The markets are making me feel depressed. With more and more firms announcing write-downs of billions of dollars, and banks replying to say that they are not hiring anymore, I feel so screwed up.

I'm in danger of retrenchment before I could even start work! Apparently the bank who took over the firm I signed on with, don't hire foreigners. Am not sure if the policy will stay in the transition period, so I'm like neither here nor there.

I signed up for GRE just in case I have to make the choice of doing Masters if I lost my job before I started work. Sigh.