+1 to this. It matches my experience as well where 2003 to 2007 was a slow rebound after the dot com bust and post-9/11 recession, 2007 to like 2010 was a fucking disaster. 2011 to about 2014 was slow grind back to “normal” and then 2014 to like 2020 was a really hot market. 2020 to about 2023 was just weird, because tech was absolutely insane while everyone else was getting fucked, and then from 2023 to now has been “oh now it’s our turn to get fucked” and it’s just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
+1 to this. It matches my experience as well where 2003 to 2007 was a slow rebound after the dot com bust and post-9/11 recession, 2007 to like 2010 was a fucking disaster. 2011 to about 2014 was slow grind back to “normal” and then 2014 to like 2020 was a really hot market. 2020 to about 2023 was just weird, because tech was absolutely insane while everyone else was getting fucked, and then from 2023 to now has been “oh now it’s our turn to get fucked” and it’s just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
I fucking hate this industry but I am trapped