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We're a local small business which is keeping on eye on the economy everyday. We noticed that the recession was starting late last year. Many of our employees were oblivious to the change in revenue to our small business during this time. They continued ask for time off for things like rock concerts, parties, etc. In the past we might allow this, because of the redundancy in staffing. Many employers may have a birds eye view of what is happening locally in the economy. We haven't purposely cut back on our staff; however, we have raised our expectations on the quality of service, since we can't afford to loose any of our customers, we have laid off individuals that can't see fit to raise the quality of their work. After they have been laid off, we have shied away from replacing them with another new hire.

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