+1

I currently work in an engineering discipline. We have had numerous RIF's over the past several years. Seniority appears to have no impact on whether you keep your job or not.

I have felt that the writing is on the wall for me for some time so I started looking into other career paths. I am very close (time now measured in weeks )to finishing up my nursing degree. It's something that I have thought about doing for years and now is the time. Let's face it, we are not outsourcing people who get sick to foreign lands for their health care. There will always be a demand for health care workers.

On another note .... if anyone is considering a move into the health care field, I STRONGLY recommend that you start NOW. When I first started, there was a two year waiting list to get into the clinical classes of my nursing program. That will at least give you time to get the pre-reqs out of the way.

LW