I quit my job of 2.5 years this month.

I will not bore you with the details of why. I will also not beg for the pity of the internet. I merely need a moment to put things in perspective for myself.

In the past three or so months that I’ve been job hunting, I’ve been stood up for interviews, I’ve had employers ignore me on follow ups, and I’ve had employers promise me a full time job only to show up and find that I’m scheduled for a single four hour shift each week because they lied about having available hours.

At a recent interview, the employer question my dedication to work because 2.5 years at my most recent job (a job that has an average turnover rate of 3 months) is not long enough in their opinion. Unfortunately the couple of jobs prior to that were the one I was laid off from because of a pandemic and the couple of job hops during the pandemic trying to maintain an income because I didn’t qualify for unemployment. However, the SIX years I spent as a freelancer “don’t count” because I was not tied to a single company, and the SEVEN years I’ve spent at my seasonal position also don’t count because it’s not a year round gig.

To add to this frustration, I haven’t had a successful breeding yet all fall. Between my bucks going heat sterile and my does being fussier than normal I haven’t had any success with my breedings in August, September, or October. Our latest attempt was November 2nd, so hopefully I will be have good news in the next week. I am in desperate need of my baby bunny serotonin boost.

Sometimes this is just how things are and all I can do is put my head down and keep moving forward. The traumas in the back of my mind remind me that I’ve been through worse and I still have a lot to be thankful for. In the grand scheme of things, these are minor setbacks and I’ll overcome this just fine. The silver lining is that I finally have time to do some deep cleaning around the house and work on tanning pelts.

I apologize if you took the time to read all of this rambling. I intended this to be a shout into the void, but thank you for taking the time to listen. I will be posting more short stories soon.