I think there could’ve been scope to aim higher (expand my experience) at my last place, but not with the way management turned out in the last year.

My current gig is PT government, very low-level in the scheme of things (because at this exact moment I don’t want a super challenging job), but an useful foot in the door after being denied opportunities all these years; I’ll definitely stay for a year at least and see what else opens up.

Seeing how much further people who started around the time I did in this industry have gone, it’s easy to feel a little bitter. But I can catch up and develop my own niche, I think…