Um... yeah...

[wolfwings]

...why is it, during what I keep hearing is an economic downturn, that I'm getting job offers from people I've done minor contracting work for previously out of the blue, when I'm not actively job hunting?!?

Just... confusing, I guess. Is IT maybe booming compared to the overall direction of things, perhaps? Only explanation I can have for it. I'm seeing people get hired out of my IT company to better-paying jobs on a bi-weekly basis on average since the beginning of the year (in a company of under 100 employees) so either the entire IT industry is in a boom, or at least over here in Kansas City, Missouri it is. =O.o=

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[uplinktruck.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it is because the economic down turn is a media enhanced hallucination?

[fierycatthing.livejournal.com]

Well, I know I haven't sold any art since January (at FurCob, and even then sales were absolutely horrible in comparison to previous years), and I'm about to lose my art-related job at the end of the month due to absolutely no money coming in. Boss can't afford to pay me anymore. I sure as hell feel the economy spiraling down. But my livelihood is considered to be a luxury, so when people are tight on cash art is the first thing to go.

With gas on the rise, and thus food prices on the rise and in turn my rent going up another 50$ a month, it's pretty bad from where I'm standing.

But yes, anything dealing with computers is on a rise. I was just talking with dour and his friend/co-worker about that last night, how I wish I were computer-smart so I could have some stable income right now. Both of them are actually doing great at work. But meh. It's still not enough to cover the rising costs of food and such.

[fierycatthing.livejournal.com]

LOL FurCob. I need more sleep. :D

When in doubt...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

*omnomnom*

But yeah, this is why I was asking openly like this. I have a very IT-centric lifestyle and folks I chat with on a regular basis, but I realized when the guy I pulled into the company was the fourth person this year (one of them international) to get hired and relocate nearby, maybe it was severely localized. So... public query on LJ as a kind of poll.

Still, that really sucks about art going into a slump at FurCon this year. :-/ I'd vaguely noticed that, but I apparently moved out here to KCMO just before gas prices skyrocketed; I'm barely looking at $3.80/gallon out here still, generally, and getting 36-42mpg anyways.

I'd actually be commissioning you for some art, but I've been worried about you being overloaded, especially when the 'need to clear the backlog' posts you made a'while back. Any particular locations or sorts of work you're looking for or interested in getting out there, besides the obvious of drawing art for moolah? I can nose around my remote-leads, see if anyone knows of anything in the area you're at these days.

Re: When in doubt...

[pistolpup.livejournal.com]

The market is quite active currently. I updated my resume on monster, not even looking for jobs and have quite the response. I have gotten at least 20 phone calls and 40 emails about different jobs since January. Thats all without actively looking or wanting another job from just one update.