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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The energy and tech fields are both cyclical. Anyone working in those fields will experience many rounds of layoffs over their careers.
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Yep, and everybody going into those fields should be well aware of how volatile it is. You make great money when you're in those fields, but layoffs are normal. Sort of the risk you choose when you decide on a career in that field I suppose, it's boom and bust.
Yeah in public sector jobs it seems once you're in, you're in, but it takes a lot longer to get to that point, and way more hoops to jump through (first few years are probably just fixed 1-2 year contracts. As a teacher, 1 year). Whereas in the private sector you're pretty much permanent from day 1, with all the perks. Each side has its own advantages, pick your poison I guess.
Also, teachers may not get laid off from the district altogether, but surpluses happen regularly every school year. You could be a high school teacher and suddenly you're in elementary because there's no more HS jobs in your specialty after getting surplused, that would be a hard adjustment. Or just put on the sub list, that's what happened to my buddy in Edmonton Public and why they ended up here.