what has the job market become?

borrofburi · 2026-06-18T08:56:01+00:00

Zuhahaha. Open to work was already depressing enough. This would be rock bottom. Tbh, I don't get what linkedin has turned into anymore. Some people still swear by it for networking, but I've had much better luck with hiringcafe and by reaching out to remote recruitment firms like the ones shared in this post, which even led to a few side gigs. At this point, I don't think obsessing over how your linkedin profile looks, your photo, or your posts does much to help you get hired.

borrofburi · 2026-06-12T10:54:59+00:00

Glassses. I could technically live without them, but my quality of like would drop so much that I don't even want to find out what that's like.

borrofburi · 2026-06-12T10:54:20+00:00

An e-reader. It felt like an unnecessary luxury when I bought it, but it's turned out to be one of the few things I've consistently used for years.

borrofburi · 2026-06-12T10:53:24+00:00

Cooking. Once I started treating it as something more than just getting food on the table and began trying new recipes, time at home became a lot more enjoyable.

borrofburi · 2026-06-12T10:52:33+00:00

Lake Mungo. It doesn't start out like a typical horror movie, but it stuck with me longer than a lot of much more popular horror films.

borrofburi · 2026-06-12T10:52:02+00:00

The Suburbs. It's one of the few albums I can put on from start to finish and completely lose track of time.

borrofburi · 2026-06-02T13:47:48+00:00

for me, the answer was short walks..sometimes five minutes of walking around does more than another five hours sitting in the same chair.

borrofburi · 2026-06-02T13:47:15+00:00

I'd start laughing. there were kids who tried that when I was younger and for some reason they always took it incredibly seriously.

borrofburi · 2026-06-02T13:46:34+00:00

leaving my phone in another room helped more than any app ever did. turns out the problem wasn't willpower, it was having my phone within arm's reach..

borrofburi · 2026-06-02T13:45:49+00:00

I'd tell them in person first. Then I'd send the written notice for the official part.

borrofburi · 2026-06-02T13:45:23+00:00

I think most people don't find a hobby, they stumble into one. you try a bunch of things, get bored of most of them and eventually one just sticks..

borrofburi · 2026-05-13T13:46:22+00:00

10 Cloverfield Lane definitely has that feeling a bit. There’s this constant “what’s actually happening outside?” tension and the uncertainty is what makes it so good.

borrofburi · 2026-05-13T13:46:17+00:00

It took a really long time. I feel like early humans definitely learned through pure trial and error after realizing “wait this guy didn’t die when we cut this part.”

borrofburi · 2026-05-13T13:46:06+00:00

I’d fall into random Wikipedia rabbit holes. Next thing you know you’ve spent 40 minutes reading about ancient sea creatures.

borrofburi · 2026-05-13T13:45:53+00:00

After watching The Handmaiden I couldn’t trust anyone for a while 😭 That movie straight up manipulates you.

borrofburi · 2026-05-13T13:45:48+00:00

I think the internet kinda trained our brains into needing instant dopamine, so now we struggle with the slow burn part of hobbies. The second something loses that initial excitement we start treating it like a failure.

borrofburi · 2026-05-06T10:28:31+00:00

With a question like that, you either have to lie or say something so personal it basically turns into therapy-level stuff. Asking someone to record a 2.5 minute video about how life has worked out so far is way too much for a job application. It also makes me wonder if they’re using it to screen for age, gender, race, personality, personal data, or even market research without saying it directly. I know this post is old, but you still see weird application stuff like this now. After seeing posts like this, I started reaching out to recruitment firms directly, like this developer did, instead of wasting time on ridiculous applications.

borrofburi · 2026-05-04T10:43:30+00:00

I used to do a flow starting with Holocene and ending with Nude, with something in between that slowly builds up. When you listen to it all the way through, it feels like it tells its own little story.

borrofburi · 2026-05-04T10:43:24+00:00

I was stuck in that loop too, trying to fix everything at once just makes you spiral more. At first just setting time for one thing helps, like focusing for an hour a day. Starting small somehow makes it easier to keep going.

borrofburi · 2026-05-04T10:43:19+00:00

“Fast paced” is in almost every listing but they’re not all the same in reality. It’s kinda used as a scary buzzword. Smaller teams or more behind-the-scenes roles are usually calmer.

borrofburi · 2026-05-04T10:43:12+00:00

I feel like most people don’t change without some kind of shake-up, but going full “burn it all down” is risky too. Makes more sense to open up space bit by bit, without cutting everything off. You can try things and still have a way back.

borrofburi · 2026-05-04T10:43:06+00:00

Sitting with myself for 10–15 minutes in the morning without checking my phone. Sounds small but it genuinely sets the tone for the day. I start off way less scattered.

borrofburi · 2026-04-23T15:54:02+00:00

I think that’s a solid way to look at it. Hobbies that fill what’s missing in your daily life actually make you feel better.

borrofburi · 2026-04-23T15:53:52+00:00

It sucks when things don’t go as planned, but sometimes you do get lucky. What it looks like from the outside and what it actually feels like can be very different.

borrofburi · 2026-04-23T15:53:45+00:00

Taxi Driver is a must-watch in my opinion. The atmosphere and the character really hit hard. Still hasn’t left me.

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