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Recession or no biggie?
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Recession.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree... -
Please no!!!!Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Recession.
Although I think energy demand is to the point that we would need a major world-wide slump to slow the growth here in Alberta. OIlsands projects take a decade so even a major recession is unlikely to stop them.
My brother in law works in the oil sands in a job that starts at around 75K. They are offering bonuses of 35K to any of their new hires that are still with them in 30 months. They are terrified of losing their workforce to the new projects that have been announced.You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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My mother works in recruiting and is having a difficult time getting business. That means job openings are drying up, which is a leading indicator of bad times ahead. Hopefully it's only a blip.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
My mother works in recruiting and is having a difficult time getting business. That means job openings are drying up, which is a leading indicator of bad times ahead. Hopefully it's only a blip.
That is a bad indicator.
Throughout Alberta, wages for skilled labour continues to rise while companies vie to find ways to retain people. The reality is that the workforce and population are insufficient to support the planned oilsands projects. Unless the projects get stopped, Alberta would be pretty immune to a recession.You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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I think you two re lookng at opposite ends of the problem. Chegitz' mother cannot find companies who are willing to pay her to find people to fill their openings. You are saying the companies in Alberta are having difficulty finding people to fill their openings.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Naw. We're gonna move Newfoundland into Great Slave Lake. Presto! No shortage.(\__/)
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You can't be serious about actually relying on Newfies to....work????“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Its actually an opposite problem-- I'd bet there are any number of oilsnads projects that would pay chegitz's mom or anyone else they could find to provide massive numbers of tradesmen. Heck if she could provide two dozen tradesmen willing and able to work in Alberta, I'm betting she could find someone to pay her to make the connectionOriginally posted by pchang
I think you two re lookng at opposite ends of the problem. Chegitz' mother cannot find companies who are willing to pay her to find people to fill their openings. You are saying the companies in Alberta are having difficulty finding people to fill their openings.
This might be different than an executive search type thing and likely less lucrative per position since they don't need a CEO or a manager . . they just need hundreds of carpenters, pipefitters, electricians, plumbers etc etc etcYou don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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Weren't you guys just on the way up?Comment
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Re: Yield curve inverts
Every recession was predated by an inverted yield curve, but not every inversion was followed by a recession. The further it inverts the more likely the recession though.Originally posted by pchang
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Things don't seem to be too bad in this sector...day in day out I have to turn down the prospect of new jobs
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Re: Re: Yield curve inverts
I just love it when you talk dirtyOriginally posted by Colon
Every recession was predated by an inverted yield curve, but not every inversion was followed by a recession. The further it inverts the more likely the recession though.
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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They make damn good workers, when we can convince them to leave the Rock and come to where the work is.Originally posted by pchang
You can't be serious about actually relying on Newfies to....work????
I figure, move the whole province and make it easier on them.(\__/)
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