Layoffs From Adult Companies?

[Lee]

So how long until we start hearing about more adult companies like kink.com laying off workers?

It seems a lot of companies are starting to reconsider the staffing levels they have right now and with the 13 layoffs from kinks production stuff a week or so back, im wondering if this will be the start of things to come for a lot of the industries companies and more importantly, affiliate reps who suddenly find themselves out of work?

Your thoughts, do you think we're going to see a spate of employees being laid off from adult companies over the next year?

Regards,

Lee

[hotdudesnude]

The adult "company" I am working for said they might close in May if things don't pick up....and I am freaking out....I just renewed my lease for another year, and if they close I really don't want to stay in Pennsylvania, I hate it here, I am only here for the work.

Don't worry though if this adult "company" closes, it won't hurt the porn industry or any webmasters or affiliates.

[GayGeek]

If you lose your job then talk to your landlord. You'd be amazed how many landlords will let you out of your lease early if you tell them that you might not be able to pay your rent shortly otherwise. Even if you're bluffing, there's a good chance your landlord won't wanna take that chance.

--Aaron

[gaybucks_chip]

I've thought for years that a lot of adult companies are grossly overstaffed.

It's amazing how often AJ or I goes to call somebody at some of the larger companies, but they don't come in till 10, leave at 3:30 and still take a lunch! And simple things you often have to ask for 3 or 4 times to get any action... even though there's a staff of 5 or 6 people that seem to be stumbling over one another.

Of course this isn't the case at all companies by any means, but it seems that there's an awful lot of situations where they have 3 or 4 people doing the work that could be done by one person willing to work hard.

[Rich]

i think a lot of the big porn companies will still be making money so do not know if they will be letting staff go or not but i guess it depends on how much they are feeling the sales declines if they do or not

[GayGravy-JJ]

I've thought for years that a lot of adult companies are grossly overstaffed.

It's amazing how often AJ or I goes to call somebody at some of the larger companies, but they don't come in till 10, leave at 3:30 and still take a lunch! And simple things you often have to ask for 3 or 4 times to get any action... even though there's a staff of 5 or 6 people that seem to be stumbling over one another.

Well said. The days of $10k/month salaries for 6 hours a day of work are over. On the bright side it's a good time to find good people who can actually contribute by working hard.

[nickbaer]

All of this is a big reason why I like being a one-man shop.

I shoot, edit, author and webmaster.

Any of the other work required to do the things needed for earning revenue is by my portal partners.

I know they have problems from time to time with help that expects big dollars, but that's their headache, not mine. i suspect with rising unemployment rates, that will become less of a headache for them in time.

[gaybucks_chip]

We recently hired two new video editors.

When we advertised for Pat's position in 2006, we had about 25 applicants.

The most recent posting got us close to 200 applicants... and the scary part was, many of them were grossly overqualified, including at least 3 or 4 tech director/editors from local TV news stations, a guy who had worked on two Oscar-nominated films, and various others with 10+ years experience. (We didn't hire any of those, since we knew they'd be gone as soon as anything better came along.)

The majority of the applicants were at least marginally qualified. Maybe 20 or 30 of them were totally unqualified, and a dozen didn't even read the ad at all, and sent a generic resume for customer-service or retail related positions.

But the sad part is... it's amazing how many of them sent a resume, but no cover letter, or a crappy generic cover letter that showed no real motivation. In this economy, people who don't make a real effort to stand out simply aren't going to get hired, and it seems that most people either don't understand this or don't care enough to put the effort in.

[nickbaer]

If I ever needed to grow beyond a one-man shop, the deal maker in hiring - on top of qualifications - would be how good he looked working in the nude!