Erik Proulx has a very interesting blog called Please Feed the Animals, chronicling his post-lay-off life in the ad world.I think when Pandora opened her box, I think some of the specifics that escaped were lay-offs, bad economies, budget cuts and hiring freezes.
Move forward. Concentrate on the portfolio that you can control and not on the craziness all around you that you can't. It's important to remember that hope and things like Please Feed the Animals are still in that box.
Happy Thanksgiving.