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> I remember in December of 2000 during the dot-com bubble/recession, our company had several huge 20%+ layoffs… A big downside for them was, they were all suddenly looking for jobs in a very bad economy.

This was me. The small firm I worked for went belly up during the dot com burst when all our contracts dried up. But, I ended up getting an amazing job at a Fortune 500 company where I still am this day. I have had an amazing career and it is largely thanks to losing my job back then.