A lot of times we post here out of anger (more often justified than not) or we are looking for confirmation and validation for the frustration that we feel ourselves. I wanted to post part of my own experience that has given me a small glimmer of hope for my career and future outlook. I recently applied to a job that is a little out of my comfort zone, however have a good idea of the work entailed due to knowing others that have worked for the company. I had no direct experience with the patient population and was up front with this in my application and interview. I put forward salary requirements which I felt were reasonable given my lack of experience in this field directly. I was eventually offered the position, and received a counteroffer at 20% over asking. I have accepted the offer given the fact that the company appears to be investing in their workforce and looking at transferable skills and not just related experience.
I am cautiously hopeful moving forward (rightly so as I had felt previously my career was at a dead end and was looking for another one). Just want to encourage those at the end of their rope to remain as optimistic as you can despite the difficulties and environment right now. You never know what'll get dropped in your lap.