2025, this is the year.

Long story short, in 2023 I ended a 6 year relationship my girlfriend. We were unhappy for a while and the arguments were increasing by the week. I finally got the guts to move out of the apartment we had together.

I didn’t even own a car, all I had when I moved in was one of my luggage’s and a 4-5 black bags of miscellaneous stuff I had. The first week I slept on the floor until I got a mattress delivered. Got a bed frame some time after that. I vividly remembering moving in and having nothing in my place.

I was still working my white collar job, but I started to grow a strong distaste for it. The area I was working in was not interesting nor were my skills being properly used. I always considered myself a hard worker, but as the days went by, my effort dwindled and I wanted a change. In two separate occasions with management, I expressed to them that I wanted to change teams or practice areas. I was told a switch was not possible but they’d try their best to give me assignments that aligned with my skill set. Of course that never occurred and I took it upon myself to find a job that I wanted.

Slowly but surely I started purchasing this for my apartment. I started dating for fun again and met a lot of wonderful girls. After having some fun, I wanted to get serious and start dating with purpose. After doing the dating thing for sometime, I met the most beautiful and genuine girl in the world. I think the absolute world of her.

Summer 2024 my gf and I were discussing moving in together. I was still at my current job and my job search was futile. I had one off interviews that never really materialized into follow up interviews or offers. After one interview over zoom early in the morning, I went in to the office of my current job. I noticed I had a calender invite with the partner, completely random out of the blue. Because of industry experience, I knew it was probably a meeting to let me go. I rescheduled the meeting for a couple hours later and prepared myself mentally for the news. Sure enough, on the call later that day, the partner was with HR and I was told I would be let go. July 15 was my last day.

I felt a sense of relief to be out of the job I did not want, but I also felt stressed knowing I did not have a job aligned and I might have to settle for something that I did not want ultimately. Miraculously, from the interview earlier that morning, I was followed up with two additional interviews with team members the following week.

About a week later I was told the interviews went well and the company made a verbal offer over the phone. I was elated and I felt a huge sense of accomplishment and relief. Unfortunately, the company recruiter got back to me a week later saying that the position was filled internally and that information was not shared with her until very recently.

I was distraught and at a loss of words. I was at my gf’s house and she asked what had happened. I told her that I don’t have the job offer anymore and she genuinely thought I was playing a game on her. Once she saw the emotion in my face, she understood me to be telling the truth. While on the phone with the company recruiter, I remained calm and respectful at all times. She sounded genuine in saying sorry and I did not think for one moment she set me up.

The next two weeks I was all over the internet and LinkedIn grinding out job applications. I sent many job applications, cold call messages to recruiters, contacts, old coworkers, and people in industry hoping to get a lead.

After sometimes, the old company recruiter emailed me asking if I wanted to chat about a similar job opportunity. By now, this is around end of August, give or take. I took her offer to chat and I learned that a position I originally interviewed for in March, was currently seeking someone to fill the position. I expressed my interest and availability to interview. After two casual interviews, one over coffee and another over lunch, I was offered in writing, a job that I have been trying to get for 6+ months and was offered nearly $60K more than my old employer. Best believe I signed that contract within 24 hours and returned it to the company.

I started my new job October of 2024, a week after my gf and I moved in to our own place together. Ever since then, everything has been great. My new job can be challenging at times and the days can be long, but the work interests me as it is something that aligns with my skill set and interest. The relationship is going strong and is definitely a long term thing.

After the difficulty in 2023 with respect to ending a relationship and moving out, to getting fired in 2024, I just feel those trials and tribulations have set me up to be successful in 2025. Extremely grateful for the opportunity to live a healthy life and have healthy relationship. I’m grateful to be employed and have the chance to work in area that interests me and compensates me fairly. I do not care that some days can be challenging or hard, because those days have nothing on what I felt in my lowest of lows.

First day of work today so I’m ready to lock in. Best of luck yall.