Whose got the most recession-proof job?

clobber_2

Sorry to be contrary, but mental health is a total cinderella specialty and always the first to suffer cuts. Not saying it's right, in fact it's flipping criminal, but lets face it it's not kiddies with cancer. And it doesn't have much in the way of targets, which is the only way you can get money for your service in the NHS.

karie

baby_boomer wrote: »

Yahoo - Whose got the safest jobs

6. Energy

E.ON laid off hundreds of people this morning

blueye

clk299 wrote: »

I'm a midwife, I'll be in for a busy time!

my friends a midwife, shes got a years notice, as they are shuting the ward or whatever at the hospital she works at

matbe

Lord_Dante wrote: »

I work for the jobcentre. They can't seem to take staff on fast enough here.

Yes the unemployable helping the unemployed!

Plasticman

baby_boomer wrote: »

Yahoo - Whose got the safest jobs

1. Teaching
2. NHS
3. Other public service jobs
4. Public transport projects
5. Home insulation and other 'green' initiatives.
6. Energy
7. IT
8. Human resources
9. Interim managers
10. Accountants/finance directors/compliance officers

A bit flawed in my view. (1) Teaching I agree with. Not so sure about (2) 'NHS'. Doctors and nuses should be OK, but other staff may be at risk when the government starts to squeeze the (3) public sector to pay off the large debt it has built up.

(4) Public transport will be OK as these tend to be projects with a long life span. Not sure about (5) and the poster above tells us that (6) are already laying off staff. Those in (7) IT are doomed like everybody else. Lots of big IT projects being shelved, although people working in IT support should be in a better position (as long as their company survives.........).

(8) HR staff are being laid off all over the place, although in some companies they may need to stick around to help with the redundancy of everybody else :rolleyes: (9) Interim managers - I don't know anybody who manages an interim (10) Yes, I can see the logic in that one.