I Hate Being Unemployed - Tumblr Posts

wundergeek
9 months ago

I'll take "Not Only No, But Fuck No" for 1000, Alex

Job ad that starts: "are you the type of person who can sell sand in the Sahara?"

Being unemployed in 2024 is just like. Okay. Guess it's time to throw myself in the wood chipper, I guess.

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wundergeek
9 months ago

Yeah, give me "Fucking Yikes" for 800, Alex

Screenshot from a copywriter job post about not letting fear stop you from following a good idea in "highly regulated industries"
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fuck capitalism unemployment i hate being unemployed job hunting vampire capitalism why are we not currently eating the rich
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wundergeek
9 months ago

It's a hellish time to be unemployed.

"AI" has enshittified already-terrible ATS (applicant tracking system) software, making it even harder to get your resume seen by a human.

Text-generated AI spam applications means that new jobs are being posted for 2 days before being closed because they're being flooded with hundreds of fake applicants.

HALF of hiring managers admit they think it's acceptable to post fake jobs, and two fifths say they've done it in the past year.

So it's no surprise that nearly 4 months after being laid off, my job hunt is Not Going Well. And today I broke 3 digits on job applications!

Screenshot of my job application tracking spreadsheet

My job hunt in 2022 was hellish - 127 job applications and 17 companies interviewed with to get my last job. And yet, I'd give just about anything to go back to THAT job landscape and not this enshittified nightmare fuel hellscape.

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unemployment i hate being unemployed job hunting job search ai sucks enshittification vampire capitalism late stage capitalism
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