Rob Hyodo

I checked the news when I got up this morning and found that thousands of jobs had been cut. Contentinople posted a couple of articles with the headings, “Viacom Cuts 850 Jobs, Sets Salary Freeze” and “Adobe Revises Q4 Earnings, Cuts 600 Jobs.” CNN Money reports, “Jobs cut today = 20,650” and states,

The nation’s job market, in the final month of a brutal 2008, was dealt a savage blow Thursday when four major companies - AT&T Inc., DuPont Co., Viacom Inc. and Credit Suisse Group - announced job cuts that total 20,650.

I had been optimistic for a stronger start to the new year hoping companies would feel better about hiring, however, another article on CNN Money reports, “Job recovery could be slow and weak” and anticipates problems hiring even after we get out of this recession… Article provided this graph:

Bad news, but I remain cautiously optimistic. I’m beefing up my skills in areas I had fallen behind, mostly in design. I’m also dabbling into music again, toying around with Propellerheads Reason. This could give me an edge as I could create music for presentations and such.

For today,… more Photoshop tutorials!