u/MotivationHiway90210

Why? You reach out to a candidate, set up interviews and then poof! Gone. Unresponsive to calls, text, emails, smoke signals. It's one of the most frustrating things in the world.

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I've been on a rut lately. Not exactly in my losing season but not getting anywhere either. I feel incredibly unfulfilled at work. A promotion is highly unlikely (we are a small team), unless my boss resigns or gets reassigned. I've been told by my boss' boss na malapit na din ako sa ceiling kaya little to none ang annual increase(s). I've tried applying for higher roles when I see IJPs but rarely get a response, even when reaching out to internal recruiters/hiring managers. I have been looking outside as well. Very few get responded to, countless rejection emails, about 3 to 5 recruiter ghostings. I've gotten a few exploratory calls, di kaya ibigay asking ko (which I've since lowered to 15% increase from 30%). The rare interviews I managed to score, I fumbled. The most recent really broke my heart. In hindsight, I think I know which questions I could have done better at, and I hate myself for answering the way I did because I used to really k*ll those questions. Nakakadurog ng self confidence. Sabi nila, pag di ka daw masaya, change the environment. I have been trying to for more than 12 months now and everything leads to a dead end. I have 20 plus years work experience, currently an IC but have around 15 years of people management experience prior. I make 6 digits net. Not behind bills. 12 months emergency fund. I've a beautiful family. Hindi lang talaga masaya sa trabaho and it's consuming me, keeps me up at night. I just feel so small right now. Stuck, unhappy and constantly getting rejected. Has anyone ever been in this situation before?