I would love to leave, but there are no good jobs out there and even the bad ones are hard to find. Every single company seems to be running on skeleton crews and layoffs seem to be around every corner. So I stay here, even though my motivation is completely gone and my stress is through the roof.
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@mc+1ksg7amzw "It's not that bad" is exactly what you'd expect from someone for whom the current setup works. That's the whole point. It works fine if you're positioned to benefit from the lack of structure, and it quietly costs everyone who isn't. The people it doesn't work for have already left, or were shown the door, so of course, the ones still defending it are the ones it suits.
If you prefer management by presence, where you meet regardless, because the meeting itself is the coordination mechanism, this is the best job there is. If you're comfortable with an underlying system that doesn't reliably surface problems, or that nobody trusts, you'll be right at home. The standing Zoom meeting here has become a substitute for a missing structure. People sync constantly. I spend 20 to 30 percent of my week in meetings that could have been emails, because syncing is the only thing that makes the work feel under control. It isn't addressing a real information need. It's papering over a lack of trust in the system.
This isn't about any one person's competence; it's structural. And the people defending the structure tend to be the ones it rewards. Just don't mistake "it works for me" for "it works."
It’s not that bad. You’re either not trying or not qualified or you’re in a role that you’re way under qualified for making you think you’re ready to go into more professional orgs.
It’s you. I promise. You’re probably just the useful id--t that the organization needs to be this disorganized to facilitate its other crimes and activities.
The problem is not you. It’s the brutal nature of current job market that prefers companies’ version of perfect candidate over 80% perfect candidate who would have gotten the job in 2021.
I started having a success with interviews which led to an offer when I looked jobs out of my residing state.
If you get lucky or find a right job, you may even be able to get a pay jump while maintaining similar cost of living.
Keep trying and never quit.
Cast the net wide. Ask ai what skills are transferable. it'll take time and work, and there will be good and bad pockets . An overall unemployment rate of 4 % is ok
I disagree. After seeing all the doom and gloom in this site, I decided to explore and loo and behold, many exciting opportunities out there, right now. I am now polishing my resume (thank you chatgpt) and will apply soon. I just can't take the current leaders in this company anymore.