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The Metaverse Interview That Sent Me Straight to HR Limbo
Let me tell you about the time I applied for a job that required me to do the interview inside the metaverse. Yes, the actual Meta Quest...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 122 min read


I Was Awesome… But Not Hired
So I’m just minding my business, doing what all emotionally stable adults do—scrolling LinkedIn at 1:43 AM while eating shredded cheese...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 122 min read


My Dreams Are Now Directed by God (and Co-Starring Karen from HR)
With all the interview circus I’ve been navigating lately, my dreams have stopped being dreams and started feeling like full-length...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 122 min read


The Midnight Scroll: Where Sanity Goes to Die
Ah yes, the midnight scroll—that sacred time of night when you should be sleeping but instead find yourself laying in bed, phone glowing...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 112 min read


Karen, If You Need Help, Blink Twice: The Day I Survived a Corporate Panel Interview
A while back, I had one of those interviews. Not just a regular one-on-one, not even a mildly chaotic two-person Zoom. No. This was the...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


Karen at Gate C23: An Airport Thriller
So there I am, minding my business at Gate C23, eating an $11 bag of trail mix that tastes like regret and stale almonds, when I sense… a...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 112 min read


Maruchan Chicken Ramen: The Unofficial Meal of Emotional Resilience
There’s something magical—maybe even slightly divine—about a pack of Maruchan Chicken Ramen Noodles. It’s not fancy. It’s not gourmet....

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


When God Becomes Your Career Coach (And Sends a Sneezing Squirrel)
It was a Wednesday. Not a tragic Monday, not a hopeful Friday—just a painfully average Wednesday. The kind of day where your coffee is...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


The Cheetah, the Coffee Mugs, and the $42K Salary: A Modern Job Interview Saga
Let’s talk about the time I applied for a job that paid—let’s be brutally honest—enough to cover rent, if I didn’t eat, turn on the...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


“The Return of the AI Recruiter: A Love Story in Three Ghostings”
It always starts the same. I’m sitting at my laptop, halfway through a stale granola bar, convincing myself that refreshing my inbox one...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


I Got Ghosted by Recruiters… So I Went to Church
After applying to what felt like every job on the internet—including one listing for a Junior Happiness Strategist that somehow required...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


“4.6 Stars and a Hint of Regret: My Commute with Rick the Uber Philosopher” A journey through nicotine, nostalgia, and midlife metaphors.
It started, like all bad decisions, with optimism and a time crunch. I had an interview. Not a dream job—just one of those “please let...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 112 min read


“Hi Alex, I’m Allie — Your AI Assistant From a Job You Forgot Existed” An awkward reintroduction brought to you by delayed algorithms, buried résumés, and emotional whiplash.
I was minding my own business, halfway through a coffee that tasted like disappointment and misplaced ambition, when I got the text. “Hi...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 112 min read


Judgment Storms & Coral Blazers: The Day I Met Jacksonville’s Weather Karen Why You Should Never Underestimate a Meteorologist Who Weaponizes Forecasts Like a Mood Swing
So there I was—Jacksonville, Florida. Not by choice. Not by destiny. But because Spirit Airlines decided chaos is a lifestyle, and I had...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


“Stuck at the Airport: Time to Play ‘Find Karen’” A Travel Tradition Rooted in Chaos, Delays, and the Sweet Scent of Overheated Pretzels.
So there I was—again—stranded at Gate C27, sipping lukewarm coffee and staring into the abyss of the departures screen, which kept...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


The Hope & Apply Method. How I Built an Entire Career Off Rejection Emails, Ghosting, and the Occasional Delusional Optimism at 2 a.m.
Do I want to talk about my job search? That’s like asking a raccoon if it wants to rant about garbage conditions at the landfill. Yes....

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


God, Karen, and the Spicy Chicken of Eternal Judgment A dream I had after mixing unemployment stress with expired gas station sushi and four hours of LinkedIn doomscrolling
Let’s get one thing straight: I don’t usually remember my dreams. Most nights I drift off, hoping for peace and wake up with a crick in...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


Ghosted by Unemployment: A Tragedy in Weekly Installments —Starring Me, My Broken Laptop, and a Government Website That Hasn’t Been Updated Since 2003
Let me tell you something about hope. Hope is what you feel right before you hit “submit” on your unemployment application. It’s that...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


“You Ever Drink Coffee and It Tastes Like Regrets?” —An emotional exposé from a person who’s been ghosted by recruiters more times than they’ve been hugged this year.
Let’s set the scene. It’s 8:12 AM. I’m wearing a hoodie that I think I washed last Tuesday. My hair looks like I got into a fight with a...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read


“Welcome to the Job Market: Please Abandon All Logic Before Proceeding” The Unofficial Transcript of a Very Real Conversation That Definitely Didn’t Happen Over Burnt Coffee in a Basement Apartment at
Person A: You ever sit back and think, “Maybe I’m not the problem. Maybe the entire hiring system was designed by someone who lost a bet...

Alex Pyatkovsky
Jun 113 min read
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