Comments on: 9 Recession Proof Jobs

By: sarameshell

sarameshell — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:55:05 +0000

There IS a difference in buying generic vs name brand at pharmacies (for me at least). My doctor recommended I get the generic brand because it was half the price of the name brand. Since I was a poor, just-out-of-college student, this sounded like a great idea! A few weeks after taking the medicine, I developed a horrible rash on my stomach/torso area. I asked the doctor what this was from, he said it was the generic brand medicine and it was pretty common. Let’s just say that since then, I haven’t bought generic brand medicine or gone back to that doctor.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:57:50 +0000

Well if you are in the process of creating a job, maybe you would like to supplement your income in your transition process?

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:57:05 +0000

@Mike: Do you know anything about those “free” programs they have at pharmacies? Or the ones where all the behind the counter meds are like $10? How does that work? Isn’t the Pharmacy losing money on subsidizing those drugs or are they the generic brands? Is there a difference if you get a generic brand anyway?

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:56:57 +0000

@ Brian: I think you might be right for the most part, but I think I meant it more as in a corporate setting, the IT guy isn’t (hopefully!) going to get axed as they are going to need those skills to keep things running smoothly. When the tech bubble burst, that saturation was a huge barrier to entry for sure.

New tech toys and hardware types of things are definitely getting hit hard nowadays.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:43:49 +0000

Sorry, but I have to disagree with you about IT. I went to school when they were attempting to funnel everyone into computer science or Management Information Systems promising all graduates a starting salary of 80,000.

Well…next thing you know, Silicon Valley folded and there were 10 programmers for every position. I agree there are things that people will always be willing to pay money for, but better tech is not one of them. Lilo or not, gizmos and gadgetry are not the toys of a recession.

Supposedly board game companies, however, are doing extremely well.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:44:20 +0000

Sorry.. “can’t” pay their exorbitant health care bills.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:43:23 +0000

This recession is starting to hit the health care sector too. There’s been a lot of nursing hiring freezes in my area, and I was laid off last year from my pharmacist job. There’s a LOT of uninsured/underinsured folks out there who can pay their exorbitant health care bills (who can?).

LUCKILY for me, I just started a new job with the government. So, I “think” I should have a better buffer from being laid off again… plus a great retirement plan.

By: stock trades

stock trades — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:53:42 +0000

Why find a job while we can create a job?