The only person I know that was laid off was a 50 year old woman doing research for a firm that specialized in consulting services for telecommunications companies. After three months of networking she received in a little over one week, four offers, three of which were for more than $100,000. She had two more opportunities where people wanted her to interview including her former employer. So things are that bad, huh? Depression? I think not.
My business has been so busy the last two months that I've been working sixty-seventy hours per week. The entrepreneurs that I work for have also been busy working with their Fortune 500 clients. Depression, I dont see it. But then I dont work for state government, the airlines, a telecommunications company, or as a programmer.
You forgot Al Gore, he was laid off and still can't find a job.