Current-Photo2857 t1_jebzgt0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Reply to comment by Ashleej86 in Population density in Massachusetts by bubbastars

Do not come on over, we don’t have the jobs or resources to support you.

Ashleej86 t1_jec7hcs wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:12 PM

We can work on that. Building houses in the woods is what Pioneer type Massachusettians did right? They can do that.

Current-Photo2857 t1_jeca9hc wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:32 PM

Houses isn’t the problem. I’ve live in western MA my whole life, but I and all my siblings had to move away from home because there are no jobs available in our home region. Even in my new region, there’s a shortage of healthcare and jobs.

Ashleej86 t1_jecaqkf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:36 PM

I'm in Amherst. There's a ton of mental health related jobs here so that works for me. Teaching isn't that lucrative but it exists out here. Construction. Retail. I mean what do you want ?

Current-Photo2857 t1_jecc1p2 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:45 PM

One sister is in the medical field, has to live out east bc she could only get a job at MassGen (her specialty is nonexistent out here); sister who is in early education had to go to CT to get a job. My BIL is in construction and spends half the year unemployed. I’m a teacher in a district of about 500 staff, 25+ of us will be laid off next month because the district can’t afford to pay us. Meanwhile, I can’t keep a steady GP because my medical provider’s offices keep closing, first the one in Wilbraham, then Westfield, so now I’m stuck going to Springfield with my third different doctor who is impossible to get an appointment with because the few doctors who did stay in the area have too many patients.

Ashleej86 t1_jecd09w wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:52 PM

I believe you. I keep losing doctors too. I have masshealth and it has a lot of turn over true. Amherst is probably the best town in terms of best paid teachers. I see construction workers all the time here.