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03-06-2009, 11:20 AM
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This could be a discussion in employment but financially.
Which Jobs would be the best bet?
Tenured-Professor is in my view the safest/steadiest well paying job. imho.
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03-06-2009, 11:22 AM
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03-06-2009, 11:24 AM
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Healthcare/pharmaceuticals. Always a safe bet.
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03-06-2009, 11:36 AM
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trades.... nuff said.. i am currently an autobody tech..... switching gears to construction/reno/service going to bcit for the upgrade.
well i like tools and dont mind getting dirty so trades is where i wanna be.
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03-06-2009, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Scoobysnax Healthcare/pharmaceuticals. Always a safe bet. | +1
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03-06-2009, 06:40 PM
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#6 | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Gtrr33 trades.... nuff said.. i am currently an autobody tech..... switching gears to construction/reno/service going to bcit for the upgrade.
. | fail to thread topic. consturction / reno will end in depression.
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03-06-2009, 06:42 PM
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#7 | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by johny fail to thread topic. consturction / reno will end in depression. | Agree...WTF made you think trades are recession proof? Do you even know how many construction workers have been laid off.
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03-06-2009, 07:43 PM
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#8 | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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risk management. this goes for all you high schooler who haven't decided a career path yet. look into it because there will be high demand for this field of job in the future.
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03-06-2009, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Gtrr33 trades.... nuff said.. i am currently an autobody tech..... switching gears to construction/reno/service going to bcit for the upgrade.
well i like tools and dont mind getting dirty so trades is where i wanna be. | I can't help but laugh when I read your post. Like others have said, do you realize how many construction workers have been laid off? There's slim to none residential projects starting up in Vancouver at the moment. Also, who's got disposable income for home renovations during an economic crisis like this?
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Originally Posted by Carl Johnson risk management. this goes for all you high schooler who haven't decided a career path yet. look into it because there will be high demand for this field of job in the future. | I agree.
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03-06-2009, 08:20 PM
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In response to the OP,
Police Officers
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03-06-2009, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Gtrr33 trades.... nuff said.. i am currently an autobody tech..... switching gears to construction/reno/service going to bcit for the upgrade.
well i like tools and dont mind getting dirty so trades is where i wanna be. | boy you are clueless
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03-06-2009, 08:45 PM
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Health care is the one field that isn't affected by recession. CTV news covered the story 2 weeks back.
...whoever posted construction, your totally clueless buddy.
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03-06-2009, 08:49 PM
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03-06-2009, 09:40 PM
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police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, border patrols, icbc workers, dentists, doctors..
i think i have heard that IT and networking/comp sci guys are pretty safe too... but i don't really see why is that.
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03-07-2009, 12:29 AM
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yea most public sector jobs are recession-proof. that's the trade off i mean usually you get higher pay in private but the risk of being laid off is also significantly higher.
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03-07-2009, 12:43 AM
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well i think ever since we computerized and digitized almost everything we do in our lives, technology will remain to be the main driving force for economic growth in the next 50 or 100 years
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03-07-2009, 02:25 AM
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pretty much any essential service as mentioned above, esp. govt funded ones of course
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03-07-2009, 02:35 AM
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03-07-2009, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TRDood i think i have heard that IT and networking/comp sci guys are pretty safe too... but i don't really see why is that. | Where did you hear this? Usually from what I read, the IT guys are the first to be cut.
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03-07-2009, 08:34 AM
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cable guy. everybody needs cable, internet and phone.
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03-07-2009, 11:24 AM
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Accounting. Seriously.
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03-07-2009, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBandit cable guy. everybody needs cable, internet and phone. | Nope. My friend just got laid off. Quote:
Originally Posted by +Kardboard+ Accounting. Seriously. | I wouldn't say it is fully recession proof but it is much better than any other fields. Our company just laid off someone from Accounting.
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03-07-2009, 04:26 PM
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03-07-2009, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RFlush Where did you hear this? Usually from what I read, the IT guys are the first to be cut. | I agree. IT guys (particularly in support) are expendable, they don't make money for a company, they only CONSUME. Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl Johnson ^
yea most public sector jobs are recession-proof. that's the trade off i mean usually you get higher pay in private but the risk of being laid off is also significantly higher. | Yeah, I agree.
I know a few CoV workers that have been laid off. Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBandit cable guy. everybody needs cable, internet and phone. | Quite a few have been laid off in this sector, but I think if you work for Shaw or Rogers, you should be doing OK vs. Telus/Bell.
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03-07-2009, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoobysnax Healthcare/pharmaceuticals. Always a safe bet. | agree
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