13th November 2008, 09:26 PM
I find myself being in the novel position of completely agreeing with Dr. Pete on this one.:face-huh:
I don't think positivity or Union advice is going to see many of us through this one, it looks likely to be a long "downturn". If for example the recession lasts until early 2010 as the most positive predictions suggest, how many companies can carry staff until then? Post-ex backlogs will only go so far. Worryingly, predictions for a housing resurgence are much further off, perhaps as much as a decade I have read.
I guess there will be contracts to be won during the lean time, but what sort of ratio will this be compared with what we have got used to during the boom years? How fiercely will units compete for these jobs? It was pretty nastily competitive during the boom; how much worse will it get?
A lot of jobs have to be shed, no question. Presumably if there is one tenth of the work then only one tenth of the workforce will survive, no? My question then is how much work is there scheduled for 6 months down the line? The company I work for has none. That's 0%. I sincerely hope other companies have prospects.
I don't think positivity or Union advice is going to see many of us through this one, it looks likely to be a long "downturn". If for example the recession lasts until early 2010 as the most positive predictions suggest, how many companies can carry staff until then? Post-ex backlogs will only go so far. Worryingly, predictions for a housing resurgence are much further off, perhaps as much as a decade I have read.
I guess there will be contracts to be won during the lean time, but what sort of ratio will this be compared with what we have got used to during the boom years? How fiercely will units compete for these jobs? It was pretty nastily competitive during the boom; how much worse will it get?
A lot of jobs have to be shed, no question. Presumably if there is one tenth of the work then only one tenth of the workforce will survive, no? My question then is how much work is there scheduled for 6 months down the line? The company I work for has none. That's 0%. I sincerely hope other companies have prospects.