Hey everyone,
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I’ve been in a bit of a predicament lately. Some big life changes have happened, and it’s all good family news. The only issue is we have to move outside of a normal commute from my current position. I’m a software developer, so all my work could be done remotely.
However, when I posed this to my company, I was basically instantly shut down. I’ve been working for them for over five years at this point, I’m able to support legacy and new systems alike, and they just aren’t willing to keep me. They even said something along the lines of “you can just commute that twice a week, what’s the big deal?”
The big deal being it would total almost 12 hours of driving over two days per week. 2.5-3 hours one way, not to mention the very real threat of traffic adding even more time. I would basically be spending 14-16 hours of two days out of my week on the job.
So I’ve started the paperwork for resignation. Only to be hit with the concern that they’re right. We start our move at the end of the month, with me planning on continuing to work until my current lease expires. But then I’m done. I can’t afford two different apartments worth of rent, don’t want to have to spend the money on getting a hotel every week, etc.
But I have nothing lined up. The job market fucking sucks right now, it seems. I’ve been reaching out, applying to as many positions as I can, but not getting any bites yet. We’ve got a small nest egg, probably enough to last us between half a year to a year, but my anxiety is making me worry it won’t be enough. That I won’t be able to find anything in my field. I worry that they’re right, and I should just suck it up and be miserable. At least until I find something else (but who knows how long that’d take?)
I dunno. I guess I needed to vent. But maybe someone has some advice.