After two years of working as a writer at a prominent personal finance website, Tiffany Lashai Curtis was laid off in July 2024. Thrown back into the job market, Curtis only received a handful of interviews from her 200 applications and ended up seeking public assistance like SNAP, Medicaid and unemployment benefits.
“Being unemployed and having to search for a job in such a cruel job market has definitely deepened my anxiety and depression that I've been navigating for a while,” Curtis said.
