I was laid off several months ago. It was a bullshit situation, as you might have guessed, amounting to being told no one would be let go during changes, only for me to be let go despite promises. Typical crap.
Since then, it's been a struggle. I’ve had the support of my savings and family, but health insurance has been a nightmare. Applications are submitted, and I never hear anything back, not even an acknowledgment. I've heard/read all about the latest AI-hiring-screening-tomfoolery and even false listings. Not to mention how exhausting and repetitive applying is now. I'm burnt out and bitter, and even when I hopefully land something, I'm not looking forward to being slogged through the system again for the majority of my time on Earth.
I've tried to see if I can make any headway in freelance artist work, but no dice so far.
I'm extremely discouraged and I'm not sure that a human being has ever even looked at any of my apps.
Didn't know if anyone had any advice or encouragement for job-hunting in this mess?