I left my old job because it was genuinely draining me. I couldn’t keep forcing it anymore. I tried to push through but it just wasn’t sustainable. I’m in the pipeline for Army Intel now, but I got hit with a 1-year medical hold so I’ve basically got 11 months of waiting ahead.
In the meantime I’ll probably do some contract work through Robert Half just to stay afloat financially. But honestly this in-between phase feels weird. I thought I’d feel relieved after quitting, and I kind of do, but it’s mixed with this heavy sense of being stuck.
Like I’m not in the old life anymore, but I’m also not in the new one yet. No structure, no real direction, no built-in purpose from work. Just days that kind of blur together. I know I’m supposed to “use the time well,” but I can’t even tell what that means right now.