt your insurance cover your mortgage repayments when your out of work?

 

shit mate thats horrible!really feel for you!hope it all gets sorted for the better !

 

i got made redundant in january this year,company went under (god knows how!)was not paid for 6 weeks and never recovered my full pay owned to me!shit times that was!out of work for 3 months but was lucky to find another vauxhall garage close to me that just opened,work with 4 other techs from my old place so worked out quite well!not really settled there yet tho

 

Shit lads really hope things pick up.
I felt like shit when I got axed in sept, but its not so bad now, started a job today as fork truck driver in Currys warehouse its on the agencies, but its cash while I like for some thing more permanent.

 

im a self employed plasterer and this time last year i was living in the costa del sol working in gibraltar money in the bank and life was good car was getting restored while i was there and had it to look forward to at christmas when i got back and was gonna take it back

then got laid off had to move back here had to live with my mam and sister me and my gf was shite got 7 weeks work which give us just enough cash to get a bond on a house which we now live in 9 months later and that 7 weeks work is all i have had this year and it is shit luckily my gf works and earns enough for us to be ok but its really bad at the mo i feel for all of you who have been made redundant due to the shitty recession

 

Things are getting a lot worse. I was laid off a year ago and got myself another job in february, although I hate it I have to keep it as its all there is at the moment. Hoping to get another job as soon as possible though. Feel really bad for all those without work at the moment, I know how it feels.

 

I went self employed in May when the company i was with closed down i was working 5-6 days on london underground until the start of October when they laid a load of us of so i signed up with a load of agencies and have only been working weekends all people keep saying to me is the big projects are starting in January As long as i get atleast 2 shifts a week we are fine but of cause i wonna be doing 5-6 days again


Brian

 

i wont be in this fucking country for another recession,im not bad,busy tomoz,try and salvage a shit week.

 

i wanna go but the misses wont leave


canada is where i wanna be, after this year i think the misses will be easier to talk round

 

i want out to oz but now we have a lil un she wont go

damet

 

Looking into this myself as just be laid off.

Already looked at this and if only Oz was so easy...

 

ive got no house,no kids,no missus,no reason to stay,i lived in france for 6months and wudnt have come back if i could have found another job,im aiming for canada or america or nz

 

Kosman what you on tippers or general?

 

Got another stay of execution,but really thinking about changing career now question is what!

 

Australia has loads of jobs for the work i do (railway), we did speak about moving out there but not 100% sure as all our family live near us and we also have a 11 month old baby


Brian

 

I thought the economy was on the up, ast least thats what ive been reading in the papers.....

is it really that bad?? I look on job websites and they all have jobs posted....

 

I was out of work for a few months after being made redundant (the time I broke my escort), then applied for another job. The job I went for, they said I was too technical for (team leader for a 1st line IT support role).

I was shortlisted for the TL role, had to do 2 tests and they had over 80 applications. The agency called me back after all the tests and 1-1 interview and said my technical ability would have been wasted in the 1st line TL role, but would I consider 2nd/3rd line support techie.

After accepting and contracting for 11 months, I was made permanent in June this year. Quite a bit more money as well, and only 50/50 in the office

We are government funded so not threatened with redundancy AT THE MOMENT (touch wood), but I really do feel for the people that are out of work at the moment and cant find anything above NMW.

You take on mortgages etc that you can afford comfortably at the time, and if you are in a well paid job then made redundant, it can be very hard to find that level of pay again

 

guys; i would hate to lose my job, but for those who are saying they want to move abroad etc, its not that easy.

2 people i know who moved to NZ earlier in the year have had to move back because of no work - NZ's policy was New Zealand jobs for New Zealand people.

the grass is not always greener on the other side

 

its different but as long as you have some ŁŁŁ to enjoy it its a different world, it woudl be easy to go over stay a while then think sod this and come back but you would regret it
i know a few people who went and came back then realised it was a big mistake and went back again or are planning to

its not hard to get into oz if you know someone there, i know a few peeps who can sort it worry less about other people, you only live once and they can visit for under 500

 

it really is a sad state of affairs and i feel for everyone on here. Must be a nightmare for you all.

But as long as the fat cat bankers are getting their bonus then who are we to complain

 

im self employed and every month my income barely covers my outgoings,if at all-so not really earning money,just paying my way.
mrs is part time so not really bringing much in.

not good times...

 

well i'm glad i bailed out to oz, the company i worked for in the uk is on the ropes at the moment, i can't see it closeing but it's not good. work wise over here it's not to bad we had a slack time where i work and got rid of 15 blokes mostly dead wood. it has picked up now so all's good and with the aussie dolla good in america it makes things good for us as i work for a conversion company on yankie motors and we are getting a steady flow through now so alls good. i feal for you lads with work at the moment and hope it picks up for you.

 

tippers mostly but ill pull whatevers on the back

 

it amazes me how poeple are saying tht the reccesion is over and houses will be going back up at a rate of 4 million percent a month cause everything is rosie. When the reality is everyone you speak to is having hours cut or worse with redundancys and companys closing. Somethings not adding up to me?

 

im with you alps,me brother keeps banging on that he rushed out with work and everythings getting better but i cant see it.