I had not seen a raise for over five years, and my position was eliminated in a financial restructuring in April. Since there are so few jobs in my field, I am now working in a staff position for which I am dramatically overqualified for, at a different company in Seattle, with a $ 25K paycut and my commute has gone from 85 minutes per work day to four hours per work day. So in my particular narrow niche of healthcare administration, things have been flat for a long time. But it is certainly better than sitting at home, since I am too young to retire.