[miuramxciii]

How did you feel then vs now? Still processing Are you doing alright? Yes. Still have some cushion. But it made me realize that you should never go the extra mile for a company. Working long nights, weekends, skipping vacation. JUST DON'T DO It for the company. I know "you" will be just like me and will not click until it happens to you ;-) Are you looking for/have you found work? No. It is hard you if you do not build/have a network. Lot's of "I saw your profile and would like you to apply for company x" Then you apply and never hear back. there are also lots of scams for fake jobs to to get as much info from you as they can. How have your feelings about the industry changed? I would love to change industry..perhaps go into farming.

[Clubber]

I remember during the dot bomb when I was out of work for 6 months, only a few years out of college with little to no cushion, it was scary. I was racking up credit card debt just to keep my head above water.

I remember a recruiter calling me about a job and having me come into the office in a downtown area for an interview, which I eagerly accepted. Come to find out, they were just back filling their contact list and there was no job. I swore off that recruiting firm forever and have never contacted them again. I would name the firm but I don't remember who they are, it's a big one in the 2000s.

Hold tight everybody, it'll get better. Take this time to get back into exercise and appreciate the free things in life: go to a park, the beach, go to a library.

[UncleOxidant]

> I remember during the dot bomb when I was out of work for 6 months

I decided to take a 6 month sabbatical in the summer of '01 just a few months before the dot bomb really hit figuring that, sure, there was going to be an industry recession coming, but it should be over in 6 months. I ended up being out of work for 9 months then got a 4 month contract gig. When that was over there was just nothing in sight so I went back to school to get my Masters. It wasn't until early '04 that I got a steady paying gig again so there were a couple of really lean years there in the early aughts.

> Hold tight everybody, it'll get better. Take this time to get back into exercise and appreciate the free things in life: go to a park, the beach, go to a library.

Yes, good advice. Also try to keep learning stuff. At least now we've got a lot of online courses, etc.