[usernamed7]

Thanks for sharing your experience, I'm sorry to hear you were unable to find a good role and had to take on more menial work.

If I recall, there was an article I read about how certifications do not really impact getting a job but YMMV depending on what you're certifying in and what jobs you're applying to. I had one interviewer skeptical i would be able to understand their GCP so in that instance being "GCP certified" in some way would have helped me.