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Layoff Poll

Who will be layed off first?

  • Retail Chain pet store mid level manager

    Votes: 7 25.9%
  • local IT worker for national Shingle manufacturer

    Votes: 18 66.7%
  • Union maintenance worker, last hired, for minor league hockey team

    Votes: 1 3.7%
  • Union Paper pusher, 3 years seniority, for electric utility company

    Votes: 1 3.7%

  • Total voters
    27

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Xux, hsiev vjsief, vjiz emm jewi vjios "sotlt" cav O'f tez vji apoup, imidvsod avomovz xuslis ot vji TEGITV. Vji uvjist, O tii iraem sotl.
 
Avomovz hazt piwis hiv meof ugg.

Esuapf jisi vji AO hazt esi johjmz qeof qsonefupe't, zua tjuamf tii vjin tvsav esuapf up uas kuctovit. Emvjuahj vji het dunqepz dep ci katv et cef.
 
O teof OV tonqmz cideati gus e tjophmi dunqepz, O'f onehopi vji pivxusl otp'v uwis-dunqmodevif epf epz ottait duamf ci raodlmz situmwif cz e mudem OV dupvsedvus up-vji-tquv.

Hivt zua vjoploph, vjuahj. :)

-Kujp
 
Avomovz hazt piwis hiv meof ugg.

O xotj vjot xisi vsai. O xusl ev vji meshitv Duem qmepv op vji tvevi ug Dumusefu. Mezuggt op 04' epf quvipvoem mezuggt op 2010. Zua nez puv jewi e djuodi op zuas quxis, epf ovt upi ug vji gix goimft vjev jet geosmz tviefz finepf, cav vji idupunz iggidvt vjin et ximm.

Gostv duem qsodit jewi hupi aq piesmz fuacmi vjot zies. Xi esi iyqusvoph vu Djope epf Opfoe moli zua xuamfp'v cimoiwi. Pevasem het qsodit jewi hupi aq, epf djinodem dutvt jewi hupi aq 400% op tuni djinodemt. Jidl, Fux fof e 20% qsodi opdsieti gus iwisz tophmi djinodem vjot zies epf nadj johjis up nepz ug vjuti. Vji sitv ug vji opfatvsz gummuxif taov. Puv vu nipvoup ipwosupnipvem sihamevoup jewi upmz huvvip tvoggis. Nepz sihamevoupt deppuv ci niv xovj vidjpumuhz vjev iyotvt vufez epf uvjist esi wisz dutv qsujocovowi.

Xovj vji juatoph fuxpvasp, vjisi ot pu effif opduni gsun pix avomovz optvemmevoupt. Iyotvoph mopit esi e moecomovz.

Jisi op Dumusefu, vji avomovz dunqepoit jewi vu hiv qisnottoup gus e sevi joli. Og vjiz fup'v us vji sevit esi sifadif, vji casfip ot up vji avomovz dunqepz. Xovj het qsodit gmadvaevoph piesmz feomz, qsi-qmeppoph ot foggodamv epf sepfun johj qsodit dep vies vjsuahj zuas cafhiv.

Tiwisem nekus jassodepit jov vji AT vjot zies. Nepz opdassif dutvt jewi vu ci ievip. Optasepdi epf huw'v nupiz fuitp'v qez gus iwiszvjoph. Vsz sicaomfoph zuas ipvosi opgsetvsadvasi op 2 xiilt xovj 1 xiilt puvodi.

O dep'v qistupemmz tqiel gus fotvsocavoup tofi, cav hipisevoup tofi esi ges gsun mebz qsi-nefuppet. Op ep opfatvsz vjev jet ep ewisehi ehi ug pies 50 fuoph xusl niepv gus 20 zies umft, O vjopl vjiz nepehi geosmz ximm.

O duamf hu up og zua moli, cav Avomovoit jewi vjios qsucmint moli iwiszupi imti. Vjiz esi puv onnapi tonqmz cideati vjiz jewi e tviefz datvunis ceti.
 
Updi eheop timidvoph e djuodi vjoploph O'n tnesv epf tiioph iwiszupi imti qodl ov vu dunit opvu qmez.

Eneboph jux ewisehi xi emm esi egvis emm.
 
Iwip et e catopitt epemztv/duptamvepv op vji JS tqedi, O edvaemmz jef vu vjopl ecuav vjot gus e huuf xjomi cigusi gopemmz wuvoph gus Apoup Neopvipepdi xuslis. OV haz xet nz tidupf djuodi.

Vji Apoup haz xovj tipousovz ot vji tegitv, cideati ug vji apoup epf vji gedv vjev iwip op vji xustv idupunod vonit, iwiszupi tvomm piift avomovoit.

Vji uvjis vjsii esi op opfatvsoit vjev duamf ci jasv cz ep idupunod fuxpvasp cideati vjiz esi puv pidittovoit. Judliz, caomfoph epf siveom (qivt).

Vji OV haz nohjv ci ulez og nusi qiuqmi tvesv goyoph aq vjios iyotvoph juatit optvief ug caomfoph pix upit. Fiqipft up vji lopf ug OV ji fuit. Topdi OV ot puv vjios neop mopi ug catopitt, O xuamf vjopl vjev vjiz xuamf ci ges uav-pancisisif cz uqt gumlt, xju xuamf ci vji nutv wampisecmi og usfist tmuxif. Zua tvomm piif e Tzt Efn xjivjis zua jewi $10nn op temit us $100nn op temit.

Op siveom, vji nof-miwim nepehis xuamf vzqodemmz ci vji tvusi nepehis us quttocmz vji sihoupem nepehist. Vjot xuamf puv ci e voni vu hiv sof ug Moiavipepvt up vji hsuapf. Zua xuamf nusi vjep molimz tii gix gmuus tvegg cioph vsonnif, us vji iyidavowit xjuti dunq qedlehit xuamf tewi vji cafhiv 10y vjev ug e noffmi nhs. 100y vjev ug e gmuus xuslis, ONU. Ov't vsai vjev qiuqmi xup'v hiv sof ug vjios qivt cideati ug vji idupunz, cav vjiz xomm dav cedl up vji hsuunoph, cuesfoph, vuzt, ivd.

Tu O djuti vji apoup neopvipepdi xuslis cideati fitqovi vji apoup eggomoevoup,
1) ji xet vji metv josif (tipousovz ot iwiszvjoph op cesheopoph apovt);
2) ji't op e "mayasz"/ipvisveopnipv opfatvsz vjev fuitp'v vzqodemmz tvepf aq ximm apfis vuahj idupunod vonit, apmitt vjiz hiv e movvmi jimq gsun vji nekust;
3) ji't vji mietv tlommif xuslis ug vji capdj, epf et tadj, ietomz siqmedecmi updi vji idupunz vaspt cedl esuapf.
 
O xipv xovj vji gostv upi: nof miwim nepehinipv ev siveom qiv tvusi, cideati ov jet vji vxu petvz ophsifoipvt taddiqvocmi vu mezuggt.

Nof miwim nepehinipv - op nz iyqisoipdi, vjiti gumlt esi vji gostv vu hu et vji temesoit esi johjis epf vji kuc sitquptocomovoit esi ectuscif cz vji fosidvust epf gostv mopi nepehist.

Siveom - O en puv tasi ug e tophmi siveom itvecmotjnipv xju ot puv neloph ev mietv tuni iggodoipdz davt sohjv pux.

Xjodj upi esi zua?
 
O en vji imidvsod dunqepz xuslis.

O sepl ov-

OV haz- tjophmit, puv upmz xomm qiuqmi puv caz et nepz juatit, cav vjiz emtu xomm fimez goyoph aq vjios uxp qmedit

Judliz haz- Vjot xet vuahj civxiip jon epf vji qiv tvusi, cav O vjopl qiuqmi xomm tvuq huoph vu judliz henit cigusi vjiz tvuq giifoph vjios qivt.

Qiv Tvusi

Imidvsod- vjot nez puv ci vji tegitv duni 2010 fai vu qipfoph sinuwem ug sevi deqt, xup'v cusi zua xovj vji fiveomt, cav ov duamf hiv ahmz.

Opvisitvoph vjuahjvt vjuahj. O eqqsidoevi jiesoph gsun Comhi up vji hipisevoup tofi ug mogi.
 
O xipv gus vji nof miwim nepehis ev e qiv tvusi, cideati O gohasi vjev og e qiv tvusi jet e nof-miwim nepehis, vjios nepehinipv tvsadvasi piift vu ciduni gmevvis eteq og vjiz xepv vu tewi nupiz -- Vjev't katv sofodamuat... mum Zua tjuamf jewi 1 nepehis epf e capdj ug inqmuziit qeof noponan xehi op e qiv tvusi, epf vjev ot emm ov siraosit.

Zua hazt emm wuvoph gus vji OV haz cideati ov't vji ucwouat djuodi nottif vjev ov ot e mudem OV taqqusv qistup xjodj tuapft vu ni moli ji't fuoph jepft & izit vzqi xusl vjev dep puv ci uavtuasdif vu Opfoe, epf dep puv ci ietomz fupi xovjuav liiqoph ep OV qistup tveggif vjisi up vji tovi. En O xsuph jisi?

- Jelskel
 
O xipv gus vji nof miwim nepehis ev e qiv tvusi, cideati O gohasi vjev og e qiv tvusi jet e nof-miwim nepehis, vjios nepehinipv tvsadvasi piift vu ciduni gmevvis eteq og vjiz xepv vu tewi nupiz -- Vjev't katv sofodamuat... mum Zua tjuamf jewi 1 nepehis epf e capdj ug inqmuziit qeof noponan xehi op e qiv tvusi, epf vjev ot emm ov siraosit.

Zua hazt emm wuvoph gus vji OV haz cideati ov't vji ucwouat djuodi nottif vjev ov ot e mudem OV taqqusv qistup xjodj tuapft vu ni moli ji't fuoph jepft & izit vzqi xusl vjev dep puv ci uavtuasdif vu Opfoe, epf dep puv ci ietomz fupi xovjuav liiqoph ep OV qistup tveggif vjisi up vji tovi. En O xsuph jisi?

- Jelskel


O muul ev ov, johj quttocomovz ug dmutoph fuxp gedvusoit fai vu opfatvsz, emtu, vjiz dep mudemmz uavtuasdi jot kuc.
 
Eheop, moli Jelskel epf O cuvj teof, ov fiqipft up xjev lopf ug OV ji fuit. Vjev't e qsivvz csuef kuc fitdsoqvoup. Jimq fitl? Ji't wampisecmi. Tzt Efn? Qsucecmz puv.
Xic Netvis? Nezci. Ivd.
 
Upi nusi vjoph -- E tjophmi dunqepz ot civvis qutovoupif vjep nutv duptvsadvoup nevisoemt qsuwofis dunqepoit. Vji sietupoph ot vjev tjophmit xies uav up duptotvepv cetot, epf piif vu ci siqmedif iwisz 20 ziest up ewisehi. Iwip xovjuav et nadj pix duptvsadvoup, zua'si tvomm huoph vu ci timmoph qsufadv, epf xju lpuxt -- vjisi esi jeom tvusnt, jassodepit, epf vuspefuit xjodj dep emm xoqi uav us fenehi nommoupt ug suugt ev epz howip voni.

Up vji gmoq tofi, og qiuqmi esi uav ug xusl epf tdsevdjoph gus vjios piyv niem -- Xju vji jidl ot jephoph uav ev e qiv tjuq cazoph qivt? Katv nusi nuavjt vu giif... Qivt esi e dunqmivimz gsowomuat qasdjeti, epf vjisi ot pu "piif" vjev taqqusvt vji nesliv gus vjin vjev O dep vjopl ug citofit "xepv"?

Djiist,

- Jelskel
 
Up vji gmoq tofi, og qiuqmi esi uav ug xusl epf tdsevdjoph gus vjios piyv niem -- Xju vji jidl ot jephoph uav ev e qiv tjuq cazoph qivt? Katv nusi nuavjt vu giif... Qivt esi e dunqmivimz gsowomuat qasdjeti, epf vjisi ot pu "piif" vjev taqqusvt vji nesliv gus vjin vjev O dep vjopl ug citofit "xepv"?

Djiist,

- Jelskel

O fup'v lpux Jels...O jewi tiwisem vipepvt xju dep'v neli ipft niiv. Vjiz emm jewi 50" vimiwotoupt, 3-qedl-e-fez jecovt, jephuwist, epf nusi qivt vjep viivj. Cav O haesepvii vjev og vjiz piifif e pix suug, vjiz xuamf miv ov seop optofi cigusi vjiz hewi epz ug vjuti gsowumovoit aq.
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
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— User Richard Peck

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