Extremely bored and lacking motivation to prep for interviews.

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Totally hear you on this. I'm trying to get myself excited/energized for Q1 because I know it's supposed to be the best time for job applications and I keep hearing optimistic takes about the job market in 2025, but I have zero motivation right now. Maybe it will magically appear after New Years?

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I been trying to update my resume for 9 weeks now— i guess am waiting to be fired

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