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Toughest times of my career..2006 lo h1b started by 2008 luckily moved into fulltime technology consulting like Accenture kids of company ..but vaadu kooda lot of days bench meeda undetllolamu max bench time hit aite fasak.. ..eppudu evadiki notice vastado ani..Friday vaste full tension undedi..worst part got married in 2009 tried so hard to find job for my wife.. nothing until 2010 end..but good part is made me a very strong person in life..how to survive tough times..learned so many new technologies except Java like datastage Informatica cognos reporting sql pl/sql so to hang on to some project even short term..did lotnof certifications to keep skillset updated and i went to europe while coming back in one usa major airport poe lo tellodu variety ga matladadu..like u are gonna stay here for ever aa..etc..thanks to bluecross blueshield of IL so Many times I was in bench about to hit max bench time so or other project came in..worst part in 2009 Jan on bench even office move ki vadukunnaru bench consultants ..arranging phones setting up cubicles ..felt tears in eyes like being consultant had to do those jobs..

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2 minutes ago, ForEverJava said:

Toughest times of my career..2006 lo h1b started by 2008 luckily moved into fulltime technology consulting like Accenture kids of company ..but vaadu kooda lot of days bench meeda undetllolamu max bench time hit aite fasak.. ..eppudu evadiki notice vastado ani..Friday vaste full tension undedi..worst part got married in 2009 tried so hard to find job for my wife.. nothing until 2010 end..but good part is made me a very strong person in life..how to survive tough times..learned so many new technologies except Java like datastage Informatica cognos reporting sql pl/sql so to hang on to some project even short term..did lotnof certifications to keep skillset updated and i went to europe while coming back in one usa major airport poe lo tellodu variety ga matladadu..like u are gonna stay here for ever aa..etc..thanks to bluecross blueshield of IL so Many times I was in bench about to hit max bench time so or other project came in..worst part in 2009 Jan on bench even office move ki vadukunnaru bench consultants ..arranging phones setting up cubicles ..felt tears in eyes like being consultant had to do those jobs..

Baa mari nee DP enti ForeverJava anundi, nuvvemo learned everything but Java antunnavu

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1 hour ago, terminator_desi said:

2008 lo MS complete chesina ma seniors were without jobs for almost 1.5 years.Most of them came back to universities for cheaper/free accommodation and food

I was graduate 2008 December and started my first job on March 19th 2010. 

Morning - Marketing 

Afternoon - Cricket

Night -  Movies on consultancy projector and weekend - get drunk.

Motel lo konni days work chesa.

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2009 masters finished bro..got job same year...I haven't faced any impact....".recession..recession" anevallu...vinevadini....job Kelli vachi evening tini, padukone vadini...that time I was like a small grass weed in the industry....may be stalwarts who grew like trees might have faced the impact.....

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36 minutes ago, tennisluvrredux said:

Baa mari nee DP enti ForeverJava anundi, nuvvemo learned everything but Java antunnavu

It's like Jack of all trade type ..but mastered in Java all the years..

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Worst ga unde maal ki maal lepesaru okka week lo business ledu ani 

phone dabbalu ammmevadini. … roju $10 kuda girakee Keku se but got paid $5 per hour 

worked  in motel 10 people stayed in 2 bed aprtment 

did extend MS and came out 2010 Nov and got job feb 2011 first IT job 3 weeks lepesadu emi cheytam ledu ani 

malli 2 months lo next job Vachindi happy so far learned many things 

 

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3 hours ago, JackSeal said:

Yes btech madyalo, technically it was a blessing in disguise for me. No campus placements lekapothe edho witch company lo data entry job chesthu .

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1 hour ago, tennisluvrredux said:

Baa mari nee DP enti ForeverJava anundi, nuvvemo learned everything but Java antunnavu

Java already vachu kada from 1999.so no need to learn java..

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Galiz gallu ..recession Peri cheppi 10% pay cut globally ..okkadu noru medapale..malli prevuous salaries ravadaniki 3 years pattindi..poc lu chesukuntu bench meeda ..appudappudu few small projects chesukuntu ..konchem bayam ga konchem time project chesukuntu..edo ala survive ayyamu recession..hopefully malli alnti time ravane anukundam..

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4 hours ago, tennisluvrredux said:

Enduku vaa ilanti threads esi endaro kura vruddulayina DB sabhyula gaayalu reputharu

They should give themselves a pat on their back and be grateful for how far they have come 

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3 hours ago, tennisluvrredux said:

Baa mari nee DP enti ForeverJava anundi, nuvvemo learned everything but Java antunnavu

Uncle you are also veteran vruddha batch no

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