I have been in a similar situation and the only thing that helped me was religion. Believing in God removes stress and puts things in perspective for me.
I am going to resign today. I was hired as UI developer during the pandemic, and my employer was kind enough to not let me go when the project ended during the pandemic. Now I'm moving to chicago from nyc to do UI work.
The pandemic has been hard because I never enjoyed the work I was doing, but I grinded through it considering it was hard to find a job.
the current airpod pro's don't "just work". On numerous occasions the right/left airpod gets unpaired. The charge level of each piece is independent, which is odd considering both are placed in/out of ear simultaneously. There are even issues with the UI on the iphone to show the charge level. I have to open/close between 2-3 times to be prompted with the screen.
Having said that, as a whole, the airpods do "just work" more than other bluetooth headphones, especially with the case that holds a charge.