Well, I do not work in debt collection. My employers do a lot of business with China (and Hong Kong) and with the Far East and Russia. All have placed bigger orders for next year with us. We have several orders from Africa and one or two coming from across the Atlantic. The EU is staying pretty well as it was and we do not expect to do well there. There economies are shot in many cases and trade there dropped off some time ago. More money coming in now. Also British trade is up for us. Even two extra staff employed this week (proper contracts ,not temps and both Brits for what its worth).
70 of us have had jobs under threat for the last five years. Many were let go in that period and before (from 2008).
My husband is a plumber. He lost his job in 2008 ( with the recession). His firm , where he had worked for 40 years got shot of him with a reduced pension because he was not 60. It didnt matter too much but it was hard on him as he had worked so hard all his life for that works pension. as they wanted cheaper labour ( from the EU).
He tried to get another job and failed and fell into despondency. Retired last year (at 65 and got his state pension ,thankfully , without it being ballsed around by the government).
Then the weekend someone called him up because his name had been passed by a friend who also works for the same firm as a painter and decorator, as one who was a plumber tradesman and he was asked if he wanted some work. They had asked for anyone who knew names of tradesmen who might be interested as they were in need of reliable and skilled men.
He is part time (suits him) , working for a small business doing up and maintaining properties and they have on going contracts. The money is going rate, so again, not being ripped off on zero hours and poor money ( although he might get lamped on tax now). The firm wanted reliable, time served me. I think they had some issues with quality of workmanship and communication issues or so dh was told.
Its just my observation but it does seem that any of those jobs which seem to be disappearing for brexit, were going anyway and its being used as an excuse.
Good job he kept his tools and we kept his van going (we had thought of getting rid of it because he was not using it at all).
So, I am a happy person after 10 years of misery and uncertainly almost as bad as that in the 1980's in the last recession.