Hi prod!
It's kinda strange but my career is like my recovery right now.....One Day At A Time. The construction industry in Phoenix has tanked big time so we're down to 1/10th the business and we let go of two salespeople and our cleaning crew. Your friend Astro is back to emptying the trash and scrubbing the toilets. Oh well, it's a job and I'm grateful for every minute that I'm employed.
By what I understand from my friends in the real estate market, they feel that the worst part passed in Dec.-Jan. and we're on a slow climb out. My work will be focused on remodels of foreclosures rather than the new custom home construction that was our lifeblood in the past. And until that time, there's the possibility that I'll go without a paycheck until the market turns around.
Scary times, but I do my best to live in the "now" rather than in fear.