Wake up call for Software engineers

The picture of a rosy future & comfortable life style for software engineers is getting blurred, atleast for the time being.The global financial crisis & its ripple effects are giving sleepless nights for the techies.After 2001, its yet another tough time which we all would desperately need to be survive. The only silver lining is that only financial market is affected so far & this menance has not crippled into other sectors.Some experts say the worst is yet to come but others predict its a short term phenomenon.Whatever be the reason for this & its outcome, this situation is a wake up call for all those in service sector.
Most of us have a easy go type of lifestyle, may be its just the reflection of the confidence this sector has projected.We have helped the real estate market to zoom to an un predictable level in such a short time.Its time for all of us to forsee problems like this and act logically.Its the time to brush up your skills & to aquire new.Also we need to be more disciplined in terms of financial planning.Lets be optimistic in overcoming this hurdle & move forward with more confidence.Lets hope for the best & get prepared for the worst.