LondonToManchester Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Started noticing more jobs being advertised in the IT sector (London). Plus a few of my mates have found jobs after being on the dole for a while in Manchester (Low Level work there not educated or anything) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symo Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Lots of positions appearing in the energy industry, but generally that means the rest of you are about to start paying a lot more for the use of electricity and gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceWorld! Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Started noticing more jobs being advertised in the IT sector (London). Plus a few of my mates have found jobs after being on the dole for a while in Manchester (Low Level work there not educated or anything) Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Potter Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Not in construction. I expect things to deteriorate further in late summer/early autumn as existing contracts end. Construction activity is an excellent economic indicator - and its dire. Have alook at the Manchester skyline - the only cranes are at media city. My mates in IT are not optimistic either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abaxas Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Indeed. Do you believe that the English language's 'correctness' is derived from the language in use or from the previous rule set? In truth, both of your are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGUID Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 The IT jobs market is still officially in a death spiral, although there are always niches where there aren't many good people. Our local Tesco has 0 vacancies. That tells me all I need to know about how bad the jobs market is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrillsBears Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Do you believe that the English language's 'correctness' is derived from the language in use or from the previous rule set?In truth, both of your are correct. What? So the more idiots bastardise the language the more correct their bastardised version becomes? Their and there are not interchangeable. Not ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParticleMan Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Started noticing more jobs being advertised in the IT sector (London). If my usual yardstick (ie, overbids for my time) is anything to go by this could well be what's become euphamistically known around these parts as a "spring bounce"; I wouldn't go extending the mortgage just yet, in other words, if you've suddenly been offered six roles this week after a three month vacuum - my own phone has never been busier... What I would do is take heed of ?...!'s advice - be very ready to work harder, work smarter, work longer, or some combination of all three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heresjohnny Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 My mate works in IT for a big City firm - been there over 15 years and 4/10 being made redundant next week - works for a huge company - everyone is terrified. I work in marketing/advertising and its carnage out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methinkshe Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 What? So the more idiots bastardise the language the more correct their bastardised version becomes?Their and there are not interchangeable. Not ever. Neither are their, there and they're. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae589 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Neither are their, there and they're. In you're face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonToManchester Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 LOL english test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil324 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Bricklayer here, nothing in or around Birmingham. Have heard of a few starts going in London or SE though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Gono Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Started noticing more jobs being advertised in the IT sector (London). Plus a few of my mates have found jobs after being on the dole for a while in Manchester (Low Level work there not educated or anything) I was going to ask this the other day. Im noticing it too. Yes, same sector. Lots of mail regarding IT jobs in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HertsBob Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 In you're face. Can we safely assume you were being ironic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want a house! Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) My mate works in IT for a big City firm - been there over 15 years and 4/10 being made redundant next week - works for a huge company - everyone is terrified. I work in marketing/advertising and its carnage out here. 4/10 is written 2/5. I'm a mathematician, I like being precise Edit : Should really be a ratio rather than a fraction too. 2:5 will keep job. Edited June 11, 2009 by I want a house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death on a hobby horse Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 A friend working for Standard Life in Edinburgh reported that only 3 out of 20 contractors in his department kept their jobs. He was one of them as he was dual skilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae589 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can we safely assume you were being ironic? Yes. It hurt to type that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
righttoleech Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I read 4/10 as meaning that there are 10 employees, 4 of which are losing their jobs. If the fraction is simplified to 2/5 we lose information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want a house! Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I read 4/10 as meaning that there are 10 employees, 4 of which are losing their jobs. If the fraction is simplified to 2/5 we lose information. Perhaps if one lack education, yes, but to me 4/10 is an equilvalent fraction for 2/5 and 2/5 is correct form. Also, it shouldn't be a fraction either as it's a ratio. In mathematics, we simplify everything and if one's brain cannot differentiate between 2:5 and 4:10, that speaks volumes of their understanding of simple mathematics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikthe20 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Perhaps if one lack education, yes, but to me 4/10 is an equilvalent fraction for 2/5 and 2/5 is correct form. Also, it shouldn't be a fraction either as it's a ratio. In mathematics, we simplify everything and if one's brain cannot differentiate between 2:5 and 4:10, that speaks volumes of their understanding of simple mathematics. That speaks volumes of your understanding of human psychology. Since we predominantly think in decimal (or perhaps you do it in binary or octal? ), it is easier for normal humans to think about things in tens rather than fives. My kids at school are taught to work out things in units, tens, hundreds, etc. We can both stop being pedantic now. Edited June 11, 2009 by mikthe20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
self Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I've noticed that it has improved very slightly. Back in March and April there was pretty much nothing but since May there has been an improvement. A weak improvement but an improvement nonetheless. I'm still applying for a lot of jobs though, no luck so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youthoftoday Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Perhaps if one lack education, yes, but to me 4/10 is an equilvalent fraction for 2/5 and 2/5 is correct form. Also, it shouldn't be a fraction either as it's a ratio. In mathematics, we simplify everything and if one's brain cannot differentiate between 2:5 and 4:10, that speaks volumes of their understanding of simple mathematics. Surely if the ratio is 2:5 then this means that if 4 people have lost their jobs then 10 have kept theirs? That's not the same as 40% losing and 60% keeping is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want a house! Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 That speaks volumes of your understanding of human psychology. Since we predominantly think in decimal (or perhaps you do it in binary or octal? ), it is easier for normal humans to think about things in tens rather than fives. My kids at school are taught to work out things in units, tens, hundreds, etc. We can both stop being pedantic now. I never said anything about psychology. I'm good with binary too seeing I've engineered digital circuits, written code for PCs in various languages, etc. All numbers based on 2, even a computer can understand that, but floats are a pain to compute in my head, IEEE 754 is a pain. Not my problem that the norm only can do maths based of physiology, not psychology. You have 10 fingers hence 10 based mathematics. Did you know the babylonians didn't use decimals and they did a-okay with mathematics. We still use some of their maths today, degrees, time... How old are your kids, if below 10, I hope they are being taught decimal places and units but we're adults, we should speak correctly, especially when it comes to figures. So I disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want a house! Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Surely if the ratio is 2:5 then this means that if 4 people have lost their jobs then 10 have kept theirs? That's not the same as 40% losing and 60% keeping is it? If 2 lose and 5 keep, then there are 7 people. 2/7 = 28% lose their job 1 - 0.28 = 72% keep their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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