15th July 2008, 12:58 PM
[u]... while not wishing to revel in hearsay. The employees I have spoken to (a few in number)are for more worried about their long term futures and 'value to the company' now, than they ever were in the past. Short term it appears little will change but long term re-structuring would appear inevitable. People are very concious of becoming 'a number' and of being asked to travel further if OA east is not going to be working just in Cambs or close to it (as is expected). East Anglia can be a big place.</u>
I agree gonetopot. We are [u]all</u> concerned about our very own and/or company futures - where will I be in a few days / weeks / years time? No, I haven't spoken to anyone from the aforesaid unit and so operate from a very distant viewpoint. But I've seen it all before... and been there too.
"To keep the money coming in, pay the bills and actually eat something this week (and retain some sanity) shall I take that three-week poorly paid contract trowelling mud in Sludgetown (my neighbourhood) and, also on the hope that they (the powers that be) employ me again, or do I take that lucrative, six-month contract raking the crud on an away-stay in Bogsville?"
"Sorry darling, I may be away some time... see you when I get back. I may have made just enough money to keep the bailiffs at bay for another week or so. Look after yourself and make sure you feed my cat"
Hmmmm... I just don't know (choices, choices)
All I'm trying to say is (without wanting to get bogged down in the nitty gritty details of all this)... it's becoming a stark choice between immediate work (or work wherever you can get it) or immediate unemployment.
But then again, it's been like that for years... and will always be (irrespective of what you want to argue and how you want to argue it)
I hate every ape I see,
From chimpan-a to chimpanzee,
You'll never make a monkey out of me!
I agree gonetopot. We are [u]all</u> concerned about our very own and/or company futures - where will I be in a few days / weeks / years time? No, I haven't spoken to anyone from the aforesaid unit and so operate from a very distant viewpoint. But I've seen it all before... and been there too.
"To keep the money coming in, pay the bills and actually eat something this week (and retain some sanity) shall I take that three-week poorly paid contract trowelling mud in Sludgetown (my neighbourhood) and, also on the hope that they (the powers that be) employ me again, or do I take that lucrative, six-month contract raking the crud on an away-stay in Bogsville?"
"Sorry darling, I may be away some time... see you when I get back. I may have made just enough money to keep the bailiffs at bay for another week or so. Look after yourself and make sure you feed my cat"
Hmmmm... I just don't know (choices, choices)
All I'm trying to say is (without wanting to get bogged down in the nitty gritty details of all this)... it's becoming a stark choice between immediate work (or work wherever you can get it) or immediate unemployment.
But then again, it's been like that for years... and will always be (irrespective of what you want to argue and how you want to argue it)
I hate every ape I see,
From chimpan-a to chimpanzee,
You'll never make a monkey out of me!