How long has it been since you were laid off? I'm going on 3 months without any luck finding something close to the salary I need.

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11 months ... crickets

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I was laid off in Dec. 2022. In May 2023 I accepted a contract..which lasted a month until RIFs again. And since then, unemployed again. So in total, over a year now.

6 months. So many interviews. Nothing.

Since April 2023. Done many interviews with no success

8 months so far

Oct 2022-June 2023
Oct 2023 - gos knows when

I’m at 4 months and just took an offer that’s below my previous wage.

Six months. Hundreds of applications. Ghosted on half my interviews (under 10 total). It's rough out there. Working on side hustles.

Laid off from last full time role Nov 2022.
Did first contract role March 2023. Have done 3 contracts since. None have even slightly been interested in hiring anyone full time. The 6-m ended early because “we’ve decided to shift funds to paid media” 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

So from full-time employee - over a year.
Last contract ended in Dec and I’ve had a few interviews since for contract roles but they all pay literal jokes on w2 making it just sad. One wanted $32 on w2 (which is $24 after taxes here) and sadly that doesn’t cover childcare so I’d be paying to work for them basically. They were so excited I was certified in their tech though 🙄

Also the salaries for full-time roles I’ve seen are like 2012 status. I haven’t made this little in a good 8-10 years. They have definitely taken a nose dive. I found myself excited to even find a full-time role recently (wants 7+ yrs of exp, on top of a lot of others) that is targeting $100k salary.

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