I was laid off with 38 people and 0 days notice about 4 weeks ago. I was making 75k a year with benefits. I had a high title in my industry.
Now I am getting offers for senior level roles for 50k, 45k, and even 35k a year where I live. I live in one of the most expensive places in America.
I keep getting lowballed over and over and over and calculated that I'd make the same on unemployment that I would with the shitty underpaid job. Plus then I'd have to do mind numbing work I don't even enjoy.
I enjoyed my last job a lot, and want to look for something like that. I know if I pivot into this other job that is not in my industry (it's marketing) my resume is going to start to look weird and like I have no experience. I'm also 30 years old getting lowballed like this when I want to settle down and have a family but consistently get screwed over.
PS- the people in r/jobs are insane