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Cake day: November 6th, 2024

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  • Yes, hiring is really at such a bad state right now that it’s not worth my time filling out another application through Workday, ICIMS, Taleo, ADP, eightfoldAI, OracleCloud, SuccessFactors, ADP, those stupid slow application chatbots that ask you one question at a time while and make you wait an excruciating amount of time while it loads the next questions (seriously who thought that making an application form into a chat bot questionnaire was a good idea, that PM should fired and blacklisted), and all the horrible ATS I have yet to encounter.

    • Why waste my time when I can apply for more jobs without the headache?
    • Workday is currently under investigation for AI bias.
    • I’ve applied to 1000+ jobs globally over the last year and haven’t had a single interview through a company that uses a shitty ATS.
    • I wouldn’t want to work for a company that uses Workday, etc and disrespects its prospective employees.
    • Companies that use applicant friendly ATS like BambooHR, Ashby, Greenhouse, Workable, Lever, BreezyHR, LinkedIn Easy Apply, are more likely to value my skillset, are the ones actually interviewing me, and I would rather work for those companies too.

    There’s an entire subreddit dedicated to how shitty the job search is right now, a lot of gems like this to commiserate in our trauma bonds.

    is that hiring really at such a bad state right now

    Yes, people are losing their houses, cars. I had to move back in with my retired parents. Tons of long term unemployment. Job posts get 100+ applicants in the first day and thousands of applicants in the first week.

    They’re Skipping Car Payments; That’s The Final Warning Sign

    Trump tarriffs, Muskrat DOGE layoffs, several years of tech layoffs and LLM induced layoffs. Its rough out there.




  • I propose a combined American, British, Australian vernacular only using the word with fewer syllables. (New Zealand and Canada are welcome too)

    British Wins:

    • lift not elevator
    • chips not french fries
    • bin not trash can
    • torch not flashlight
    • loo not toilet/restroom/bathroom
    • pram not stroller/baby carriage
    • tap not faucet
    • petrol not gasoline
    • chemist not pharmacy
    • sweet not candy
    • jug not pitcher

    American Wins:

    • fall not autumn
    • hood not bonnet
    • truck not lorry
    • pants not trousers
    • cart not trolley
    • subway not underground
    • eggplant not aubergine
    • sink not washbasin

    Australian Wins:

    • thongs not flip flops/slippers