Laid Off?

[Mayo4Sam]

This happen to anyone else yet? Got the bad news on Friday last, disaster, no work in construction, looks like Dubai for me.

[The Real Laoislad]

Sorry to hear that mate...Its a f**ker when it happens been there once or twice myself over the years.
Whats happening in Dubai? Is their Irish companies over there?

[ziggysego]

Sorry to hear Mayo4Sam.

In my line of business, I'm seeing a lot of people getting laid off and businesses folding.

[pintsofguinness]

Really sorry to hear that.

Just about keeping my head above water too 

take it as an opportunity to go and enjoy yourself!

[The Watcher Pat]

Yeh tough one sorry..

Work for Jobseekers Allowance myself...

My jobs pretty safe!

[milltown row]

just heard from my sister in law that shes been made redundant. in banking. not good. great salary and car all gone. building trades are getting hammered and all the firms that supply them are also letting people go or closing. engineering is still going strong but how long can it last. get into teaching lads its the only way

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

engineering is still going strong but how long can it last.

Have a couple of friends in engineering. One got laid off there a couple of weeks back and the other survived but there were a brave few laid off in his firm so I wouldn't say its safe at all.

[Tony Baloney]

Most sectors are gonna be shaky with construction and it's peripheral industries as always bearing the brunt. As the problem is global a lot of the big multinationals with sites in Ireland may start to consolidate and pull their resource back home. I've been on the receiving end of that scenario before!

Teachers in the north will prob start getting laid off in the next few years when all these schools start to amalgamate. Maybe the threat of the axe might focus their attention a wee bit over the next while!

[milltown row]

engineering is still going strong but how long can it last.

Have a couple of friends in engineering. One got laid off there a couple of weeks back and the other survived but there were a brave few laid off in his firm so I wouldn't say its safe at all.

engineering firms that export goods seem to be ok. firms that are producing for the local market are getting it tight.

[Square Ball]

Looks as if this has a long way to go to bottom out. I have a few friends who are self employed, all have reported a drop in their work with one stating that he has two weeks work than thats that, Traditionally painters and decoraters do well at this time of year with people getting ready for Christmas, but this work seems to be drying up as well according to one.

[The Real Laoislad]

Looks as if this has a long way to go to bottom out. I have a few friends who are self employed, all have reported a drop in their work with one stating that he has two weeks work than thats that, Traditionally painters and decoraters do well at this time of year with people getting ready for Christmas, but this work seems to be drying up as well according to one.

True in some cases the work isn't there for self employed tradesmen,but in a lot of cases they are just sitting on their holes waiting for the phone to ring for their next job instead of going out and trying to get the work in

[pintsofguinness]

Looks as if this has a long way to go to bottom out. I have a few friends who are self employed, all have reported a drop in their work with one stating that he has two weeks work than thats that, Traditionally painters and decoraters do well at this time of year with people getting ready for Christmas, but this work seems to be drying up as well according to one.

True in some cases the work isn't there for self employed tradesmen,but in a lot of cases they are just sitting on their holes waiting for the phone to ring for their next job instead of going out and trying to get the work in

Not fair.

[The Real Laoislad]

Looks as if this has a long way to go to bottom out. I have a few friends who are self employed, all have reported a drop in their work with one stating that he has two weeks work than thats that, Traditionally painters and decoraters do well at this time of year with people getting ready for Christmas, but this work seems to be drying up as well according to one.

True in some cases the work isn't there for self employed tradesmen,but in a lot of cases they are just sitting on their holes waiting for the phone to ring for their next job instead of going out and trying to get the work in

Not fair.

Why

[pintsofguinness]

Because I know a lot struggling and none of them are like you describe.

[Square Ball]

I disagree as well LL. Most of them advertis in the local papers, do flyers and one has his own web site, which again he advertises, they are very pro active in getting out there and looking for work.