How Bad Is It???

[The Iceman 6]

The sky is falling,we're all gonna die.

[5/0]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

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That a Boy Jimmy,just breath into the bag & you'll be fine

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Don't forget to click 3 times....

Priceless

Originally Posted by spence

So depressing...

I work with product development manufacturing companies. We sell them software to improve productivity and enable innovation to help them design products faster, better and more efficiently.

The companies I work with are not depressed. They're leaning their processes, cutting costs where necessary and looking for ways to maintain or increase their competitive positions and apply core competencies to new markets.
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Spence,
I invested 12 yrs. in a printing Co.right oughta college,I worked in electronic pre press we had 12 Guy's in our Dept as computer tech industry grew at such a rapid rate we advanced to stay w/ the Jones's (back in da day)we went from courier to T1 then T3 then email proofs to dirtect to Plate,I was flying to N.Y & PA. every year for soft ware upgrades just to keep up w/ the Jones's!Also not to mention we mostly printed for investors like Fidelity,Pioneer,Eaton Vance,Putnum,Sun Life ect......
We went from 12 to 3 of us we still outputed better quality,higher volume because we had more automation tighter tolorances & had less man power........
The enevidable fell apon us we closed

Thank God
Im so glad it closed,I would not want to be there now(that is if it was still open)Im sure it would close along w/ other printing co.in this time of uncertainty and finacial squaler.
I'd be lost in the pool of un employment along with lost soles.

I will never forget the feeling of going into work day in and day out just watching my Buddys getting the ax and knowing it's comming my wayIt sucked & I'll pray for all of those who are going through the same.

On a different note,
My Wife and I keep things tight to the cuff,we watch our pennys food shop with coupoons ect.we have no car payments,(trailer only)absolutly no CC dept we try and sock away what ever we can just in case.We are very lucky to have jobs & that are in that are in no shot commings.



Bob

[spence]

Originally Posted by 5/0

Spence,
I invested 12 yrs. in a printing Co.right oughta college,I worked in electronic pre press we had 12 Guy's in our Dept as computer tech industry grew at such a rapid rate we advanced to stay w/ the Jones's (back in da day)we went from courier to T1 then T3 then email proofs to dirtect to Plate,I was flying to N.Y & PA. every year for soft ware upgrades just to keep up w/ the Jones's!Also not to mention we mostly printed for investors like Fidelity,Pioneer,Eaton Vance,Putnum,Sun Life ect......
We went from 12 to 3 of us we still outputed better quality,higher volume because we had more automation tighter tolorances & had less man power........
The enevidable fell apon us we closed

A lot of this is just the natural cycle of globalization though. High-speed networks make it easy for this sort of work to be done anywhere and at a lower cost. The companies that stay alive are the ones that innovate to deliver new services at higher margins so they don't fold when the technology becomes common.

It obviously hurts when it happens to you, but without this cycle we'd see no new technology!

This is why our government needs to get into the game of incentives for new energy technology. We still have a lot of cheap energy on the planet and it's clear that industry will bleed it dry before we see a real sea change towards sustainable methods of living.

-spence