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Valley Newbies: What Slowdown? (alleyinsider.com)
4 points by jmorin007 on April 11, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


I'll admit, I'm a bit spooked that that all of my work is going to dry up suddenly because of the big bad recession. But I haven't noticed anything yet; I still have contract work and people pestering me for a resume.

How's everyone else doing?


I'm swamped. I pulled yet another all-nighter last night, I think my third so far this month. I'm still falling behind on projects.

I think I've finally made the decision to end my part-time job and go full-on into consulting and development. It's kinda spooky, 'cause as a friend said, now I'm getting on the high wire and the safety net's gone.

But, I just can't squeeze any more time out of the day.

Most of my clients have seen shorter revenues lately, and I know at least a couple other folks in the tech industry that are having trouble. I suspect that what the recession is doing at the moment is thinning the herd, laying off those with weaker skill sets while keeping the remainder pretty busy.




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