I was laid off as a JavaScript developer last from a job where I wasn’t even really writing JavaScript at that job. After 6 months of what felt like lying on a

I was laid off as a JavaScript developer last from a job where I wasn’t even really writing JavaScript at that job. After 6 months of what felt like lying on a resume to compete with children I gave up. Then Raytheon contacted me to do geospatial engineering. That was going to be a very long drive through very heavy traffic. While I was waiting on security clearance validation a different group reached to me with a work from home position for a little less money doing enterprise API management. Shortly after taking that job I made a promise to myself that I would never take a JavaScript job again. I still write JavaScript/TypeScript applications for personal use though. I have since been promoted twice and enjoy the work much more even though I really like writing JavaScript. I am not around a bunch of pretenders afraid to touch a keyboard without two or more ridiculously massive frameworks telling them exactly how to proceed. My best recommendation is if you cannot find employment doing what you know or don’t like what you are doing try something wildly different.