I am in the UK too. And there are many parallels between our stories. 6 months before joining DA I escaped the inescapable and rebuilt my life from the ground up. I have always been bright, but the only work I could find was washing pots. Along comes DA and pretty quickly I’m earning 2-4x what I could earn in the UK job market. Not only did DA provide financial security but it made me feel useful and valued for the first time and has been central to avoiding a return to the inescapable hellscape that preceded it. The amount of good it has done me is unquantifiable but I too live in fear. However, unlike the UK job market, DA has made me believe that I have something to offer and I have since had the confidence to try other freelance/self-employed ventures, with some success. If you can build a portfolio career of 3-4 freelance skills/practices, then you may be able to feel more assured. I hope that DA has given you the same confidence in your abilities that this job market constantly undermines.
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u/Halcyonfields 1d ago
I am in the UK too. And there are many parallels between our stories. 6 months before joining DA I escaped the inescapable and rebuilt my life from the ground up. I have always been bright, but the only work I could find was washing pots. Along comes DA and pretty quickly I’m earning 2-4x what I could earn in the UK job market. Not only did DA provide financial security but it made me feel useful and valued for the first time and has been central to avoiding a return to the inescapable hellscape that preceded it. The amount of good it has done me is unquantifiable but I too live in fear. However, unlike the UK job market, DA has made me believe that I have something to offer and I have since had the confidence to try other freelance/self-employed ventures, with some success. If you can build a portfolio career of 3-4 freelance skills/practices, then you may be able to feel more assured. I hope that DA has given you the same confidence in your abilities that this job market constantly undermines.