Graduating in economic downturn year

[Cheeseburrito]

I came across an article unrelated to education which mentions bad timing.

It says "graduating from college in an economic downturn year might still be negatively affecting you more than a decade later". 

Wow, that is such a big effect. I guess current and near future graduates are safe.

Interesting. I suspect that there's a psychological aspect involved, too. You pick a major, spend 50k on a traditional degree to "get a job" in your field. You test hard, study, live on ramen, get your degree... and then realize the job you had lined up doesn't exist. Not only are you not making that 80k a year, you have a BA and you're struggling to pay the bills working in a call center for AT&T doing everything you hate.