# Anyone else eerily slow at work lately? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 15, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764 "2008-12-15T12:03:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![paulysplitx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulysplitx/32/7320_2.png) [@paulysplitx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/paulysplitx)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/21 "2008-12-15T12:56:03Z")
Things are still going strong for us. The construction field for prisons does not really seem to slow down. NY state work has defiantly been alot slower then normal. But lucky for us we go all over the east coast. ---
**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/22 "2008-12-15T13:04:06Z")
i work for a shipping/recing/warehouse. Shit is crazy slow here. I am worried but I was told I am safe. Dunkin Donuts is steady. Sorry to hear about the job loss Derrick. ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/23 "2008-12-15T13:04:31Z")
was laid off the week before t-giving… start my new job Jan 5th, can’t really complain, month vacation, got to work for a MUCH better environment for a little more money, doing school design… Much more stable work than private build ---
**Author:** ![dubbin91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dubbin91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubbin91)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/24 "2008-12-15T13:19:12Z")
Month, Quarter and Year End for me…and we are closed the last 2 weeks of this month…speeding up till next tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/25 "2008-12-15T13:42:44Z")
> [@misteroman$$$](#): > > Worked at GM for the last 10 yrs at least you have other stuff going on you can focus your efforts on and not be struggling for $. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/26 "2008-12-15T14:20:47Z")
uhmmm, everything seems OK at cameron. We are slow becuase we are waiting on vendors, but there still offering me overtime so i guess we cant be that slow. ---
**Author:** ![speedped79](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/speedped79/32/7491_2.png) [@speedped79](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedped79)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/27 "2008-12-15T14:22:21Z")
i work at a dealership as a light tech, we,ve been pretty slow lately but no one important has been layed off , some people have been getting sent home early when were completely dead and have no more appointments tho ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/28 "2008-12-15T14:37:43Z")
^^ You work on cars for a living :eek: ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/29 "2008-12-15T14:45:52Z")
We’re doing alright for the month. Most companies are out of money till the 1st of January. Thankfully the trucking business is always pretty strong. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/30 "2008-12-15T15:14:52Z")
Been pretty slow in all of 2008… The gvm’t writes our checks thankfully. ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/31 "2008-12-15T15:32:49Z")
Yeah my work is shutting down from the 12/23 to 1/05. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/32 "2008-12-15T15:34:03Z")
i am making my techs wash a 40 year old cement floor. It is a ghost town.Which is fine all my xmas shopping is now done. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/33 "2008-12-15T15:49:07Z")
slow as fuck…Layoffs happened today, thankfully I was spared. ---
**Author:** ![ryanbgb22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@ryanbgb22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanbgb22)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/34 "2008-12-15T15:52:34Z")
How many of you work at Derrick corp? I hear they had like 200 layoffs today. ---
**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/35 "2008-12-15T15:53:19Z")
i just got laid off today from Derrick Corp. :-\ ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/36 "2008-12-15T16:04:49Z")
I work at Derrick…did not get laid off ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/37 "2008-12-15T16:06:14Z")
i just got my raise and bonus… ---
**Author:** ![Rsnake91](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rsnake91/32/4996_2.png) [@Rsnake91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rsnake91)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/38 "2008-12-15T16:06:59Z")
depends how long you’ve been there. im in the machine shop night shift lol. been there for 8 months i knew i was going to be laid off, but 2 ppl got fired from what i know so far… in machine shop that is. ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/39 "2008-12-15T16:07:40Z")
so if you get layed off from derrick before christmas does that mean no christmas bonus as well? that sucks.☹ ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764/40 "2008-12-15T16:08:11Z")
been there for 2 years in March…figured I’d get laid off. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-else-eerily-slow-at-work-lately/59764.md?page=3)