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Your job may be next
money.cnn.com ^ | CNN

Posted on 06/05/2003 9:08:29 AM PDT by shadowman99

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:02:38 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Extended News; Free Republic; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fearmongers; fud
"Your job may be next"

Nice CNN/Money headline. But hey, we're not trying to talk down the economy. Honest.

1 posted on 06/05/2003 9:08:29 AM PDT by shadowman99
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To: shadowman99
But if there's help wanted at your company (as per the graphic), it's not gonna fire you - you HAVE a job. I'm confused.
2 posted on 06/05/2003 9:09:42 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: shadowman99
Funny how the use a picture of a "help wanted" sign to make their point...
3 posted on 06/05/2003 9:10:17 AM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (Tip the Pizza guy!)
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To: shadowman99
Yes, it was not long ago that Gephardt and company were very upset that the economy was being "talked down". I hope they will jump on this right away.
4 posted on 06/05/2003 9:10:33 AM PDT by sirshackleton
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To: shadowman99
"Help wanted?" Er...isn't that good news?
5 posted on 06/05/2003 9:13:39 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: shadowman99
That's actually pretty funny.
Poor libs, they are in a tizzy.
6 posted on 06/05/2003 9:16:30 AM PDT by netmilsmom (God Bless our President, those with him & our troops)
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To: shadowman99
Actually, if you worked at CNN...
7 posted on 06/05/2003 9:19:44 AM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: shadowman99
John Silvia, chief economist at Wachovia Securities, noted other reasons employers might be slower than ever to hire new workers, including employee health-care costs and a rising level of overseas production. He warned that even the Federal Reserve's campaign of cutting interest rates to 40-year lows, as well as the tax cuts recently signed into law by President Bush, might not help create many new jobs, even if they boost the economy. "If we get increased demand, where is the supply coming from? Is it domestic, or is it imported from Canada, Latin America and Asia? That's still an open question," Silvia said.

A valid point. Investment of corporate monies not taxed might go overseas. Good for stockholders (hopefully) but not for US jobs.

8 posted on 06/05/2003 9:22:59 AM PDT by dark_lord (The Statue of Liberty now holds a baseball bat and she's yelling 'You want a piece of me?')
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To: Xenalyte
"But if there's help wanted at your company (as per the graphic), it's not gonna fire you - you HAVE a job. I'm confused"

Not necessarily. The company may hire new, lower-wage employees and let you go as a money-saving strategy. Happens all the time.
9 posted on 06/05/2003 9:51:45 AM PDT by MineralMan
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To: Lunatic Fringe
Funny how the use a picture of a "help wanted" sign to make their point...

Some companies will run the same ad for a high-paying IT or engineering position just about forever, but for some reason every one who applies is turned down because they only have 26 of the 27 industry-and-corporate-specific skills this job requires. Then, lo and behold, when they are unable to find even one single "qualified" American applicant, in comes the H1-B hire from Shanghai or Mumbai, who "just happens" to have all 27 of the 27 industry-and-corporate-specific skills and just the right number of years of experience!

It's absofreakinlutely amazing!

10 posted on 06/05/2003 10:01:37 AM PDT by Alouette (Why is it called "International Law" if only Israel and the United States are expected to keep it?)
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To: shadowman99
Funny but if it's just a sign posted in a store window how many H1B's are going to cross the Pacific and just happen to notice that ONE SIGN ??

Help wanted is a good sign that things are getting better.

11 posted on 06/05/2003 10:04:11 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
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12 posted on 06/05/2003 10:06:58 AM PDT by Redcloak (All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
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To: Alouette
The bigger problem is that the country needs a steady supply of high pay low skill jobs. And how many public school administrators and Congressmen can we employ?
13 posted on 06/05/2003 10:37:04 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: shadowman99
typical for cnnfn.com...those webdingelberriers are constantly focusing on the bad.
14 posted on 06/05/2003 11:18:32 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government.)
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Only CNN could spin a Market recovery that continues in SPITE of the constant gloom and doom forcasts of some sort of reactionary slowdown, increased Q1 activity in the service sector DESPITE terrorism and the SARS hype and a first quarter GDP a hair higher than expected as a BAD thing.

Sheesh.

15 posted on 06/05/2003 12:01:39 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: Alouette
One contract firm who works pretty much exclusivly for Caterpillar went so far as to post an ad stating the applicant must be fluent in chinese or indian (or several of the various dialects)

How many americans do you think fit that job description?

16 posted on 06/05/2003 2:02:27 PM PDT by Ford Fairlane
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To: Alouette
Some companies will run the same ad for a high-paying IT or engineering position just about forever

Oh ... you mean like .... Nvidia,Sun, Adaptec, TI, ETC.

They would not do that ... it's immoral unethical un-American .. and ILLEGAL

17 posted on 06/05/2003 2:08:47 PM PDT by clamper1797 (Per caritate viduaribus orphanibusque sed prime viduaribus)
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To: MineralMan
The company may hire new, lower-wage employees and let you go as a money-saving strategy. Happens all the time.

Right. They could be hiring a sales man to sell off all the office furniture and computers after they close the company...

That is of course if you are looking for an odd twist on a "help wanted" sign..in an attempt to make the fact companies are hiring, a negative thing.
Strange.

18 posted on 06/05/2003 8:03:48 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Jorge
That is exactly what has been happening here. Not too many full time jobs. Mostly part time jobs available. Then they don't have to pay vacation, medical, retirement, etc. And they pay LOW pay. I have three grown kids who have been job hunting lately. Even our big employer a chemical plant prefers to give early retirement to their perm. workers then they hire them back as "contrators" and they don't have to pay benefits. Just hourly wages, but they do pay WELL there. They aren't hiring any new people right now due to the economy, the recent war, (one of their future projects will be in Kuwait and had to wait till after the war), and they are being sued for asbestos, which they never made. But the suit is costing them big $$$ so they aren't hiring, giving raises, promotions, bonuses, etc. Not expanding much right now. Never made asbestos. But bought a company two years ago, that used to make the sh*t many years ago, so OUR company is being sued for something we never did. This is HURTING the current employees who probably weren't even in school yet when the asbestos was made.....
19 posted on 06/07/2003 3:35:57 AM PDT by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary, Mistress of Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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