DamianInRochester
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I keep hearing all this talk about how bad the economy is and how tight things are. The media keeps pounding it into our heads over and over again. I've seen quite a few companies blame their failures on it.
In reality, it just isn't matching up to what I am seeing with my own eyes. For one, I have been nothing but exceedingly busy for quite some time now. And that continues to trend upwards every year.
It's not just me. Most of the other places around are also very busy. Seems like everyone is backlogged. I would love to hire more, but quite frankly anyone in the area who doesn't have a job is unemployed for a good reason. Companies have been hoarding cash for a few years now and are spending on their future regardless of any larger scale economic forecasts.
Everthing I am seeing leads me to believe Manufacturing and Automation are both trucking along quite well.
What gives? Are things really that bad are am I just very fortunate? Seems more like just the typical election year nonsense than anything else. Most of those still around who had to live through the great depression probably find this all quite commical.
In reality, it just isn't matching up to what I am seeing with my own eyes. For one, I have been nothing but exceedingly busy for quite some time now. And that continues to trend upwards every year.
It's not just me. Most of the other places around are also very busy. Seems like everyone is backlogged. I would love to hire more, but quite frankly anyone in the area who doesn't have a job is unemployed for a good reason. Companies have been hoarding cash for a few years now and are spending on their future regardless of any larger scale economic forecasts.
Everthing I am seeing leads me to believe Manufacturing and Automation are both trucking along quite well.
What gives? Are things really that bad are am I just very fortunate? Seems more like just the typical election year nonsense than anything else. Most of those still around who had to live through the great depression probably find this all quite commical.