London Layoffs
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- smellvetica
Has there been any? Anyone affected? Anyone doing alright?
Just being nosy.
- Wolfboy0
I've heard about a few lay offs and my freelance work has fallen right off and I'm looking to go back full time I think (for mortgage reasons as well as professional)
- Wolfboy0
how you finding it Smelly?
- neue75_bold0
I was happily surprised to see a load more jobs here as of Monday http://www.design jobs board.com/
- niceWeLoveNoise
- they are nearly all from one recruitment agency. From what I know they are a decent agency but I've never got past interview with them.Wolfboy
- In fact the time I was looking for work last they were more interested in my contacts!Wolfboy
- Mike from Represent is ace, but I don't know the others..neue75_bold
- I met Mike once years ago but it was a female I met with the last time I was there.Wolfboy
- smellvetica0
Know of a few people laid off from agencies, mainly accounts/client services to be honest. Digital seems busy enough at the moment from what I'm hearing, it's a good idea to get a good recruiter with a decent black book and prepare to take a hit on the day rate.
- seems like there's loads of work around tho no? don't be dropping your rate too much!vespa
- is that work in general or more the digital side of things?Wolfboy
- mainly digital but i just passed a print job on as well...vespa
- dont drop yr rates! the good ones will stay, the others will well.....maximillion_
- It's all about negotiation.smellvetica
- Wolfboy0
interesting (and slightly scary) to hear the suits are going too - I've been laid off twice and both times it was creatives that were getting culled while some of the worst suits kept their jobs and I've heard plenty of tales where the creatives have been viewed as most expendable.
- olli1010
We had a minor cull back in November but that's it. Right now, we've got a hiring freeze but that's about it. No layoffs at the moment.
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- thelukeandrews0
2 months ago, nearly half my company got laid off. I'm just part of a small marketing dept, which is now halved!! sux!
- minsukito0
just about half for us too... but it seems like people are hiring here and there. i just had a phone call today with another leader... fingers crossed.
- another leader? Robert Mugabe?babaganush
- I've worked for him before - well I worked @ Hill & Knowlton and his government was one of their clients.Wolfboy
- hehe. How long ago?babaganush
- 03-05, but that stuff was pure PR, so i didn't have anything to do with it. I actually didn't know about it till I was leaving and I think it was someone from QBN who told me on a NT London Drinks when I was telling them about getting the boot!Wolfboy
- I think it was someone from QBN who told me on a NT London Drinks when I was telling them about getting the boot!Wolfboy
- dougb100120
fingers and toes, kim