Took a part-time job outside my field just to cover rent while I kept interviewing, and I felt strange about it

Six months in with no offer and savings getting uncomfortably thin, so I picked up part-time work that has nothing to do with the field I'm trying to break into.

Half of me is relieved the money pressure eased off enough that interviews don't feel like life-or-death anymore. The other half keeps drafting explanations for the resume gap that nobody's even asked about yet.

Told one recruiter straight up during a screen, mostly to see what would happen, and they didn't react to it at all — just kept going with the questions like I'd mentioned the weather. Wish I'd stopped assuming that would matter to anyone but me.