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I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?

I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?

I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?

I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?

I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?

I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?

I’ve been job hunting for about a year and a half and I’m approaching my third year in my current role.

In that time, more than 20 people have left my team. Almost everyone I started with is gone, including many of my friends. Every time someone leaves, I find myself thinking, “When is it going to be my turn?”

I’ve done everything I can think of. I earned my MBA while working full-time, optimized my resume, networked, cold messaged people, practiced interviewing, and made it to final rounds. Yet most of the time I either get silence, rejections, or opportunities that feel underleveled.

The hardest part is that I feel completely stuck. Three years ago, I was excited about my career. Today, I drag myself to work. The politics, constant workload, and lack of progress have left me exhausted. I feel overwhelmed all the time and like I’m never fully on top of my work.

What’s frustrating is that I’ve always been ambitious. Earlier in my career, I was able to move every couple of years and keep growing. Now it feels like I’ve hit a wall. I watch other people get promoted, leave, or move on to better opportunities while I’m standing in the exact same place.

I’m not really looking for resume advice. I’m more curious whether anyone else has gone through a period like this where they desperately wanted out, did all the “right” things, and still felt completely trapped.

How did you stay sane while waiting for something to finally move?