Yes, those were very lean times. I was happy to be doing face-to-face sales in insurance. They had really good sales training, though. I only used the phone, then, for making face-to-face appointments. After 2008, i took a job in sales that was telephone only. Lived through that one, too.

Me too! In fact I think I mentioned it once a while ago on SN. I was doing telephone sales of Arizona Highways magazine. 

siggy47

I did the same. It was a very difficult time for everybody. I finally took a job in sales on commission. They were willing to give them out easily enough. The problem was making the sales to have a commission! Those were mighty lean years.

Rothbardian_fanatic

Politics_And_Law

Rothbard on Jimmy Carter

Yes it was. I remember looking for a job early in Reagan's first term, and it wasn't easy. 