.com implosion, tech jobs of all kinds went from "we'll hire anyone who knows how to use a mouse" to the tech jobs section of the classifieds was omitted entirely for 20 months. There have been other bumps in the road since then but that was a real eye-opener.

well same like covid right??? digital/tech company overhiring because everyone is home and at the same time the rise of AI reduce the number of headcount

covid overhiring + AI usage = massive layoff we ever see in decades