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I got too comfortable and thought I dont need to be harassed or witness others being harassed. I'm leaving this craphole and I'll be able to get another job when Im ready to go back to work. That was June of last year and I was ready to get back to work in September. Yet all those recruiters knocking on my door and landing me 30 phone & in person interviews never prompted an offer. Though six long months later and as of two weeks ago I started a new gig.

Im not sure why it took so long as it never did before, but it's either there is more supply then before for UI/UX Designer & Developers roles, I'm getting old(42), I do both design & development which the UX side ppl say Im not experienced in the study testing where this button should go(let's talk about that for hours) to developers saying I dont know React. Also, I thought ppl in my field might have been talking about how I just up and left my last job without mentioning the harassment(after Me Too movement started to roll i reached out to the heads of this big company reminding them that I reported a female colleague's harassment was ignored then harassed myself .. im a dude).

Overall I am glad that's behind me/working now and it just took time and potentially making ppl shut up about me when they dont know the whole story.