We have been very very lucky so far. My SO has a good job and got a promotion not long ago, we also have generous friends and family. Unfortunately none of that is sustainable.
I think it’s a numbers game right now, I have been able to find less than half the number of jobs to apply for as the last time I was in a long term search (though not this long) and the people I talk to say they are getting an order of magnitude more applications many of which are clearly AI generated. Then the jobs I do find are half the time fake themselves or are just posted for some bureaucratic reason and aren’t an actual opening.
Next month I will have been unemployed for 2 years… this fucking sucks.
hey that was me last month. im over 50 and I just know there will be stuff about my generation not saving enough for retirement.
Good gravy, really? What industry do you work in?
Yep, since November 2024. Web development.
How are you surviving? If I don’t have job for more than 4 months I won’t have a place to live. I can’t imagine 2 yrs
My question also. Maybe partner has a job?
We have been very very lucky so far. My SO has a good job and got a promotion not long ago, we also have generous friends and family. Unfortunately none of that is sustainable.
What’s been the biggest issue for you finding one? I would have thought web dev would have something to offer.
I think it’s a numbers game right now, I have been able to find less than half the number of jobs to apply for as the last time I was in a long term search (though not this long) and the people I talk to say they are getting an order of magnitude more applications many of which are clearly AI generated. Then the jobs I do find are half the time fake themselves or are just posted for some bureaucratic reason and aren’t an actual opening.