Are hard af.

My career industry got hammered by the pandemic. It was already too stressful, and then it became ridiculous. I always excelled because stress just rolls off me. Or so I thought.

In 2021 I was diagnosed stage 2 hypertension. 150/100. Im 6’0” 175 fwiw. Medication alone didn’t manage it too well. More like 130/90. Then in 2022 I had a hypertensive crisis of 200/150, followed by a root canal procedure that went bad and resulted in a pretty serious soft tissue infection that put me down for months.

So I decided I was done working myself to death. I spent 2024 getting my health back. Got crazy about cardio. Diet is dialed. BP is now 110/70 on the lowest dose of lisinopril.

Now all I need is a low stress job, right? Right!?!

I’ve been looking and applying since January 2025 and got one job offer. That took 14 months. A 1099 product assembly job. Made it 3 weeks and my rotator cuff got pissed off and I had to lay myself off.

House is paid off, wife is employed and has our ben fits covered. But property taxes and expenses are coming out of savings this year if I can’t get something figured out.

This shit is harder than ever.

Thanks for the rant.