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I’ve been job hunting since November after being laid off from a Big 4. Months of applications, interviews, rejections, constant anxiety.

And when I finally found a company that felt different — calm environment, genuinely kind people, a place where I thought “okay, maybe this is it” — this happens:

Today, the Head of HR told us the entire department will be outsourced to an IT company.

And reading between the lines? In 6 months, once the work is automated, a lot of people will be let go.

So even when it feels right, it isn’t safe.

I’m exhausted. Completely.

I can’t keep job hunting anymore.

I can’t keep walking into workplaces that look good on the outside but are disposable on the inside.

I can’t keep working just to pay rent, buy food, and have nothing left.

And the worst part: I’ve thought many times about giving up on my life.

The only reason I haven’t is because I’m in another country and it would create huge costs for my family.

This isn’t living. It’s survival on repeat.

Is anyone else going through this? How do you keep going when you have nothing left?

I’ve been job hunting since November after being laid off from a Big 4. Months of applications, interviews, rejections, constant anxiety.

And when I finally found a company that felt different — calm environment, genuinely kind people, a place where I thought “okay, maybe this is it” — this happens:

Today, the Head of HR told us the entire department will be outsourced to an IT company.

And reading between the lines? In 6 months, once the work is automated, a lot of people will be let go.

So even when it feels right, it isn’t safe.

I’m exhausted. Completely.

I can’t keep job hunting anymore.

I can’t keep walking into workplaces that look good on the outside but are disposable on the inside.

I can’t keep working just to pay rent, buy food, and have nothing left.

And the worst part: I’ve thought many times about giving up on my life.

The only reason I haven’t is because I’m in another country and it would create huge costs for my family.

This isn’t living. It’s survival on repeat.

Is anyone else going through this? How do you keep going when you have nothing left?

Desde novembro que estou à procura de emprego depois de um layoff de uma Big 4. Meses de candidaturas, entrevistas, rejeições, ansiedade constante.

E quando finalmente encontro uma empresa que parecia diferente — ambiente tranquilo, pessoas genuinamente simpáticas, um sítio onde pensei “ok, talvez agora vai” — hoje acontece isto:

O head de HR veio de UK e reúne a equipa para dizer que o departamento inteiro vai ser terceirizado para uma empresa de IT.

E nas entrelinhas? Em 6 meses, quando automatizarem o trabalho para AI, muita gente vai ser despedida.

Ou seja: nem quando parece certo, é seguro.

Estou exausta. Mesmo.

Já não aguento mais procurar emprego.

Já não aguento mais entrar em empresas “bonitas por fora” mas descartáveis por dentro.

Já não aguento trabalhar só para pagar renda, comprar comida e não sobrar absolutamente nada.

E o pior: já pensei muitas vezes em desistir da minha vida.

Só ainda não o fiz porque estou noutro país e a minha família teria custos enormes com isso.

Isto não é vida. É sobrevivência em loop.

Alguém mais está a passar por isto? Como é que continuam quando já não há energia nenhuma?