multi skilled operator for BBC news in the Northwest. Concentrate mainly on camerawork and satallite truck operation.. So far same as, but there is a LOT of money to save in the next few years..

I was a site based freelance engineering geologist / geotech engineer on ground investigation / remediation contracts, but there ain’t no contracts out there at the moment 🙁

Hoping the consultancy side of things picks up sharply this year but can’t see it happening.

Commercial IT Business Architect for a major blue chip. Probably the worst trading conditons we have seen for … well ever really. I would say 50/50 whether my job survives intact for the next 6 months.

Agronomy Manager for large agrochemical company. (Advise farmers / agronomists what to spray on crops).
Its a good thing, honest.

I am a development technologist for a very large chemical company. I don’t even get to be called a chemist despite having a masters in the subject! I work for the paint part, making linings for chemical tanks. Only been there since september, before that I was a “graduate management trainee” part of the project management team building a new factory.

Things look ok for now, but I don’t think any job is safe over the next few years

Motorsport engineer in BTCC and Seat championship. Specialising in suspension setup and data logging.

News reader

zed honestly?

Theatre technician for the liver / pancreas / kidney transplant team and organ retrieval team. A bit depressing at times, especially at retrievals (even more so when you’re retrieving organs from kids).

I’m a Geotechnical Engineer for a very large multinational techncial consultancy. Luckily we’re not too reliant on Developers (in the UK at least) so should weather the downturn ok.

I’m mostly involved in Railways and the odd cliff here and there 🙂

3rd Teacher so far.
I quite like my job, most of the time. 13 riding weeks is a major plus.

Another teacher, Primary for me, after another job doing cable tv/phone/broadband stuff for ooooo, 10 years went back to Uni, they would take me on a teaching course so did it. Two years in and I am thinking I should have believed all the people who said it would take about 6 years to get on top of it. I mean, how hard can it be!!

Not exactly the climate to change career again either.

Work for a large British oil and gas company. Current events haven’t had a massive impact despite cratering oil price – scale of our investments and projects tends to exceed the length of booms or busts – project am currently working on not likely to see fruition (i.e. produce some gas) until the next decade, so we’re kind of wondering more what energy prices will be like then rather than now. Some projects have been delayed though since costs haven’t yet followed the price of oil down, and we don’t want to pay top whack for stuff if we don’t have to, so that’s one consequence.

I’m the social policy researcher working on the recession in rural areas reports for the Secretary of State… it’s my job to find out how the credit crunch/recession is affecting people, businesses and communities in rural areas… yep, I am one of the few people who have actually gained a job as a result of the credit crunch…

A teacher and I love my job (most of the time!).

I send naughty people home and don’t let them come back for years

Another teacher; secondary school Craft, Design and Technology; currently an NQT (Newly Qualified Teacher) at a local-ish community high school. Am hoping there’s a job on offer at the end of this school year!

Snr Process engineer in sizable pharma/biotech company.

Fondle + fettle…

Spray painter in a vehicle bodyshop…..frames on the side!

sale manager for a satellite/aerial/cctv company.
busy as **** at the mo.

all you guys looking to earn a few bob quick [i.e if you are getting made redundent) get some ladders, get on a 2 day course.

support staff for greater manchesters finest.
im not too worried.

Pollution Scientist/Site/Project Manager for a Contaminated Land Remediation Outfit.

We’re closely related to the construction industry and 50% of our trade has just evaporated.

Bored shitless quite frankly, but its a job that keeps the kids in clothes. Hopefully a career change on the cards when the downturn eases up, or earlier if I’m made redundant.

Pretty much the same as mrmichaelwright. AV technician working in the corporate side of things doing conferences and exhibitions. Much of the work is across Europe and further afield for pharma companies so hopefully the work should continue, after all more people get ill in a recession.
My last job as a photographer with the MOD ended in redundancy and I don’t really fancy that again as the payouts in the private sector will never match what the deal I was offered then.

Deviant.

landrover technican , been in motor trade since i left the army in 1989 , was also a baliff for a few years , as i was in between jobs , and at the mo its pants in the motor trade.

Assistant Chief Design Engineer for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB jet engine…..

Trent XWB linky

Policeman. As many customers as ever.

Telecoms/IT engineer working in support for a consultancy company

A&E doctor…. Strangely enough I’ve been reasonably busy over the last few weeks!

Run my own company http://www.glencoehostel.co.uk, holiday accommodation, things still good at the mo as we’re cheap cheap and rely loads on outdoor types.

TS

Consultant for a software company specialising in identity management and windows support tools. Most of our solutions are about efficiency and reducing support overheads – basically if we come in the door, some of the helpdesk skivvies will be leaving soon. As a result I’m booked out about about three months in advance.

March will see me enter my 33rd year in the Andrew! almost a career

tartanscarf – your link doesn’t work, think it might be that comma. Nice website though.

Building services design engineer (and allegedly a low carbon consultant but aint done nothing in that line…) banging my head off the wall.

Work in an cultural outpost in a land surrounded by numpties with more money than sense.

HVAC has been under subscribed engineers wise for the last 5 years. We are beginning to get to the state where there are almost enough people to do the work now… Things should be moderately safe as a consequence (although we are in the construction industry so who knows). Seems like every fecker and his dog has been queuing up to FMUTA of late so guess its only a matter of time before I get thrown to the dogs.

I’m a poor student. So I guess that makes me a fully qualified alcoholic with enough free time to go biking. All paid for by you guys 🙂

But never fear I also work in a small shop that sells ‘fine food’. I hope to set up my own business, but I need a great idea or someone with a great idea that I can help become reality.

Just started a new job working on the canals after 10 years working as a gardener. Really enjoying it as every day is different and get the added bonus of working in beautiful surroundings. Not gonna get rich doing this but highly unlikely I will lose my job.

Same as iseeadarkness, another HVAC Designer, based in UK.

I’m noticing large consultants involved with PFI and commercial developments are slowing down and are paying off design staff and seeking voluntary redundancies. Heard today that Dubai type projects are now slowing down so the international consultancies may also start paying off.

However I work mainly in education and local authority sector and things are very very busy at the moment and look OK for at least the next 6months or so.

Student. Studying Commercial Property Surveying, Trying to find a job for june 09 (year out), rather hard I have to say. Ah well, when i complete my degree in 2011 hopefully we should be starting to recover, thus there should be jobs for me.

Architectural Technologist although ‘slowly’ working on being a fully qualified architect when I learn to stop bumming around