Been making internet ads more reliable for a few years now. That’s literally my entire job. Making sure that ads get shown on your computer screen with as little errors as possible. I was able to handle it okay at first because it pays well and I have no ability to get another job (combination of awful labor market and low experience) but I’ve been dissociating hard af and have started to get incredibly dark thoughts while at work (I’m perfectly fine outside of it) the last few weeks
It’s not even a fake email job, it’s pretty complex and has a decently high workload too so I can’t just screw around. I actually need to be able to focus deeply for hours every day which is now almost impossible because of how empty and dreadful it’s been making me
Haven’t quit because I’m supporting my partner as well who makes no money living their desired career
So I’ve heard that working at a big tech can lock you into only other big tech companies. Non tech or smaller companies won’t give you a chance because they’re scared you’ll quickly leave to a higher paying job and are only using their job as a temporary measure while you look for something better
That may be true. Sorta makes sense in their twisted logic way. If you can get an interview they may ask you about that, so make sure to have some response. But for getting an interview it is a numbers game, and applying for jobs is a full time job itself. The whole thing’s a shit system. You’ve only done it for half a year, and only casually you say. So there is definitely a possibility of getting another job, even if the “lock in” effect is true, it can be broken with enough well tailored applications.
It sucks though. Everything about capitalism sucks