careers

[TH0R]

what's a good career move to make in these trying times? i've been thinking about singing up for the elevator installers union.

[Turbo D]

Move to Washington and play games for Nintendo. That would be pretty sweet. heh.

[TheClash603]

Move to India or China where there is job growth

[Arkhan]

mercenary.

[Sinistron]

I think that I work in perhaps one of the best fields of our modern times -- Bankruptcy.

[Arkhan]

I think that I work in perhaps one of the best fields of our modern times -- Bankruptcy.

living in it doesnt count as working in it.

mwhaahahahahaaaaa *cough*

[esteban]

what's a good career move to make in these trying times? i've been thinking about singing up for the elevator installers union.

Well, the best advice is to "follow your heart" and pursue a career you love...

But, realistically, you are probably going to feel better if you have some income ($$) and, well, job security.

So, I would recommend opening up your own DVD rental store.

[TH0R]

that's rad. check out " be kind rewind" it's a movie about a movie rental store....maybe like my future store

[nectarsis]

Move to India or China where there is job growth

Job growth in areas that have a majority of jobs paying basically peanuts isn't much.

[TheClash603]

Move to India or China where there is job growth

Job growth in areas that have a majority of jobs paying basically peanuts isn't much.

The middle class is rising in China and shrinking in the US...  makes me sad.

[SignOfZeta]

that's rad. check out " be kind rewind" it's a movie about a movie rental sore....maybe like my future store

I think he must have been joking. Video rentals stores are doing very badly these days, and its only going to get a lot worse. Between cable/satellite, Netflix/Hulu, and iTunes I really don't understand why anyone would rent a movie from a store at all, especially on DVD since you can own it for keeps for usually less than $15...and it won't be scratched to hell.

I really really miss the days of home video as a premium item, but these days its treated more like a public utility so I wouldn't invest anything into it.

Whatever the best career for you is, it isn't what people will tell you it is. Whatever they are telling you is the same thing they are telling everyone else. These days of course everyone looking for a career change is supposed to study to be a pharmacy tech. In three years though the PT market will be as overcrowded as the IT market is today.

[Necromancer]

I think he must have been joking.

Esteban?!?  I guess there's a first for everything. 

Video rentals stores are doing very badly these days, and its only going to get a lot worse.

Agreed.  Blockbuster is test driving a plan to convert its stores to retail only, but I don't see how that can't fail.  Between big box retailers like Best Buy and Walmart and online warehouses like Amazon, how can they possibly compete on price and/or selection?

[SignOfZeta]

Agreed.  Blockbuster is test driving a plan to convert its stores to retail only, but I don't see how that can't fail.  Between big box retailers like Best Buy and Walmart and online warehouses like Amazon, how can they possibly compete on price and/or selection?

They could definitely compete with the brick and mortar when it comes to selection. The only place left to buy DVDs these days is Best Buy and a lot of their locations are scaling back MASSIVELY on their selection of movies and music. The big book stores, Barnes and Nobel and Borders have decent movie selections but the prices are absolutely horrible. If someone could work toward a Borders-like selection and still have decent prices they could make it. Basically what Suncoast and Media play were before they moved into the keychain and stickers market.

Of course, even if they totally kicked ass at that, they'd just be in jeopardy again in five years when all physical media starts to become extinct.

[nectarsis]

At least around here Suncoast/Fye... all the "mall chains" had prices that were damn near as ridiculous  as Borders/Barnes & Noble.  They had GREAT selection, but when there's a Best Buy & Walmart a few blocks away there was no contest price wise.

[TH0R]

yeah, i use netflix... it's like a used car lot and the selection is SHITTY! B movies galore...some not too bad   
i hear that some snow plow companies  can make enough money to only work in the winter time . my girl wants to move to buffalo w/ her family