I seriously doubt that... to me it's becoming very familiar and probably to anyone who was in software development around 1999-2002 timeframe. A lot of compani

I seriously doubt that... to me it's becoming very familiar and probably to anyone who was in software development around 1999-2002 timeframe. A lot of companies at that time rolled over with little to no notice. Promised offers were revoked, on a few occasions after expensive relocation. There was a whole "recession club" movement even as the jobs were completely dried out in the west coast for software devs. Hit the Phoenix area about a year following, post-911 was when a lot of companies just cut projects that were stalled or further from done. If you're in a position, hold on to it... if you are looking, look for company+industry stability first and foremost. If it's like a couple decades ago, it could last a year or three.