My notice period ends on 6th May. I don’t have any offers right now

I have a 6-month backup. In my current organisation, I was miserable, and the team was also not good. Opinions were made about me from the start, and that didn’t change in 3 years.

Goal: Get into a good company and thrive there.

Currently, I have a side project at my brother’s tech consulting firm, but it’s very small and also 1/5 of my salary. But again, this will take out some time from preparation, and it’s project-based—only if a project comes will I get paid.

Fear:

• I will not get job offers when I am on a break

• I don’t want to get into an organisation where it’s toxic again and start with the “I want to leave this job and prepare” mentality

• Running out of money (this is low, as my wife is also working, but yes, the fear is there)

I am in the final stage of getting a job offer from an early-stage startup, which will give me money, but I’m not sure about the toxicity. Should I seriously take some time to prepare and find a job?

I am currently moderately prepared and have reached the final rounds at 4 companies but didn’t get selected. In others, I got eliminated earlier. But once I leave my job, I will focus and prepare for interviews.

Based out of: India

Update post edit: I am getting a good number of calls from all sorts of companies, but I also fear that if I fail the interview, I will miss out on opportunities.