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I’m feeling this too. I’ve worked for years as a senior engineer, but now I’m choking in interviews that are simple in hind sight.

I have an ok job at a smaller company with less politics but I simultaneously feel that I need further career progression at a large company, but also I am getting anxious with interviews, my career, money (not that I’m struggling, I have overall done better than most of my peers).

I still love programming but I wish I could build something for myself and monetise it. I’d be happy at a smaller company where I can see my work directly benefit people. But I don’t know what that looks like long term.

Throwaway.

My work requires a medical certificate for certain situations. No exceptions.

Sometimes it's easier for me to simply turn up to work sick for a day, than try and get a cert.

I'd feel worse about doing this, but I am pretty sure other people do this too.

And it's an open plan office of course, so diseases just spread through the office.

You should simply get a large pool of personal leave that accrues and you can take it when you need to.