Man pretends to have a remote job for two years while he has actually been unemployed: 'I’ve somehow maintained this entire fake identity of being a “busy remote worker.” I schedule fake meetings on my calendar so i have an out for certain family events.'

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  • I’ve been “working remotely” for 2 years and I don’t even have a job

    Need to get this off my chest because it's been eating at me lately.
  • About two years ago I got laid off from a basic office job. I told my friends and family | "landed a remote position" almost immediately so I wouldn't have to deal with the questions or the awkwardness.
  • The problem is... I never actually got another job.
  • At first it was supposed to be temporary. I figured I'd just have a couple weeks to regroup. Then it turned into months. Now it's been
  • two years and I've somehow maintained this entire fake identity of being a "busy remote worker." I schedule fake meetings on my calendar so i have an out for certain family events.
  • The worst part is I've gotten really good at it. Like disturbingly good. People ask me how work is going and I talk about "projects" that don't exist and try to act like I know what I'm talking about.
  • I'm not broke, I've been surviving off savings and some side gig stuff like Uber and doordash but every time someone says "must be nice working remote" I feel like I'm carrying a secret double life. I keep thinking I'll fix it
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  • soon, but the longer it goes the harder it feels to admit the truth. Has anyone else ever accidentally lied their way into a completely different life and just... kept going?
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