With little sign of the recession letting up, a growing number of professionals are putting together a Plan B. Uncertain of their long-term career security, they continue with their jobs while plotting alternative work.
Plan B-ers, as they will no doubt soon be known, are secretly enrolling in evening classes, taking online courses, writing up business plans and approaching potential backers as they try to prepare for a new career. And it's not a case of not enjoying their current work - they simply can't rely on it continuing long-term.
According to John Gnuschke of the University of Memphis: "This is what we expect to see in times of recession. People can't count on a single employer or even a single industry anymore. If you're lucky enough to still have a job, it's wise to begin to retrain and to broaden your skill base."
While that's all well and good, what about the new graduates trying to get into the areas that these second-chancers have earmarked for themselves?
