Rec | ANTI-REC: THE JOB MARKET

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i hate knowing that even though i got a promotion a few weeks ago, i still may lose my job in the span of a month. i hate how it feels like i need to learn new programming languages every week in order to stand out. even though i am adaptable, i still don’t know ruby on rails. i hate how certifications that they don’t tell you about in school open doors for so many more opportunities, yet these certs take a lot of time and hundreds of dollars out your bank account. then half the time you don’t even pass the test and have to take it over again. i hate how AI pretty much screwed up all of our careers because companies want AI solutions for everything under the sun to stay relevant. i hate how it’s told to me that clients want low-code and no code solutions, when that just means you want all your apps to look the same and have a single point of failure when the company who makes the low code product screws up. overall, i hate how it feels like things keep crashing down on me one by one in the last few weeks. and it feels like im just catching air when it’s possible. i feel like i should pray right now, but being agnostic and doing that sounds weird.

@chiawase_

Apr 11, 2025

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@bee1000

Fun fact! The act of kneeling in prayer can be helpful even if you don’t believe in anything religious. Also, your job sounds frustrating!

Apr 11, 2025

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so it’s like a 60% chance that i bombed another job interview

i just can’t do it! i feel like i’m a robot pretending to be a human. only everyone sees right through me and just think i’m weird, unlikable and constantly contradicting myself. i can’t really tell the truth that i’m simply autistic (which let’s be honest not gonna do me any favors in the eyes of hr), or pretend to be ‘normal’ because i‘m not able to mask anymore besides the job is really nice and suitable for someone like me oh i really hope i get 😩

@valeriasss

Feb 18, 2025

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being offered a job

what’s that like? i’ve never experienced it. i’ve been searching for a job nonstop for the past five months and fucking no one has gotten back to me. i haven’t even been called back to say i didn’t get the job. i’m sick of it. i’m not in desperate need of a job but i’d rather have one before i am. i was expecting a call back all day. i waited by the fucking phone. i called because i was expecting a call this week, and the guy who interviewed me said “i’ll call you tomorrow.” fuck you. i hope you can’t sleep at night because you keep having dreams about your ex. i hope she calls you the next day and says she wants to get back together with you and she’ll meet you at your favorite date spot. i hope she stands you up, dan. i hope everything bad that could happen to you, happens. i wish murphy’s law upon you. edit: it’s so funny because this is my first semi-serious post that’s doing NUMBERS. thought i’d point that out and brag a little. maybe i don’t need a job after all. can i monetize this post?

@al1

Mar 3, 2025

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PREPARE AND PLAN

make a financial plan. calculate and minimize your expenses to understand how long you can last comfortably with the money you have now. ask yourself — what if i can’t find a job for 3 months? 6 months? a year? it doesn’t have to be concrete, but having an idea of what you will do in these situations can make it a lot less stressful. as those dates come closer, iron out your plans and make sure you are following them. if something isn’t working, go back to the drawing board and try again. take a look at and polish up your resume — do you have the experience, skills, certifications, and/or portfolio to get a new job in the market? if not, do what you can to build your portfolio and get certified within your budget. make an app or tool using technologies or frameworks that are in demand and put it on your resume. do some open source contributions. aim to get certifications for tools/technologies you are seeing a lot on the jobs you are applying for. the important thing here is to start preparing now and be ready for almost anything that could happen within reasonable expectations. being fully honest the job market for IT sucks right now but having this stuff in mind and executing it correctly will put you ahead of many other candidates. i was in a similar situation a few months ago, and having this sort of plan made me so much less stressed switching jobs. wishing the best for you