JCProbably 
Hi, it's been a while. I'm trying to find my way back to spaces I once enjoyed. I am hopeful that this *could* be the start of it.
A new chapter, or even book, in some ways.
Sara Joy 
@jedda welcome back 💜
The job hunt is soul-sucking, an awful part of modern life where you try not to let it hurt you but it does anyway because people keep judging and rejecting, or completely ignoring you. Horrible. Solidarity.
@sarajw thank you! the lack of empathy I've seen from people throughout this entire process has been so eye opening. I feel like I've lost even more hope in humanity whilst going through this experience (I know there are 1000 reasons, but here's just one more).
@jedda it's miserable. I don't know how people don't remember, or maybe it's not happened to them in a long time.
I explained to my mum what applying for (tech) jobs is like right now. That you're lucky to get a response, and then if you do, you might have some terrible multiple choice quiz to do, and then either live coding a mystery problem or a few hour's homework, on which you might get grilled on your choices.
Mum was amazed. She said you basically used to get hired based on personality.