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30. Yeah I read about someone going to meet someone for a meeting and it didn't happen the other guy got

Fri Nov 6, 2015, 07:06 PM

Nov 2015

lay offed that morning @ Verizon
My cousin .he is in a regional office I do not believe he knew what offices were getting the cut yet when I spoke with him last weekend but they are going from 20 ROs to 6 or something . Blood bath . He has hated his job for a long time but really can not afford to lose it either
I Know older folks who rode the telco hey days and got out before the industry turned in to a master and servant relationship

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Under Obama unemployent is now 5% [View all] malaise Nov 2015 OP

Hardly any mention of it here at DU, is there. randys1 Nov 2015 #1

Amazing indeed malaise Nov 2015 #2

The corporate media is steadfast in their refusal to let Americans celebrate anything because of Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #3

And that's the fugging truth malaise Nov 2015 #7

and 7.2% under Reagan was called "Morning in America!" napkinz Nov 2015 #4

Well you know those teabaggers can't spell Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2015 #54

K&R... they would be calling Rmoney a nation saving genius spanone Nov 2015 #5

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and i doubt he would have delivered. de-regulate and cut taxes...that's all they have spanone Nov 2015 #12

Adding this because we so love to laugh at ReTHUG hacks malaise Nov 2015 #39

they just can't admit the black democratic President did a good... spanone Nov 2015 #40

The M$M gets paid to report negative news about Obama, never positive news. Rex Nov 2015 #6

Yes. And get how Fox reports it - incredible propaganda and doublespeak: Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #8

I just heard one of the morons on GEM$NBComcast saying well look where malaise Nov 2015 #10

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My cousin is at Verizon . I didn't want to keep bothering him how negative asking well do you Person 2713 Nov 2015 #19

I think there is a figure in a location that if you are below that, the company doesn't have LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #22

Yeah I read about someone going to meet someone for a meeting and it didn't happen the other guy got Person 2713 Nov 2015 #30

How can Trump top this? Yavin4 Nov 2015 #13

or 5000% if you are a republican. nt La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2015 #14

When things go bad it's because of the Republicons in Congress, rhett o rick Nov 2015 #15

+1 leftstreet Nov 2015 #31

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Hear are the figures for the year 2015 LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #16

Thanks malaise Nov 2015 #18

2008 job report (Your wish is my command) I'm a data junkie LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #20

Wow - we should send both sets of data to M$Greedia malaise Nov 2015 #25

The only thing I an still afraid of is that corporations are still hiring low paying LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #27

You are correct - there are still serious problems malaise Nov 2015 #28

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Decades ago I told hubby that middle class silence in not defending malaise Nov 2015 #33

I agree and it looks to me like there is zero chance of humans preventing the development rhett o rick Nov 2015 #36

Repukes don't have much to work with flamingdem Nov 2015 #17

Yeah Thanks Obama !! Another sign he is not fit to be president or some other BS they keep Person 2713 Nov 2015 #21

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I still hear the main stream so called (liberal) media using the phrase "in this bad economy" doc03 Nov 2015 #24

We should send them the two sets of data malaise Nov 2015 #26

and some people want to put a republican back in. Short memories? B Calm Nov 2015 #29

FOX "News" can't handle the truth napkinz Nov 2015 #34

When the labor participation rate is the lowest in 38 years former9thward Nov 2015 #35

Hey man MFrohike Nov 2015 #38

Yeah Munificence Nov 2015 #41

Yes - you'd almost think a huge bubble of people were born about retirement age ago or something whatthehey Nov 2015 #42

Yeah, except the participation rate has dropped in the 24-54 age group. former9thward Nov 2015 #49

You don't like old people retiring or young people being in school? Recursion Nov 2015 #46

Except the participation rate is dropping from 24-54. former9thward Nov 2015 #53

So it's bad news? Kingofalldems Nov 2015 #48

Yeah I know. former9thward Nov 2015 #50

Phenomenal turnaround under President Obama's administration. lovemydog Nov 2015 #37

Mostly the unemployed have either given up looking, been locked in jail, or committed suicide Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #43

No, the discouraged worker rate is at 0.5%, an historic low Recursion Nov 2015 #47

Makes it really difficult to explain this... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #51

I generally support Obama, but daredtowork Nov 2015 #44

Have you seen this thread? Fumesucker Nov 2015 #52

And they are still ReTHUGs?? malaise Nov 2015 #55