“Over the past six months, we experienced companies going out of business increasing 12%, new business starts declining 13%, checks per client decreasing 1.5%, and we saw lower levels of new hire reporting,” said CEO Jonathan Judge.
Tag Archives: The Economy
Fear Kills in Tough Times
Subscribing to the fear mentality of, “OMG I could lose my job any day now” is the #1 killer of careers. There’s no reason to be fearful of something you can’t change. You just have to do the best you can at the tasks that you’re given. Do that consistently and you’re unlikely to be laid off, but nothing’s promised.
Gas
“Solutions” to our nation’s current economic woes are in no short supply. Just the other day, Wired blog released a story in support of a raise in the Gas Tax.