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Been looking for work week after week. I have a few small client projects, but nothing sustainable.
Been at it for a few years, which is atrocious, and I know the only person I can blame is myself. Industry is tech. I'm willing to try something different, but I know it's rare for an employer to say, "hey, I know you've never done this before, but I'm willing to take a gamble on you."
I think I'll check out a temp agency this week. Being neurodivergent I need to be careful about the job I pick (suffering from a sobbing panic attack behind mayonnaise vats at a food processing plant w/ a prev temp agency taught me that), but if I explain that I'm a hard worker just a bit different I might be able to get something that's at least a 3/10 on a mental health scale.
I'm a long way away from being able to date again. For 1, who wants to date someone without work? For another, it's taking time away from finding my next opportunity. And sometimes all I want to do is cuddle with someone or take a quiet walk in the sunshine...but right now the world feels cold.
So I'll just have to tread water until I conquer this hell.
Unless anyone at their company is hiring for a software position?