Its so bad out here

At the end of 2022 I was laid off and it took me 8 months and most of my savings to find a new job. Somehow I actually found a job that paid more than the one I was laid off from. Fast forward 8 months and it happened again. I saw the signs. It was a shitty little startup with a sociopathic solo founder who laid off multiple people including his childhood best friend before he got to me. Now Im back to where I was last year. Thankfully I saved until it hurt and I actually got a severance but Ive started applying again and its sooooo bad. So fucking bad. I made a spreadsheet and so far I have applied to 140 jobs. 5 have gotten back. 2 closed the role or hired internally, 1 rejected after the hiring manager call, 1 is in limbo and 1 is ongoing. I want to be done with startups so had my friends at Google and Amazon refer me and nothing. Its really fucked up. Even last year I had multiple recruiters reaching out to me in a week and thats actually how I eventually landed a job. Now nothing. Have not had a message from a recruiter in months. Its wild. All I can say is if you still have a job don’t get comfortable. Save until it hurts and always be interview. Dont let the fucks get to you. #design #interviews #ui/ux