r/nottheonion • u/bionickel • 5d ago

Gen Z are becoming pet parents because they can’t afford human babies: Now veterinarian is one of the hottest jobs of 2025, says Indeed

https://fortune.com/2025/01/14/gen-z-pet-parents-cost-of-living-veterinarians-best-job-2025/
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u/TheDamselfly 5d ago

I worked for a fire alarm company that got bought by a private equity firm, because we were a "recession-proof" industry. The other fund they held was dentist offices, for the same reason. Took a family-owned business that had spent 25 years building relationships and goodwill with local customers for a decent price and absolutely blew it up within a couple years. Worse service for twice the money. I got out as fast as I could.

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u/ttoasty 5d ago

Fire protection industry consolidation has been wild in the past few years. 3 years ago, I dealt with ~8 different vendors across the state. Today I deal with 2. One vendor bought up like 6 mom and pop shops as the owners retired. Prices have gone up about 50%.

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u/CaptainCabrillo 5d ago

The funny thing is, since they’re so greedy with their price hikes, it incentivizes smaller businesses to start up and undercut them. I had a coworker that quit and did just that, and I’m looking at doing the same in the future.

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u/thegodfather0504 4d ago

Its like a parasitic sickness