What the job market is really costing people.
How long you’ve really been out of work, how many applications, and what it’s costing you. Answered anonymously. Tell the story you can’t tell on LinkedIn.
The record, so far
133 people have told us where they stand.
Tech is having its hardest years, and the cost is landing on us.
Which of these is you?
Find the people who do what you do, and where they stand.
Financial runway, months before the money runs out — 1 to 3: 31%; 3 to 6: 24%; 6 to 12: 18%; 12+: 27%.
- Staying in tech32%
- Considering leaving43%
- Retraining or applying outside15%
- Already left10%
“The only part where I’m dishonest is how enthusiastic I am about the roles.”
Read this story →“I’ve been lying to my parents and some of my family about the situation.”
Read this story →“I’m literally only rebuilding my savings because I don’t expect IF I will be on the bench, but WHEN I will be.”
Read this story →“They reach out to me saying I have a good profile and want to interview me and then ghost me.”
Read this story →“Accepted a role only to be ghosted after two months.”
Read this story →“The only thing keeping me sane is that so many other amazing, bright, accomplished women are in the same boat.”
Read this story →“I have a bachelor’s degree in marketing that I can’t even use because no company wants to give me a chance.”
Read this story →“They told me I interviewed well and went with someone more junior. The second time, the recruiter said it out loud, then caught herself.”
Read this story →All 72 who wrote something →This is hard and humbling. And you are heard.