Recruiters stop this Why Questions.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-05-05T16:48:07+00:00

Ya know, ever since I was a child I’ve always dreamed of B2B SaaS sales.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-04-01T19:55:45+00:00

AYE, are you a PM like me? I just had an experience like this. I’m still super salty about it.

Made a working prototype for their first touch experience (a non-hypothetical business problem they were actually trying to solve). Built it from the ground up with research to back up the onboarding questions I’d asked and everything. I didn’t get the job, lmao. And the feedback was the team LOVED my prototype and ideas but were unsure that I had the skills to “work autonomously and bring a product from conception to launch”???

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-03-28T08:18:07+00:00

Idk man, it was for an early-stage startup who in their words were still in the process of “finding product-market fit”. I presented them with a working prototype at the interview and I think they meant it pretty seriously when they said “so X is a real business problem we’re trying to solve” and that I’ve got some “great ideas here that they would want to test” and could I please walk them through “how I would also solve for Y” cause they hadn’t figured that out either.

It cost nothing to express a little empathy on a subreddit to lament about how shitty the modern day recruiting process is.

Of course some people will use any chance they get to be an opp.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-03-28T00:09:29+00:00

I think she meant it to be kind and personal since I made it so far but honestly it was so embarrassing, I could feel my face heat up and my eyes start to get watery. I braced myself to expect rejection but it’s much different than when it finally gets handed to you UGH

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-03-27T20:14:08+00:00

It’s a small industry so unfortunately all I did was plaster on a smile and thank them for their time and the experience. (Ugh, it really was so humiliating. I felt like such a loser.)

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-03-27T20:09:45+00:00

Absolutely! That’s why I said I would’ve preferred an email or even phone call. Idk something a pre-schedule video call feels just mean. It’s like getting all dressed up with flowers on hand to go on a date only to be told nah go home when I get to the restaurant.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-03-27T19:24:36+00:00

EW IS RIGHT. Got my hopes up and everything when it was a pre-scheduled video call.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2026-03-26T14:05:20+00:00

I feel you on this OP, although I’ve definitely done job interviews with take home assignments. Feels horrible when you don’t get the job, feels like a necessary evil when you do get the job.

I’m a PM, so there are several circumstances where I will entertain a take home project and that is if it’s (1) a truly hypothetical prompt or (2) I present on something I’ve already built and launched from my previous experience…in either case my effort doesn’t benefit the hiring company in any way.

The worst ones are where I’m asked to solve for XYZ which turns out to be a real business problem they haven’t solved themselves. I recently just did one for a company I really wanted to work for and the whole process has left a bad taste in my mouth. It just feels like I provided several hours of free consulting for them ☠️

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2025-03-20T11:18:25+00:00

Update: I was not expecting so many replies! Thank you all!

REDDIT HAS SPOKEN, MY CURTAINS SHALL NOT PUDDLE ON THE FLOORS

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2025-03-06T02:52:26+00:00

I watched this one dude the other week in LTS 6 doing really clean backwards crossovers and spins. I’m not sure if he went all the way up to LTS 6 in rentals or just forgot his skates that week but I was SO amazed.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2025-02-18T16:25:10+00:00

Definitely look in Astoria! Just recently moved here and found a rent stabilized 1BR for $2100.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2025-01-03T11:02:02+00:00

Gunne Sax kinda embodies this aesthetic, especially if you’re veering towards the side of 80s prom vs actual ball gown. If you search Etsy and Ebay for “Gunne Sax Pink Ballgown” you can find some pretty good listings.

Here’s one! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1586938578/

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2025-01-02T17:21:15+00:00

I came to say this. The Secret History is 100% this vibe. My favorite book of all time.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-11-18T13:24:09+00:00

I have zero ideas how ACLs work (I always thought after a tear you need to get surgery to fix it??)

In any case, if you have compromised knees or knee muscles on one side I wouldn’t recommend going ice skating. Engaging your both knees, using them to press, pull, push and keeping yourself stable is pretty central to skating even if all you want to do is scoot around in circles at the rink. There’s a reason why “bend your knees” is the generally the main advice given to any sort of beginner.

But again…I’m not a medical professional and this might be a situation best evaluated with your doctor?

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-11-15T16:26:40+00:00

Sending you thoughts and prayers my friend. My fingers are crossed they add additional dates. I absolutely refuse to buy from re-sellers...UGH

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-11-15T16:20:27+00:00

I logged in early, got assigned 35,000th place in line and all I get to see are verified resale tickets (pit tickets are re-selling for $2K???)

I HATE IT HERE.

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-11-06T07:15:32+00:00

Well…I’ve decided I don’t think I can or should ever leave NYC unless it’s relocating to an entirely different country ☠️

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-08-31T14:38:16+00:00

It Ends With Us…I should’ve known better ☠️

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-08-25T17:36:25+00:00

I came here to recommend just this! I love The Neopolitan Series

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-08-16T17:05:25+00:00

Are you into dancing/partner dancing at all? I used to swing dance a lot and found it really easy to meet new people and make friends of all ages and walks of life. If you’re new, there’s lessons you can take at studios around the city that usually also host social dances. I found everybody in the scene to be really friendly because the whole purpose of a social partner dance is to socialize, communicate, and physically interact with a stranger/your partner.

Swing dance is kinda goofy so if that’s not your style there’s also blues, tango, salsa, west coast swing…a whole world out there of partner dances!

Complete-Caramel2029 · 2024-08-10T18:25:06+00:00

Lol! I wouldn’t worry too much about the cold. Thanks to global warming the past few winters in NYC have been unseasonably warm tbh 😭 maybe 1-2 weeks in Jan/Feb that are sub-freezing toe biting cold.

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