Layoffs...
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- SkyPoo0
You know if it all goes horribly wrong we can all go and work for our local councils. They are rock solid 'employers for life' and have excellent employee care schemes. Alternatively the Police force is set to swell and mutate out of all proportion as people become desperate enough to want to risk criminal activity to get by, and they too have excellent pensions.
- Knuckleberry0
We (my day job) have had our busiest year to date and have just hired 3 new designers.
- Kiko0
Nothing here yet, I think everyone in digital feels that more above the line work will shift to cheaper alternatives such as digital work.
Not sure if this is the case but I'm keeping my fingers crossed :)
- Taschen0
We're actually growing and hiring.
- anxiousarms0
i'm freelancing at a full service agency in new york but they mainly do pharmaceutical clients... plenty of high paying work in this industry if you can get it.
- Maybe, maybe not. My health care-only interactive agency just went through a roundXB12
- 7point340
GIVE ME TEH FUCKIN' JOB!
- tedismyfav0
I don't work at an agency but know many who do. One of the bigger ones here in Michigan just cut about 40% overnight. Sad.
- motokiss20
the storm is going to ride its self out, i dont see this going on for a long time once they get their shit together, theres just way too much money out there these days to let this whole world fall aprt. Keep your heads up and the storm will be over!!
- megE0
I'm praying I make it through... times are looking bleaker here by the week
- WhiteFace0
Is this a really bad time to be job hunting in london at the moment then?
- there's some high paid digital art director roles going on http://www.brandrepu…Bluejam
- Yeah - I think London's alright at the moment. Still a lot of jobs being advertised in NMA, Brand Republic, Chinwag, etc...olli101
- bulletfactory0
i work at a university. There's more security than in the corporate world, so I'm very lucky in that regard. Freelancing has been very busy, but I think I need a break. I may lay myself off for a month or two.
- megE0
We laid off 6 people yesterday :\ very sad
Hopefully that was enough to make it through the holidays and then work will pickup
- fooler20
3 people laid off this morning out of about 60. 1 Senior Designer and 2 PM's. They even said more to come after the Holidays.
- Humanhand0
Got layed off recently from a small to mid size agency. My guy tells me there is always something out there. Gotta keep it tight like Rocky till then.
- kult0
This agency actually keeps on hiring people. A staggering amount of them. It blows my mind.
- XB120
Agency of about 80 peeps... off 13 :( 3 interactive designers, 2 programmers and the rest accounts peeps.
- refunktion0
i got laid off from a small industrial design and branding firm, sigh.
- epete220
Our whole creative studio got fired except me and I wasn't even the most talented.
This is who got the axe.Creative director, 2 SR art directors, copywriter, plus some acct people.
So I put in my two notice because there is no one to learn from.
And I am in Dallas, Texas part of the euroRSCG network
- 3 production artists left and then me. I do design and productionepete22
- damn. lucky you though.akrokdesign
- akrokdesign0
i'm looking, both freelance or full time. if anyone knows or has something, drop me a email. :-)
i got laid off in jan '08. been freelance:ing since then. i know the feeling.
- Thank you!akrokdesign
- You should have no problems getting work—based on your portfolio. Very nice stuff...craighooper
- robco0
I heard that friday is the best day to lay people off because statistically speaking they have less of a chance of flipping out.
- too drunk to do anything about it.monNom
- true. i seen 3 people got fired. all of them happened on friday(s).akrokdesign
- all of the companies I have worked for did layoffs on Fridays....theredmasque
- plus they get one last full productive week of work out of the poor bastards.Wolfboy