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Those of you with lesser-known types of jobs...what do you do? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by IonAddis@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Also, how did you get into it, and what sort of education or certifications (if any) did you need?

And if you were to get into the same niche today, would you? (And in some cases--COULD you, or has the door closed?)

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[-] IonAddis@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I bet Covid got you a lot of fun data to play with re: "supply line collapse".

I've always been interested in work like this--I took a class that covered lean manufacturing and kept thinking about how "just in time" inventory seemed like it'd be awful for a hospital, as the hospital would be MOST needed if supply lines collapsed, and JIT stuff seemed a dumb move. But I was only spitballing on the surface as an outsider.

[-] philpo@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

What if I tell you that even most ambulance services work with JIT?

[-] Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

And mass casualty events are generally centred around population centres. If a train hits that bus in bumfuck, it's six hours before triage and transport

[-] philpo@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, thankfully in central Europe our "bumfuck nowhere" still means that some infrastructure is reachable within 120min usually - and as long as the weather permits we throw dozens of helicopters at it.

Personally I am far more afraid of other scenarios therefore.

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