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Wanted to start this sooner, but the road has been rough. It took a good month since being laid off to get my mind calm enough to understand what the hell is happening. Being unemployed makes you feel fucking bi-polar! One second you're up and the world is your oyster, the next second you feel smaller than a grain of sand. 

Well, what have I accomplished so far? Let's consider this like a first "weigh-in" and check some stats:

-36 jobs applied for
-4 succeed to interview stage
-1 job offer (kinda)

Now, the "kinda" job offer was for something I'm overqualified for at 35% less than what I've been making, it wasn't official it was a, "we really like you, but here's all we got, whaddaya think?". Beggars can't be choosers but damn, I got poor quick. That job offer made me seriously consider how low I'm willing to go. Sure you gotta take it on a case by case basis, but that sir, was too low.

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