No, I've never even had the joy to have a job that involves qualifications. Before my current job of sit in the motor pool and look pissed off, I was a rodbuster and box kicker.
On another note, I apologize for maybe being an ass earlier, but my statement still stands that it seems you want 100% job security.
It's getting late and I am kind of depressed now so I will just say that I had some expectation of having a certain amount of value to the marketplace after the years of continuing education, excellent job performance and just plain ass-kissing people who deserved ass-kicking instead. No one ever expects 100% job security but to suddenly find you have zero value in your chosen field is no way to go through a mid life crisis. All that effort was a hefty investment in myself and it was like a terrible stock market crash. I am terribly bitter about it and it has colored my view of corporate America ever since.
so this is all about you then. Gotcha.
I am very sorry for your life circumstance.... but expecting any more then what you got was and is the line that unions sell you.