When corporate America was slammed with recession and started clearing the deck with layoffs to save costs, a good portion of companies upped their in-house communication in an attempt to thwart water cooler gossip and keep a handle on morale. But such talk is waning according to a new study by Watson Wyatt.
The jobless rate hit a new 26 year high and it appears that big business is resigned to the prediction that it will be a long haul. But a new survey by global consulting firm, Watson Wyatt, suggests that the bloodletting will eventually subside as companies simply can’t operate efficiently if they cut anymore to the bone.
Everyone and their brother is writing about, talking about, blogging about – job security. Are the job numbers a harbinger of “the worst is yet to come?” Whether they are or not, if we get caught up in the glass half empty approach, we’re bound to manifest some chaotic episode in our careers or in the workplace
“It’s clear our economy has slowed,” said President Bush in a press briefing Friday afternoon following tsunami-like news that hit the shores of the job market. Shortly after his remarks, his economic advisor lowered the outlook for this quarter. Moments later the DOW Jones Industrials began to tank further into triple-digit territory.
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A gander at the news and you’d think the sky was falling. Talk of recession, a stimulus package, an additional anticipated interest rate cut, housing crunch woes – you get the idea? Underlying fear about the economy hits consumer confidence, but it also has economists and career counselors poised to eventually talk about the job market.
