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What is your fall back option?

Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:07 pm
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:07 pm
Let's say you lose your job tomorrow or your burger king checkout has now been outsourced to a kiosk; what's your go-to fall back?

Can't work in the same career field you currently do, and you can't sell drugs, pimp, etc... Nothing illegal and has to be a real occupation. Can't do gay porn either (Sorry to some of you)

You basically have to pick up and start over. Do you have a back up plan or an ace-in-the-hole?

ETA: The reason I ask is I used to work in solar and have a lot of friends that still do. I saw the writing on the wall and got out a year ago. Many of them did not, and have committed themselves and their families to that field. Now it's struggling due to new laws and many of them are very very worried. I guess it's just always good to have a back up plan. I went back to school full-time but I also do some work from home. If school doesn't work out, i'd probably put in a package for military OCS.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 12:20 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64070 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:08 pm to
I married a doctor.
Posted by LaBR4
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
50840 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:08 pm to
towel boy..errr ..pool attendant in Las Vegas





This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 12:35 pm
Posted by robertLSU
Florida
Member since Jan 2013
429 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:08 pm to
Why can't I work in the same field? This is dumb.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97654 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:09 pm to
My wife is rich
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
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134865 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:09 pm to
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67126 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:10 pm to
I find a construction job and play music. I can make pretty decent cash just playing on the street outside downtown bars. Throw in paid acoustic gigs and full blown shows, and I’d get by.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 12:17 pm
Posted by ThibTiger11
Member since Jan 2018
96 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:10 pm to
Pharmaceutical sales rep
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11349 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:10 pm to
quote:

Can't work in the same career field you currently do


This is stupid.... I picked a field and obtain a certification so that I have countless fall back options.
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:10 pm to
quote:

Why can't I work in the same field? This is dumb.


Because your job has now been automated, dumbass.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
85017 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:11 pm to
Go to work in customer service for a place with a ton of turnover. Become the regional manager in 3 years simply from attrition.
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11349 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:12 pm to
quote:

Because your job has now been automated, dumbass.


I would love to see how the automate a behavior analyst
Posted by robertLSU
Florida
Member since Jan 2013
429 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:14 pm to
Are you one of those dumb people that believe the robots are coming to take everyone's jobs? Sorry I don't have a backup plan for something that won't realistically happen to me. My backup plan is to find another job in the same field.
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:14 pm to
quote:

I would love to see how the automate a behavior analyst


A.I.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 12:15 pm
Posted by anewguy
BR
Member since Mar 2017
1239 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:15 pm to
Currently figuring this out. I have been unemployed for 4 months now and can not get an interview. Any OTers hiring? I'll sweep floors at this point just to get some money coming in.

ETA: I am in Baton Rouge.
This post was edited on 1/24/18 at 12:16 pm
Posted by AA77
Member since Jan 2016
3797 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:16 pm to
Not much of a chance that my career will be automated.
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:16 pm to
quote:

Why can't I work in the same field? This is dumb.


Could be that you lost your job over something that keeps you out of the field.

For example, you're a CPA and get caught committing fraud, thereby losing your license.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:17 pm to
my wifes mommy and daddy are loaded
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11349 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:18 pm to
quote:

A.I.


you definitely get what I do.
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:20 pm to
quote:

you definitely get what I do.


It's a hypothetical scenario. Calm down and play along. Don't be such a nancy.
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