Geography BSc student. Skipping the jobs front and going straight into a scholarshipped MSc in Hydrology….in Canada come July. I was working as a part-time lab researcher (circa 15-30 hours a week) during term time, until the university collectively fired 11 of us. They’ve seen their ‘endowment stash’ considerably affected given 80% of it was in ‘share assets’, they’re now seemingly trying to kerb costs everywhere around the university.

Underwriting Specialist for an American private healthcare company. I underwrite group healthcare plans for expats. Most of my work is in the Middle East and China at the moment.

Mrgibbons – Curb costs.

Sorry, I’m not usually the pedantic type in my spare time – I just couldn’t resist because you’re an academic.

Media planner in an agency in Madrid. I think we’re the only agency in the country that hasn’t laid people off (though we only got a hamper for Christmas and didn’t get the usual leg of jamon serrano which people were VERY upset about!).
The recession in Spain seems to be lagging behind the UK a bit, so wouldn’t surprise me if there were redundancies this year.

grynch no matter where you are there will always be someone in the same area. I hope you are being kept busy. Now how do I get those applications to your desk 8-D

head and neck surgeon, busy as ever ( also seems to be plenty of money in the NHS)

Veterinary surgeon. Farming’s doing ok at the mo (weak pound helps) and I guess people will always want to get their pets healthy but there’s certainly less money around. Expecting this year to be a hard one…

berni – Member

head and neck surgeon

Ooh, right, well, I’ve got this problem with a stiff neck 😉

Venture capitalist, investing in young, IP rich, technology companies. It’s going to be a tough time ahead for these young compainies.

I know about PCT too…!

Firefighter – business as usual. Few more RTCs due to weather… well, due to bad driving, but they always blame the road! 🙂

Account Director for a Financial Service Company specialising in the Credit Industry.

Things are good and bad – some sectors are doing well and within the market there is now a lot of focus on retaining and managing existing customers as opposed to a few years back when focus was on acquisition of customers. But things are bad on the traditional Mortgage and Loans side of things as no lending is really going on.

Mergers and acquisitions 😈

Teacher of A level ICT at a sixth form college. We’ve gone from 800 students to 2000 in the last ten years, there are loads of older staff who will be retiring soon so my post should be pretty secure and a lack of local ‘first job’ prospects should see us with more demand (you get more cash for an EMA + child benefits than you do on the dole).

Capn – We always do a good deal where we can, but dont forget Cartridges are a loss leader!!!

Indeed…..may have to get in touch when I’m next in need. Stock anything else? Am after a pair of Le Chameau…..

I survey buildings for asbestos at the moment. Business seems consistent due to our key client being in the public sector but am expecting to see the market turn down in about 6 months.
I really should start looking at retraining but can’t really afford to take the pay cut, double edge sword so it seems.

Budgie, Do you sell H&K? I always liked the look of a folding stock MP5!

IT Manager

Stocks, shares, mergers and all that carp. Big investments place. It’s not that bad….

mccett – Member

Firefighter – business as usual. Few more RTCs due to weather… well, due to bad driving, but they always blame the road! [:-)]

Same as mccett except I’m a “manager” a crew manager, if I can become a manager anyone can! I’m operational nae one of the many that sit behind a desk figuiring out how to shaft the ops boys and girls.

Lawyer. Corporate (mainly M&A, some PE).

Biiiiig downturn going on in my world.

chakaping – you’re forgetting i do ‘colouring in’

Civil Servant for huge Government Financial department.

I was a Risk analyst until 2nd Jan when my job ceased to exist, I then started with a new department on 5th Jan as an Investigator. Today, my second day in my new job, I’m at home because of man-flu, not the greatest start to my career in my new department 🙁 Even working for a Government Department isn’t safe these days. We merged with another Govt department in 2005 & have lost 12,500 jobs in the last 3 years & there are plans to lose another 12,500 jobs in the next 3 years.

you’re forgetting i do ‘colouring in’

Geographers: keeping Crayola in business.

locksmith or professional thief. delete as applicable

ah mr clarkson has refered to my job several times, apparently im a womble

I design gardens for a living which is a) a luxury item that gets cut when times are hard, b) is linked to the housing market and c) is often funded by borrowing…. not an ideal place to be right now!

IT desktop support in a small photographic products manufacturing firm. perhaps surprisingly, we’re not doing too badly… probably cos most of our sales are export, and the exchange rate is doing us a massive favour. so is the price of silver.

I work at same company as Takisawa2, Quality Engineer, Medical / Brewery Depts. Orders for medical bouyant, but little else happening

I’m a freelance video editor, things are a little quiet but I’m ticking over at the moment and managing to pay the bills. It is quiet but that could all change with a phone call, after all people watch more telly when they can’t afford to go out.

Pensioner

Photographic Retoucher at large very well know Advertsing Agency in London. Plus freelance work which pays for bikes. Love the fact that the Spice Girls, Amy Whinehouse and Sugababes have paid for my last 3 bikes.

IT Recruitment, very busy at the moment, still lots of people hiring.

S_Works – Surely you don’t need to re-touch pictures of the radiant beauty that is Amy Winehouse?

Celebs pay for my bikes and bits too. And a 20-1 bet on the winner of Big Brother bought my Fox 36 forks last summer. Very satisfying.

freelance sound, video and lighting engineer

mostly corporate so felt the pinch a bit late last year, this year is looking busy though. Just having to work a bit harder, no flexibility to cherry pick work. lots of christmas party type stuff got canceled though and budgets are cutting back across the board on conferences. glad i don’t do rock and roll, they are feeling it worse.

I advise and council 18-35yr old women in need of guidance….gig…giggity.giggi

Nice one with the bet chakaping. So who do I put my money this time. 2 years ago I was slimming a rather chubby Amy Whinehouse down. The drugs do that now.

Office manager for a private hire taxi and limousine company.

You must have some stories to tell?…..at the very least you must have lots of knickers left in after the punters, wee’ers, lucky lad getting a threesome etc??

Patent Attorney – so far the work’s still coming in – have to meet up with archaic and grynch …

aren’t the vast majority of limousine hires for 16 year old girls birthday parties

we all know they don’t wear knickers these days Hora