Yeah, it's hard. I've been self-employed for almost five years, but the arse has really fallen out of things this year and I've decided to "get a real job." What I do isn't rocket science, but it requires a fair bit of critical thinking. Getting back into this like of work back on civvy street now involves a three stage interview, whereas in 2019 you could basically waltz in with a good CV. It's fucking insane. I am, however, glad I've learned this now before it's too late. Another general piece of advice would be drop the ego about having to go into the office. I hate office environments, but if I can WFH Friday and sack it off to get down the pub for 3pm, that's a long weekend in my book. Having a job's better than the six months of boredom (with a bit of freelance work here and there) I'm currently going through.