[theGnuMe]

2008 was a pretty crappy time to be a carpenter or electrician.

[theshrike79]

Oh you sweet summer child. The dot-com bubble[0] was in 2000-2002 :)

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot-com_bubble

[theGnuMe]

2008 aka the Great Recession aka the housing crisis which nuked construction. (In reference to your desire to be an electrician or carpenter). :)