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Ask HN: Do you consider the impacts of climate change when job hunting?

4 points by bobsmooth ↗ HN
I currently work for a military contractor. Part of what keeps me from looking for other positions is the knowledge that my job is very secure and is likely to be even more so as global conflict increases. My company was wholly unaffected by COVID and if anything, we increased our production. It's likely that as conflicts arise due to the effects of climate change, there will be even more demand for the products we sell.

Does anyone else take into account future job security when you are job hunting? I feel bad for thinking like this.

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TheFreim
I don't think about climate change at all, but even if I did it wouldn't change much since other things I care more about already align pretty well with things someone worried about climate change might fear.
cpach
No, I don’t think like that. I’ve chosen to be optimistic when it comes to future career opportunities. (I could certainly choose to be pessimistic too if I wanted to. But still no-one knows how the future will play out.)

If one company goes bust, hopefully there will be others whom I can work for.

Then again, we all have different appetite for risk.

shinryuu
It's not an unreasonable way to think. It seems job security is important to you. Any company that works to mitigate climate change etc should also provide that security,and the cherry on top is that you'll be part of the solution.
yesenadam
> there will be even more demand for the products we sell

What products do you sell?