If you are aware of what is happening in this country, you will quickly believe me that you can have a secured job on Monday but Tuesday you are unemployed. Every worker, guilty or not, is a victim of this mayhem. The best and innocent workers have lost and will still continue to lose their jobs irrespective of their positions or the size of their organizations.

The common words in organizations like firing, redundancy, lay-off, re-engineering, downsizing, retrenchment, corporate restructuring, streamlining, flattening, outsourcing, re-organization, and indefinite suspension are all used only to cut costs and boost profits. The simple logic is if one person can do the work of three, why not sack two and save money?

It has happened and still happening everyday in every company. Recently Shell retrenched many of its workers and the re-structuring exercise is still on-going. Who are now the next to lose their jobs in shell?

Upon consolidation, most workers in the top level management of banks lost their jobs. Yet there is definitely going to be some more re-capitalizations in the banking sector.

Therefore, your job (if you have) is not at all secured especially if it a well paid one. To play safe you need to start right now and do something on your own. You do not need to quit your job. There are many things you can do at your extra time to start earning extra income. What you need to do is to reduce the hours you spend on watching television, relaxing in a beer palour, and the rest. Look for something to do.

Happy Originating!