Where do people work? (Brookhaven, Islip: real estate, home, employment)

[LocalX]

Where do people work or what do they do when living on the east end of Long Island?

[brassbin]

They work for people working in Manhattan, directly or indirectly.

[rocafeller05]

Not sure if your talking about the rich or the normal joes? Anyways I have friend(normal joe) who lives in Westhampton Beach & works in Ronkonkoma. He doesnt have a mansion, just a regular colonial. But it sure is pretty out there!

[BovinaCowHateWindTurbines]

Well North Fork or South? - makes a difference. Either your rich own a business or own let's say a long established farm or business or you work for them. Or commute. Or hone up on your wine making skills or pruning or sell real estate. No fishing jobs left. Or pursue your artistic dream...

[BreatheRhetoric]

Most of the east end revolves around the tourist industry that exists such as the wineries on the north fork and the restaurants on the south fork. Construction is a pretty big industry on the east end because of the rapid suburbanization of the area. A lot of people that live in Suffolk County east of Islip rely on jobs in Suffolk. These consist of large employers such as SUNY Stonybrook, Brookhaven Labs and Computer Associates to the tons of industrial parks along the LIE.

[Jennifer06]

The south fork is really a year-round community now and quite built up, so really most professions exist and thrive -- lawyer, accountant, doctor, physical therapist, teacher.... hair stylist, veterinarian, anything really but for something you'd need to be in a large or tech company to do. Real estate and construction are still big, though, as someone else posted.

When I first moved to East Hampton in 1997, I had been a cognitive rehabilitation therapist in Manhattan. I looked around, saw no industry but real estate, and thought like you that there is no economy here. I did want to switch careers at the time and worked at Guild Hall in East Hampton (a lovely 5 minute commute). I also went on to get another masters degree at Southampton College, though for reasons unrelated to this thread I haven't worked in a few years (car accident -> disabled, then we adopted our son). When I go back to work after my son is in school, I plan either to teach college, see patients again, or write - or, rather, some combination of those. I've also written for newspapers on the east end.

What's wonderful about it, or was wonderful for me, is that it was such a small town, there was such a small employment pool (everyone knew everyone), it was a wonderful place to make fantastic connections.

If you do something up island you might be able do it on the east end as well...unless you need the industrial park or Madison Ave or something to that effect. There is, also, now a solid healthcare industry that didn't exist when I first moved out. (I'm not quite sure what you do for a living?)

[alexei27]

Govt weenie working at BNL here...

[LocalX]

As I have mentioned in other posts, I'm trying to find work out near me and de-stress, downgrade my life somewhat. Chalk it up to a midlife crisis, LOL

[okaydorothy]

We live in Medford and my dh works in Southampton for a landscape supply company. It takes 35 mins to drive there now ; the merge is wonderful.

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[ClarkStreetKid]

Originally Posted by LocalX

As I have mentioned in other posts, I'm trying to find work out near me and de-stress, downgrade my life somewhat. Chalk it up to a midlife crisis, LOL

The heck with it being a midlife crisis, working close to home is just plain great. Quick commutes, easy to handle anything with kids and school and I even get to eat lunch at home. The heck with the rat race! Good luck in your search!