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Today marks 2 years since my team was eliminated.
Thousands of applications.
A handful of interviews.
Zero offers.
I’m emotionally, financially, and mentally exhausted — and I know I’m not alone.
Thousands of applications.
A handful of interviews.
Zero offers.
I’m emotionally, financially, and mentally exhausted — and I know I’m not alone.
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The U.S. labor market appears to be stalling. The economy added only 22,000 jobs in August, well below the number that forecasters had expected.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The U.S. labor market appears to be stalling. The economy added only 22,000 jobs in August, well below the number that forecasters had expected.
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BREAKING: The U.S. added just 54,000 jobs last month, well below expectations. At the same time jobless claims increased to 237,000…
Are you SURPRISED?!
Are you SURPRISED?!
September 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. added just 54,000 jobs last month, well below expectations. At the same time jobless claims increased to 237,000…
Are you SURPRISED?!
Are you SURPRISED?!
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Ghost jobs are a real danger for people living paycheck to paycheck. Someone teetering on the edge of poverty may spend precious hours, transportation money, and emotional energy applying to positions that don’t exist or are already filled.
More than 80% of recruiters admit to posting ‘ghost jobs’ to juice their talent pool and business reputation
Companies are trying to improve their reputation at the detriment of job-seekers.
fortune.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ghost jobs are a real danger for people living paycheck to paycheck. Someone teetering on the edge of poverty may spend precious hours, transportation money, and emotional energy applying to positions that don’t exist or are already filled.
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American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
August 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
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Know what sucks about job searching (aside from being skilless, old and a spoonie)?
I don't even get to relax while I'm unemployed. If I'm doing something relaxing or enjoyable I feel guilty and anxious. And if am doing *something* I'm wracked with indecision cos I don't know wtf I'm supposed to do.
I don't even get to relax while I'm unemployed. If I'm doing something relaxing or enjoyable I feel guilty and anxious. And if am doing *something* I'm wracked with indecision cos I don't know wtf I'm supposed to do.
August 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Know what sucks about job searching (aside from being skilless, old and a spoonie)?
I don't even get to relax while I'm unemployed. If I'm doing something relaxing or enjoyable I feel guilty and anxious. And if am doing *something* I'm wracked with indecision cos I don't know wtf I'm supposed to do.
I don't even get to relax while I'm unemployed. If I'm doing something relaxing or enjoyable I feel guilty and anxious. And if am doing *something* I'm wracked with indecision cos I don't know wtf I'm supposed to do.
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The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
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July jobs: just 73K added, the weakest since the COVID recovery began.
May and June revised down −258,000... the worst miss since the 1970s.
Either the data’s broken, or someone’s been cooking the books.
May and June revised down −258,000... the worst miss since the 1970s.
Either the data’s broken, or someone’s been cooking the books.
August 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
July jobs: just 73K added, the weakest since the COVID recovery began.
May and June revised down −258,000... the worst miss since the 1970s.
Either the data’s broken, or someone’s been cooking the books.
May and June revised down −258,000... the worst miss since the 1970s.
Either the data’s broken, or someone’s been cooking the books.
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Not only is today’s employment report uniquely bad, but revisions to the prior months show that, on average, we have seen 35k net new jobs created for the last 3 months:
JAN: +111K
FEB: +102K
MAR: +120K
APR: +158K
MAY: +19K
JUN: +14K
JUL: +73K
No way to put lipstick on this pig.
JAN: +111K
FEB: +102K
MAR: +120K
APR: +158K
MAY: +19K
JUN: +14K
JUL: +73K
No way to put lipstick on this pig.
August 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Not only is today’s employment report uniquely bad, but revisions to the prior months show that, on average, we have seen 35k net new jobs created for the last 3 months:
JAN: +111K
FEB: +102K
MAR: +120K
APR: +158K
MAY: +19K
JUN: +14K
JUL: +73K
No way to put lipstick on this pig.
JAN: +111K
FEB: +102K
MAR: +120K
APR: +158K
MAY: +19K
JUN: +14K
JUL: +73K
No way to put lipstick on this pig.
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I’ve seen people I follow on LinkedIn be without full time or permanent employment for almost a year and a half (or more) while they pick up freelancing jobs to make ends meet.
The amount of ghost job postings are scary.
This job market is really a “who you know” market more than ever
The amount of ghost job postings are scary.
This job market is really a “who you know” market more than ever
August 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’ve seen people I follow on LinkedIn be without full time or permanent employment for almost a year and a half (or more) while they pick up freelancing jobs to make ends meet.
The amount of ghost job postings are scary.
This job market is really a “who you know” market more than ever
The amount of ghost job postings are scary.
This job market is really a “who you know” market more than ever
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148,937 civil servants gone. Programs gutted. Services stalled. Trump’s war on government isn’t rhetoric—it’s reality. The @publicservice tracker shows the damage, month by month, agency by agency. This is what dismantling democracy looks like.
Federal Harms Tracker -Cost to Your Government
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
ourpublicservice.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
148,937 civil servants gone. Programs gutted. Services stalled. Trump’s war on government isn’t rhetoric—it’s reality. The @publicservice tracker shows the damage, month by month, agency by agency. This is what dismantling democracy looks like.
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Please don't make me upload a resume AND manually type in decades worth of work experience because your system can't read AND provide my LinkedIn profile (???) for a job that doesn't even exist. It's 2025, we don't need to do any of this.
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Please don't make me upload a resume AND manually type in decades worth of work experience because your system can't read AND provide my LinkedIn profile (???) for a job that doesn't even exist. It's 2025, we don't need to do any of this.
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It's been one year since I was laid off from Bungie, and I'm still looking for full time work.
If you've got any leads on game design or games qa positions, please reach out. I'm a skilled designer, and nothing I led QA for ever had any bugs ship.
dianavoyer.com
If you've got any leads on game design or games qa positions, please reach out. I'm a skilled designer, and nothing I led QA for ever had any bugs ship.
dianavoyer.com
Diana Voyer
dianavoyer.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It's been one year since I was laid off from Bungie, and I'm still looking for full time work.
If you've got any leads on game design or games qa positions, please reach out. I'm a skilled designer, and nothing I led QA for ever had any bugs ship.
dianavoyer.com
If you've got any leads on game design or games qa positions, please reach out. I'm a skilled designer, and nothing I led QA for ever had any bugs ship.
dianavoyer.com
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is it impossible to get a job now or is it just me struggling this much to find one?
July 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
is it impossible to get a job now or is it just me struggling this much to find one?
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Had a meeting with a large nonprofit today that bummed me the fuck out. They had layoffs, more are coming, budgets are being slashed left and right. I'm worried in my gut about what's coming with the economy. We're only six months into this bull shit. Nightmare.
July 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Had a meeting with a large nonprofit today that bummed me the fuck out. They had layoffs, more are coming, budgets are being slashed left and right. I'm worried in my gut about what's coming with the economy. We're only six months into this bull shit. Nightmare.
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Do not use tables or graphics in your resume.
Using these can lead to parsing issues with the ATS, making it look like you didn't include information you thought you did.
Using these can lead to parsing issues with the ATS, making it look like you didn't include information you thought you did.
July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Do not use tables or graphics in your resume.
Using these can lead to parsing issues with the ATS, making it look like you didn't include information you thought you did.
Using these can lead to parsing issues with the ATS, making it look like you didn't include information you thought you did.
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Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than its median employee in 2024.
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
July 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than its median employee in 2024.
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
And we're supposed to believe that the company can't afford to bargain a fair contract for its unionized workers?
It’s not just the ghosting or rejections — the application process itself is also part of the problem.
#jobapplications #jobmarket #resumes #ATS #AI #jobsearch #career #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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#jobapplications #jobmarket #resumes #ATS #AI #jobsearch #career #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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How Job Applications Drive Away Qualified Candidates
Job applications ask for your resume—then make you re-enter it line by line. Create an account, broken autofill, and late-stage knockout questions, and it’s no surprise 57% of candidates quit before h...
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July 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s not just the ghosting or rejections — the application process itself is also part of the problem.
#jobapplications #jobmarket #resumes #ATS #AI #jobsearch #career #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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#jobapplications #jobmarket #resumes #ATS #AI #jobsearch #career #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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Starbucks has the worst CEO-to-worker pay ratio out of all major companies, with their CEO making 6,666x more than the average employee last year.
July 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Starbucks has the worst CEO-to-worker pay ratio out of all major companies, with their CEO making 6,666x more than the average employee last year.
Some CEOs are cashing out with $16M paychecks while workers get laid off and ghosted.
#corporategreed #jobmarket #jobsearch #layoffs #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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#corporategreed #jobmarket #jobsearch #layoffs #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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CEOs Cash Out While Workers Starve: A Deep Dive Into Executive Greed
In 2025, as millions of workers face layoffs, stagnant wages, and financial instability, CEOs amass record-breaking wealth, with the CEO-to-worker pay ratio soaring, while corporate justifications mas...
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July 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Some CEOs are cashing out with $16M paychecks while workers get laid off and ghosted.
#corporategreed #jobmarket #jobsearch #layoffs #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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#corporategreed #jobmarket #jobsearch #layoffs #unemployed #unemployment #404jmnf
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Imagine posting a job opening and seeing how quickly all the desperate applications come in. Imagine how powerful that must feel. There's no need to fill the job, interview anyone, any of that dumb stuff. Just keep reposting the same job. Over and over and over. Just one more time. Just one more
July 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Imagine posting a job opening and seeing how quickly all the desperate applications come in. Imagine how powerful that must feel. There's no need to fill the job, interview anyone, any of that dumb stuff. Just keep reposting the same job. Over and over and over. Just one more time. Just one more
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2025 job market: 26 rounds of interviews, cage-fight two large land mammals, take the One Ring to Mordor, and then find out the job never existed
2025 job market [healthcare workers]: if you go outdoors in scrubs, you will be bagged and thrown in a van. you work for them now.
2025 job market [healthcare workers]: if you go outdoors in scrubs, you will be bagged and thrown in a van. you work for them now.
July 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
2025 job market: 26 rounds of interviews, cage-fight two large land mammals, take the One Ring to Mordor, and then find out the job never existed
2025 job market [healthcare workers]: if you go outdoors in scrubs, you will be bagged and thrown in a van. you work for them now.
2025 job market [healthcare workers]: if you go outdoors in scrubs, you will be bagged and thrown in a van. you work for them now.
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APOLLO: “.. wage growth for job switchers is lower than wage growth for job stayers, suggesting that the labor market is cooling down.”
July 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
APOLLO: “.. wage growth for job switchers is lower than wage growth for job stayers, suggesting that the labor market is cooling down.”
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Of the people I know working in tech
half of us are actively in burnout working in toxic environments
the other half are unemployed despite being highly qualified and searching
I cannot overstate how bad this space is right now.
half of us are actively in burnout working in toxic environments
the other half are unemployed despite being highly qualified and searching
I cannot overstate how bad this space is right now.
July 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Of the people I know working in tech
half of us are actively in burnout working in toxic environments
the other half are unemployed despite being highly qualified and searching
I cannot overstate how bad this space is right now.
half of us are actively in burnout working in toxic environments
the other half are unemployed despite being highly qualified and searching
I cannot overstate how bad this space is right now.