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I was in the midst of several interview processes and things were looking optimistic. Everything changed literally overnight. Interviews were cancelled, postponed indefinitely, or I'd be plain 100% ghosted by a company. I'm extremely distraught because I've been looking for employment for a while now and I don't know how I'll support myself. Even my remote opportunities seem to have vanished as uncertainty increases.

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I can't imagine what you're going through, but i would suggest taking a more positive outlook on the "ghosting". Some of these companies are going through some significant challenges, and priorities and attention may have shifted to their employees. There may be a chance that IF things turn around, they'll reach out to you again.

I guess what i'm saying is stay positive and don't take it personally.

Same boat, except for multiple weeks I was “offer pending” after playing hardball to get market rate (as others have mentioned, market really wanted seniors only if they were cheap). Now everyone’s on hold. I last tied up a contract nearly 6 months ago and had been eating savings since.

Good news is I’m both really frugal and willing to dig in. Not ideal, but working in an Amazon fulfillment center covers most of my fixed expenses (despite Boston not being cheap) so I start that in a week and it lets me continue to search/interview during the day without feeling much pressure.

I think there's reason for optimism. Myself and a few former colleagues, all at different companies now, are all seeing a big uptick in usage because their product is being used more as the world goes remote. That will take some time to translate to new job openings and of course time for folks to actually get through the pipeline. Personally I've started lobbying my company to start hiring sooner than later. We have the demand and I know a lot of great engineers are in your position or will be soon.

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