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Charlie Hancock — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:55:40 -0400

Well in my last post on this issue, I briefly mentioned the "big picture" at the end, but I didn't elaborate on it. So let's dive into that issue some more and it will answer your question, KB...

If you read my posts you will see that I had a very hard time after 2001 and left the tech industry to pursue photography as a result. That time was a very challenging time for the entire I.T. work force. Massive layoffs, families and lives disrupted.

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Charlie Hancock — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:16:51 -0400

Okay this is Charlie Hancock again... Lets look at your information and put it up against my experience. During the dot.com bubble I earned $72,000 per year working on a web site that was a direct competitor to amazon.com. After 2001, unable to find work on my own, I signed up with several recruiting firms that test their applicant's skills. Most of them just told me I was one of the most marketable people on their list.

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Charlie Hancock — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:52:31 -0400

Well, I worked in the tech industry until 2001. I left because the bursting dot.com bubble had caused panic layoffs to ensue, and after that, the few remaining available jobs were so low-paying that it was a slap in the face to my 7 years of college education. A foreign worker here on a Visa may find it acceptable to move into an apartment with several other families so they can work for peanuts in the high-tech industry, but I do not. I now work as a photographer and am so much more fulfilled than I ever was in the tech industry. The U.S.