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Re: 2008 Almost Gone - Are You Nervous About '09? - JoeH - 01-01-2009
Black Landlord wrote:
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So it is said with the current state of the economy, jobs in education and healthcare are quite safe.
That shoe is guaranteed to drop at some point.
That shoe has dropped here already. Several millions in budget cuts so far, more pending, and the possibility of at least $30 million in cuts for next year. Partial hiring freeze since October, and talks about possible mergers of some departments to eliminate a number of positions. Two positions in the department I work have been gone since the beginning of the school year and will not be refilled. Just more work for the rest of us, and since that is less than a dozen people...