I've struggled for years to find full-time work after multiple layoffs. It's taken a toll on my mental health. Dominique Alexander has spent years searching for stable work after working at Microsoft and Coca-Cola. Dominique Alexander Dominique Alexander has struggled to find full-time work after roles at Coca-Cola and Microsoft. She said years of job searching and rejection hurt her mental health. After taking a break from job searching, she resumed her search last year. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dominique Alexander, a job seeker in her 40s who lives in Louisiana. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Over the past decade, I've lost multiple jobs. I'm still trying to recover from the financial and mental toll. Since my contract role at Microsoft ended in late 2021, I've dealt with a lot of rejection, which can really mess with your head. I've read that for humans, some of the most stressful types of situations are ones where we don't know how long they'll last.…