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Travis Wilson

My company's eliminated raises.

Rachel Eads

My hours spent working each week have been greatly reduced.

We've gone from sending 50 boxes a day, down to about 10.

I miss the days when I was worried I wouldn't have all of my packages ready by the time the UPS driver was here.

Now, I get them done so early, all I have to worry about is whether or not they will get rained on during the time they are outside waiting for pick-up.

Mandy Trei

My company's eliminated some benefits.

Kristen Landes

Although I have taken a pay cut I feel very fortunate to still have a job.

It's hard to stay optimistic during things times but that's what I try to do each day!

What goes down has to come back up right?!

Will Moulthrop

Yes, I took a paycut.

As difficult as it was, I understand my company's business model and the situation in the economy.

I would have made the same hard choice if I was the man in the corner office.

It would have been nice to get through the year without having to severly modify my personal expenses, but I still feel that in the big picture we all, as employees and as consumers, needed to be a part of this.

Bridgette Lipscomb

My overtime's been taken away, and my company's eliminated raises.

Hassan Al-Rubaie

My company's eliminated some benefits.

While the nature of my field (non-profit/public safety) doesn’t really lend itself to becoming a millionaire, it does offer great job security.

I’ve been really fortunate where I am right now. We haven’t had any cuts, and only a slight decrease in benefits. Hopefully that remains true or gets better. Only time will tell.

Alana DeForest

My company's eliminated some benefits.

I'm lucky because I work in higher ed and the poor economy has actually improved our enrollment.

However we have seen a drop in state funding, so there has been a real effort organization-wide to be more frugal.

I think it's a good thing, though. Doing more with less is a good goal for everyone.

Christopher OConnor

My company's eliminated raises.

It's my company so I come at this from a different perspective.

I don't think anyone is entitled to a job. Earn it or make your own.

Saying "workers are making sacrifices" -- garbage. Work harder. Get a second job. Yes, burger flippers are still in demand.

No one told you that you would always get a raise. No one told you it was always going to be fun and fulfilling. Stop whining and go make it happen.

I was laid off twice, thought it sucked, so I did something about it.

Find a couple of friends, get a plan together and create your own job. Beats working for other people.

Johnna Lowther

My work week's been reduced.

I've been holding my breath for months now, but the anvil finally dropped. I was reduced from fulltime to parttime, just last week.

But I'd rather have a parttime job than no job at all!

I've been looking and the options are limited in this current job market. S

o far I haven't had to worry about where my next meal is coming from and I can be VERY thankful for that!

Ryan Williams

I've taken a paycut. As a server, by "paycut" I mean less people have money to spend on going out to eat, but luckily the people that do still tip well for the most part.

Jeromey Bell

I've taken a paycut and the ultimate sacrifice: I was laid off.

Just after the new year, the salaried staff at my previous job were notified that we would be taking a 20 percent cut in pay and hours to keep the business afloat.

Just when I got use to making less money, I was laid off in March of 2009. Although I was only out of work for about a month, I now know what it feels like to be verbally and emotionally punched in the stomach.