I can't find a job and it's the only thing I can think about all day
I decided to emigrate to a new country recently, I did everything legally, I have a an approved visa which allows me to work and study, I have made any and every process required for me to be here legally and in the process I've also spent quite a lot of money and time. And I've tried, since I first got here four months ago I've tried every single day, I've had more interviews that I can remember, I've applied for all kinds of jobs.
I have experience, I know a second language which is particularly important for this country's job market, I have been rearranging my CV, my interview answers, my salary expectations but nothing works and I'm feeling more stuck and desperate as the days go by, I still have my savings to rely on to pay for rent and groceries but I truly feel like such a failure, I don't even know what to say to my family back home and I feel so stupid when I see other people who came at the same time or even after me and took less than a month to get hired. I'm not asking for a manager or senior position, I'm just asking for a job to support myself, any job.
I don't know what to do anymore, I try to not let it get to me but it is so demoralizing reading or hearing rejection after rejection every day, after 2 or even 3 interviews, after spending money and time to get here and see everybody else making it. There's no one in my life I can really speak to about this and I have to pretend everything is fine and that I'm just one more interview away from getting the position or that the process got misteriously delayed because I know the huge backlash and criticism I'd get from people back home.
Posted Jan 27, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC