I graduated in May of 2008 and only managed my way into the bowels of a large bank due to the fact I had interned there over the summer and spring. This big bank was allowed under state law to pay us "premium pay", it was 50% of what we usually made after 40 hours, we were grinding 70 hours in 12 hour shift due to how badly the recon was after the crisis. By October of 2009, I had watched 4 or 5 colleagues with 25 year careers get carried off the floor due to the shock of losing their jobs. This stuck with me as I prepared for secondary school and decided to go with a master in applied technology, I was the only white kid in the program. Since then I've slowly accepted that I have a skill set that will keep me employed for years to come. Will it fill my pockets with the riches, not really, but it will keep me from getting the type of eviction notices I found on my dad's rental as a teen. Everything is relative - for those who do get laid off, I feel for you and want you to know that this too, shall pass.
DimitriPetrova|3 years ago
Why is this significant and what was the race of the other students?