So without getting into the boring detail of what I do day-to-day, suffice it to say that my work (or recent lack thereof, as the case may be) is definitely market driven, and when it started becoming apparent to the mainstream press that the subprime debacle was going to serve as the trigger for not only an economic downturn but also a spike in collective interest about all of the “complicated investment instruments” — CDOs, swaps, etc. — that I deal l with on a regular basis, I thought mine would be an interesting viewpoint from which to view the disintegration into anarchy and rioting in the streets as people scrambled to put their money into canned goods and ammunition.
That was until I started having real concern about getting laid off as a result of how bad this whole mess has become. I’ve worked paying jobs more or less nonstop since I was 14 (in a flower shop at that time, believe it or not), but never had the occasion to work in a field in which I would feel the direct repercussions of the broader economy’s ailments so quickly.
All of which I bring up by way of pointing out that this, to me, is both topical and hilarious.
[via Zombie Fights Shark!]
