Weekly, What recent changes are going on at your work / local businesses?
Posted by AntiSonOfBitchamajig@reddit | PrepperIntel | View on Reddit | 17 comments
This could be, but not limited to:
- Local business observations.
- Shortages / Surpluses.
- Work slow downs / much overtime.
- Order cancellations / massive orders.
- Economic Rumors within your industry.
- Layoffs and hiring.
- New tools / expansion.
- Wage issues / working conditions.
- Boss changing work strategy.
- Quality changes.
- New rules.
- Personal view of how you see your job in the near future.
- Bonus points if you have some proof or news, we like that around here.
- News from close friends about their work.
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Autistic_frog_pepe@reddit
Effective immediately no OT nationwide. Large insurance carrier. Odd since it’s been standard to have access to unlimited OT whenever you ask for it consistently.
App1eBreeze@reddit
It’s peak season for US insurance companies- especially for health, disability and medical. And a large carrier won’t allow OT?! Damn.
lulurawr@reddit
Automotive industry, bought a battery with my work discount through a nationwide parts store last week. Price was $117, this week the price for the same battery was $260.
Other parts prices have skyrocketed at well.
snipknot@reddit
I work in environmental consulting, and people are starting to brace in small ways for limited or fewer contracts if the EPA and USGS are put in a chokehold next year
exteriorcrocodileal@reddit
Tech company in the US: they’re closing all the satellite offices and consolidating down to just 2 big ones and (more significantly) will only be hiring Canadians for the high paying engineering positions going forward. Business is actually doing fine and aggressively hiring. No reason on the Canada thing, our clients are all in the US. I assume it’s cheaper.
Pontiacsentinel@reddit
For all of US, a federal judge has blocked the new overtime rule to take place January 1, 2025 and retroactively blocked the July ruling, meaning working people will continue with a low salary exemption threshold from earlier this year and not have overtime available. This will impact many workers and some business who already raised wages or made plans to comply. Here is an article with more information: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-strikes-down-biden-overtime-pay-rule-2024-11-15/
HaveYouAwoken@reddit
So if you’re salaried you don’t get overtime? I thought that’s how salaries work?
kirksmith626@reddit
For mine it has to be authorized by above. Anything that keeps occurring on a normal basis for salary, extra work, has to be reviewed and can be authorized as well.
Pontiacsentinel@reddit
Depends, exempt versus non-exempt roles in salary positions. I get no OT, for example.
mister_wizard@reddit
Not all jobs, no. I am salaried and get OT. Salary would be for my regular 35 hour week and anytime i do more, i get OT.
That-Car-8363@reddit
Local egg suppliers suddenly not having supply and not knowing when they will again. I'm in Alberta, Canada and I know farmers have been prepping for bird flu for a while, but I don't think anyone took it seriously enough so now they are rushing to put extra regulations in place.
weatherpunk1983@reddit
Beef, egg, cod, and oj prices on the rise with no signs of slowing yet.
Strange_Lady_Jane@reddit
Anyone know why cod is on the rise?
weatherpunk1983@reddit
A large portion of cod that is normally on the market comes from Russian waters and fishing industry, is not available due to trade restrictions.
Strange_Lady_Jane@reddit
Thanks very much.
Vlad_Yemerashev@reddit
A friend of mine who works in telecom told me that people who work in telecom, especially 3rd party contractors who do the design work for the carriers, should keep their resume ready, especially those on RDOF FTTH projects (fiber to the home for rural markets basically). on the assumption the next administration may remove (in whole or partially) BEAD funding in favor of promoting Starlink to serve those customers instead.
Emergency_West_9490@reddit
Husband has job in big data IT for government in the Netherlands. Bussiness is booming.