That exhausting cycle is exactly why you should be ready when the right opportunity comes along. Good interview preparation can make all the difference. Reading many articles about this topic helped me before my interviews, so I could walk in prepared instead of hoping for the best.
For a while, it seemed like workers in America had reached a turning point. We all swore we wouldn't put our health aside again after COVID. And then, before even years had passed, many of us are sitting in offices again, earning less in real terms, and more afraid of being laid off than at any time in a long while.
Honestly, it's depressing. We get one chance at this life, and we're still letting a very small group of billionaires squeeze us dry and toss us aside when they're done with us.