Laid off after 1 YOE, spent 40+ days only doing LeetCode, now completely lost and frustrated
Guys, I need some advice.
I got laid off on April 1st from my full-stack developer job (around 1 YOE in MERN/JS stack). It’s been more than 40 days now and mentally I’m not doing great.
I actually managed to land one offer recently, but they wanted me to sign a 3-year bond and the salary was only around 20k/month. The interview itself was mostly theory questions and “what is X” type stuff, and I didn’t feel comfortable locking myself into that situation for 3 years, so I rejected it.
Since the layoff, I spent almost all my time doing LeetCode and watching DSA tutorials. But now I feel stuck because:
- In online assessments I still struggle to solve questions fast enough
- Aptitude rounds destroy me
- Some companies ask system design, which I never prepared for
- I feel like I wasted 40+ days only grinding DSA.(TheCodeGuy01 ) yt still not able to solve single easy questions sometimes i just copy the sol from gpt :(....
Now I’m questioning everything:
- Am I too weak for this field?
- Should I switch careers?
- Did anyone else go through this phase early in their career?
Honestly, I feel extremely frustrated with myself right now. Some days my thoughts get really dark and I feel like I’m falling behind in life while everyone else is moving forward.
If anyone here was in a similar situation and recovered from it, I’d genuinely appreciate advice:
Even harsh advice is okay. I just need some direction because my brain feels completely overloaded right now.
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