Holy Cow!!! Here we go again, another 8000.

[JoJo's Mom]

My husband was laid off the first part of Dec. with NOTHING. No severance package, nothing. There are no jobs available. The only thing we seem to see over and over are nursing positions. The recession has hit us personaly and it's getting worse. It's starting to effect our lives in a big way.

 

[MarkerMouse]

This according to the Kansas City Star on Tuesday January 27, 2009 -

Sprint Employees in 2001 : 88,000

October 2001 - 6,000 cut
February 2002 - 3,000 cut
December 2002 - 2,100 cut
January 2003 - 2,000 cut
January - June 2004 - 4,900 cut
January 2007 - 5,000 cut
January 2008 - 4,000 cut
January 2009 - 8,000 cut

Employees remaining - 48,000

This has been one crazy ride!!!!!

 

[MarkerMouse]

This according to the Kansas City Star on Tuesday January 27, 2009 -

Sprint Employees in 2001 : 88,000

October 2001 - 6,000 cut
February 2002 - 3,000 cut
December 2002 - 2,100 cut
January 2003 - 2,000 cut
January - June 2004 - 4,900 cut
January 2007 - 5,000 cut
January 2008 - 4,000 cut
January 2009 - 8,000 cut

Employees remaining - 48,000

This has been one crazy ride!!!!!

 

[Nancy]

Oh don't worry. According to some posters on the DisBoards, you only need to choose not to participate in the recession and all will be well!

If only it were that easy


My DH was put on salary which means no more OT even though he works 12-13 hour days, this means a drop of about 6,000 + per year in income. 401 k matches are most likely going to be stopped. DH is working more hours because all hourly workers got cut to 32 hours a week and 5 were laid off. He works for a small company so this leaves him 13 production workers. Before Christmas there were 23, 5 people got laid off the week before Christmas. He has been with this place for 25 years, this is the first time they have laid off and/or cut hours.

My job has a freeze on raises. So for bonuses are still in place and they just hired some people so doesn't look like we will have layoffs.