Since the NASDAQ first hit the skids last April, the U.S. economy has been on a gut-wrenching roller-coaster ride, with the occasional high giving way to one heart-stopping plunge after another.
As once high-flying companies announce missed earnings, and tech-sector gold standards begin to falter, the human toll of an economic retrenchment is quickly becoming apparent.
If you haven`t been the unlucky recipient of a pink slip yourself, you've likely watched friends and coworkers unwillingly join the ranks of the downsized.
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