The effects of the Credit Crunch are hitting hard, and hitting fast. For the first time since the Crunch started, I've been told of a non-voluntary redundancy. It's not from the company I work for, but from one of our customers. They've cut back and made some roles redundant, including some "relationship managers", which essentially are the interface between the companies. Now, since my contact is gone, I'm having to talk to the customer at the director level. This is like a near-miss shot for... read more