I need some hope. Seriously. Will things get better under Biden?

[Generic Brad]

64. Sure

I was working for a large company for nearly two decades. I had accepted a promotion and moved 1,000 miles from home. I was there one week and the guy who promoted me left. After that it was a full year of my bosses pushing me to leave because they had promised my position to someone else. When I dug in,they tried gaslighting, sabotaging, accusing me of things that never happened. It was hell. Finally they simply severanced me and said leave, but only after I had to spend six months training my replacement.

I was devastated because I was too young for early retirement and too old to land a comparable position. I had no support, friends, or family outside of my wife. She had retired before we moved and didn’t have any prospects either. Those were dark times and we felt hopeless.

I decided to rebrand myself. Instead of being an executive in my field I decided to just shoot for a management position with a non profit. Luckily I landed a job in Tennessee with the caveat I get there within two weeks. We did it. We got an apartment, sold our house, and I started my new career one day before my health insurance expired.

The place I am now pays less, but the cost of living, no state income tax, and unbeatable benefits combined has us doing better than when I was an executive.Now I have less stress. I’m heavily involved in my new community. I have a support network I could not have imagined three years ago.

These setbacks are not always as bad as they feel at the time. I never would have envisioned myself in Tennessee or being happy again, but here I am. I was in the same mindset as you three years ago. Just know you are not alone and second acts can and do happen. Life changes and that sucks, but it does not necessarily have to suck for the rest of your life.