How to Recession-Proof Your Programming Career

The come in early, leave late tip is stupid.

Sure, your stupid manager could be impressed by it. Your smart manager will not be.

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.

The age of coins used in a purchase might be a useful economic indicator.

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.