When I really needed money, my parents helped me get a job as a waitress at their friends’ roadside diner. I’ve worked there for two years, but now I want to leave. I feel I can do more with my life...

I’ve been unemployed for over 6 months, was evicted and moved in with my friend. My 7 year old is with me, I’m a marketing designer and my last gig... was cut due to layoffs. People are using AI more and more and with tariffs my industry isn’t looking to spend.
Recently I got a job with a friend ironically enough, helping the disabled who are homeless. After 10+ years in my industry, countless pitches and websites, apps and redesigns I realize that maybe that was only for a moment in my life and it’s gone. Now I have to work with people who want to be heard mostly, my time isn’t spent staring at a screen it’s empathizing with people and connecting them to resources although I myself was diagnosed with a disability and was evicted.

Life is never how we expect but somehow it manages to give us what we need vs what we want and if we embrace it, it turns out better than expected.
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