When I think back to the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009, one moment in particular stands out. I had applied for a position in early 2008 that I was really excited about, as the editor of a special section on home and interior design in a local weekly newspaper. I sat down to read the long-awaited email from the paper's editor announcing his decision, and in it he explained that the special section's occurrence and page count was being scaled back, and the position I applied for had been reduced to a freelance gig that paid much less than what I had been told (in other words, it would have barely covered the cost of groceries). He added, "This is purely a result of the economy."
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