In times like recession, companies scrutinize where money is being spent to see if there is any opportunity to stay above the red line. It is a business, after all.
The problem is that not all companies have savvy leadership or offer a quality product or service. I worked for a hotel company for years, and was always shocked to observe owners/hotel managers fire the sales staff during an economic downturn. Why in the world would they let go of these employees in a time when they were really needed?
My fiancé works for a production company in the UK, and fortunately, they make a quality product with a good reputation. Yes, business has dropped off, but as production slowed, they let go of the contracted workers and kept their own.
My advice would be to continue doing your job and do it well. Look for something else that would be more to your liking, but do your research. Hiring managers are selling a position, and the last thing I would want is to end up in a job that wasn’t secure and didn’t offer a quality product or service that was similar to my values.
P.S. I just did a search on Monster.com using my zip code, and it came up with 756 hits. While probably not qualified for the majority of them, if there is a company that looks to be of interest, I’d contact them to see if there was a place I might fit in.