u/Helpmehelpyu_

I have 8 YoE in technical writing, 5 of which were spent at Apple, and a lot of my projects were extremely successful.

Yet, I haven’t found a full-time job in 2 years. I’ve been a contractor ever since I got laid off from a startup company, which I left Apple to join (I know. My fault. Right?). Every contract has been hell: poor management, FT employees barely doing any work while I do all the heavy lifting for a fraction of the pay. No training. No PTO. No benefits. No retirement plan. NOTHING. Plus, I took a 60% pay cut. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

1. Should I get out of tech?
2. Am I wasting time applying to FT jobs through LinkedIn and direct company websites?
3. Should I build a portfolio?

I worked tirelessly. I understand AI has complicated the market like never before. I’m simply burned out. I want a change. I can’t go years living like this anymore.

I have 8 YoE in technical writing, 5 of which were spent at Apple, and a lot of my projects were extremely successful.

Yet, I haven’t found a full-time job in 2 years. I’ve been a contractor ever since I got laid off from a startup company, which I left Apple to join (I know. My fault. Right?). Every contract has been hell: poor management, FT employees barely doing any work while I do all the heavy lifting for a fraction of the pay. No training. No PTO. No benefits. No retirement plan. NOTHING. Plus, I took a 60% pay cut. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

1. Should I get out of tech?
2. Am I wasting time applying to FT jobs through LinkedIn and direct company websites?
3. Should I build a portfolio?

I worked tirelessly. I understand AI has complicated the market like never before. I’m simply burned out. I want a change. I can’t go years living like this anymore.