Tom,

Go ahead and pass along any suggestions you have for what opportunities there will be in the "New Economy". I've heard many people state that they think everything will be okay in the next couple months. But I think it might be wishful thinking on their part.

PF

>Yes, I agree and have read the same reports - it is frightening. Now this is the real domino theory if you will. One domino goes and etc. It is best to have a “Plan B”, that is – something else you can do in life. When the last recession hit us in 1990, I went from electronics engineering to programming. There were 60,000 unemployed electronics engineers in Silicon Valley in 1992. President Bush (The Elder) came here to campaign for President and was asked from a member of the audience what he would do about that problem. President Bush answered “There are plenty of jobs at McDonalds”. That is how that problem was solved and as an unemployed electronics engineer in the audience I was not impressed positively with the answer.
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>So sharpen your skill set and be ready for what ever the economy may provide. I went to a friends College Graduation and the featured speaker was the President of AutoDesk (the Auto Cad people). He has a Ph.D. and stated to the audience that the key to success throughout your career is continued education. He gave an example of what he meant and went on to say he had held 17 different jobs within his lifetime, and that 9 of them no longer existed.
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>Tom