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Wishing you success and a minimum of frustration and despair in your searching. It's taken me 18 months to get a job offer worth taking, and I would not wish 18
by neon_electro 3y ago
Wishing you success and a minimum of frustration and despair in your searching. It's taken me 18 months to get a job offer worth taking, and I would not wish 18 months of unemployment on anyone, no matter their ability to survive.
- hollywood_court 3y agoThank you. My son began school 3 weeks ago and I’m beginning to go a little stir crazy. It’s been far too hot to work out in the yard so I’m presently redoing my portfolio site and working on a unique full stack project that is relative to the construction industry. I told myself that I’m not employed by the end of the year I’m going to go back into construction management.
- beachy 3y agoI don't wish to minimise your frustration, nor to imply that the following is easy. But, unless the job search has consumed all of your free time, 18 months off work to pursue your passions is quite a gift. The lack of income is a downer but if you can compartmentalize that, along with your fear of the future, then that time off could be spent taking up new hobbies, developing new skills, helping out family, working on fitness, etc.
- neon_electro 3y agoDon't get me wrong, I've tried to make the most of my time for positive pursuits, but in my experience, I'd still rather have had a job and the income to be able to do literally everything else required by modern capitalism to survive while also being able to potentially pursue such passions. I appreciate your positivity, but I wish you a bit more clarity about the downsides of 18 months without job income.