Before real estate, I worked for the local economic development agency. One of our directors went to work for a client of ours. After being there about 10 years, the company went under. She has been out of work for 15 months. She even went back to school under the Workforce Investment Act and became a certified phlebotomist, figuring that healthcare was a better field than business right now. She still hasn't been able to find a job.