How to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

The come in early, leave late tip is stupid.<p>Sure, your stupid manager could be impressed by it. Your smart manager will not be.<p>If you find yourself working long hours for a stupid boss, perhaps getting fired is not the worst thing that could happen to you.

#1 has some truth to it. I was offered two options: head up a larger project or work on a few small projects. I opted for the latter because I wanted to focus on a side project so I thought it was the path of least interference. The small projects wrapped up and there wasn't any work left in the pipe for me to do and I caught a nice case of the layoffs.

#8 mentions Coinstar as recession proof because people cash in their old coins.<p>The age of coins used in a purchase might be a useful economic indicator.<p>I always look through my transaction change for old pennies and nickles. Starting in October I started getting more wheat-back pennies, I speculate from people emptying change jars that haven't been touched in decades.