Job security in Minneapolis (medical, best time, golf)

[plain and simple]

I know there's really no such thing as job security anymore. Even great employees are let go for reason's like down-sizing or bringing in new people that companies can pay less. Sadly, I've become a firm believer in the fact that companies really don't care about employees anymore and yet demand so much more from them than ever before. This would also explain the poor customer service so many places have. It's a fact that, for the most part, you can tell how a company treats their employees by how the employees work and treat the customers.

So, with that said, which jobs, or companies, do YOU think have the best chances of being the most secure in this economy? Or you can answer the question this way: If you could do it all over again, knowing what you know now about the economy, what job/field/company/career, would you pursue?

[Steve Bowen]

Originally Posted by plain and simple

I know there's really no such thing as job security anymore. Even great employees are let go for reason's like down-sizing or bringing in new people that companies can pay less. Sadly, I've become a firm believer in the fact that companies really don't care about employees anymore and yet demand so much more from them than ever before. This would also explain the poor customer service so many places have. It's a fact that, for the most part, you can tell how a company treats their employees by how the employees work and treat the customers.

So, with that said, which jobs, or companies, do YOU think have the best chances of being the most secure in this economy? Or you can answer the question this way: If you could do it all over again, knowing what you know now about the economy, what job/field/company/career, would you pursue?

There is a shortage of good programmers and there will be for the foreseeable future. If you are a competent programmer, you will never be without a job.

[golfgal]

Any job where you are the only one that knows how to do that job


One area that is fairly recession-proof and has pretty good security is anything in the medical field, especially some of the more technical positions like radiology (ultrasounds, x-rays, etc.).

[plain and simple]

Originally Posted by Steve Bowen

There is a shortage of good programmers and there will be for the foreseeable future. If you are a competent programmer, you will never be without a job.

With life becoming more technologically dependent every day, I can see that. As long as programmers stay current on their computer languages, they'll be around for awhile!

[plain and simple]

Originally Posted by golfgal

Any job where you are the only one that knows how to do that job


One area that is fairly recession-proof and has pretty good security is anything in the medical field, especially some of the more technical positions like radiology (ultrasounds, x-rays, etc.).

I used to think that (about the medical field, too) but I've been hearing lots of stories about nurses being laid off. I can see where that would be true for the more technical fields, though. I can imagine there would be a high exhaustion or burn out rate in the medical field, too.

I started thinking about this because I keep hearing that one of the best times to start a business is during a recession. It just has to be the right business. I couldn't imagine.