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| About the same, but I drink less alcohol and eat less junk food |
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| Is going really well. Recession? what recession??? I just ordered a second hottub for my sea view balcony. |
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JAC
Joined: 24 Jul 2005
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 Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject: How is life for you? |
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| I have had my fair share of Life turd burgers recently. How about you? |
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kosmokrator
Joined: 03 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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i vote on:
Slowly getting worse. Job insecurity, money stress etc..
things are not good!!!
(i cut from chip budget already....)
and I owe some serious money to Bank loans... |
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CPUShack
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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Location: State of Jefferson, USA
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thomsonicus
Joined: 11 Dec 2007
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Location: Poland
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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there should be a "no changes" option avaiable, guess there was recession in Poland before the US told us they've got trouble.
But last friday a guy crashed into my mint '92 Nissan 100nx, suspension in my Kawasaki ER5 started leaking, and today I failed a test in analitic geometry so I guess I'll go for the second option
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Windmiller
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Not too bad here but seeing many around me have issues. I just happen to have secure job and my wife is tenured. I would say it's 50/50 in my area. Some are greatly affected while others not at all. |
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Marcin
Joined: 02 Jan 2005
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Location: Poland
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I cann't say much for now because I have went away from my last job and I have opening own company. Then we will see ...
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Chiefish
Joined: 23 Sep 2007
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Location: Northwest N.J. U.S.A
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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I went with number one , but its not all bad or anything, just have to cut back on spending and get my friggen credit card bill paid off, then i will feel good about things. Job is stable and life is overall good  , but I think we all get delt a few Turdburgers every now and then 
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iguana
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andamus
Joined: 06 Dec 2004
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iguana
Joined: 24 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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As for personally me ... I almost didn't drink alcohol even before crisis
So I voted for #1 instead of #2
No job insecurity for me but my incomings droped twice.
Of cource I'm looking for "more ways to invent more money" (c) CPUShack
Less restaurants, no bowling... ect, it seems that it will be no holidays at the seaside this summer...
As for my hobby... yes, I have less money for it but now I know more about CPUs and it helps to find sometime something interesting for less $
And one more fine point is that local flea market sellers (and their suppliers) are looking for "more ways to invent more money" too. And it induces them to find more CPUs for me
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cooperalp
Joined: 14 Feb 2009
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Location: Alberta
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Last year I was rushing to graduate however since February I started to take it easy cause we started to feel the intensity of the recession a lot more. At this point I realize that even if I graduate now, I will have trouble finding a job at least till the end of summer.
Some of my friends who are mostly engineers have already lost their jobs. We are hearing rumors saying that some large companies are downsizing up to 50%.
I cut some of my expenses and that includes the money I spend on the chips. I wasn't spending much already since I have a "student budget" however nowadays I have to be even more careful. |
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JAC
Joined: 24 Jul 2005
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Yah its true.. I work in a small engineering company, and through natural staff reduction ( moving away ), long term sick and actual layoffs, including reduced working hours, our staff costs are down about 50%.
Our company turnover this quarter just gone, compared to last year is down 40%. This current quarter is heading towards 60% down on last year. We had a huge surge in orders in Q3 and Q4 last year, so even if we do O.K. for the rest of this year, the figures will be down.... and doing O.K. is about the best we can hope for.
Good luck when you graduate. Keep learning and studying, developing your skills and so on. New graduates know dick. |
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doccybrown
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
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Still not bad but bit more stress on work....
I would not drink any alcohol also if the
crisis would become really bad - me thinks
that no good for da brain! 
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