Losing your job? You’re not alone!

 Think you lost your job recently and you're by yourself? 

 No don't worry the rest of the world is joining you… and your best friends will be at your wednesday lunchtime barbeque to join the party soon trust me!

Before you think this is too much text just have a  quick scan down the page and recognize the mega companies (and that's only a very small portion of them as I can't list them all obviously) that are laying of people this month only (november to december 2008)…who knows what's coming….more barbeques I think! 

Here's the axing of jobs in the last month:

Sony: -8,000

Google: -10,000 

CitiGroup (World's largest company that does banking, financials, real estate, insurance….): -52,000

Pepsi (You're probably drinking one): -3,000

Toy Factory in Shezen China (Where Walmart and Mattel manufacture they toys for Santa): -50,000 

Woolworths (Mega supermarket chain in UK, New Zealand an Australia…owned by Walmart): -30,000 

Rolls Royce (Most luxurious cars): -2,000 

Anheuser-Busch(Budweiser/Seaworld): -1,400 

Dow Chemicals (Major chemicals provider): -5,000

3M (Scotch Tape….): -1,800

SSAB (Steel and metals firm): -1,300 

UBS (International bank): -4,500

British Airways (Airline): -100

AT&T (Telecommunication…think iPhone): -12,000

General Motors (Crap cars): -4,000

Credit Suisse (Mega European Bank): -5,300 

DuPont (Major Chemical Company): -6,500 

Adobe (Software design…think Photoshop, Flash…): – 1,200

Viacom (Media owner….all USA radio stations and billboards pretty much): -1,500

Private USA Sector: -250,000

Bank of America (World's largest bank): -30,000

Washington Mutual (Large USA Bank bought by JP Morgan): -9,200

Fujitsu Siemens (Electronic giants): -900

Delta Airlines (Think shitty plane company that always take off late): -4,000

New Zealand Construction(multiple home building companies): -35,000

Aston Martin (James Bond's car): -900

HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation…think best bank in the world) : -700

Philips (Electronics Giant): -1,600 

Skanska (Swedish home builder): -3,400

Bank of New York: -1,800

Peugeot Citroen (French Mega automobile manufacturer): -2,700 

Boeing (The planes you fly in every-time you fly somewhere) : -800

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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 cool, crazy, funny

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