On Nov 10, 11:19 am, "Mike Hungerford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, everyone,
>
> I learned just an hour ago that the division of Snap-on Tools for
> which I have worked for almost twenty years will be closing at the end
> of March, 2009. I will still have this job through the end of January,
> and possibly until the plant actually closes, but will be devoting a
> lot more of my time to finding a new job before this one ends.
An entire division? Not a good sign for those of us who look for
"American-made" labels.
> Therefore I will likely be around here even less frequently than I
> have been in recent months. This doesn't mean any change in the group
> itself; I simply want you all to be aware that, if I don't respond to
> something in a timely manner, this is why.
This is awful, and I speak from past experience. Currently I work
for a manufacturing company whose feedstock is derived from petroleum,
so every fluctuation in the per-barrel price sends frissons of terror
throughout the workforce, from entrenched upper management to most
recent factory floor labor hires. I've made a point of outworking
younger co-workers (I'm 56) and unlike some of them I haven't been
laid off yet...
Others mention seeking work in another division of the same company
but Snap-On's employment webpage isn't very encouraging; they're even
showing openings for managers!
http://www1.snapon.com/corporate/currentopenings.nws?menu=2
Considered working for yourself? Some of the happiest, most secure
people I know are "consultants" who live from contract to contract
instead of paycheck to paycheck.
> Wish me luck ...
I wish you much luck, Mike. The economy will likely get a bit worse
before it gets a lot better, but I don't see a total crash coming any
time soon. Just keep getting up in the morning and pounding those
bricks. ;>)
Mark L. Fergerson
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