[coward123]

In the 2001+ timeframe, I saw two paths work for people:

1) Go someplace that looks boring but solid like health care. Pay might not be as good, projects might not seem as outwardly sexy, but it will be a solid paycheck.

2) Go someplace like a Google or Microsoft, IE: big tech, where even if one team is having cutbacks another will be hiring.

In the 2008+ timeframe... maybe it was the niche I was in, but I really didn't see much of a tech slowdown. I was contracting for part of that, and in a down economy companies like contractors so that they are expendable.