If you have been out of work for a while, and are asked why by a company in a hiring process, here are my suggestions:

1) If it’s on their form for employment, don’t apply. Every single company I’ve seen that wants explanations for any gaps in employment are shit places to work. Just don’t.

2) If someone asks during an interview, tell them that you took time off to pursue personal projects and spend time with family, but now you’re ready for your next challenge and long-term home.

Firstly, no one needs to know why you’re looking or what happened at your last role as long as it wasn’t illegal. Also, messaging this way coveys that you are in control of your career and you are looking to find the right place for you to contribute. Not that you are “desperate OMG please hire me now.”

It’s also the start of you actually taking control of your own narrative by setting ground rules. It’s good for your mental health. You’re where you are because you want to be and you can leave if you need to. Even if you don’t have the funds, this is a way to build the perceived and actual value that can help lead to you getting those funds.

Veterans fought in combat zones.

Now they're fighting their own government for basic healthcare while Trump (who dodged the draft) and Musk (who has never served anyone but himself) dismantle the VA.

It's a disgrace that will go down in infamy.

https://www.theindex.media/elon-musk-and-donald-trump-have-declared-war-on-veterans/