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The Requested Day Off
A while back, when I worked in corporate America, asking to take PTO felt like committing a crime. Not a petty crime either — not...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Sep 3, 20253 min read


The day HR became a Robot
The other day I had an in-person interview at a high-tech company. You know the type—glass walls, bean bag chairs, kombucha on tap, and a...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 27, 20253 min read


I dreamed I was Gandalf
Last night, my subconscious decided to hand me a staff, a pointy hat, and the responsibility of guiding Middle-earth through its darkest...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 24, 20253 min read


The AI Bot Slayer: A Career Path I Never Asked For
They call me the AI Bot Slayer now. A title I never applied for, never trained for, and definitely never put on my LinkedIn profile....
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 22, 20253 min read


Dreams of Ats bots
I’ve been talking about ghosting and ATS bots for so long that my subconscious finally threw in the towel and turned the whole ordeal...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 22, 20252 min read


The tvilight saga
In 2025, I’ve never had so much fun in this wild twilight saga of job hunting. And by “fun,” I mean the type of fun you have when your...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 21, 20253 min read


Confessions of a Bot Buster: How I Accidentally Became HR’s Worst Nightmare
Last night, my phone rang. And no, it wasn’t a recruiter calling to say, “We loved your background.” It wasn’t Sam the Concrete Man...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 21, 20253 min read


Job Search Circus
Some people meditate. Some people journal. Some people scream into a pillow. Me? I’ve survived 2025 by weaponizing sarcasm. It’s not a...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 21, 20253 min read


Ghosted by my own company
Have you ever been ghosted by your own company? I thought ghosting was reserved for shady recruiters, flaky “coffee chat” people, and...
Alex Pyatkovsky
Aug 21, 20253 min read
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