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[deltashad]

Funk said:

Knowing what I know now, if I could go back and do-over I'd go into O&G. I fell into IT instead which isn't a bad alternative but the variety and earnings potential of O&G seems pretty good (or was until this slump!).

This latest crisis has been awful for many families involved.
The company I work for laid off 18000 employees. There are still massive cuts, the only thing the upper management are concerned with is short term P&L. Nobody is safe anymore. It's not a good industry to be around right now.

Journalism looks easy enough. Do you,need qualifications to get in?

[SirTK]

deltashad said:

Journalism looks easy enough. Do you,need qualifications to get in?

No, but it helps if you know how to use commas......

[irocfan]

deltashad said:

This latest crisis has been awful for many families involved.
The company I work for laid off 18000 employees. There are still massive cuts, the only thing the upper management are concerned with is short term P&L. Nobody is safe anymore. It's not a good industry to be around right now.

Journalism looks easy enough. Do you,need qualifications to get in?

nicely played sir!!

I had the misfortune of falling into banking operations and while I'm good at what I do I'm currently scratching my arse whilst looking for work following redundancy. Like many on here I wish I'd gone into IT :-/

[irocfan]

Blakewater said:

I know people in the USA who can't go to the doctor when they're ill because they can only afford health insurance for their children. Hospitals like to charge silly money and add all sorts to people's bills which the insurance companies then play games over to get out of paying for. Like this chap who got a $55,000 bill for an appendectomy which he "only" had to contribute $11,119.23 towards. Imagine being a 20 year old student or being a young person on a basic wage with little in the way of savings not only having to cover the cost of health insurance but having to find that kind of money for essential medical treatment. It's even worse if you have something ongoing.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/reddit-user-posts-550...

Some people in this country do claim what they can and run away from what they owe because they think the world owes them a living. A lot do genuinely try to do the right thing and work hard but still struggle. Not everyone has the same educational opportunities and encouragement and help in applying for jobs. Getting on in life can often just be about having a confident, or even brash, attitude and a good line in bullst. It's easy to stand in judgment of people when you've done all right for yourself but being better off doesn't necessarily just mean you're trying harder than other people.

good post sir

[Devil2575]

deltashad said:

Funk said:

Journalism looks easy enough. Do you,need qualifications to get in?

Yes you do and it isn't as easy as you might think, at least not if you do it properly. Is the writer in this case a Journalist or a columnist? One reports the news the other voices their opinion.

My wife is a journalist and wrote for a News Paper in the same group as that one.

[Devil2575]

irocfan said:

Blakewater said:

I know people in the USA who can't go to the doctor when they're ill because they can only afford health insurance for their children. Hospitals like to charge silly money and add all sorts to people's bills which the insurance companies then play games over to get out of paying for. Like this chap who got a $55,000 bill for an appendectomy which he "only" had to contribute $11,119.23 towards. Imagine being a 20 year old student or being a young person on a basic wage with little in the way of savings not only having to cover the cost of health insurance but having to find that kind of money for essential medical treatment. It's even worse if you have something ongoing.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/reddit-user-posts-550...

Some people in this country do claim what they can and run away from what they owe because they think the world owes them a living. A lot do genuinely try to do the right thing and work hard but still struggle. Not everyone has the same educational opportunities and encouragement and help in applying for jobs. Getting on in life can often just be about having a confident, or even brash, attitude and a good line in bullst. It's easy to stand in judgment of people when you've done all right for yourself but being better off doesn't necessarily just mean you're trying harder than other people.

good post sir

If Carlsberg wrote posts...

Very well said!

[MK1RS Bruce]

deltashad said:

Funk said:

Knowing what I know now, if I could go back and do-over I'd go into O&G. I fell into IT instead which isn't a bad alternative but the variety and earnings potential of O&G seems pretty good (or was until this slump!).

This latest crisis has been awful for many families involved.
The company I work for laid off 18000 employees. There are still massive cuts, the only thing the upper management are concerned with is short term P&L. Nobody is safe anymore. It's not a good industry to be around right now.

Journalism looks easy enough. Do you,need qualifications to get in?

Yeah the slump / Crisis has only just begun really, I think for the next two years it will be a case of keep your head down and avoid the axe, easier said than done! The industry will bounce back but it will never be the same again and I think a lot of people with good skills won't come back to it.

[NRS]

MK1RS Bruce said:

deltashad said:

Funk said:

Knowing what I know now, if I could go back and do-over I'd go into O&G. I fell into IT instead which isn't a bad alternative but the variety and earnings potential of O&G seems pretty good (or was until this slump!).

This latest crisis has been awful for many families involved.
The company I work for laid off 18000 employees. There are still massive cuts, the only thing the upper management are concerned with is short term P&L. Nobody is safe anymore. It's not a good industry to be around right now.

Yeah the slump / Crisis has only just begun really, I think for the next two years it will be a case of keep your head down and avoid the axe, easier said than done! The industry will bounce back but it will never be the same again and I think a lot of people with good skills won't come back to it.

It will be a downturn for a while, but it will bounce back and be like it has been in the previous times. Yes, there will be a lot of people will good skills who won't come back, but when times change to good and the money starts getting thrown around a new crowd will be along to follow it. Yes, they won't be as skilled at first but give them a little time and they'll be up there after a while. It goes in cycles and despite knowing the issues it's difficult to stop the boom and bust nature due to the changes in cash flow for companies when things are good/ go wrong.

[Gary C]

What a strange direction this thread has taken

[Ali_T]

Just a lttle addendum. While there's no official news, it would appear Ms. Stewart is longer working for the Herald or Evening Times. Her bio has been pulled from their list of authors, and the offending article is the last one she published. Would have been nice for some form of editorial apology. After all, some editor let it be published, unless he/she is also out on their ear?

[carl_w]

Funk said:

Knowing what I know now, if I could go back and do-over I'd go into O&G. I fell into IT instead which isn't a bad alternative but the variety and earnings potential of O&G seems pretty good (or was until this slump!).

I had to go back a few pages to get the context of this. I now realize you meant Oil & Gas, rather than the Obstetrics & Gynaecology that I'd originally assumed. It did seem a bit odd to fall into IT instead of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

[DUMBO100]

Two of the editors resigned last week, the Herald used to be a quality newspaper but I'm afraid that it has gone downhill rather suddenly. Douglas Park used to advertise weekly in the Drive section, he sells Maserati and McLaren, so I would doubt he shares the views of Miss Short. She won't be missed

[Speed addicted]

http://m.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13786195.Womenlet_s_quit_the_self_loathingDieting_is_not_a_virtue/

Appears that she is still there?

[Thermobaric]

Yeah. Sadly I can't see any evidence of her being removed.

[Blakewater]

I imagine she's just a self employed contributor rather than actually being employed by the newspaper. Rather like Jeremy Clarkson, who wasn't sacked from the BBC but just didn't have his contract to work on Top Gear renewed. It's how a lot of people in journalism work.