Ever worked or considered working in the funeral industry?

Oct 8th, 2015 11:52 pm

#1

Woodbridge905 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2010; 2347 posts; 379 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 8th, 2015 11:52 pm

Ever worked or considered working in the funeral industry?

Ever worked or considered working in the funeral industry? I ask this question not because I am thinks of working in the industry. Quiet the opposite: it is something I will never consider working in because I find it weird. Now don't get me wrong, I have a lot of respect for those who do this kind of job. They are very professional and offer help to families when they are in a state of emotional breakdown.

If you have ever worked in the death care industry, where, what did you do and how did you become interested in the whole thing?

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Oct 9th, 2015 1:30 am

#2

clseea: Deal Guru; Nov 21, 2011; 11092 posts; 4525 upvotes

Oct 9th, 2015 1:30 am

I hear it's a hot market. People are dying to get into it.

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Oct 9th, 2015 1:43 am

#3

guessboi: Deal Addict; Nov 23, 2006; 1066 posts; 116 upvotes; Calgary

Oct 9th, 2015 1:43 am

Great business to be in but is not something I would consider working on a day to day basis - this is a need and not a want. Demand will always be there and price is not the main factor for most people.

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Oct 9th, 2015 2:24 am

#4

toalan: Deal Fanatic; Nov 17, 2004; 7275 posts; 1622 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 9th, 2015 2:24 am

It is a dead industry

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Oct 9th, 2015 8:02 am

#5

frostyrabbit: Member; Sep 24, 2015; 230 posts; 101 upvotes

Oct 9th, 2015 8:02 am

It's a good industry if you're a mourning person.

Oct 9th, 2015 8:44 am

#6

Woodbridge905 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2010; 2347 posts; 379 upvotes; Toronto

Oct 9th, 2015 8:44 am

Love all the play on the words, you guys are killing it!

keep it coming guys lol.

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Oct 9th, 2015 10:07 am

#7

eonibm: Deal Expert; Aug 2, 2010; 15196 posts; 5008 upvotes; Here 'n There

Oct 9th, 2015 10:07 am

It's a dead end job.

Oct 9th, 2015 2:25 pm

#8

blueeyetea: Member; Mar 5, 2013; 497 posts; 118 upvotes; Ottawa

Oct 9th, 2015 2:25 pm

Quite a few puns around here.

Seriously, if someone can stomach it, it's a very stable job as well as lucrative. As well, as it's very difficult to get into unless you have connections. I know the owners of the funeral parlour in my home town and they're as rich as Croesus.

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Oct 9th, 2015 6:24 pm

#9

random pattern: Deal Addict; Mar 29, 2008; 4062 posts; 1162 upvotes

Oct 9th, 2015 6:24 pm

May not be as easy as you think - I hear there's pretty stiff competition... and the educational requirements can be quite an undertaking...

Oct 9th, 2015 6:36 pm

#10

snow00774: Deal Addict; Dec 21, 2011; 3487 posts; 679 upvotes; Allenford

Oct 9th, 2015 6:36 pm

lmao - love it. you guys are dead on.

I did an interest test in high school and it came back....funeral business. So I considered it but wasn't sure I could pull off the constant emotion stuff (other people's - I'm a bit of an eye roller without a bottle of wine). That was an interesting time to learn I was most likely to be successful in that industry. Very weird.

Oct 9th, 2015 6:47 pm

#11

snow00774: Deal Addict; Dec 21, 2011; 3487 posts; 679 upvotes; Allenford

Oct 9th, 2015 6:47 pm

I just shared that with my husband and started thinking about a career change, now that I'm older I could do it I think. It's an industry that's not dying like everything else.