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2009 and (allegedly) 2017 are nothing like 2001. Within one week, my office building (in Seattle) went from being completely full of startups to 50% occupancy. I distinctly remember one day walking around and seeing multiple people in their offices crying with their heads in their hands. The whole market basically disappeared overnight. I had only been working for a year at that point, so I was completely screwed. It was 3 years before I could get an entry level job in the industry again (at 2/3 of my previous salary). Anyway, what's this about a crash? I've been job hunting and every company I've interviewed with says they are having difficulty finding people.