Hello. If you scrolled through my past posts, you’d see that I really am having lots of trouble with finding a job that I can perform at and fit in.
Honestly, I don’t even think the problem is me not wanting to work hard – I hold several part time jobs rn in retail and F&B industries just to make some money to cover my living costs and save a little, and my managers love me. I guess at the very least, that should prove I’m not a slacker?
I quit my last full time job in Dec last year without securing any job offers. Back then, the economy was already bad, but I’d assumed people are holding on for their AWS and companies are tightening budgets towards EOY, and that everything would be better once 2023 starts.
Now that I think about it, I truly regretted making that decision, but it had to be done as I was having a mental breakdown every other day on the job. So I quit my job, travelled solo, and told myself I’d start my job hunting when I’m back in SG (after CNY). Well, it seems the economy has instead gotten worse.
I scrimped and saved when I was working, so I do have savings that could tide me for months or even years. But knowing how others’ savings accounts are growing exponentially while mine remains almost stagnant is taking a toll on my mental health too.
So is receiving all these rejections from companies, especially the most recent one where I spent hours to research, and thought I did well at the interview, only for the HR to forget to inform me that I did not even make it to the second round of the interview (I called to check on the interview outcome). That’s… wow.
do y’all have any advice for me? Will there be a time when I can finally land a job? I really am not sure what the issue is – is it me, or is it the economy? Was feeling pretty confident about my resume and interview prep skills, but now…. Lol
Edit: I heard also that most people aren’t leaving their jobs now bc bonuses usually come out in March, and people tend to leave after that. Is that true?