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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-03-10 08:01 PM
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3. My wife's law firm laid off the librarian over a year ago.
They're doing without.

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  -Is Your Job Making You Unemployable? Yavin4  Feb-03-10 07:44 PM   #0 
  - librarians, like your job, have transitioned to information management too.  RainDog   Feb-03-10 07:54 PM   #1 
  - Agree Somewhat  Yavin4   Feb-03-10 08:01 PM   #2 
     - Librarians are still doing that work  RainDog   Feb-04-10 01:01 AM   #17 
  - My wife's law firm laid off the librarian over a year ago.  Liberal In Texas   Feb-03-10 08:01 PM   #3 
  - no  dugaresa   Feb-03-10 08:02 PM   #4 
  - It's funny that you should ask...  KansDem   Feb-03-10 08:06 PM   #5 
  - People Tend To Blame Themselves When They Get Laid Off  Yavin4   Feb-03-10 08:16 PM   #6 
  - i think someone put it best by using the buggy whip technician thing  vadawg   Feb-04-10 07:02 AM   #22 
  - as a librarian myself...  nickinSTL   Feb-03-10 08:20 PM   #7 
     - Cataloger, eh?  KansDem   Feb-03-10 08:55 PM   #12 
        - I've never "read" AACR2 - just refer to necessary sections  nickinSTL   Feb-04-10 06:40 AM   #20 
  - Most jobs in ads these days are ultra high-turnover....  Kievan Rus   Feb-03-10 08:22 PM   #8 
  - Only if you let it - you need to keep growing whether in work or in spite of it  stray cat   Feb-03-10 08:24 PM   #9 
  - Far, Far Easier Said Than Done  Yavin4   Feb-03-10 08:29 PM   #10 
     - One will still need to the education in order to get a crack at getting a job.  Kaleva   Feb-04-10 06:57 AM   #21 
  - Not unless airplanes stop flying.  Angleae   Feb-03-10 08:37 PM   #11 
  - Are You Working With Latest Technology In Your Field?  Yavin4   Feb-03-10 09:00 PM   #13 
     - Working various models.  Angleae   Feb-04-10 03:24 AM   #18 
        - I heard the 787 was supposed to make maintenance and repair obsolete  Blue_Tires   Feb-04-10 08:37 AM   #30 
           - I needed that laugh.  Angleae   Feb-04-10 08:53 PM   #32 
  - Well, there were 4 Starbucks within 1 mile of my house. How many barristas does a  galileoreloaded   Feb-03-10 09:06 PM   #14 
  - And Those Barristas Have Zero Chance of Becoming Middle Class  Yavin4   Feb-03-10 09:40 PM   #15 
  - Fascinating question in my case.  Pacifist Patriot   Feb-03-10 10:15 PM   #16 
  - well if capitalism is truly going out-of-style  -wulf-   Feb-04-10 04:05 AM   #19 
  - The job market has gotten really tough in past 10-15 years...  DCBob   Feb-04-10 07:07 AM   #23 
  - Amen to that. nt  raccoon   Feb-04-10 08:04 AM   #28 
  - i hope not...  a la izquierda   Feb-04-10 07:14 AM   #24 
  - That's why I work for myself  hobbit709   Feb-04-10 07:23 AM   #25 
  - yup, im lucky in that i have had a couple of careers that allowed me to build on  vadawg   Feb-04-10 08:08 AM   #29 
  - 20 years ago, I thought my job was going the way of the Dodo.  Tracer   Feb-04-10 07:34 AM   #26 
  - yes and no - I can learn and teach - but my current job has destroyed my IT career  comtec   Feb-04-10 07:39 AM   #27 
  - Document Coders  malletgirl02   Feb-04-10 07:38 PM   #31 
  - No, I have a skilled trade.  MrSlayer   Feb-04-10 08:56 PM   #33 
  - And pooping.  Robb   Feb-04-10 08:59 PM   #34 
  - Haha! Indeed. As the guy that keeps the juice flowing to your meter,  Edweird   Feb-04-10 11:32 PM   #39 
  - best thing to do is look at what skills are wanted for your "dream job" and then get those skills  wordpix   Feb-04-10 09:01 PM   #35 
  - I program in a niche field and have hard to come by skills so NO.  ddeclue   Feb-04-10 09:05 PM   #36 
  - Having two college degrees seems to make me unemployable.  Manifestor_of_Light   Feb-04-10 11:15 PM   #37 
  - No. I can do pretty much whatever the boss needs, whoever that may be.  cbdo2007   Feb-04-10 11:18 PM   #38 
 

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