Coming off of a 5 month slump. Was laid off late last year just a day before parental leave and have been nonstop applying and pitching – FT W2 work and even consulting via 1099.
Went from literally daily rejection emails (after spending 2-4 hours applying to them), getting ghosted, stressing over baby healthcare and our future – to having multiple offers in the last week. Pay is less than I deserve in both roles but if I add them together – it’s enough to get us out of the slump and refill reserves.
I hate to be unethical, and I don’t know how to navigate it on LinkedIn (colleagues requesting to connect, HR making new hire announcements) – but I think I can genuinely do both jobs well in a 55-60hr week.
Tell me the many ways that it can fail miserably, or even success stories. Curious.