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We might be living the final moments of not being terrified what the US President is going to do (lemmy.autism.place)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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These might be the good old days. Go outside, feel the grass, say wassup to your neighbors,... whatever you do that means community, because sh*t might get bad for a while.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

massive recession. What smart thing do you think were going to do about it?

I remember 2008 like yesterday. "Nobody hiring. Mass layoffs. No jobs.", and then it seems like that same cycle has just been on regular repeat the rest of our lives up to this point. (Meanwhile, record profits because of course!)

This is what I really worry about. I'm still trying but still on the same treadmill. I'm not a super genius or a heartless grifter, so I don't really know if I can be clever enough for us to get through this... And that scares the crap out of me.

[โ€“] linearchaos 2 points 2 weeks ago

You don't need to be faster than the bear, you just need to be faster than the other slowest campers.

Health care and small ticket entertainment industries are more recession-proof than new car sales and home sales.

Stay away from big public corporations that are going to fire a bunch of people as soon as the stocks dip a few percent.

Make sure your boss knows about the family you're supporting, but in a friendly, proud way If you have kids make sure their pictures are on your desk

If you're in some field where there's new and different technology around it's not a bad thing to brush up continue education , Even if it's just something as simple as watching YouTube videos and talking with your boss about it, especially if it's something they mention that they have an interest in.

I know being a bootlicker is terribly out of fashion, but, within reason, try to make yourself the most useful cog you can be. Don't kill yourself bending over, don't just let them take a wild advantage of you, But try to make sure that in your boss's mind that there are people the team who are more replaceable than you are.

With any luck we won't have to endure a pandemic at the same time

None of this in the end may help, it's merely suggestions to help you position yourself.