[FoolYap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kevinr', 'I') am a software developer. I get a call from a headhunter once a week. Although I don't feel my metro area is the software capital of the world there are plenty of jobs around. I would rate my job as above average secure.

[EndOfGrowth]

I voted 50-79%. I own a vehicle detailing business, work has thinned out a little, might consider lowering prices and spending even more on marketing. I think the UK economy is going to be worse hit than most countries imo

[Stratovarius]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '1'). Sep-May I'm an adjunct prof in English, a job I've held for 15 years. I'm an academic wage slave and expect I'll be until I die. I anticipate having a class cut, but not much else.

[Dont_Panic]

I'm self-employed and will definitely have work, the question is "how much". I haven't seen any slowdown in my field yet, though, but it could happen, I guess. If it does, I can take a heavy income cut and still do fine.

[AlexdeLarge]

A surprising amount of optimism! Looks like doom, if it's going to happen.........won't strike close to home.

[Gerben]

I voted 50-79%. There are plenty of jobs for people with my experience and skills. So I'm not worried. I might choose to start a business of my own. Lets just say me and managers don't mix well. (Managers are not the problem, it's technicians who have manager written on their business card I have problems with.)

[Twilight]

I will have my job. I don't know whether I will be getting paid for it, but I will have it.

[Revi]

I chose 50-79%. I think this week I might choose closer to the 50%, since there are nasty rumors of riffing in the offing.

That means reduction in force, or layoffs. I think we'll make it through this year, but next year is looking dire already. Contracts run from June to June, so I'll know if I have a job or not next April.

It could be a long winter next winter.

[Dont_Panic]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlexdeLarge', 'A') surprising amount of optimism! Looks like doom, if it's going to happen......won't strike close to home.

[FoolYap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'T')hat means reduction in force, or layoffs.

[Pops]

Don't specialize - Diversify your sources of income, it's easy to tell if your job will be hurt, but hard to be certain it won't.

http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic29910.html

I Will lose my job.

I will still have income.

[Lumpy]

I voted 80-100%. However, I practice rural psychiatry for the Dept of Health and Welfare in Idaho. I am expecting one of two things to happen:

1. More reduction in hours and therefore income (and believe me, rural psych does NOT mean big bucks to start with!) Seeing as how we have nothing in reserve (see item #2 below for the reason), this would NOT be good news.
OR
2. Having to move and practice elsewhere. (This would be not cool at all, because we have spent the past 3.5 years pouring EVERYTHING - time, $$, energy - into our preps on our 7.5 acres here. The place would almost for positive sell -- even with today's situation real-estate-wise -- since it is a great little piece of land, good location, artesian water, etc. However, we really don't want to leave it for all those reasons -- and the fact that we are now able to raise 75% of our food here - hoping to make that 85% with addition of a milk cow in the spring.)

Lumpy