Im not sure if your situation is “normal”, but it may be less rare than you think. Chaos can be a ladder, but it can also result in you just being overworked and making no real progress technically or professionally. Given the situation I would probably just look for what else you can find and jump on anything that seems promising, but in the mean time keep your head down and get your job done and try to make the best of the situation. Do you feel your situation is stable in terms of job security?