Comments on: How to Keep Your Job During a Recession

By: Dr. Cris Green

Dr. Cris Green — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:16:51 +0000

I love this post. I believe the one thing that served me best was to insure that the boss knew all the work I was doing. I had a special folder set-up that contained all my accomplishments for the quarter, mid-year and year.
Some people are timid to talk about what they have accomplished but this is the only way to get a good raise and move up in the company.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:52 +0000

Great article! I believe that there is nothing from stopping a corporation from letting someone go. Of course if you are not a good employee you’ll just make it very easy for a company to let you go. That is why while you are employed start a business on the side.

By: John Tabernik

John Tabernik — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:53:06 +0000

While I totally agree that there are no guarantees that your job will survive a bad economy, I have seen countless people survive a cut because of one major thing–attitude. Companies don’t always need you in the exact position you were in before, but they almost always need competent, hard-working individuals who have proven themselves to be valuable. It is not uncommon for an organization to find you a position somewhere else in the company because they think you are “the right kind of person.”

So, while I agree with your advice to network and keep your resume up to date, I cannot stress enough how hard work and a good attitude may save you even if your exact role doesn’t survive.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:20:25 +0000

Good point about channeling the worry into positive energy that makes one that much more valuable in the marketplace.

Having said that, since we’re also talking about being more creative during this economic slump, why not think outside the box of looking to work for another in the first place?

I’m rather amazed that there are plenty of skill sets that are for whatever reason not “conventional” enough to be taught in schools, but the mastery of which would lead to more autonomy.

Most of us are trained to be employees- nothing wrong with that, but I’m convinced that thinking that way is a kind of tunnel vision that keeps many from learning skills that would allow them to carve out there own path to income.

One of them is as close as the computer in front of you. For the first time in history, we are 3 feet in front of the world, yet few learn how to use it in a way to render 1) value to others and 2)income for themselves.

leavethejobbehind.com

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:01:00 +0000

It’s great to see others feel the same way about many of the things I felt intuitively. I might also add that many people focus a bit to much on keeping their present job. In reality, this is not very practical with declining wages, changing business sectors, and more and more companies eliminating retirement benefits. So the best thing to do is concentrate on keeping a good paying, high-benefit job. I recently ran across a blog that list several tips on keeping a job. The link is: http://africanamericanpragmatist.blogspot.com/

By: Recession Blog

Recession Blog — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:43:32 +0000

Good article. These are definitely times when we need to look at what we can do to add value as an employee. This is a good read, too: 5 Tips for Saving Your Job

By: Mark McClure

Mark McClure — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:35:43 +0000

Hi Pamela,

For me, the 3rd para is where peace of mind meets the so-called bottom line.

Staying on the corp team definitely is as much about who you know as what you know. Whether rank and file people want to continue to play that game is often a mix of values, ethics and a smattering of luck.

Where possible take advantage of training and development (and company mentoring, if available) to increase your perceived value and also look one or two steps into a possible future career move where this knowledge might help… “Transferable skills” really is more than a buzz phrase for in-house corp mobility programs!

regards

mark mcclure