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I'm in a growth-related industry in the sun belt - Planning, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture. Up until a year ago, who would have thought that would have been a bad career move?
We've had lay-offs to the point that we're a skeleton crew now - any more layoffs would mean closing the office altogether. We've gone from 30 employees to 18 in the past year, and all our private contracts have dried up. We're trying to get our foot in the door on some public projects, but it's tough to do - and for good reason. When local governments find businesses they like to work with, no amount of 'fair hiring practices' will affect which firms get awarded the contracts year after year.
So far, they still supply the coffee, though.
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If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors:
"If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too."
It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.
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