Today, in a *very special* episode of IT #jobsearch #recruitinghell:
"Tools: Cursor IDE, or proven experience with similar AI-assisted development tools"
Translation: "We're vibe-coding everything *and* you must have at least 15 years of experience with this"
NOBODY has experience with vibe IDEs. It's *kind of the point.* Fffffffff ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
It's fucking ridiculous that recruiters kinda expect you to write a CV _specifically_ for THEIR dev role, along side a literal fucking cover letter.
Why the fuck ask for a cover letter if you want a tailored CV?! Jesus christ. Like its not enough that I'm wasting hours of my time writing the perfect cover letter to spoon feed you reasons why I'll be your perfect burnout victim, you also want me to tailor my CV for you too. #RecruitingHell #programming
Random software development #jobsearch #recruitinghell moment:
"Do you have 5+ yrs of experience, including 2+ yrs at top-tier companies (e.g., Google)?"
Why yes! Now, *all* of the companies I've worked at were like 2-5 employees and a boss. *But,* but but *but* - if you ask the bosses, those companies *absolutely* were top tier! With great ambitions in the industry! Are you telling me they were *lying* to us? I'm having an existential crisis here! Is the society built on lies? Aaaa!
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Doing IT job applications again.
Guh, *SO* many on-site job listings these days.
I've not worked a day in office since the pandemic, everything worked fine in remote setting, I've not met a single software developer who actually wants to go back to office... So what's up with the "on-site" software development job listings?
(A random spoof of #LinkedIn motivational posters:)
I know I should be busy in LinkedIn jobs section, looking for the job of my dreams. The next hustle. The next grind.
But then I accidentally clicked on the Visual Studio Code window, and started implementing "one little feature" in my #Python app. And suddenly my kanban is filled with new cards. I didn't even know I had a kanban. ...And that's where I've been these last few days.
This is how you get real gains in life! You become an #opensource dev making extra turbo niche rubbish.
Today I saw a role on Indeed.com:
Pay: $40,000 per month ($480k)
Salary: $400,000 per year (-$80k)
Rate: $750/day (-$285 @$195k)
Whatโs the betting that the offer would be around $80k ๐คฃ
Browsing job adverts again.
"100% REMOTE JOB!" "(On-site)"
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I can't handle this, I need more coffee
amazing #recruitinghell situation I experienced this morning. He's not some rando either, we've been professionally connected for at least four years.
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