[AKA2D '91]

Originally posted by Discogoddess


In Chicago, the budget woes have started to manifest into layoffs, though no "classroom personnel" have been hit, yet. Additionally, three schools have been closed, leaving about 2/3 of the employees, including teachers, without jobs so far. Our city will be laying off about 425 city employees, police employees have been told to scale back overtime, etc., so we are in a climate in which I'm not so sure that education/government jobs are the last bastion of job security/stability.

To answer the original thread question, I thought we saw job stability go out the window during the last recession around 1990-93...many of us may have not felt it because we were students, but right now, my hubby and I are feeling it full force. He just started a temporary contract job last week, after a full six months of looking for full-time work. Hopefully, this will turn into a permanent position, or one of his other irons in the fire will bear fruit, but I'm hearing that it's taking anywhere from nine months to a year to find a job.

The answer isn't in job stability, it's in SPIRITUAL stability. Having the "peace that passes all understanding" is the only thing that can see us through, yall.

Guess what?
You'll see the custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, assistants let go before you will see a teacher let go. Many districts are contracting out for transportation and cleaning services. Those teachers, administrators that were at schools that closed will more than likely be transferred to other sites, but they will not be given a pink slip. STILL, people are ALWAYS having children and they have to be educated, so teachers don't have too much to worry about.