u/WindEconomy9242

What do you count as good, bad, acceptable conversion rates for mql to sql.

This would be differentiated between say major launches, think big industry events. How would you determine the ratio between time invested in pre-launch awareness gen to pay off. What would you expect for smaller campaigns for new features or functionality or end of life?

Specific stats would be extremely appreciated or just rule of thumb.

I worked damn hard for my career. 12 hour days in boiler rooms and crappy little start ups. Made my way into the corporate world. Got a masters. Landed a great job. Then boom. Redundancy.

Over 2 years now and still struggling. I’m working, but it’s fucking shit and barely pays enough to make ends meet. I’m honestly doubting if I can keep doing it. Hundreds of applications. The interviews have dried up over the years. Now I’m lucky to get 1 for every 50 TAILORED applications.

What fucking kills me is the feeling that I just gave up or dropped off. Like I fucking chose this. “Why the gap”, “why the step back”. BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND MY FUCKING CONTROL!

I’m so tired of 3-4 good interviews. Positive signal. Finally getting my hopes up maybe I’ll have the future I wanted. Maybe life will improve and get back on track. Only to wake up to “we regret to inform you…”

It’s not even my job anymore that feels gone, but my life. I’m honestly frightened for the quality of life. I feel like it’ll take 10 years to get comfortable after all this. Like a decade of my life was just wasted

Are cover letters ever actually read or not? I don’t think a single interview I’ve had has ever brought mine up

I had a complete collapse following a rock bottom incident and I think it’s really changing me and I dunno how to handle everything.

1st - I’m scared. I’m realising now I’ve always been scared my entire life. Every decision I’ve made has never been from something I want, I don’t believe I’ll get it, but it’s to avoid something or the fear of not being enough. It’s made me realise I don’t know who I am.

2nd - I’m a bully. Always have been. I don’t like admitting it. I had an incident a while back and realised what I was doing. I was projecting out my own feeling of weakness to feel strong. What’s different is this time instead of repercussions I have a huge sense of guilt about how I made that person feel. The fact they probably dreaded seeing me. It’s a really strong sense of shame. It’s not everyone else’s fault. My friends didn’t abandon me. My ex wasn’t a sociopath. I’m a fucking cunt to people.

3rd - I’m not as good as I thought I was, but I’m also not the worst person who ever lived. This is very jarring. I can’t pretend I’m a genius anymore. I read through the cv I was sending out and balked when I realised it was a wish list of what I want to be rather than the truth. That said, I didn’t crash into pure self hatred. Saying I’m the worst is weirdly an indulgence, it meant I didn’t have to try and could pity myself. Now I realise I’m just like everyone else and have to start lower and be consistent.

I’m honestly finding this period insanely hard. I can’t go back to what I was, my life completely ceased to function, but I can’t see who I’m turning into. This isn’t a day long thing, it’s been months of this. I’ve never felt this way and dunno what to think.

Anyone else ever had this?