My childhood home in the 90s was without central heating until my mum had it installed. It was off the gas grid, so we had to get an oil system. I suspect quite a few homes in that village would have been in the same situation.

Though of course actual public benefit here from dodgy LLMs trained on stolen content and loosed into the public with few safety rails highly questionable in the first place.

If there’s anything I can do to help do drop me a line. I’ve not been involved in civil service recruitment for a while but I do a fair bit of recruitment in the charity world and don’t mind looking over CVs/cover letters etc if you want a second opinion.

🫂 It’s really tough out there - I’m sure it’s not just you, but a case of really high competition with loads of people in similar boats. And totally feel you on how much work connects into confidence - it’s a massive part of our lives. It’s really hard to not be doing something that feels meaningful

Hey I’m sorry you’re having a rough time. We’ve not really spoken before but saw this post and just wanted to say that however you feel right now I am 100% certain the world is a better place with you in it, so I personally hope you stay around. Hang in there. ❤️