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Are you flipping burgers when you used to flip houses as a real estate investor? Are you driving a truck when you used to steer a company? We are looking for stories from people who were laid off due to the recession but since have found work in lower-paying jobs for which they are overqualified, perhaps jobs they never would have considered in better economic times.
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