# Praxair job cuts **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 14, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190 "2008-11-14T17:50:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![speedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@speedster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/1 "2008-11-14T17:50:50Z")
hope this doesnt affect anyone on here, 60 cuts locally [http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/493217.html](http://www.buffalonews.com/145/story/493217.html) ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/2 "2008-11-14T17:57:13Z")
OH NOES! ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/3 "2008-11-14T17:59:59Z")
does this mean we get fry back as a mod?? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/4 "2008-11-14T18:10:44Z")
hhahaha ---
**Author:** ![spanky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spanky/32/5148_2.png) [@spanky](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spanky)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/5 "2008-11-14T18:26:30Z")
It has affected me. As of 14:30 yesterday, after 9 years, I no longer have a job. Pretty shitty! I have spent all day fine tuning my resume and looking at 1000’s of pages of help wanted adds. ---
**Author:** ![speedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@speedster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/6 "2008-11-14T18:43:09Z")
> [@spanky](#): > > It has affected me. As of 14:30 yesterday, after 9 years, I no longer have a job. Pretty shitty! I have spent all day fine tuning my resume and looking at 1000’s of pages of help wanted adds. sorry about that…good luck ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/7 "2008-11-14T19:25:24Z")
heard is was more like 120 job cuts. Maybe they havent announced the other 60 yet? Sorry for anyone here. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/8 "2008-11-14T19:35:16Z")
Hope Fry and 91MR2 are doing ok. Sorry to hear spanky ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/9 "2008-11-14T19:41:07Z")
See my post in Fry’s thread yesterday.(This is what I was refering to) ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/10 "2008-11-14T19:56:50Z")
It’s a shame people look at an elder and mock them as crazy…Wisdom and experience is not something that can be replaced by anything. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/11 "2008-11-14T20:33:54Z")
> [@spanky](#): > > It has affected me. As of 14:30 yesterday, after 9 years, I no longer have a job. Pretty shitty! I have spent all day fine tuning my resume and looking at 1000’s of pages of help wanted adds. Shitty, sorry to hear…What did you do there? ---
**Author:** ![PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psngrseatsr4boys/32/3078_2.png) [@PsngrSeatsR4Boys](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PsngrSeatsR4Boys)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/12 "2008-11-14T21:35:55Z")
i’m sorry to hear about this. my company was hit a month ago, it’s a really bad feeling when a group of people are laid off. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/13 "2008-11-14T21:37:46Z")
i wonder if my uncle was laid off… i know hes been working there for a really long time ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/14 "2008-11-14T21:50:12Z")
Fry and I are ok…for now at least. There is so much uncertaqinty floating around here. Never thought this economic state we’re in would affect Praxair. Really opened my eyes as to how bad things have gotten, globally. Brian, you got PM, call me. ---
**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/15 "2008-11-14T22:00:35Z")
yea i heard this was going to happen last week. I just hope they don’t have to keep letting people go ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/16 "2008-11-15T05:49:49Z")
Geoff are you ok? ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/17 "2008-11-15T05:50:38Z")
Maybe it’s because the fatties eat too much at breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![bladez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bladez/32/7237_2.png) [@bladez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bladez)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/18 "2008-11-15T06:54:14Z")
That sucks to hear :(…hopefully it doesn’t get any worse ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/19 "2008-11-15T06:57:38Z")
Delphi let go of 27 people thursday too…expected 250+ more sometime in January. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190/20 "2008-11-15T07:08:46Z")
My company dropped 33 people. Everyone is getting hit. :tdown: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/praxair-job-cuts/58190.md?page=2)