We cannot get into politics here but to me this looks like an especially bad time to be making a big career change. It might make sense to put any big decisions on the back burner for six months and then reevaluate what to do. There has not been a really bad recession since the 2008 financial crisis and you were likely not in the job market then.
That is a brutal commute and would make me hate any job. Even if you have already looked it would be good to look again for someplace closer to your work, or if you could get a position closer to your home......and I am commuting about an hour and 15 minutes each way to get there and back.
Statistics: Posted by Watty — Sun Feb 02, 2025 5:54 pm