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		gedy 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I'm an MIT senior and still unemployed – a... 2008 wasn't that bad for tech, but 2001 was and might be better comparison.

billy99k 8 months ago [–]

Yeah, I agree with you here. Most of the people I know in tech got laid off in 2001 due to startups failing. I think the only person I knew that made it through worked for Yahoo.

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