Survey: LoT Unemployment Rate

Alex · 03-15-2009, 05:58 PM

I know, and I've accepted that for many people it is an unjustified fondness for Monty Python.

DisneyDaniel · 04-23-2009, 10:59 AM

Are you employed or unemployed?

Fully employed ... but doing the job of three-to-four people for no extra pay and no compensation for overtime, which sometimes involves six-or-seven day work weeks.

At my place of employment (a magazine/newspaper/Website publishing company), it has laid off about 60 percent of the staff since last year. It's not the best time to be a journalist, whether one works in print, broadcast or online.

For a journalist to survive in the changing job market and adapt to the ways people get their news, many journalists need to increase their skills to become what has been called "super journalists," "backpack journalists," or a "one-man band." In other words, many journalists need to possess writing, photography, video capturing and editing abilities, print design and Web design skills in order to get hired -- or stay employed -- but still only get paid for one job.

View Poll Results: Are you employed or unemployed?
Fully employed	35	64.81%
Parially employed (cut hours or lost lower-paying 2nd job)	5	9.26%
Unemployed or mostly unemployed (lost primary source of income, actively looking for work)	8	14.81%
Not part of job market (Stay-at-home parent, etc.)	6	11.11%
Voters: 54. You may not vote on this poll

03-15-2009, 05:58 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I know, and I've accepted that for many people it is an unjustified fondness for Monty Python.
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04-23-2009, 10:59 AM	#2
DisneyDaniel California Adventurer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 537	Are you employed or unemployed? Fully employed ... but doing the job of three-to-four people for no extra pay and no compensation for overtime, which sometimes involves six-or-seven day work weeks. At my place of employment (a magazine/newspaper/Website publishing company), it has laid off about 60 percent of the staff since last year. It's not the best time to be a journalist, whether one works in print, broadcast or online. For a journalist to survive in the changing job market and adapt to the ways people get their news, many journalists need to increase their skills to become what has been called "super journalists," "backpack journalists," or a "one-man band." In other words, many journalists need to possess writing, photography, video capturing and editing abilities, print design and Web design skills in order to get hired -- or stay employed -- but still only get paid for one job. __________________ Yes, I do LOVE Disney California Adventure. Disneyland is not so bad either ;-)
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