Brokers: Do you feel fucked now in this recession?

Whether we like it or not, recession is here. What are you guys doing to keep afloat and stay relevant in your marketplace? Are you staying in the business? Are you getting a coach? Are you moving to a new firm? Do you feel like you're fucked? Doing some soul searching? Riding out the next year traveling in Thailand? What are you doing?

Use this post to vent whatever the fuck you're going through. We all have different perspectives and experience so hopefully someone will have some useful advice for you.

 
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I had a flair for languages. But I soon discovered that what talks best is dollars, dinars, drachmas, rubles, rupees and pounds fucking sterling.
 

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