Bad Career Decision Post Layoff- How to Fix?
Hi all- I’m 34F and was laid off in Jan. I’ve worked in the tech industry in Strategy & Ops roles. Past couple of years: startup + boring old school company for L5. FAANG for 2 yrs before that. Experience is all in one kind of tech (let’s say saas for example). Was laid off in Jan as part of the ‘AI layoffs’ and jumped to a role at an AI startup which I’m realizing is a lot more junior for me and not very skill building (more project management than strategy and ops) - and expectations for hours are very high 12 hrs a day/ occasional weekends etc. My issue is that we need to do IVF rounds and I want to find a ‘real job’ before we have a kid next year (at a more stable big tech company or worst case a more senior role at a startup if I can’t crack the former). However it’s hard to do both of those things in these kinds of hours.
How bad does it look if I leave a job in <2 months? Financially - we’re in VHCOL but spouses income + previous savings means I have some time to look. I’d be comfortable taking 6M to find something. I do know the job market is very bad but it’s horrible to think i have to potentially risk having a family due to all this.