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from six figures to $18/hr. how do i come back from this?
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Don’t ignore gov jobs again. once you’re in, mobility is better than private.
Tough love: apply to 100+ roles a week, not 20.
i used walmart job to pay bills + did certs at night. landed 90k role in 10 months.
temp-to-perm contracts saved me. ugly pay at first but got me back in my lane.
Network isn’t hitting bc everyone’s tapped out rn. hit alumni lists, old coworkers, even ppl you barely knew.
been there man. went from tech to delivering pizzas. took me a year of night school + side gigs to crawl back. don’t quit.
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i was making $180K in a federal role. got hit by a RIF. now I’m stocking shelves at Walmart for $18/hr. My girlfriend’s pregnant. i’m working and still $3K short each month. i’ve had one interview in months. nothing from my network. i’m not too proud for honest work, but I’m scared.
if you’ve been here, how’d you get out?