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Title: Recession proof careers
Post by: Big N on August 17, 2012, 06:09:31 PM
I think IT and Medical careers definitely qualify as recession proof jobs. What's your take. By the way G4P isn't included into the list!

- Discuss
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: G_Thang on August 17, 2012, 06:19:25 PM
Military.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: outby43 on August 17, 2012, 06:47:26 PM
IT is recession proof but your only as good as your last project. You have to continually be involved in the latest and greatest solutions. The amount of time keeping up with technology is never ending.  There are many IT people who cannot find work.  The problem is that technology is replacing people and instead of having an administer for a few applications or servers you now have one person expected to take care of everything.

IT sucks and I would not have went in the field if I had to do it over again.  I would go to nursing school and decide if I wanted to go further but the medical field is where it is at.  The human body never changes and instead of working with IT geeks I could fuck those nurses in a back room.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: chaos on August 17, 2012, 06:51:03 PM
Any type of drug involvement, medical field, prison guards....
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: outby43 on August 17, 2012, 06:54:12 PM
Any type of drug involvement, medical field, prison guards....

Prison Guard...lol.  They make shit pay for all the hassle.  My cousin is a guard and I saw first hand what he dealt with.  I was a "resident" there for a while.  I never acknowledged him though...that would have been a disaster for me.  ;D
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: DanielPaul on August 17, 2012, 06:55:23 PM
utilities most certainly
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: outby43 on August 17, 2012, 06:57:52 PM
It seems the supplement industry is recession proof.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: The RedMeatKid on August 17, 2012, 07:00:24 PM
Car Sales. The demand never subsides, and if you know what you're doing you can easily make $60-$80K. If you quit or get fired you're working at the next dealership the next day, or the next hour if you like. And you don't have to tell people you're a nurse.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: chaos on August 17, 2012, 07:00:39 PM
Prison Guard...lol.  They make shit pay for all the hassle.  My cousin is a guard and I saw first hand what he dealt with.  I was a "resident" there for a while.  I never acknowledged him though...that would have been a disaster for me.  ;D
The one I know is making into 6 figures and driving 80 miles each way.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: tu_holmes on August 17, 2012, 07:01:20 PM
Prison Guard...lol.  They make shit pay for all the hassle.  My cousin is a guard and I saw first hand what he dealt with.  I was a "resident" there for a while.  I never acknowledged him though...that would have been a disaster for me.  ;D

They said recession proof, not recession lucrative.

And personally, I love working in the Tech field... It's what I do and I'm VERY VERY good at it.

Wouldn't change my career for anything.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Mr Anabolic on August 17, 2012, 07:05:50 PM
Careers might not be recession proof, but you can take the cash they pay you and turn it into a recession proof asset... gold and silver is best.   ;)
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: outby43 on August 17, 2012, 07:08:04 PM
They said recession proof, not recession lucrative.

And personally, I love working in the Tech field... It's what I do and I'm VERY VERY good at it.

Wouldn't change my career for anything.

You must have found your niche then.  I am a jack of all trade IT guy.  Network, Servers, Apps, etc..  I should have went to programming to avoid people.  I hate non IT people asking me ridiculous shit.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: BB on August 17, 2012, 07:08:38 PM
Plumbers and electricians still do pretty well. Plumbers especially. Folks involved in the funeral service industry usually aren't bothered by swings in the economy.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: outby43 on August 17, 2012, 07:09:56 PM
The one I know is making into 6 figures and driving 80 miles each way.

Holy shit.  That is some good money.  How much does he make on the side?  Cigs, drugs, cell phones, porn,
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: d0nny2600 on August 17, 2012, 07:10:22 PM
Undertaker
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Wiggs on August 17, 2012, 07:12:02 PM
Pimp
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: chaos on August 17, 2012, 07:18:01 PM
Holy shit.  That is some good money.  How much does he make on the side?  Cigs, drugs, cell phones, porn,
Never asked, he only says that it's worth the drive every day.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: makaveli25 on August 17, 2012, 07:27:24 PM
Medical field.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: SF1900 on August 17, 2012, 07:28:31 PM
IFBB pro. Always schmoes in need.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: chaos on August 17, 2012, 07:30:26 PM
You generally have to be able to get laid to enter that career, fatso.
When you see a muscular guy walking towards you, your eyes drop to the ground don't they?
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: chaos on August 17, 2012, 07:39:45 PM
Sure. Whatever rationalizes you being a fat fuck sounds good to me.
I'd rather be a fat fuck than a little bitch. :)
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Frank Clairmonte on August 17, 2012, 07:42:28 PM
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Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: chaos on August 17, 2012, 08:01:11 PM
Nobody would rather be fat. You're a fat slob because you eat shit and don't work out. No discipline=no abs=no pussy. Good job chubby. Lol
You're a little bitch that eats salads and is weak as a kitten.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Voice of Doom on August 17, 2012, 08:24:17 PM
I build IT solutions for the medical industry.  The really expensive, federally mandated stuff businesses have to do to get that sweet government contract.  Obamacare only means more work.   ;)
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Coach is Back! on August 17, 2012, 08:25:34 PM
Established personal trainers or almost any business as long as debt is low to none
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: tommywishbone on August 17, 2012, 08:29:12 PM
Ditch digger. Lots of ditches always need to be dug.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: orion on August 17, 2012, 08:30:59 PM
When you see a muscular guy walking towards you, your eyes drop to the ground don't they?

Hahhahhah! ;D
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: doison on August 17, 2012, 08:34:17 PM
Find a career that earns profit from people's vanity and/or stupidity.

There's no such thing as a recession on either
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: tonymctones on August 17, 2012, 08:42:57 PM
Finance/accounting

Every business needs accountant even the ones that are going through bankruptcy need accountants.

Financial advisor: in the rough times ppl are looking for ways to maintain/lose less of their investments, in the good times ppl are looking to maximize their investments.

Most ppl dont have a clue on either of these topics especially accounting(taxes, financial statements etc)

more money in finance in general unless you get to the upper levels of accounting but Id say accounting is probably more recession proof.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Hulkster on August 17, 2012, 08:50:58 PM
I work as a wastewater treatment plant operator.

as the recession hit in 2008 I was working my way up the ladder getting raises each year as I did.

worked out well.

everyone needs to drink clean water and have their wastewater properly treated and discharged back to the environment.

so, the environmental feild is a good career to be in these days.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: zodiac on August 17, 2012, 08:53:56 PM
Food industry..transporting the food u eat at every restaurant and fast food place..sysco..US foods..Sygma..etc..good money
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Hypo on August 17, 2012, 09:05:12 PM
Simple economic answer: any industry with an inelastic consumer demand.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Viking11 on August 17, 2012, 09:11:33 PM
Bartender, security guard, prostitute, farmer, doctor.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: CalvinH on August 18, 2012, 06:20:29 AM
Liquor store owner
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: hrspwr on August 18, 2012, 06:28:14 AM
Repo man. The world never runs out of deadbeats for some reason.

 The only way to make decent money as a plumber is to own your own business and then it becomes a pain in the ass. I`ve been doing that for 17 years now, I am seriously burned out on dealing with the public at this point.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Palpatine Q on August 18, 2012, 06:48:10 AM
Established personal trainers or almost any business as long as debt is low to none

are you high?  personal training recession proof ?

yup, because when money gets tight.. and people have to start cutting corners, they don't dare cancel their personal trainer   ::)
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: oldtimer1 on August 18, 2012, 06:51:12 AM
Prison Guard...lol.  They make shit pay for all the hassle.  My cousin is a guard and I saw first hand what he dealt with.  I was a "resident" there for a while.  I never acknowledged him though...that would have been a disaster for me.  ;D

Correction officers in NJ whether at the State or County level make good money. Most make over 100K.  In the county I live in it was on the first page of the paper how most made over 120K.  I know in rural states they make crap.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: oldtimer1 on August 18, 2012, 06:54:57 AM
Plumbers and electricians still do pretty well. Plumbers especially. Folks involved in the funeral service industry usually aren't bothered by swings in the economy.
I agree with this. The guys that work in peoples houses asking for cash never reporting half of it for taxes. It seems anyone that works in people's houses like plumbers, electricians, painters and handy men are famous for under reporting their wages for tax purposes.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: orion on August 18, 2012, 07:25:09 AM
I agree with this. The guys that work in peoples houses asking for cash never reporting half of it for taxes. It seems anyone that works in people's houses like plumbers, electricians, painters and handy men are famous for under reporting their wages for tax purposes.

You say that like it's a bad thing. If it works for Mitt why can't the little people do it?
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Internet Tough Guy on August 18, 2012, 07:30:35 AM
You're a little bitch that eats salads and is weak as a kitten.

He also eats the pussies of whores.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: YngiweRhoads on August 18, 2012, 07:57:34 AM
What recession?
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Tapeworm on August 18, 2012, 08:09:42 AM
I work as a wastewater treatment plant operator.

as the recession hit in 2008 I was working my way up the ladder getting raises each year as I did.

worked out well.

everyone needs to drink clean water and have their wastewater properly treated and discharged back to the environment.

so, the environmental feild is a good career to be in these days.

What are your views on chlorine vs chloramine, Hulk?  I've heard that chloramine creates a lot more nasties in its interactions with contaminants but none of them are yet on the gov's danger list?
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Thespritz0 on August 18, 2012, 08:34:09 AM
Prison Guard.  I've never had it so good during this recession!!  Way too much overtime though....
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: jaejonna on August 18, 2012, 08:44:43 AM
Pharmaceutical and Energy based.
IT used to be considered that until all the big companies started shipping those jobs to India, however they have been migrating back due to the fact that ppl hate talking to Indians.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Coach is Back! on August 18, 2012, 09:30:19 AM
are you high?  personal training recession proof ?

yup, because when money gets tight.. and people have to start cutting corners, they don't dare cancel their personal trainer   ::)

Depends on the demographic. You'd be surprised on what people would give up before they give up a trainer. Granted some will drop out but the majority stay. They consider it therapeutic.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: tu_holmes on August 18, 2012, 09:51:30 AM
Nobody would rather be fat. You're a fat slob because you eat shit and don't work out. No discipline=no abs=no pussy. Good job chubby. Lol

::)

Oh brother...

Only insecure people think that getting hot chicks is related to how the look.

Women are not visual creatures for the most part.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Straw Man on August 18, 2012, 10:04:39 AM
Barber

no matter what happens in the economy my hair never stops growing
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Tapeworm on August 18, 2012, 10:11:14 AM
Military.

Unamerican post reported.  ;D
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: freespirit on August 18, 2012, 10:46:34 AM
Undertaker. People die, eventually.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Natural Man on August 18, 2012, 11:54:33 AM
food processing/production, clothes production/repair, security, and that's about it.

lol at morons saying that any kind of office job is ''recession proof''.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Rudee on August 18, 2012, 12:01:06 PM
IT is recession proof but your only as good as your last project. You have to continually be involved in the latest and greatest solutions.

No, and No.  IT is NOT recession proof and you are NOT only as good as your last project. 
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: tu_holmes on August 18, 2012, 12:52:16 PM
No, and No.  IT is NOT recession proof and you are NOT only as good as your last project. 

I think IT as a field is recession proof... there is always a need for tech people everywhere, however some fields will certainly be outsourced to lower cost locations if that is possible.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Swollen_Powell on August 18, 2012, 03:12:20 PM
Car Sales. The demand never subsides, and if you know what you're doing you can easily make $60-$80K. If you quit or get fired you're working at the next dealership the next day, or the next hour if you like. And you don't have to tell people you're a nurse.

she is selling the fuck out of cars

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Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: MikMaq on August 18, 2012, 03:13:23 PM
Pharmaceutical and Energy based.
IT used to be considered that until all the big companies started shipping those jobs to India, however they have been migrating back due to the fact that ppl hate talking to Indians.
Meh it depends on  what you consider an IT job, it can be a pretty  broad set of jobs.

Anyhow this concept of recession is questionable. Most people are listing government jobs. nurse, cop, etc as recession proof, odds are with massive governments cuts just around the corner this is all at risk.

My cousin has been waiting for a job with corrections or something for 18 months because there is a government hiring freeze in southern canada, despite being a top graduate hiring choice..
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Natural Man on August 18, 2012, 03:30:17 PM
Meh it depends on  what you consider an IT job, it can be a pretty  broad set of jobs.

Anyhow this concept of recession is questionable. Most people are listing government jobs. nurse, cop, etc as recession proof, odds are with massive governments cuts just around the corner this is all at risk.

My cousin has been waiting for a job with corrections or something for 18 months because there is a government hiring freeze in southern canada, despite being a top graduate hiring choice..
exactly, basically all...office jobs. Wether it s in public, government job or private businesses.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Psychopath on August 18, 2012, 04:17:43 PM
Drugs, and prostitution are nuclear fallout proof.

...Word. 
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: outby43 on August 18, 2012, 04:17:55 PM
No, and No.  IT is NOT recession proof and you are NOT only as good as your last project. 

Uhhh  YES.  You mean to tell me if I worked for a company that is still using NT 4 network because that is what works for them,  then I should have no problem getting a job elsewhere?  You are delusional if you think that.  There is a reason our certifications retire.  New technology has to be learned if you want to keep up in the field.  It never ends for the ambitious IT people.  Luckily I am not that ambitious anymore so I'll probably be screwed if I lose my job.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Marty Champions on August 18, 2012, 04:43:48 PM
I'd rather be a fat falcon fuck than a little bitch. :)
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: King Shizzo on August 18, 2012, 04:57:43 PM
The one I know is making into 6 figures and driving 80 miles each way.
Your boyfriend?
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: King Shizzo on August 18, 2012, 05:00:12 PM
Liquor store owner
You are on to something.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Marty Champions on August 18, 2012, 05:07:01 PM
property manager= paint some walls, do some plumbing occaisionly , rarely any electrical, a little tinkering with the a/c unit and heat, fix some floors with plywood and screws throw on sheet vinyl, go to court when they dont pay, collect rent 600 a month for a 40,000 house you buy on forecloser

is get rich slow at first until you buy another one and another one then you got multiple rents coming in a month if you do up the house right they might stay in 1-5 years or more
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: OneMoreRep on August 18, 2012, 05:07:54 PM
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Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: 99 Bananas on August 18, 2012, 11:58:54 PM
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Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: the trainer on August 19, 2012, 10:36:36 AM
Gay 4 pay is recession proof.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: andreisdaman on August 19, 2012, 11:19:08 AM
Any type of drug involvement, medical field, prison guards....

what about garbage men???
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: oldtimer1 on August 19, 2012, 11:29:17 AM
You say that like it's a bad thing. If it works for Mitt why can't the little people do it?

Stop drinking the cool aid and think for yourself. His tax return was completely legal unlike Obama appointed Secretary of the Treasury who didn't pay social security taxes for years. There isn't one democrat that can say he did anything illegal on the tax returns. I would like to see Obama's tax return when he bought that 4 million dollar house while he was a community organizer right out of law school. Guess what? He won't release them.

All I know is many tax cheats in the middle class love to have American Flags and support the military stickers on their work trucks when they claim they make 25K when they are making 100K. That is illegal in anyone's book.


I also believe in a flat tax with no deductions. Everyone who make pay check should pay the same percentage. It will never happen because the rich and poor alike will protest when taxes will actually go down for the middle class.

Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Croatian on August 19, 2012, 04:58:34 PM
IFBB pro. Always schmoes in need.

 ;D & live with 4-5 other pros (room mates) on Venice Beach.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Croatian on August 19, 2012, 05:05:38 PM
Harley-Davidson's Mechanic  :D.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: wild willie on August 19, 2012, 08:27:48 PM
Mortician
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: orion on August 20, 2012, 08:32:49 PM
Stop drinking the cool aid and think for yourself. His tax return was completely legal unlike Obama appointed Secretary of the Treasury who didn't pay social security taxes for years. There isn't one democrat that can say he did anything illegal on the tax returns. I would like to see Obama's tax return when he bought that 4 million dollar house while he was a community organizer right out of law school. Guess what? He won't release them.

All I know is many tax cheats in the middle class love to have American Flags and support the military stickers on their work trucks when they claim they make 25K when they are making 100K. That is illegal in anyone's book.


I also believe in a flat tax with no deductions. Everyone who make pay check should pay the same percentage. It will never happen because the rich and poor alike will protest when taxes will actually go down for the middle class.



So you think a guy like Mitt built his fortune by playing by the rules? Well, okay whatever helps you sleep at night.  Take a close look at the Lehman case,  illegal accounting practices, moving money back and forth between international banks to overvalue the company and defraud investors and the CEO goes before congress and swears  he knew nothing about it.  And nobody is going to jail or even being prosecuted.  And you know what, this sort of thing is way more common than the guy on the street ever knows.  And fat cat Mitt wants to  relax the rules to make it easier to do things like this, Why?  Because he is one of them.  
If Mitt is the kind of guy you want running your country then have at it.  I'm not American, I just find your politics  interesting.  I always question the motives of a man who has great wealth and still hungers for power.  I can say for a fact that it is not to improve the lot of the less fortunate.  Being head of state is not the same thing as running a corporation.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Montague on August 21, 2012, 05:53:25 AM
Mortician


People are just dying for your services.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Montague on August 21, 2012, 06:04:54 AM
Medical field.


Even that has its drawbacks.
Several hospitals near me have closed down in the last several years. Obviously, the remaining facilities could not absorb everybody, which meant a lot of medical personnel were without jobs for a while.

Currently, they have completed building of a new hospital in the surrounding area with another on the way. Even so, the medical field is over-saturated here, and it's very tough to find a job; especially for a new grad.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Big N on August 26, 2012, 07:55:47 PM
A lot of solid information in here. I have a question. If an employer that you're seeking employment with ask you which training would you like to have for free out of Java, DotNet, PHP, SQL, and Ba/Qa - which would you choose? And why, pick only one.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: ChristopherA on August 26, 2012, 09:29:25 PM
Harley-Davidson's Mechanic  :D.
Haha yes! Harley's are shit motorcycles
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Natural Man on August 26, 2012, 10:26:39 PM
too many people....not enough jobs....
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Sizwe on August 26, 2012, 11:34:49 PM
too many people....not enough jobs....

Great input.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: 99 Bananas on August 26, 2012, 11:46:35 PM
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: The_Punisher on August 27, 2012, 04:57:08 AM
I think IT and Medical careers definitely qualify as recession proof jobs. What's your take. By the way G4P isn't included into the list!

- Discuss


The Medical field will always be on Top. it's Universal......IT is too dynamic and very unpredictable.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: bigbobs on August 27, 2012, 09:16:37 AM
too many people....not enough jobs....

Funny I've never felt that problem.  Translation = Too many unskilled people like lubeyourman relative to the # of unskilled jobs available.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Rami on August 27, 2012, 10:09:34 AM
plumber
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: King Shizzo on August 27, 2012, 01:37:21 PM
Funny I've never felt that problem.  Translation = Too many unskilled people like lubeyourman relative to the # of unskilled jobs available.
Not everyone is viewed as a quota like you are.  Face it, White males have it the worst these days.  I'm in favor of best person for the job.  Not, "hey lets pic the gay mulatto with downs so we can get a tax break".
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Natural Man on August 27, 2012, 01:51:35 PM
Funny I've never felt that problem.  Translation = Too many unskilled people like lubeyourman relative to the # of unskilled jobs available.
I m nearing 35 and i own my house without any debts, dont worry for me, homo. Let's see how both you and I go thru that recession and let's count the points in a decade from now. I sincerely hope you own your own house lol. I know a lot of clowns like you of any age who think they rule the world at one point of their existence, full of debts, only to end pennyless with only their eyes to cry.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: King Shizzo on August 27, 2012, 01:55:01 PM
I m nearing 35 and i own my house without any debts, dont worry for me, homo. Let's see how both you and I go thru that recession and let's count the points in a decade from now. I sincerely hope you own your own house lol. I know a lot of clowns like you of any age who think they rule the world at one point of their existence, only to end pennyless with only their eyes to cry.
A uni-bomber shack in the woods doesn't count.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Hulkster on August 27, 2012, 02:35:19 PM
What are your views on chlorine vs chloramine, Hulk?  I've heard that chloramine creates a lot more nasties in its interactions with contaminants but none of them are yet on the gov's danger list?

sorry I just saw this now.

Chloramines (chlorine + ammonia) is used mainly in water treatment for disinfection from the time the water leaves the plant to the time it comes out of your tap.

yes, it creates potentially cancer causing byproducts called tri/di halomethanes.

however, it acts as a good disinfectant that remains effective if the water runs into contaminating bacteria on the way to your house. they last longer than a free chlorine residual which is desirable. Free chlorine is a better disinecfecant but it gets used up very easily

other methods of disinfection don't do this. they have no 'lasting' power.

so, yes, I tend to favour chloramine. the risks of cancer being caused by these byproducts is, from what I understand, to be virtually neglegable.

people don't get sick from properly treated water. they get sick from drinking contaminated water
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 27, 2012, 02:44:36 PM
too many people....not enough jobs....

Very untrue.

There aren't enough qualified people for the jobs out there.

Some bitch spending $100k on a philosophy degree from Harvard complaining there is no work for her.  NO SHIT.  Bitch should have studied something that mattered.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Montague on August 27, 2012, 03:44:50 PM
Very untrue.

There aren't enough qualified people for the jobs out there.

Some bitch spending $100k on a philosophy degree from Harvard complaining there is no work for her.  NO SHIT.  Bitch should have studied something that mattered.


That's a VERY big part of it.
However, I also know plenty of people entering the market with practical education & skill sets who are having a tough time landing work; including the medical field.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Rudee on August 27, 2012, 04:58:28 PM
I think IT as a field is recession proof... there is always a need for tech people everywhere, however some fields will certainly be outsourced to lower cost locations if that is possible.

I live in a City of a million people and the oil & gas sector is the main driver of the economy here.  When the recession hit here in early 2009 a lot of oil & gas companies had to postpone or cancel projects.  They laid off a lot of positions, Engineers, Geologists, and a lot of IT people.  To this day the oil & gas sector hasn't come back to it's former boom.  It's growing, yes.  But not like it was pre-recession.  There are plenty of IT people here still without decent paying jobs due to supply demand.  There is a need for certain amount of tech people everywhere, yes.  But that doesn't mean all of the qualified people will find work in a recession. 
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: bigbobs on August 27, 2012, 05:31:59 PM
Haha, I was about to quote your post ubercunt before you deleted it.

A home worth "200,000" bucks eh? Did your wife buy that for you, wanker? Didn't you tell us a few months ago that you were so poor you were working in a "food plant" in the most basic of manual jobs?

You'll have to survive on the back of your wife for quite a few years, in a recession noone hires psychologists to tell their problems to, that's only possible in a boom. You're like a toy husband :) Useless and disposable. So much for virility, eh?

You undereducated ponce.

lol a longer while back he posted that he rents an apartment for $600/month and moved to Canada from Europe due immigrants taking jobs away.  Now about a year or so later he claims he has a house that's fully paid off  ::)
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: booty on August 27, 2012, 05:39:38 PM
I am seriously thinking about driving trucks at the mines here.  Alot of females are getting jobs at the mines now and the money is awesome.  You can choose the shifts you want too.  I could work it in with my daughter...she turns 16 next year so will be more independant. 
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Natural Man on August 27, 2012, 06:10:34 PM
lol a longer while back he posted that he rents an apartment for $600/month and moved to Canada from Europe due immigrants taking jobs away.  Now about a year or so later he claims he has a house that's fully paid off  ::)
So, it means your home isnt?

haha i knew it.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: el numero uno on August 27, 2012, 06:18:46 PM
Pornstar
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: POB on August 27, 2012, 08:06:31 PM
I m nearing 35 and i own my house without any debts, dont worry for me, homo. Let's see how both you and I go thru that recession and let's count the points in a decade from now. I sincerely hope you own your own house lol. I know a lot of clowns like you of any age who think they rule the world at one point of their existence, full of debts, only to end pennyless with only their eyes to cry.

Haha, you forgot to ad the leased Mercedes parked in a car port :D
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: POB on August 27, 2012, 08:09:50 PM
I am seriously thinking about driving trucks at the mines here.  Alot of females are getting jobs at the mines now and the money is awesome.  You can choose the shifts you want too.  I could work it in with my daughter...she turns 16 next year so will be more independant. 

If that's what you want to do get in now, when it slows down they will lay off the last few waves of new hires...
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: booty on August 27, 2012, 08:31:50 PM
If that's what you want to do get in now, when it slows down they will lay off the last few waves of new hires...
I know I better get my ass into gear before the mining boom slows down. 
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: andreisdaman on August 27, 2012, 09:19:15 PM
Not everyone is viewed as a quota like you are.  Face it, White males have it the worst these days.  I'm in favor of best person for the job.  Not, "hey lets pic the gay mulatto with downs so we can get a tax break".

wow..here we go again with the old "poor old white males have it the toughest" bullshit...and your implication is that minorities or the handicapped are taking jobs away from whites.,...classic racist nonsense again.....the fact is, white males are still on top but they are having a tougher time landing and keeping jobs due to the huge influx and education of WHITE WOMEN.....white women are getting the jobs that white men used to hold and then divorcing you guys because many of you guys can no longer keep up with the earning power of your wives....

sorry to have to break the truth to you guys.....let the whining begin
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Internet Tough Guy on August 28, 2012, 05:45:58 AM
I am seriously thinking about driving trucks at the mines here.  Alot of females are getting jobs at the mines now and the money is awesome.  You can choose the shifts you want too.  I could work it in with my daughter...she turns 16 next year so will be more independant. 

making a living going up and down shafts   

sounds right up your alley
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Tapeworm on August 28, 2012, 07:00:13 AM
sorry I just saw this now.

Chloramines (chlorine + ammonia) is used mainly in water treatment for disinfection from the time the water leaves the plant to the time it comes out of your tap.

yes, it creates potentially cancer causing byproducts called tri/di halomethanes.

however, it acts as a good disinfectant that remains effective if the water runs into contaminating bacteria on the way to your house. they last longer than a free chlorine residual which is desirable. Free chlorine is a better disinecfecant but it gets used up very easily

other methods of disinfection don't do this. they have no 'lasting' power.

so, yes, I tend to favour chloramine. the risks of cancer being caused by these byproducts is, from what I understand, to be virtually neglegable.

people don't get sick from properly treated water. they get sick from drinking contaminated water



Thanks, Hulk.  My pop has been griping about chloramine in his town's water for awhile.  He's a clever guy but always been a little high strung and I'm keeping an eye out for a case of the old man crazies.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: andreisdaman on August 28, 2012, 07:20:03 AM
making a living going up and down shafts   

sounds right up your alley

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: tu_holmes on August 28, 2012, 09:44:33 AM
I live in a City of a million people and the oil & gas sector is the main driver of the economy here.  When the recession hit here in early 2009 a lot of oil & gas companies had to postpone or cancel projects.  They laid off a lot of positions, Engineers, Geologists, and a lot of IT people.  To this day the oil & gas sector hasn't come back to it's former boom.  It's growing, yes.  But not like it was pre-recession.  There are plenty of IT people here still without decent paying jobs due to supply demand.  There is a need for certain amount of tech people everywhere, yes.  But that doesn't mean all of the qualified people will find work in a recession. 

But there is the rub... you're saying your city doesn't have any jobs... and that's fair enough, but people can move if need be.

Go where the jobs are... That's sometimes what you have to do.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Addadude on August 28, 2012, 10:52:21 AM
I've only ever met one person who's worked in a genuinely recession proof industry. She was a sales rep for a company that made ball bearings of all things. And they've never, ever had a bad year for sales. Forget your IT positions that need constant upgrading of skills. Get in on selling the most unsexy product of all - but a product that will always be in constant demand. She admitted that it was ridiculously easy to meet her targets every year. It's just something that no one ever thinks of as a career.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Big N on September 02, 2012, 03:26:47 PM
A lot of solid info. in here. Lots of real life experiences too I can tell.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Hulkotron on September 02, 2012, 03:28:13 PM
Eater of whore-pussy
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: booty on September 02, 2012, 04:04:39 PM
making a living going up and down shafts   

sounds right up your alley
Just for driving trucks it pays around $2000 AUD per week. 
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: arce1988 on September 02, 2012, 04:14:06 PM
http://moneymorning.com/ob/bill-gross-normal-economic-growth-impossible-now/
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Andy Griffin on September 02, 2012, 04:33:14 PM
Open up a pawn shop.

(http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/27600000/hardcore-pawn-hardcore-pawn-27681033-495-350.jpg)

 :D
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: MikMaq on September 02, 2012, 05:04:20 PM
lol a longer while back he posted that he rents an apartment for $600/month and moved to Canada from Europe due immigrants taking jobs away.  Now about a year or so later he claims he has a house that's fully paid off  ::)
One doesnt generally buy a house the second they get here.

Not that I dont hate the shit, but 200 grand hardly makes one rich, he probably got out of a over priced market in paris who knows.


But there is the rub... you're saying your city doesn't have any jobs... and that's fair enough, but people can move if need be.

Go where the jobs are... That's sometimes what you have to do.
If hes in canada which I think he is, there is no where for him to go, alberta was the heart of the economy of this country, and it aint doing great.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Tapeworm on September 02, 2012, 08:02:37 PM


Mr. Loomis knew his shit.  Polymers, Ben.  Polymers.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: MP on September 02, 2012, 08:19:00 PM
Had it my job in the Internet industry. Constantly tied to work through email and crazy hours.

But, this market is the worst I've seen since getting out of college in '92.

Would love a change, but pickens are slim our there!

I couldn't imagine being a kid coming out of college now, all wet behind the ears.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Tapeworm on September 02, 2012, 08:28:33 PM
Haha! Yes, polymers. While not a sexy industry (in the 60s), Mr. McGuire understood the future, open-ended possibilities.

Mr. McGuire. *squeek*

That 'Hopperman' award.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Big N on November 15, 2012, 12:22:02 PM
Had it my job in the Internet industry. Constantly tied to work through email and crazy hours.

But, this market is the worst I've seen since getting out of college in '92.

Would love a change, but pickens are slim our there!

I couldn't imagine being a kid coming out of college now, all wet behind the ears.

x2
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Man of Steel on November 15, 2012, 01:14:40 PM
I think IT and Medical careers definitely qualify as recession proof jobs. What's your take. By the way G4P isn't included into the list!

- Discuss

IT is one of the first places hit when layoffs are being planned. 

Medicine is completely prone to the recession as Corporations reduce or cut benefits, private medical practices see rapid decline in patients, hospital census is down.  People do the bare minimum medically speaking and only companies like Tylenol continue on strong since people opt for an OTC fix.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Hulkotron on November 15, 2012, 01:15:48 PM
Shmoe-squatter
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Mr Nobody on November 15, 2012, 06:57:54 PM
Janitor.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Busted on November 15, 2012, 07:09:16 PM
Grocery business as people NEED food to survive...
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on November 15, 2012, 07:17:43 PM
The most recession proof career around is health care....its why I went back to school for my degree in Health Care Management.  Its also why I sell health and medical products.


The fact is that people will always need it and there are always jobs available
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Emmortal on November 15, 2012, 09:47:07 PM
But there is the rub... you're saying your city doesn't have any jobs... and that's fair enough, but people can move if need be.

Go where the jobs are... That's sometimes what you have to do.

Exactly.  I've worked in 4 countries over the last 8 years working in film.  Gotta go where the work is.
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Nirvana on November 15, 2012, 10:08:21 PM
always a demand for professional bodybuilders. so train hard
Title: Re: Recession proof careers
Post by: Bad Boy Dazza on November 15, 2012, 10:35:26 PM
I think IT and Medical careers definitely qualify as recession proof jobs. What's your take. By the way G4P isn't included into the list!

- Discuss

One answer:  Essential Services.