At 06:23 PM 8/23/2002 -0700, you wrote:

 
The economy isn't recovering nearly as well as anyone would have hoped.  Many of the guys I worked with in IT have also found jobs, but as with my situation, they all pay less.  It's now an employer's market, and we're left with the scraps they want to offer.

I can't speak for larger companies, and can only speak for the small business that I own, but my take home pay has dropped 75% since Sept. 11.  I kept my employees and they still get paid, but with the slump in business it doesn't leave much for me.  My problem is that I am working just as many hours as I did when I was making more money so there hasn't been any more time for geocaching. :-(

You are right, the economy isn't recovering nearly as well as would be nice, but it will come around, just have to hold on until it does.




In liberty,

Scott

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