Life How's Business?

**Rain Man** · 11-05-2010, 08:54 PM

Maybe this will get moved to DC, but I'm hoping it'll be seen as a chiefsplanet thing and not a politics thing.

How's business where you work? Is everybody busy and hiring? Are you shuddering under layoffs? Somewhere in the middle? I'm just curious how the economy is doing.

**Nzoner** · 11-05-2010, 09:00 PM

Most of the businesses advertising with me at the moment are kicking ass.They are however getting very agressive in their offers.Instead of me trying to type some of the offers I'll let you take a look if you're so inclined by clicking on our website page below.

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**Bugeater** · 11-05-2010, 09:03 PM

Not good, the construction slowdown has everyone killing everyone else for every scrap of work out there. It's so bad I've decided to go back to school at the ripe old age of 42.

And the wife's employer laid some people off earlier this week, luckily she made the cut this time.

ReynardMuldrake · 11-05-2010, 09:04 PM

I got very lucky a few months back and got hired on by a local company that is growing like crazy. I know that's way outside the norm though.

Slayer Diablo · 11-05-2010, 09:12 PM

WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!

Who just voted to say they're so busy they're adding jobs?

**Rain Man** · 11-05-2010, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Pedestrian

WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!

Who just voted to say they're so busy they're adding jobs?

I should've made this a public poll and then told them to be sure their private message capacity is high.

ReynardMuldrake · 11-05-2010, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Pedestrian

WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!

Who just voted to say they're so busy they're adding jobs?

My work has been hiring 5-10 people or so a week every week since I've been there. There are a few companies out there that are still hiring.

**kysirsoze** · 11-05-2010, 09:28 PM

We're hiring occassionally, but we're a very large hotel with great location.

Zebedee DuBois · 11-05-2010, 09:30 PM

We are very busy, but not hiring. We went a year w/o raises across the board (who knows about the execs). They laid off a few and everyone has had to pick up the extra duties. Volumes are at early 2008 levels, but over half is going overseas. All our material go into building materials and consumer goods.

Psyko Tek · 11-05-2010, 09:40 PM

I have been looking since sept
I am a technician
and in AZ
not seeing a whole lot of my level jobs out there
at least here
been doing this for about 20 years so may be getting "too old" for emplyers

then again I am a the glass is empty type of guy

LaChapelle · 11-05-2010, 09:42 PM

Shaun Smith says business is down

**MahiMike** · 11-05-2010, 09:44 PM

Thank God I have a job.

JohninGpt · 11-05-2010, 09:52 PM

I sell commercial and residential roofing. Please God, send Tulsa a hail storm.

JohninGpt · 11-05-2010, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaChapelle

Shaun Smith says business is down

If business is up, he's holding on too long.

Slayer Diablo · 11-05-2010, 11:15 PM

Minus Zebedee, who is insanely busy but not hiring, it looks like we have a good opportunity to cancel out the jobless with the expanding companies...assuming, of course, we three jobless folks each meet the reqs for separate positions.

View Poll Results: Where I work, things are....
Insanely busy, and we're expanding rapidly.	9	16.98%
Happily busy, and we're adding jobs here and there, and raises are generally decent.	11	20.75%
Busy enough. We're not hiring, but we're doing fine and not worried.	10	18.87%
Barely busy. We're surviving decently, but raises and perqs are mere dreams.	9	16.98%
Not busy enough. A few layoffs, but we're also getting smaller through natural attrition.	7	13.21%
Hurting. Layoffs are happening, and it's tough.	1	1.89%
Job? JOB?!?! I just WISH I had a job!	6	11.32%
Working's for the proletariat. I'm not in the workforce.	0	0%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

11-05-2010, 08:54 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3398491 VARSITY	How's Business? Maybe this will get moved to DC, but I'm hoping it'll be seen as a chiefsplanet thing and not a politics thing. How's business where you work? Is everybody busy and hiring? Are you shuddering under layoffs? Somewhere in the middle? I'm just curious how the economy is doing.
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11-05-2010, 09:00 PM	#2
Nzoner a haw haw haw Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MIZZOU Casino cash: $26365802	Most of the businesses advertising with me at the moment are kicking ass.They are however getting very agressive in their offers.Instead of me trying to type some of the offers I'll let you take a look if you're so inclined by clicking on our website page below. Click here __________________ *Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.*
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11-05-2010, 09:03 PM	#3
Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6252680	Not good, the construction slowdown has everyone killing everyone else for every scrap of work out there. It's so bad I've decided to go back to school at the ripe old age of 42. And the wife's employer laid some people off earlier this week, luckily she made the cut this time.
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11-05-2010, 09:04 PM	#4
ReynardMuldrake 2 Legit 2 Colquitt Join Date: Sep 2010 Casino cash: $4565754	I got very lucky a few months back and got hired on by a local company that is growing like crazy. I know that's way outside the norm though.
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11-05-2010, 09:12 PM	#5
Slayer Diablo Cross with me Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $9994900	WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! Who just voted to say they're so busy they're adding jobs?
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11-05-2010, 09:28 PM	#8
kysirsoze SNAP THE ****ING BALL!!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $3836946	We're hiring occassionally, but we're a very large hotel with great location.
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11-05-2010, 09:30 PM	#9
Zebedee DuBois Veteran Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: floating in a tin can Casino cash: $1965199	We are very busy, but not hiring. We went a year w/o raises across the board (who knows about the execs). They laid off a few and everyone has had to pick up the extra duties. Volumes are at early 2008 levels, but over half is going overseas. All our material go into building materials and consumer goods. __________________ What am I even doing here?
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11-05-2010, 09:40 PM	#10
Psyko Tek special teams Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mesa AZ Casino cash: $10015665	I have been looking since sept I am a technician and in AZ not seeing a whole lot of my level jobs out there at least here been doing this for about 20 years so may be getting "too old" for emplyers then again I am a the glass is empty type of guy __________________ Psyko Tek The keyboard has been drinking,
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11-05-2010, 09:42 PM	#11
LaChapelle Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Casino cash: $10004900	Shaun Smith says business is down
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11-05-2010, 09:44 PM	#12
MahiMike He's Mahomie! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jax, FL Casino cash: $10023443	Thank God I have a job. __________________ 99.9%
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11-05-2010, 09:52 PM	#13
JohninGpt Dammit Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Busted Stick, IT Casino cash: $5408304	I sell commercial and residential roofing. Please God, send Tulsa a hail storm.
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11-05-2010, 11:15 PM	#15
Slayer Diablo Cross with me Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $9994900	Minus Zebedee, who is insanely busy but not hiring, it looks like we have a good opportunity to cancel out the jobless with the expanding companies...assuming, of course, we three jobless folks each meet the reqs for separate positions.
Posts: 11,673