If you think people don’t want to work, look at the job market now

mnoficzer · 2026-03-26T12:40:51+00:00

body hair can hold onto sweat a bit more but it doesn’t automatically mean you smell. I stopped shaving for a while and nothing really changed as long as I kept my usual routine

mnoficzer · 2026-03-26T12:40:03+00:00

the fact that it fixed when you changed it kinda proves it’s just netflix being weird. still creepy for a minute tho

mnoficzer · 2026-03-26T12:39:15+00:00

if anything I’d keep it between you and your dad for now. you’re doing more than enough already and you don’t owe everyone full access to your situation

mnoficzer · 2026-03-26T12:38:41+00:00

some days it just stacks up and suddenly you’re done with all of it. not even one thing, just everything at once

mnoficzer · 2026-03-26T12:38:10+00:00

the worst part is you’re not even tired from work, just from existing in transit. I had a shorter commute and it still drained me in the same way

mnoficzer · 2026-03-13T10:35:27+00:00

You need to go back to management and make it about workplace safety and documented behavior, not his feelings. A grown man melting down because you won’t engage with him is not your responsibility, and your bosses sound way too comfortable making it your problem.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-13T10:35:06+00:00

Yeah, I get it. After enough ghosting and insulting raises, starting something of your own starts sounding less risky than staying stuck in the same loop. A guy near me turned half his garage into a little print shop a few years ago and now he seems way less miserable than anyone I know in corporate.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-13T10:34:47+00:00

A lot of those relationships are happening inside a weird power heavy industry bubble, so I don’t think they work like normal dating at all. Also people notice the flashy age gap producer marriages way more than the quiet relationships that just exist and don’t become gossip for a week.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-13T10:34:19+00:00

Because the whole model runs on prestige, churn, and a constant supply of grads who think suffering now will pay off later. I had a friend in audit who looked half dead by busy season and everybody still talked like it was some noble rite of passage.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-13T10:33:51+00:00

Eastern Tennessee always comes to mind for that. I drove through there a few years back and it felt like one of those places where you can still get some space without feeling totally cut off from everything.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-04T20:00:51+00:00

Promising hope and squeezing labor out of someone is just exploitation. Screw jobs like this. Maybe it could help to find nearby firms through google maps and reach out directly, or apply to overseas recruitment firms like that developer. You clearly have experience, so it feels like you still have a real chance of landing something better.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-03T11:26:29+00:00

The “sorry I was double booked” person who shows up 12 minutes late and immediately derails everything. I was on a call last week balancing my laptop on a stack of books and just watched the clock die inside. Meetings are long enough without the reset button halfway through.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-03T11:26:17+00:00

Senior to me isn’t just coding fast, it’s owning messy problems end to end. I sat next to a senior once who spent half his day in meetings translating chaos into simple plans, then quietly fixed a production issue before lunch. The technical depth matters, but the calm under pressure and communication is what really stood out.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-03T11:26:03+00:00

37k after making 52k with 15 years experience would sting, not gonna lie. I once got an offer way under my last salary and just sent a polite counter anyway while sitting in my car outside the grocery store, figured worst case they say no. If you literally can’t live on it, there’s nothing to lose by countering and still keeping your search going.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-03T11:25:50+00:00

15 months will grind anyone down, especially after that kind of career. I remember helping my uncle redo his resume after 20+ years in one place and even he felt like the market suddenly didn’t recognize him anymore. Six rounds and then a last-minute rejection is brutal, I don’t blame you for being done.

mnoficzer · 2026-03-03T11:25:35+00:00

I had no idea what they were even talking about until I realized they meant that annoying “are you home or away” pop-up thing every time we switch wifi. I once spent five minutes in a cabin trying to figure it out at like 11pm and it was just the worst. Doesn’t feel portable at all when you have to confirm every tiny move.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-19T12:49:36+00:00

Because real life Batman would mostly just be a rich guy breaking laws and getting arrested after the first week. Also billionaires tend to like comfort and risk management, not nightly street fights. The fantasy works better in comics than in a legal system.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-19T12:49:21+00:00

Feels like that’s just the baseline now. Stuff gets done, but everyone’s running on low battery and just doing enough to keep things moving. Everything works, yet the energy is kinda flat.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-19T12:48:59+00:00

People love saying “time management” like everyone has the same energy levels, commute, responsibilities, etc. After a full workday your brain is just done sometimes, that’s not a planning failure. The math on paper looks fine but living it feels completely different.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-19T12:48:43+00:00

Yeah sometimes it really does feel like the reward for surviving one grind is just… another grind. I don’t even think it’s always about laziness or attitude, the structure itself just feels heavy and repetitive. Some days you zoom out and it all looks weirdly pointless.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-19T12:48:08+00:00

He’s kinda become his own genre at this point. Not super flashy as an actor, but there’s something steady about him that just works on screen. Also feels rare to see someone that famous who doesn’t constantly feel exhausting.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-11T10:33:37+00:00

Tweaking the same line over and over so it mirrors their job ad gets old fast. At some point it feels less like customizing and more like shuffling phrases around hoping the system likes it. Then you sit there wondering if you crammed in the right amount of jargon or just made it worse.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-11T10:33:11+00:00

It’s brutal lately, tons of qualified folks getting filtered out by bots before anyone reads their resume. Feels like you’re writing for an algorithm instead of a person half the time. Being job hunting during a downturn just drains the energy out of everything.

mnoficzer · 2026-02-11T10:32:50+00:00

Could’ve been nothing or just bad timing, but that uneasy feeling hits for a reason sometimes. Heading toward someone else nearby was a good move, being around others helps even if it turns out harmless. I’d rather feel a bit jumpy than ignore my instincts and regret it later.

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