Job Market in 2009 lol

[Chop]

Thanks Meniscus. If you know of a job that required knowledge of mechanical design, particularly in piping and pumps in a paper mill environment let me know. It has to be in Wisconsin and near Green Bay/Appleton. Okay, there was a bit of scarcasm there.

I've got some $ saved for an event like this and won't be too bad off if it's only for a short time.

My only request it that no one post for something to sell on the swap shop.
!!!!!I have this weakness for small boats.

[domwilson]

I feel for your friend, I lost my job on Friday due to a plant closure, 600+ people out of work.

I'm sitting at home now and updating my resume.

I definitely feel for you! My job was outsourced!

[Avanti]

I hope you guys all find something better, than what you lost.

[Chop]

Thanks Avanti, the grass is always greener, we're gonna find it.

The mill was purchased by another company (we're talking about 100's of millions of dollars here), after 5 months the new company (NewPage Corp.) shut us and several other mills down. Their reasoning is that there is too much of the type of paper we produce on the market and simply wanted to remove some of the capacity from the equation.

They also claim is that certain Asian companies are flooding the market using illegal trade practices. Congress does not feel the need to investigate.

Another kick in the ass is that they won’t sell the mill – the buyer would simply start the machines up and put that tonnage of product back out there.

Rumor has it that it is only a move to break the union. When (President elect) Barack Obama was in town campaigning he promised that he would get the mill running again. Time will tell.

[Avanti]

I recommend starting a business of some sort if you can, that way you are in control of your income.
check with your local SBA for help with this

http://www.sba.gov/

[egneg]

I recommend starting a business of some sort if you can, that way you are in control of your income.
check with your local SBA for help with this
http://www.sba.gov/

They only help minorities, women, and illegal aliens.

[Avanti]

They only help minorities, women, and illegal aliens.

not entirely true, but you will get farther if you put the business in your wife's name or at least name her 51% shareholder.

[Chop]

FIRST I gotta get a wife, THEN I gotta get a job??? Sheeesh.

[obrien]

Hopefully one day people will wake up and start supporting american companies and not the foreign stuff we constantly get bombarded with. I still get amused when people try to say toyota's crap is american made. All they are doing is sending the money right to japan.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Just found out DHL is cutting 9500 jobs. My good buddy's been delivering for them for years. Him and other good people may be searching for new jobs soon. This economy is getting scarier by the minute!

[Avanti]

This thread has gone 180 from a joke or funny link.
Something has to give sooner or later.
This is what happens when you rely on other nations and just kick back and play consumer for too long. We need to start taking care of business and supporting our own country. There are a lot of good products and good people that are going to vanish, as a result of not doing certain things for yourself. Even some of our defense contracts and farmed out to other countries, that is just scary.

disclaimer: This is my opinion, I am entitled to it. If you are offended, please don't respond to me, as I don't care. Simply state your opinion and move on.

[obrien]

lol