#the base level of job loss grief has worn off and now I’m just. incredibly terrified about all the future holds
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One of the worst things in the world is the pressure we put on people to “network”.
I want people in my life because I want them there, not because I feel like they can do something for me somewhere down the line.
I barely have the energy to keep up with my most immediate loved ones when my mental health tanks; keeping up for “networking purposes” is both gross and improbable.
“Add a minimum of 500 people to your LinkedIn”—girl, I don’t know that I’ve had 500 people I’ve wanted to connect to in my entire LIFE, much less the decade I’ve been working. What is this. Why is this the advice for how to survive in capitalism. I hate this ride, I want to get off.
#talked to an old coworker today about the job market and BOY did I hate all her advice#true or not I don’t care—it sucks ass#do you know how much energy it takes for me to reach out to other humans I KNOW love me?#much less people I barely know and/or haven’t spoken to in years but are in my field?#the idea that you can only succeed in life if you know the right people is revolting#or that you have to know a certain amount of people to be considered valuable#like. the idea of starting over from scratch in ANY field with this kind of advice being handed out? tragic. fucking hate it#the base level of job loss grief has worn off and now I’m just. incredibly terrified about all the future holds#love that for me
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