Originally Posted by
20watt
I feel for the guys facing this mainly because who knows how long this downturn will last.
Dad worked land rigs for a small local outfit through the highs and lows of the 80's till he got on at the fire dept in 91. It was always boom or bust not much in between.
NAFTA put my mom out of a job twice in the 90's. First when Jordache jeans packed up and went to Mexico, then when the Dickies factory did the same just a couple yrs later.
I wonder right now how much longer my job will last being in the paper industry. China is the bully on the block and the business's that stand any chance of survival are culling the weaker machines and mills as we speak.
Been looking for something else but those opportunities are few and far between.
Hard times are here to stay for most folks regardless of what those three letter news stations try to tell you.
To many regulations here to compete with other countries. They need to cut the red tape! The war on coal is the biggest killer of all.
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