I just call her the Wicked Witch of the West Wing.

This is an incredibly important point.

This is why (if your profession allows it) being a freelance consultant between jobs can be helpful. You can wait for the job you really want, bring in some money, and not have a gaping hole in your resume if you’re waiting for a while. There’s also no shame in taking a survival job in the meantime...you don’t have to…