Job outlook for a paralegal?

Would you stay at a job you love, even if their financial outlook is bleak?

• I love my job. I have been there 17 years. However, our company is hemorrhaging financially (albeit slowly) due to many budget cuts in our type of industry. We are on a hiring freeze and raises have not been provided in five years ... but I do not want to leave this job because I have a lot of flexibility and no dress code...and I am making enough money to live relatively comfortably (I am married with no children and two cats -- husband is on disability for epilepsy and severe back problems). I have flown under the radar on my days off by asking places if they are hiring, and not even the fast-food joints (for which I am overqualified) are hiring. The job market is really bleak out there. What I'm asking is this: Should I stay at my current job and go down with the ship (if this indeed ultimately happens) and collect unemployment until I find another job?

• Answer:

  I think you should stay where you are, but maybe get your resume out their at the same time... even start asking around (friends and family) about any jobs they know of. That way if things do go south you have a backup plan. But if you are making enough $$ and like what you do you should stick around while you can, I mean it is rare to have that in a job. Good luck!