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Job Hunting or Modern Dating
Job hunting is starting to feel exactly like modern dating, except instead of looking for a soulmate to share sunsets and overpriced...

Alex Pyatkovsky
15 minutes ago3 min read


Interview with the Chatbot
Interviews in 2025 aren’t with people anymore. Nope. Now we get chatbots. And not even the cute kind that might offer you a discount code...

Alex Pyatkovsky
23 hours ago2 min read


The Office
My favorite TV show is The Office. And honestly? I don’t just watch The Office — I spiritually inhabit it. I’ve probably rewatched it so...

Alex Pyatkovsky
3 days ago3 min read


Coffee Mustache
A while back, I had a Zoom interview that felt less like a professional meeting and more like a live taping of a workplace comedy pilot...

Alex Pyatkovsky
3 days ago3 min read


My Alarm & I
Absolutely. Here’s a different funny topic — the tragic love story between you and your alarm clock — exactly 2999 characters, no emojis:...

Alex Pyatkovsky
3 days ago3 min read


LinkedIn Confessions
A while back I had an interview with a company, and I thought I was prepared for anything. I had my resume memorized forward and...

Alex Pyatkovsky
4 days ago2 min read


The flower Hunt
I decided to go to Home Depot to clear my mind from all the job rejections, ghosting, and the endless “We’ve decided to move forward with...

Alex Pyatkovsky
4 days ago3 min read


Ghosted by my soul
You ever notice that in a panel interview, there’s always one person — let’s call her Linda — who insists on sitting so close to the...

Alex Pyatkovsky
4 days ago2 min read


Interview
You ever had an interview so wild you felt like a raccoon rummaging through someone’s trash at 3 a.m.? I have. It started innocently...

Alex Pyatkovsky
4 days ago2 min read


Hired!
Last month, I got an actual job offer email. Not a “we’ll circle back soon,” not a “we regret to inform you,” but a real offer. It had a...

Alex Pyatkovsky
5 days ago2 min read


The Truck
A while back, I complimented my boss on his brand-new, gleaming, fresh-off-the-lot truck. You know the kind — it practically has that “I...

Alex Pyatkovsky
6 days ago3 min read


The Interview Games
Fun fact: I apply for random jobs like I’m entering a radio sweepstakes. I’ll click “Easy Apply” on roles I don’t even fully understand....

Alex Pyatkovsky
7 days ago3 min read


You can’t ask that
Someone sent me this absolute masterpiece of corporate communication, and I genuinely haven’t laughed this hard since the time I tried to...

Alex Pyatkovsky
7 days ago3 min read


Cameras off
A while back, I had a five-panel Zoom interview. Five people. All their cameras off. I log in, dressed like a budget morning show host —...

Alex Pyatkovsky
7 days ago3 min read


Guess the next Question
Recently, I started playing a game on my Zoom interviews called “Guess the Next Question” — Bonus Points Edition. Let’s be honest: job...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jul 82 min read


Love letters from HR
My email inbox is starting to look less like a professional communication hub and more like a tragic collection of love letters from HR....

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jul 82 min read


Breaking Laughter
Every time I turn on the TV before I even open my eyes fully, I’m greeted with the same negative news soundtrack: “BREAKING: Everything...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jul 63 min read


Paperclips & Pepperoni
I feel like the only ones checking in on me in the mornings are Office Depot and Domino’s Pizza. You know, just two loyal corporate pen...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jul 63 min read


Questionable Decisions
I’m sitting here at the kitchen table drinking a coffee that tasted like it just got rejected from its dream job at Starbucks. You know...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jul 62 min read


My Friends AI Girlfriend
The other day, one of my friends invited me over to his place to finally meet his new girlfriend. He said, “Come hang out! We’ll do a...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jul 53 min read
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