Which Jobs Will Survive Coming Recession/ Depression??? (average, bankruptcy, companies)

[brightdoglover]

Pet stuff. People will take care of their pets at almost all costs.
Grocery-related stuff. Gotta have 'em (not gourmet).
Paper goods
Security jobs, federal jobs, especially around D.C. Stuff related to national security.
I'm an RN. There were downsizings and layoffs in my area in the 1990s, but seems to have stabilized.

[supernerdgirl]

Originally Posted by brightdoglover

Pet stuff. People will take care of their pets at almost all costs.

sadly it sounds like a lot of people aren't doing that.
Pets Are Left Behind : ClipSyndicate Video
LAME.

[Boo2lowkey]

Refuse workers/ garbage men should be around so I'm safe. Economy is down but people still find money to drink liquor. I wonder how this market is doing?

[mrstewart]

Pharmacists...people always need drugs!

[brightdoglover]

I just visited an animal control pound/shelter in Rhode Island, to show off my happy adoptee I got from them last winter and to pass out pictures. The staff people were so happy to see him! They did say they get increasing animal surrenders from people losing homes or moving somewhere cheaper/smaller. So many places don't allow animals. Also, with divorces, there are often the same housing issues and animals.
When my parents divorced, my mother bought a tiny trailer where she couldn't have dogs. My father, who was always a bit odd anyway, lived in his delivery van with the two dogs. The dogs went on deliveries, and then stayed in the dispatch office while he drove a taxi at night. He parked at Walmart at night or drove to the Atlantic City casinos and left the dogs in the truck. He actually liked not dealing with housing. When the dogs died of very old age, he moved back in with my mother.
When they first divorced, I was living in a rent-control apartment in Cambridge, a great deal in an exploding market, and there was no such thing as an apartment that allowed dogs. I am so grateful that my father lived in his truck with them.

[puffle]

Hairstylists, Morticians Orthodontists...Dr.s Lawyers and Indian Chief's

[RS-1080]

Originally Posted by jetway777

I work in construction and figure , IM SCREWED ! and will be looking
for new carreer by end of this year ?

I STARTED WITH NOTHING AND STILL HAVE MOST OF IT LEFT !

I know how you feel. They say being broke builds charecter, I guess we may see just how much it builds

[natalayjones]

I don't know of any field that I can say is 100% recession proof for my area right now. They closed a major hospital and did major cutbacks at several others. One of the chains here actually stopped keeping the ER open 24 hours a day. I don't know what time it closes and opens though.

What kills me though is that they keep redoing the budget over and over and everyday I see cops just sitting in parked cars with the motor running and they're not even trying to catch anyone. Most of the time they are sitting there with the lights flashing because you're coming up on construction.

No using bright orange cones and a big arrow that says "Get Over" isn't enough - gotta pay a cop to sit there and waste gas.

The service industry - hotelwise -seems to be okay. I work pt at the Marriott selling timeshare and our numbers have been steadily increasing.

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by texdav

Law enforcement is preety much recession proof but if the olcal or stae budget the support often goes first and they keep the front line officers. But there are alot of regions that are growing and hiring any trained law enforcement including the feds.

Prison Officials or guards, don't seem to be slacking off any

[mkfarnam]

Originally Posted by RS-1080

I know how you feel. They say being broke builds charecter, I guess we may see just how much it builds

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