If you HAD to change jobs right now, what would you do for a job from now on, especially in todays economy.

Hey, “just” find a county job? I don’t know about everywhere else, but in my area county jobs pay well, come with an amazing pension, and include insurance.

About the question- I’m still in school, so I don’t really know what I’d do. I’d go from student to… Mccy D’s maybe?

I don’t have any idea how I would get a 9 to 5 doing it, but I love to write and research. I’d be delighted to do that rather than build Web sites. I have one published book and some short stories to bolster a writing resume, but have never sought employment doing it. I like working for myself far too much to want to do that. I am going to write a novel soon. Maybe that will hit and give me a opening to transition to an independent creative writer.

I seem to start a new career every 15 years, and that’s how long I’ve been a Web developer, so it’s time.

I was a carpenter back when I was working my way through school. I had a contract crew and we could throw up a 20’ x 20’ garage in a day, complete with siding, roofing, doors and windows all hung.

My husband is in construction – hardwood flooring – and for the year after his business failed he applied literally everywhere. When you have 20 years experience in one field, you’re either overqualified or under educated for everything.

He finally got a job doing hardwood floors for another company at a dramatic pay cut. When there are eleventy billion people out of work, even someone with his experience has to take grunt pay or risk his spot being taken by someone who will.

$2500 a month is completely undoable.

I’ve been working automotive parts and service for about five years and I had a seemingly incredible offer from a trucking rental and repair firm to come and work for them handling inventory and the like. So after careful thought I decided to jump from my steady job that I had been at for a long time and ended up being dropped by the company nine weeks later after I had assisted them with a massive inventory shuffle involving the combination of three warehouses into one and agreed to work extra hours doing many jobs that were not in my original agreement. I’m a sucker, what can I say?
Jumping even when the ground is in sight is very dangerous in our current economic climate, and if I had been wiser than I am now I would have looked far deeper into the company than I already had.
Now after months of trying to find a new job in my area I have made my decision that school is the way to go for me (I’m only 23, better to do it now) and I’ve decided to go for Electrical Engineering and stay away from the automotive crap from now on.
Except my own projects :P can’t abandon that which makes you who you are, right?

I’d start a bed and breakfast, and adjust my prices with the economy. I’m currently in education.

live off the land! No, seriously, If it were me I’d learn how to grow food and sell it to the local community. You’d be able to have enough food for your family for free, and you could do carpentry on the side if you still wanted it. You might be a little tight on money, but you’d still be able to provide food… and that’s one thing you really can’t live without, even these days. :P

@etpro, nice.

Before Fluther hired me, I’d been looking for work for over a year. Despite having many years experience as an admin (office manager/accounting), I couldn’t even get a job as a grocery store clerk. I was seriously considering going to school to become a phlebotomist (the people that draw your blood in labs and such). Not exactly my burning desire, but I figured it was one of the quickest ways to get into a field that’s pretty much recession proof: medicine.

tryin to figger that out now. recession done run all over me a while back.

I want to be a medical marijuana sales rep. when I grow up!!!

I met one a few months ago. What an awesome job!!!

My friend and I have had this conversation many times over the last couple of years.

We came to the conclusion that you can’t put all your financial eggs in one basket, as it’s easier to replace a percentage of what you earn rather than all of it if something doesn’t work out

So, I would love to teach, compose music for TV&film, provide personal coaching and have an online income stream.

Yes that’s right there are 47 hours in a day.

Garden design and tree trimming.

(Well, the world still needs Accounting and International Business, so I’m thinking I’ll be safe. ;])

However, if I was forced to change, I’d want to be a nanny until I have my own family. I love kids, and people will keep having babies even in the recession. Lots of families have both parents working (if they can get jobs) in light of the economy, so that opens a door for me to come in!

Or a street performer.

@Megan64 I’ll go in as a partner!

If not for the extreme weather where I live then I’d happily be back on the salesfloor of a car dealership.

I’m working on adding a reading endorsement to my teaching license. I haven’t been in the classroom for several years, but I might consider going back to try being a reading specialist.

Join the Armed Services if 35yr’s old or younger or older w/prior service honerable dicharge,or police service.Steady employment,room for advancement/promotions,pension,free room and board,free meals and use of commisary,U<S>O privledges.Also free medical,dental,eye-care etc.

@deadhead Don’t forget the free travel to the scenic Persian Desert.

Also ability to take college courses.No taxes on cig’s if ou join the Armed-Services.And many other perks although you may step on IED or get shot/maimed,or possibly killed leaving a wife,children to go through life w/out you-but it won’t matter to you since you’ll be dead!Good job though if you make it through 3/tours or more of duty.

Kolinahr:It was a bad sarcastic wording at the expence of other people’s living wounds.I am truly sorry.

Ok, add to the mix that you are 40, healthy, and fit.

@SundayKittens It seems ideal, doesn’t it?

@Megan64 We’ll ditch these education jobs and drink coffee with people who pass through the b and b. It’ll be like Newhart! Kind of?

@SundayKittens Sounds perfect, especially as I gear up for the new year!