Extremely burnt out from pharma writing and feeling trapped. I don’t know how to go on.

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Look at your bank account every 2 weeks and be happy it’s being replenished. So many of us have been laid off.

My advise is to rediscover your love for writing by doing your own personal projects on the side. Heck, you might even make money from it too. 👍

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Yes, been rethinking staying in this industry because of the layoffs.

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Just keep swimming. Take a deep breath. And look for other opportunities. Worse case scenario — you still have a job

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Yep, always looking

I think they make a pill for that.

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Take this with a HUGE pinch of salt, but I was a pharma CW for my first year as a writer and I used to cry and burn out and hated it so much that one day I quit without a backup plan. Things ended up lining up for the best and now I’m very grateful I left, but this is my own experience and wouldn’t suggest quitting now .

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No plans to quit because of how bad the job market is but seriously questioning my future and don’t know what to do

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