At a party recently the conversation turned as it inevitably would to the recession and how it affects people. At this point I would take it that everybody knows about the recession and is tired of talking about it. So a bit of courtesy to your fellow man while discussing the recession in a group situation.
It is not all right to ask "are you still in a job"
It is not all right to say " your industry is in a lot of trouble, redundancy's coming your way"
It is not all right to say " have you taken a pay cut yet!!!!"
It is not all right to say " have you heard about Bob...."
It is not all right to say " strong rumour going about, your company is about to close..."
It is not all right to ask " is your wife/partner still working?, then you'll be all right if you lose your job"
It is not all right to say " how's that 3 day week working out for you..."
It is not all right to say " are you able to pay your mortgage...."
It is not all right to say " so Bob your out of work since last summer, how are things going...."
Am I making my point clear here, its none of your business and if people cannot attend a party without being asked these kind of questions, then you should stay home and do us all a favour, because it might be you that's next.
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