Sign of the Time?

When I drive to work, I make a U-turn over the Steck overpass to get to my office. Invariably I get to wait at the Steck light, although traffic usually moves fairly briskly. Almost always there is a panhandler trying to score some money - they tend to hang out there for a week and then someone else takes over.

Today was different. As I was approaching, I noticed a bespectacled, graying, portly gentleman in slacks, a blue button down shirt (slightly damp on the back), and a tie walking by the cars with a picket sign. Was he protesting? Campaigning? Predicting approaching doom or proclaiming grace? As I got close enough I read his sign: "Certified Unix Administrator, Experienced with Windows, etc."

Has it really come down to this? Unix Admins looking for jobs on street corners? It looked legit, although in my life I have never seen a Unix admin wearing a tie before - so maybe it was a sign of the apocalypse, after all.