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Getting a job these days—especially if you’re 60+—feels like trying to join a dodgeball team where everyone else is doing TikTok dances...

Ever feel like your soul leaves your body every time you get a rejection from Kayla? Yeah. I do. Like, one second I’m sipping lukewarm...

I’ve come to a sobering realization. The entire hiring system—the portals, the ATS filters, the four-round interview loops followed by...

“Because some spirits haunt you with silence… and a LinkedIn ‘Seen’ receipt.” Let me set the stage. It’s month seven of my job search. My...

Kayla 2: Return of the Panel Interview A corporate horror sequel based on true events (and emotional damage) When we last left off, I had...

Last night I had a wild dream about Kayla the recruiter. You know Kayla—always cheerful, always typing “Thanks for reaching out!” with...

A while back, I tried to hold on to a job that was slowly killing me. At the time, I told myself I was being loyal. That I was just...

You ever have an interview so wild… so off the rails… that you ended up helping the recruiter figure out the hiring process? Because I...

Getting a job these days—especially if you’re over 50—feels like being asked to audition for a role in a play you already starred in…...

You ever follow up with a recruiter after three solid interviews, a group panel, and a 17-slide PowerPoint titled “Why I’m Perfect For...

Let me tell you about Keneth—yes, with an “e” in the middle that he insists on pronouncing like it’s French. Keneth is what happens when...

I swear—my inbox is 90% State Farm agents at this point. Not recruiters. Not job leads. Just Dave from State Farm telling me I’d be a...

An emotionally unstable memoir from the front lines of corporate social gymnastics Through my professional career, I’ve seen it all....

My dreams are officially turning into a Netflix mini-series. And not the feel-good kind with scenic montages and inspirational...

That’s what the VP of Operations actually said to me. Out loud. With confidence. Like it was a normal interview question and not...

There’s a game I play every time I go to the airport. No, it’s not Wordle. It’s not “Guess Which Line Moves Slower.” It’s not even “Will...

You know what no one talks about? The moment someone gets a job… and vanishes. Gone. Poof. Like a magician pulling a disappearing act...

Let me take you into one of the strangest dynamics of corporate life: the “work spouse.” It’s lighthearted. It’s fun. It’s lowkey therapy...

By a guy who’s been ghosted more times than an unpaid intern’s lunch order. Someone asked me the other day—genuinely, not sarcastically,...

Ah, the company intranet. A majestic beast. A digital relic. A fossilized monument to internal communication systems that were last...