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A bunch of service industry people I know (and focusing on the good workers) used the stimulus to help break them out of the cycle of service industry work. A
by monocasa 5y ago
A bunch of service industry people I know (and focusing on the good workers) used the stimulus to help break them out of the cycle of service industry work. A lot of data science certificates and real estate licenses were earned in that group over the past year, and they don't plan on going back to the service industry.
- zibzab 5y agoInteresting. Would be great if we could see some stats on this
- harambae 5y agoI know some individuals that quit their jobs to get real estate license as well. What I wonder is how it will actually pan out, given that there are more real estate agents than open listings in America at this point. Not sure about data science, that seems more socially productive at least. The entire economy can't consist of reselling homes at increasingly inflated prices though.
- tmm84 5y agoMy cousin's wife did the same thing. She used to work in a bakery and since the bakery closed she switched to being a real estate agent. I think it's because real estate has good commission (at least in theory). But if the market is flooded with agents this'll just be another over supplied labor market niche. Then again, people are always buying/selling real estate so it does have job security in that aspect.