Comments on: Poll: Are You Noticing Any Cutbacks at Your Job?

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:29:39 +0000

Oh, to add on, a lot of my colleagues who got laid off in the first round (September) still haven’t found jobs. It’s tough out there.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:10:53 +0000

JPMorgan Chase acquired my current employer, WaMu, and we’re all being let go beginning January 31 and ending before the end of 2009. So, we’ve seen a lot of services stopped, the vending machines aren’t replenished nearly as often as they used to, there are no planned parties, etc. In short, it’s a crummy start to the holiday season.

The good news is that I’ll stick around until the end of July…giving me plenty of time to network (hint HINT!!!) and find gainful employment.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:14:36 +0000

A few people were let go about a month ago, and a few are going to possibly work less hours, but nothing major. Our company, being a Fortune 500 company, didn’t have much perks to start out with anyway (no holiday bonus, no trip to anywhere for employees). My job is secure because I’m the only one does my job in my office, and I do hope I will get a raise that can keep up with inflation.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:48:48 +0000

I’m fine, but my father works for DHL, and is one of those that’s getting cut. They’re letting go of those who are cut at his facility about 2 weeks before Christmas too, when it’s ALWAYS busy. There would undoubtedly be work for everyone at least until the new year though.

By: PennyS¢raper

PennyS¢raper — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:03:05 +0000

I worked at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in their Financial Services Offices.I worked on client like AIG and some huge hedge funds.About 1000 employees including myself were laid off in September.From all accounts the cuts have continued since then…

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:34:29 +0000

I work for a Fortune 100 “Best Place to Work” – and a leading financial services provider. Merit increases have been eliminated for all salaried employees, they’ve cut our holiday bonuses, and then there lots of other little perks that have been 86′ed as well. We’ve laid off about 100 employees this year (the CBS/MBS specialists and some bankers), but everyone is anxious – HR directors have been spending a lot of time in closed-door sessions with VPs. Not a good sign.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:45:23 +0000

One of the company’s cutbacks this year was ME. I worked at a big auto parts maker and have seen several years of cutbacks. They’ve cut all the dead weight, now they’re now making cuts into the bone to meet Wall St. promises.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:27:12 +0000

My company has actually hired a couple of people in the last few months, generally for necesary positions. They’re not cutting anything that I can see although the outlook isn’t all positive for our type of work. We’ve been told, though, that we shouldn’t worry since the company has very little debt and a good amount put away.

By: Donny Gamble

Donny Gamble — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:48:09 +0000

I have noticed a couple of things concerning my jobs. Our company health benefits package is much more expensive to enroll into then normal. Also, my company has been cutting back on employee recognition incentive, which I feel is causing employees not to work as hard as they usual do.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:24:47 +0000

We won’t be getting a Christmas bonus this year (which is fine with me as I’ve never counted on it anyway), but I also found out Thursday that we’re laying off 15 people (not me … yet). I work for a daily newspaper which was already in major trouble when the economy was still booming, so things are looking especially ugly for us. If anyone needs a good copy editor/page designer, I’m available.