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May 12, 2024
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delux_247
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I was 1 year in. Saw lots of people in my industry get laid off. Best financial
decision of my life was to ignore every person I knew telling me to buy a home when I graduated in '07.
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POLL: Were you in the workforce during the Fall of 08 stock market crash?
macdizzle
May 12, 5:31am
That sure was a fun financial environment to graduate and start a career in
ForzaPuma
May 12, 6:03am
I was 1 year in. Saw lots of people in my industry get laid off. Best financial
delux_247
May 12, 6:54am
I worked in mortgage finance and securitization. It was a wild ride
compcoug
May 12, 7:35am
Wow
macdizzle
May 12, 7:51am
Wanting to be... that was the year I was applying for my first real job
runnincoug
May 12, 7:52am
I graduated from BYU in 08. In October about half of my company was let go. I
macdizzle
May 12, 7:58am
Pharma seemed bulletproof at the time. Good bonuses and we were hiring. Travel
Kauai
May 12, 8:05am
I got laid off while packages were still good. Found a job within the month.
Bin01015
May 12, 9:00am
Yes, that was the scariest period of my career, esp. the second half of ‘08 and
Japan Coug
May 12, 9:03am
Yes but I had joined the navy prior to graduation in '07
justAnotherCoug
May 12, 9:12am
Perfect timing for me. Resident making pennies with nothing in retirement
cougfanz
May 12, 9:21am
yep the low interest rates for student loans, business loan and home was a
qwerew
May 12, 5:08pm
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