Iāve been in my field for 10 years, gave everything to my career, and now Iām staring at the possibility of being homeless.
Back in January I quit my job because it was SO toxic. My boss kept gaslighting, throwing tantrum at me, dumping more and more work on me, and pretending like I wasnāt already working myself into the ground. Walking away was the only sane choice I could make. I donāt regret it one bit.
I took some time to breathe, then jumped back into the job hunt. Since then? Nothing. Silence. One recruiter finally gave me a shot at a screening call, only to basically tell me I was ātoo qualifiedā and they worried Iād get bored. Like⦠what am I supposed to do with that?
I thought I caught a break when an old colleague asked me to help out with their business expansion. I got to work right away, felt like things were finally moving again. Two weeks later, they decided to hit pause and shift focus back to their HQ overseas. Just like that, gone.
I moved to a new country, a new city a year ago so I donāt even have a strong network here. Everything I built before feels out of reach.
I know the market sucks right now and Iāll keep trying, but damn⦠it feels like Iām getting crushed. And lately, Iāve been questioning if Iām even as useful as I thought Iād be in this country, in this market. Iām doubting myself hard, and itās getting harder and harder to stay positive.