I was hanging in through the high tech crash, but 9/11 did me in. There was absolutely nothing out there for a couple years, and only off and on crap jobs since then. In the interim, I've burned through my retirement savings, built up student loan debt retraining for a nonexistant re-do in health care, and have been living check to check for several years now.
Believe me, as an ugly single 60 year old woman, I know how brutal this economy is for us. Actually, I'm marked for dumping right now at one of my two part time jobs. I've known I was marked from very early on, but they just upped the ante last night so I know my days are now numbered. In recent months, they've walked 4 people out the door that I know of without warning, in 3 cases going back in time to find cause. Which is funny because we are a right to work state, so they can fire without cause. A 5th says she quit, but she may be saving face. Others that I don't know may have been disappeared as well. They're going to replace us with temporaries so they don't have to pay benefits, so they're doing it a few people at a time to make the transition smoother. They think we're too stupid to notice their game plan. 
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