Initially I figured I could find a job that I was reasonably qualified for that also interested me. But I was ATS screened out of every damn job I applied to. Now it’s time for the old reliable “send resume to every shit job posting I see”.
The problem was that job was my opportunity. I was planning on it being my last job in the industry, and so I am extremely rusty and not fit for the job market atm. Now I’m going to probably have to accept a massive pay cut for an even more mind numbing job and all my designs and plans for the future will have to be seriously reconsidered. Tbf my fault for getting complacent.
Though it still might offer the incentive to move, which I need to do. I don’t tend to do well sitting in the same place for more than a few years, and a new job is at least a valid reason to spend stupid money to move.
Rejection may be a gift. I remember this story of rejection:
In the summer of 2009 Facebook turned down WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton for a job.
Like any other dejected interviewee, he used Twitter to express his glass half full disappointment: "Facebook turned me down. It was a great opportunity to connect with some fantastic people. Looking forward to life's next adventure."
* https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/20/facebook-...
The end results is that I took a huge paycut, but am in a role that I'm much happier with. My family will need to rollback a lot of lifestyle creep, so we'll see just how sustainable the change is.