I was laid off about a month ago and while I was super happy to be off such a shitty account, I can’t help but feel defeated and confused. With Covid still raining havoc, the job market is stale and the interviews feel like a dog and pony show. I keep asking myself “wtf is going on?!” . Idk, maybe I’m better off just being a stripper or something...I mean, nothing in my life right now is making sense anyways.

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Was/am in the same situation as you.

I stopped applying for jobs and started working out, reading, watching tv etc etc and really only check out job postings on LI max 1 hour a day.

It’s silly but it made such a great difference to my mental health!

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