I left IT to open a small amusements company (link) a few years ago. So far we've been doing well and just doubled our floor space. Arcades, amusements, movies, etc, usually do well enough in recessions because they are cheap forms of entertainment. A family can't afford a huge trip over the holidays, but they'll stay home and see movies and other things.

The one thing that will change is what we have in our candy story. We JUST brought in a bunch of US candies. I'm not pulling them off the shelf but once they sell, I won't be replacing them. We're going to look for more UK and Japan candies which have always done well.

I wish I could find something. I'm in IT out in Alberta, and there's only one market; big oil. If I could leave, I would, but my wife is a teacher and that's not a career that migrates easily. I'm no fan of the UCP mismanagement and shutting down any opportunity for diversifying our economy, but we just can't seem to overcome the rural conservative base. It's like being tied to a rock and watching an avalanche coming straight for you.

I work in corrections. Doubt we'll see a drop in crime any time soon.

I'm a shipyard welder in the US and I would love love love to move to Canada right now. With Canada shifting trade away from the US and towards other countries, the need for trade ship building and maintenance will skyrocket. Ships are always in need of repairs, and being a welder means a guarenteed job.

Yeah I work for a company that does a lot of cross border stuff in N America. About 30% of the business is going across the border and that's gonna get ugly real fast.

Even if we don't lose 30%, only 10% of that would lead to major reshuffles and a lot of layoffs.

Lost my job right after the election because of the results because my former employer dealt in overseas markets. Our major customers all stopped putting in orders in a bid to wait and see meaning my employer had to cut jobs, lucky me. That company is limping along right now even after the cuts.

New job is less susceptible to those shocks as the big customers are all domestic and there’s always a need for their products. I just looked for jobs in my sector that didn’t depend on overseas markets to stay in business.

That probably doesn’t apply to construction trades though as a whole lot of the materials seem to be imported. Military might not be a bad play, just maybe aim for something not front line grunt and pick up some transferable skills for after exiting