Comments on: Experts offer survival tips as job cuts spread

By: Shazia

Shazia — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:36:31 +0000

great posting: thanks for sharing that

By: renee

renee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:38:07 +0000

Mack M. - you hit it on the nose! Working harder does not guarantee anything. I have worked hard all my life, as a permanent, full-time employee, as a permanent, part-time employee, down-sized twice without any notice just a knock on the door, and now an self-employed Unemployed) in real estate! I have seen many ups and downs due to company “restructuring.” I have been told many times in various places of employment, “oh, you’re great, you work too hard, slow down, you’re too professional, you’re intelligent, etc.” only to be shown the door.

Companies “keep the employee who delivers the most value.” Bingo! What needs to be added is that companies value the bottom line - profit, not employees, unless the employee increases the companies profit!

I don’t care about how hard-working someone is, if a company wants to cut expenses, it will, period. Employees are expendable, period. And that is quite a shame because employees are a companies greatest asset!

I have worked hard for 20 years and been over-the-top responsible since childhood. Where has it gotten me? Nowhere, per se, in the corporate world. I could always get a job at a fast-food restuarant, work my butt off, and for what? Been there-done that as a teenager. Everyone reading this can do the same, really, but for what? That is not the point of work!

Enough of “work hard” crap; it’s a lie. Pursue what you love in some capacity, if even on your weekends, and yes, do contribute in a positive manner in your workplace, but keep your accomplishments well documented and resume up-to-date each month! Anyone can be shown the door. Companies are all about making a profit!

By: Mack Michaels

Mack Michaels — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:02:17 +0000

“Work harder” is over used, and not an accurate assessment of what makes you valuable. If you work your butt off, but you don’t pass value to other workers or departments you are expendable. Companies don’t keep the hardest worker, they keep the employee that delivers the most value.

Diversify. Increase your skills and value to other departments and other employees. That added value increases your importance and can save your job when it’s time to make cuts in your department. It also provides the added opportunity to stay with the company but in a different capacity.

By: jason

jason — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:09:22 +0000

Here’s a survival tip for us all. Don’t vote in another Washington incumbent. We need new representation that is not in the pockets of the financial elite from around the globe. We need representatives who are willing to live up to their oath.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:44:37 +0000

What’s special about 01-02-09?

By: Spanky1

Spanky1 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:26:57 +0000

Don’t worry, when Beloved Leader takes over, things will be wonderful!

Just look at what a great job the Democrats have done in Congress these past two years.

By: einstein

einstein — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:58:18 +0000

Rent yourself a copy of “Sweeney Todd”… pour economy police creates an ocean of unemployed, rather than compete with them, make meat pies out of em.

By: Gale

Gale — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:14:39 +0000

Eydie you don’t know how to shovel dirt? Any job is better than nothing if you can’t buy food. Think again.

By: Eydie Mizzi

Eydie Mizzi — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:46:01 +0000

Regardless of what the American People want Washington continues to send our hard earned taxpaying dollars into the pockets of the corrupt, greedy, mismanaging, shameless leeching CEO’s as well as fellow politicians and any one else that comes along with their privileged hand out. Sixty-seven percent of the American People have said no bail-outs! Apparently, The People mean nothing, know nothing and are not needed. Where will Washington get money if the country has nothing to give? The Big 3 have cornered the market long enough. They have mismanaged, been short sighted and spent far too much time concerned with luxury and greed. Let them fail. Give the money to the auto workers and screw the companies. The only reason Washington is giving money to The Big 3 is because they, their families and friends have heavily invested in them and stand to lose their own money. It has nothing to do with the unemployment of The People which Washington cares nothing about other than to suck us dry through taxation.

Obama’s brainstorm of throwing money at the infrastructure is pathetic as well. I don’t know how to build bridges. Where does that leave me? While we’re on the subject, where did all the money from tolls and taxes designed to be put toward the infrastructure go? Was it misspent and earmarked and pork-barreled away? Now “The People” should foot the bill twice for that too? Politicians have lived lives of corruption and greed for a very long time and it is all coming back to them now. The People want transparency. The People want to know each and every public servants personal assets and value prior to taking public office and we want to know what their assets and values are now. How much have they each taken for personal gain from The American People? How much has been given to their friends, family and relatives under the guise of earmark? What makes Pelosi think she is so important that she should have access to a private jet at the taxpayer’s expense? She should be replaced TODAY!

Buy bailing out the CEO’s we have already purchased the product so start sending our cars to us. We should own AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To dole out our money and give us nothing in return is bad business. The People cannot afford to buy the product, we already did! We should boycott GM, Ford and Chrysler and any one else that recieved bail-outs.

By: Thogwummpy

Thogwummpy — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:26:07 +0000

This is common sense advice. It is imperative that employees demonstrate that they have an actual value to company that is being financially strained and looking for the deadwood to cut.
Of course, most comments here will predictably be vicious anti-management rants. But lets face it…the virus that has diseased our economy, was giving unwise credit to bad risk/low achievement people; who defaulted. It is the fungus which rotted our financial roots…reckless SOCIAL ENGINEERING. Now caught up in the reprecussions, managers across the board in every sector find themselves scrambling with the mission of company survival. If you are an employee putting your energy into whining instead of demonstrative productivity—the ax will be likely to fall on your head; and deservedly so. Now is NOT the time to jabber away with your perpetual class resentment garbage….you want to keep your job; it’s time to be a team player more than ever! So, GROW UP!