Rant:
I've been job hopping around for the last year since leaving a very toxic job but reasonably respected job (that paid a livable salary). I haven't landed in anything that has been remotely comparable.
I left a low paid admin assistant government job to try sales a couple months ago, did that for a month and then noped out of there. I was far over qualified and educated for both and neither made it worth staying even just temporarily.
I'm pretty lucky to have a partner who can support and be breadwinner for the interim. But I need a damn job that can pay enough.
I've been interviewing periodically, sending follow up emails to managers after submitting applications, desperately hoping to land in a remote gig so we can move (I work in comms so it SHOULDN'T be hard).
My self esteem has just been taking a beating submitting hundreds of apps and emails to no avail. Why can't I just be free and stop giving a shit and not work at all ever again.
Selling yourself constantly is fucking exhausting. Fuck capitalism.