Is there such a thing as a recession proof job?

[Watching You]

Any bright sparks out there, can someone tell me if there is such a thing as a recession proof job? I only ask because with a down turn in the economy I was wondering who will be the winner and losers here and if you are unfortunate to loose you job what next to go into. Even some of our premiership footballers are not immune from the economic down turn as she of them who would last year have commanded 70K a week can only get 50K this year, poor things.

Based on a rough and dirty guide (no scienctific theory here) here are my top five:



Gold bullion trader/dealer = business booming


Drug dealer = demand is constant unaffected by economy


Pawn shop owner = demand rising


Police man/woman = work load increasing


Doctor – as more people are being signed off looking for work/ depressed etc

Below the line ones you think should be doing well:

Prostitutes – in economic downturns more women/ men turn to the world’s oldest profession, therefore forces the price down. Its no help that many of their regular customer base (leave the bankers alone :dmonk:) are loosing their jobs .

Any ideas!!

[Taf]

Politician... even ones that have been fired before?

[Chris]

Local government officers and government civil servants are probably ok ...

[zing_deleted]

Funeral director

[Angua]

Debt Collector :(

[handyman]

Those working in the take away sector normally do quite well in a recession.

[Kymmy]

Debt counsellor

[southwell]

Midwife? Teacher.

[Jon T]

Local government officers and government civil servants are probably ok ...

No we're not(Local Government Worker that is) outsourcing and/or shared services are very much on the cards.

[Graham M]

Taxi Driver - In really bad times people can't afford to run cars but still need to get around or go out

[Watching You]

Politician... even ones that have been fired before?


Politician – Yes that should have been top of my list, one of the few industries where during a recession they can still vote themselves a pay rise, for doing even less.

Civil Servants – No, due to the amount of outsourcing going on and wide spread cuts across Whitehall, some of which doesn’t make much sense. Typically, its always a junior civil servants that always take the blame when things go wrong, but a Minister or Senior Civil servant or that takes credit when things go well.

[Uncle Peter]

Another good bet:

https://www.mi5careers.gov.uk/

http://www.sis.gov.uk/output/careers-1.html

[Dai]

House rental agencies around here are booming..

Increasing numbers of people can't or won't commit to a mortgage and folks that can't seel their houses are putting them up for rent.

I've a couple of friends in that line of business who say things have never been better.

[joglynne]

Considering it's my families predominant occupation I'm hoping the legal profession will be kept occupied.

[Angua]

Something in the food industry.

After all no one is going to stop eating.

[PeteTheMusicGuy]

Somone who owns an offie as people are more likely to sit in with a carry out than go to the pub

[Chris]

Bookies tend to do better in recessions as well.

[SMHarman]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/09/24/cb.jobs.pay.fifty.thousand/index.html

[Osem]

Chief Executive of the FSA must be the safest job in the world. I mean Hector Sants is still there despite all the FSA's massive failings.

[Chris]

Chief Executive of the FSA must be the safest job in the world. I mean Hector Sants is still there despite all the FSA's massive failings.

Now, there's a point. An entire 'regulated' industry teeters on the brink of collapse after being allowed to carry on business in a highly reckless manner ... and the regulator gets off scott-free. Looks like Hector is pretty much bomb-proof. Unlike many of the people he was meant to be regulating. :erm:

[Derek]

Now, there's a point. An entire 'regulated' industry teeters on the brink of collapse after being allowed to carry on business in a highly reckless manner ... and the regulator gets off scott-free.

Plus on the news this morning there was a piece about how the FSA were going to expand in order to regulate more aggressively and to bring in the best talent the wages paid would be increased a fair bit.

Sounds like rewarding failure to me, and I thought the government were going to be stopping that.

[papa smurf]

no................................................ .................there isn't;)

[sollp]

The millions of unemployed, employed to be unemployed. In this country anyway.:rolleyes:

[Julian]

Prison Officer

[Nidge]

Checkout worker in a supermarket, we all need to eat.