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Mon Dec-01-08 10:17 PM
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| 14. Best jobs are the most stable, so anything involving health or death |
| -What are the best/worst jobs in bad economic times? |
TwoSparkles |
Dec-01-08 09:49 PM |
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Repo man. Can't go wrong. |
anigbrowl |
Dec-01-08 09:52 PM |
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Retailers will be hit hardest by the recent lack of consumer confidence |
halo experiment |
Dec-01-08 09:54 PM |
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I agree... |
TwoSparkles |
Dec-01-08 09:56 PM |
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Promising? Foreclosure paralegal. |
flvegan |
Dec-01-08 09:55 PM |
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Not really. |
BerryBush |
Dec-01-08 11:48 PM |
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Not here in Florida. |
flvegan |
Dec-01-08 11:58 PM |
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Car mechanics. |
tekisui |
Dec-01-08 09:55 PM |
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Yes, but I bet we'll begin to see more people... |
TwoSparkles |
Dec-01-08 09:59 PM |
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nope. our mechanic just laid off his "help." |
JanMichael |
Dec-01-08 10:00 PM |
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I heard yesterday of a Honda mechanic who was laid off--15 years at the dealer. |
mnhtnbb |
Dec-02-08 12:39 PM |
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at the dealership my husband works at they laid off a Great Mechanic |
proud patriot |
Dec-02-08 07:33 PM |
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Broadband is seen as essential these days. |
donco6 |
Dec-01-08 09:59 PM |
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Article I read the other day |
HooptieWagon |
Dec-01-08 10:01 PM |
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Porn star. |
Forkboy |
Dec-01-08 10:02 PM |
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guess again...the world is changing. even the porn world. |
QuestionAll |
Dec-01-08 11:51 PM |
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Well, there goes my weekend. |
Forkboy |
Dec-02-08 12:05 AM |
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there's getting to be less and less dough, for more and more players |
QuestionAll |
Dec-02-08 09:54 AM |
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backroom bottom-feeders? |
arcadian |
Dec-02-08 12:28 PM |
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I think that's true |
Johonny |
Dec-02-08 11:55 AM |
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My youngest daughter is really busy at her job... |
Blue_In_AK |
Dec-01-08 10:04 PM |
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Public transportation |
graywarrior |
Dec-01-08 10:07 PM |
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I never could understand why New England communities... |
grasswire |
Dec-01-08 10:43 PM |
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Cabs |
graywarrior |
Dec-01-08 10:52 PM |
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my family member in Wolfeboro ... |
grasswire |
Dec-01-08 11:42 PM |
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Speaking of the cab business -- it will probably survive a downturn |
htuttle |
Dec-02-08 07:23 PM |
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Teacher |
riverdale |
Dec-01-08 10:13 PM |
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Best jobs are the most stable, so anything involving health or death |
napi21 |
Dec-01-08 10:17 PM |
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I'm in health care...and have been sent home early quite a bit in the past 2 months.. |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-01-08 10:25 PM |
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I guess HC was too broad of a catagory. All I meant was that |
napi21 |
Dec-01-08 10:33 PM |
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my clinic has experienced a downturn recently. People are waiting longer to go in, being sicker when |
uppityperson |
Dec-02-08 07:18 PM |
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exactly..people who had insurance with their jobs have either lost their jobs or have a higher |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-02-08 07:36 PM |
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I give it another yr and it will be bad. People will be really sick, triaging rather than preventing |
uppityperson |
Dec-02-08 07:39 PM |
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Would you mind telling us a little more about your job? nt |
raccoon |
Dec-02-08 11:49 AM |
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Sure, I am an RN on an OB/Nursery unit... |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-02-08 07:15 PM |
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I feel for you.... |
rainbow4321 |
Dec-02-08 08:12 PM |
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We just canceled 2 agency nurses who were only 2 weeks into their contracts...I fear that the |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-02-08 08:45 PM |
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Medical-Related |
MannyGoldstein |
Dec-01-08 10:25 PM |
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unemployment office |
Hamlette |
Dec-01-08 10:35 PM |
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Depends on the state.... |
Lisa0825 |
Dec-01-08 10:57 PM |
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"seller of chocolate" = walmart |
Hannah Bell |
Dec-01-08 11:35 PM |
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Rag and bone man |
Canuckistanian |
Dec-01-08 10:39 PM |
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interestingly enough... |
grasswire |
Dec-01-08 10:45 PM |
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health care related or government |
grasswire |
Dec-01-08 10:47 PM |
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Yes to health care, |
Lisa0825 |
Dec-01-08 11:00 PM |
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health care |
gristy |
Dec-01-08 11:00 PM |
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Health care and undertakers |
Husb2Sparkly |
Dec-01-08 11:06 PM |
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Firefighter and Paramedic have proven to be pretty stable. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Dec-01-08 11:30 PM |
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CPA |
sakabatou |
Dec-01-08 11:47 PM |
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Trader Joes cashier/stocker |
Iwillnevergiveup |
Dec-01-08 11:48 PM |
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Registered Nurses |
nutshell2002 |
Dec-02-08 12:03 AM |
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Yes... |
adsosletter |
Dec-02-08 12:20 AM |
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Yes, and they are in demand all over the world |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Dec-02-08 10:00 AM |
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I'm an RN...and they are really cutting back on the overtime...in fact I have been "overstaffed" |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-02-08 07:31 PM |
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You would think so...depends on patient census/# of hospitals in the area |
rainbow4321 |
Dec-02-08 07:43 PM |
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This, I fear is my future after 30 years of being a newborn/NICU nurse... |
likesmountains 52 |
Dec-02-08 08:43 PM |
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Undertaker. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Dec-02-08 09:57 AM |
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Energy Management (Conservation) |
MsLeopard |
Dec-02-08 10:15 AM |
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Government.... especially related to D.o.D. Recession-proof. |
scheming daemons |
Dec-02-08 10:24 AM |
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Worst. Architects, Civil engineers, Landscape architects, Land planners. |
Neshanic |
Dec-02-08 10:31 AM |
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Best = Bartender! n/t |
OxQQme |
Dec-02-08 11:19 AM |
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Bartenders work for tips... |
Fumesucker |
Dec-02-08 11:28 AM |
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Doctor |
taught_me_patience |
Dec-02-08 11:27 AM |
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The worst are always the most secure - farm worker, hand picker. |
ThomWV |
Dec-02-08 11:29 AM |
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my fiance works in console and internet gaming industry |
FarceOfNature |
Dec-02-08 11:51 AM |
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right now, I'd say the worst (least secure) jobs are in manufacturing. |
leftofthedial |
Dec-02-08 11:58 AM |
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Trash collector |
XemaSab |
Dec-02-08 12:01 PM |
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I work part-time as a grocery checker |
Terran |
Dec-02-08 01:02 PM |
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US Senator is pretty good ... nt |
bemildred |
Dec-02-08 01:10 PM |
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Thanks to US taxpayers, but as that base shrinks........ |
Blue State Native |
Dec-02-08 07:43 PM |
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Best to Worst |
annarbor |
Dec-02-08 07:27 PM |
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Corrupt politician...but, I repeat myself. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Dec-02-08 08:20 PM |
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