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- Nov 8, 2011
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Meh?
They were bad.
The tech sector hemmoraged jobs like nobody's business.
We lost Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Arthur Anderson, Enron and many other firms.
What offset the Unemployment was a booming construction sector boosted up by free money..and 2 wars.
But that bubble burst as well..and majorly.
Yes, overall it was a shitty decade for a lot of people, I had to go back to school because my job seemingly did not exist anymore, not for someone my age anyway, looking like it may happen again before I am allowed to rest.
Tell me about it.
Took me a year to get my current job. I had to buy a car and take a pay cut of 15 grand.
Ouch.
Yeah 2004 was the banner year for me went from $40,000 + benefits to $22,000 without significant benefits, a nasty divorce and subsequent relapse into alcoholism that about killed me. I am almost back to where I was then, lucky me.