This isn’t living. It’s survival on repeat. I’ve been job hunting since November after being laid off from a Big 4. Months of applications, interviews, rejections, constant anxiety. And when I finally found a company that felt different — calm environment, genuinely kind people, a place where I thought “okay, maybe this is it” — this happens: Today, the Head of HR told us the entire department will be outsourced to an IT company. And reading between the lines? In 6 months, once the work is automated, a lot of people will be let go. So even when it feels right, it isn’t safe. I’m exhausted. Completely. I can’t keep job hunting anymore. I can’t keep walking into workplaces that look good on the outside but are disposable on the inside. I can’t keep working just to pay rent, buy food, and have nothing left. And the worst part: I’ve thought many times about giving up on my life. The only reason I haven’t is because I’m in another country and it would create huge costs for my family. This isn’t living.…