I was giving everything to my last job. I wish I could be one of those people that just clocks in and clocks out doing the bare minimum but I couldn’t. My employer made it seem the whole time like I was valued and had great ideas until it came time to put their money where their mouth is and… they didn’t.
During the time I was there I led multiple projects and worked overtime most weeks (I was salaried so nothing came out of that) and watched as the they made changes and morale slowly died. I dealt with so much sexism and stupidity and was so ignorant to think that I would at least have a positive experience when discussing title/compensation change since all of my reviews were great but apparently that was too much to ask.
It was taking a huge toll on my mental health, so I decided to put my two weeks in. I didn’t even get an F you moment because I didn’t have the energy to tell them that they needed to get their shit together and they were creating a toxic work environment.
Fast forward and now I can already feel the improvement in my mental health, but I only have a few months before I run out of money. I work in tech and only have 1-2 years of experience and everyone online is making it seem like there’s no chance of getting a job right now and every day I go through this emotional roller coaster and usually just end up scared out of my mind that I won’t be able to find a job in time. Is there even any hope?
Sorry this was kind of long and ranty I just hate that this is what we have to go through to survive.