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Subject:Re: Silicon Valley Slump? From:Scott Miller <smiller -at- CORP -dot- PORTAL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 8 May 1998 10:17:52 -0700
Slump? What slump? If you're an experienced writer, you can write your
own ticket these days, or at least that's what I hear from those who are
hiring. It's still just a big honkin' house of cards, so it will all
come crashing down eventually, but not yet.
> I have heard rumors to the effect thatthere is a slump in the computer
> industry in Silicon Valley, CA. Quiet layoffs by several firms and
> such.
> Can anyone out there confirm or deny this? What's the business climate
> like
> out there? I work on the other side of the Bay, so I am not in touch.
>
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