> Keep in mind that who you vote for this fall has massive ramifications on the federal reserve, and thus interest rates and liquidity, and thus the job market.

OP never mentioned he was American, but this is why I'm voting for The Donald!

> Market conditions today are reflective of the norm.

If so, I have gotten worse as an engineer or have backslided despite multiple title changes and working on a high-visibility application -- because I'm not even getting callbacks, whereas before 2019, interviews were easy to come by.