u/Beginning_Secret_453

I’m on STEM OPT with about **11 months left**, so realistically I feel like I only have **one H-1B lottery chance remaining**.
My current job situation has become extremely toxic. The person who originally hired me has left, and my new manager has never seemed to like me.

She has even told me directly before, **“I did not hire you.”** I feel like she targets me constantly almost every submission gets reworked, instructions are often unclear or change after I ask questions, and I’m repeatedly told I’m too slow or that my work is wrong.everytime i ask for clarification she utilizes that oppurtunity and insults me saying you are a data analyst think out of the box . Think again what you should do etc. which does not help in any way rather she find everyway to insult me .
I have become extremely anxious my gut drops everyday when i interact with her .

Recently she CC’d my director saying there’s a recurring pattern of errors, and I strongly feel like I could be fired soon. That also makes me worried there’s almost no chance she’ll support my H-1B sponsorship.

I want to start looking aggressively, but switching jobs with only 11 months of STEM OPT left is scary. I also have **4 months left on my apartment lease**, so relocating would add another complication.
I’m definitely not planning to quit without another offer, but I genuinely don’t know what the safest move is. Would you start looking for an H-1B sponsoring employer immediately, or try to survive here until the next lottery?
Has anyone been in a similar situation with only one H-1B chance left?

I’m on STEM OPT with about 11 months left, so realistically I feel like I only have one H-1B lottery chance remaining.
My current job situation has become extremely toxic. The person who originally hired me has left, and my new manager has never seemed to like me.

She has even told me directly before, “I did not hire you.” I feel like she targets me constantly almost every submission gets reworked, instructions are often unclear or change after I ask questions, and I’m repeatedly told I’m too slow or that my work is wrong.everytime i ask for clarification she utilizes that oppurtunity and insults me saying you are a data analyst think out of the box . Think again what you should do etc. which does not help in any way rather she find everyway to insult me .
I have become extremely anxious my gut drops everyday when i interact with her .

Recently she CC’d my director saying there’s a recurring pattern of errors, and I strongly feel like I could be fired soon. That also makes me worried there’s almost no chance she’ll support my H-1B sponsorship.

I want to start looking aggressively, but switching jobs with only 11 months of STEM OPT left is scary. I also have 4 months left on my apartment lease, so relocating would add another complication.
I’m definitely not planning to quit without another offer, but I genuinely don’t know what the safest move is. Would you start looking for an H-1B sponsoring employer immediately, or try to survive here until the next lottery?
Has anyone been in a similar situation with only one H-1B chance left?