No job, no money, you're f***ed

[TBoneSteak]

Da li se uopshte otvaraju nova radna mesta ili je ovo chistilishte?

otvaraju se. evo, ovaj stari nema vremena ni da umre

[Gandalf]

[iDemo]

Prakticno uputstvo: Explaining a redundancy to kids.

[Indy]

Ima ovde covek vrlo lepo prati (d)evoluciju situacije:http://www.recessionwire.com/

[cedo]

Nije da nemaju smisla za humor...

[Indy]

[Bustin]

cut costs, cut costs, cut costs...da nebi davali otkaze. Malo preko 300 ljudi je dobilo otkaze do sada u firmi u kojoj radim poslednjih 10 godina - Nokiji. Vredi spomenuti da je zatvorneni saj bio situiran u Finskoj. Naravno, svi otpusteni ce biti "pazeni" do kraja godine.Kriza se oseca i ova godina ce biti izuzetno teska. To vazi i za ostale kojima je prozivodnja mobilnih jedna od glavnih delatnosti. Erikson sece 25% radne snage, Motorola i vise. U poslednjoj cetvrti prosle godine je, po prvi put u istoriji industrije mobilnih telefona, velicina marketa pala u odnosu na trecu cetvrtinu. Jedino je Nokia uspela prijaviti dobit iz top5. LG, Samsung, Motorola i Erikson su prijavili gubitke.Situacija u mom deparmentu je so sada solidna (R'n'D - UI & middleware software) i nadam se da nece biti nikakvog ili barem ne preteranog pojedinacnog odpustanja. U principu, prvo nastradaju manji sajtovi sa manjim strateskim znacajem a moj ima oko 1600 dusa. Nas je oko 250 u mom odenjenju i trenutno imamo jako dobre ocene za performance i strateski smo vrlo jaki - cak smo dobili i bonuse :D . Nikako ne bih voleo da moram imati sastanke sa svima te odpustiti nekih, recimo, 20%. Neprijatnosti otpustanja se naravno sporadicno i dese ali atmosfera straha i krize tesko da moze biti preterano dobro orudje za motivaciju u skandinaviji. Ili da zatvore celi sajt ili vrlo minimalna smanjenja headcount-a bazirana na perfomance score. U svako slucaju smanjejna troskova su do sada ogromna sa cinjem da ne dodje do promene ljudstva. Inace verujem da je trenutna situacija izvanredna za osvajanje veceg dela marketa jer ocito vecina drugih ozbiljnih igraca zesce krvari. Do sada je Nokia vazila za izuzetno fleksibilnu kompaniju i bice interesantno ako da vidimo da li smo i danas stvarno takvi.

[cedo]

Ajde neka je neko i ovde izashao sa brojkama, ma koliko chudne bile.Usput evo i vidjenje dobro poznatog choveka.

Edited February 19, 2009 by cedo

[Ros]

i kod mene u firmi je doslo do poteza izazvanih krizom. na srecu je firma tkzv. family business i nije na berzi, a kako su prethodne godine bile veoma uspesna onda je firma nakupila poprilicno kapitala. uvedene su mere stednje. manje vazni projekti su stopirani, kao i veliki projekat izgradnje novih proizvodnih hala vredan nekoliko miliona ?. nema vise letenja u business klasi, reduciraju se prekovremeni sati, zbog bilansa se mora godisnji iskoristiti do kraja godine, zaustavljeno je zaposljavanje novih ljudi (osim u nekim odeljenjima),itd... firmi inace u svojoj bransi (sealing industry) deli drugo mesto sa 18% marketshare (vodeca firma ima 35%). glavna dva konkurenta su americke firme, na berzi i nalaze se u debeloj krizi, pa su moji resili da upravo sad krenu u napad na konkurenciju. vec su se sales manager za evropu i emea i jedan od najvecih strucnjaka za rafinerije kod nas javili da traze posao. ono sto mi se dopada je da su glave firme odmah posle januarskog bilansa napravile "zbor radnih ljudi" i odmah objavili trenutnu situaciju i planove stednje, i toga se drze veoma strogo.

[Schmeling]

Bice zanimljivo pratiti razvoj ove situacije...

Pension bombs going offBy: Paul Merrion March 02, 2009Exploding pension fund shortfalls are blowing billion-dollar holes in the balance sheets of some of the Chicago area's biggest companies, forcing them to make huge contributions to retirement plans at a time when cash flow and credit are already under stress.Boeing Co.'s shareholder equity is now $1.2 billion in the hole thanks to an $8.4-billion gap between its pension assets and the projected cost of its obligations for 2008. At the end of 2007, Boeing had a $4.7-billion pension surplus. If its investments don't turn around, the Chicago-based aerospace giant will have to quadruple annual contributions to its plan to about $2 billion by 2011.Stock market losses also pounded pension funds at Abbott Laboratories Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and Exelon Corp., with others sure to emerge as companies file their annual financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission in coming weeks.The pension gaps underscore a growing conundrum. Unfunded pension liabilities have to be subtracted from shareholder equity, weakening balance sheets at a time when it's already tough to borrow money. Barring a reprieve from Congress, companies may be forced to make more layoffs or curb capital investments to divert cash to shore up pensions."There are companies out there faced with paying their pension plan or staying in business," says Mark Ugoretz, president and CEO of the ERISA Industry Committee, a Washington, D.C., lobbying group. ERISA refers to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which sets standards to ensure pension plans are sufficiently funded.The Chicago companies are symptomatic of nationwide woes. Last year, the 100 largest corporate pension funds in the U.S. saw their net assets decline by 21%, while liabilities increased 1.2%. Applying those averages to any of the region's top funds puts almost all of them into the red by at least $1 billion.PRESSURE MOUNTSThe situation is far worse at companies that entered 2008 with plans already in poor shape. They are now even harder-pressed to come up with huge increases in pension fund contributions to erase the gap in seven years, as federal law requires.A Boeing spokesman says the pension deficit is "clearly a situation we don't like," but adds that the company's credit rating hasn't been affected.Stricter federal pension-funding requirements, enacted when the stock market was riding high, threaten to undermine the economy further. Business interests are lobbying for more time to close the gaps, but with lawmakers focused on the housing and banking crises, the issue hasn't gained much traction in Washington.As a result, "many of the country's largest employers are being forced to make short-term trade-offs between maintaining employment and funding long-term obligations," Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Edward Lampert wrote in a note to shareholders last week.Hoffman Estates-based Sears, which announced the closings of 24 stores this year, expects its pension expense to soar as high as $175 million this year from $1 million last year due to the markets' decline.RIPPLE EFFECTSUnderfunded pensions also are forcing borrowing costs higher for some companies.At Peoria-based Caterpillar, shareholder equity dropped more than 25% from the previous year after the company booked a $5.8-billion pension shortfall and its plan went from 93% funded to 61% funded.That means Cat has to pay an additional 1.5 percentage points of interest to keep its untapped credit lines intact, according to SEC filings. Its pension assets sank 30% last year, and this year's contribution will more than double to about $1 billion. A Cat spokesman declines to comment.DOUBLE WHAMMYA decline in interest rates last year also fueled widening pension liabilities, says Lynn Dudley, senior vice-president of policy for the American Benefits Council, another Washington, D.C., group lobbying for more time to fund plans.Generally, the current value of a future obligation goes up when interest rates come down. In essence, last year's drop in stock prices and interest rates was a double whammy for pension funds, Ms. Dudley says."The law kind of slams you. In extreme markets, it's really unpredictable," she says. Absent relief from Congress, she says, "there have been some layoffs, and there are going to be more layoffs" to save cash for pension contributions.The most notable Chicago-area exception is Moline-based Deere & Co., which began 2008 with a plan that was 17%, or $1.5 billion, overfunded.Deere may have escaped the worst of the 21% average decline in assets. The company's fiscal year ended Sept. 30, before the worst of the stock downturn hit, and only 27% of its fund ? far less than most ? was in equities. A Deere spokesman declines to comment.

Naravno, ne na recessionwire...

[Indy]

Naravno da ne, to je sajt za urban professionals pogodjene recesijom, tako da ne znam zasto si se nasao prozvan da komentarises.

Edited March 2, 2009 by Indy

[Eraserhead]

I big 4 krenule da seku po BG officeima.

[iDemo]

10 Things To Know About Severance Packages

[jms_uk]

Do sad su se dobro drzali, ali evo otpustaju i traze jos kinte...S njima sam on/off od 1998.

[Schmeling]

Naravno da ne, to je sajt za urban professionals pogodjene recesijom, tako da ne znam zasto si se nasao prozvan da komentarises.

Aj hejt japis, sta da radim...