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Alex Moreno's avatar

It’s simple! Just do everything right!

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clara's avatar

easy easy

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daisy cashin's avatar

the ‘fuck it’ energy in this is palpable and it’s fucking rad

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clara's avatar

ah thanks daisy! means a lot

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Skyla's avatar

I think this is how a lot of people feel right now with how awful the job market is... I been looking for a new job since last year and nothing despite applying for ENTRY level jobs (that you need 5+ years of experience for ofc <3333)

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Leonard Morton's avatar

Investing in a mouse jiggler was the wisest move I made at my previous job who laid my entire department off eight months after hiring me.

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clara's avatar

saved my life fr

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sonja ringo's avatar

I FEEL THIS SO HARD! Beautifully written! Currently also job hunting.. but writing poems about it instead.. heheheeh

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Malayka S.'s avatar

Nothing has dampened my optimism like LinkedIn's incessant need to alert me everytime I'm rejected. Fine, I didn't want that $3/hr position anyway 😩 You've captured that insanely well! On the upside, I bet that Chicago lady thought you were kidding and a lil' more interesting than the other business casual suits there ❤️

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clara's avatar

thanks malayka! i'm glad it resonated

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AB's avatar

I applied to over 30 jobs yesterday

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clara's avatar

not on that level yet rip

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Corey Smith's avatar

With cover letters? I feel like my entire existence for the last two years has been just a string of two-hour naps, and job proposals, including cover letters. Now my carpal tunnel is acting up, and I can't type much.

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Lahari's avatar

felt this soooo much as someone who was made redundant last christmas and has been kinda lost in life since... but making writing out of it now! thank you for writing this <3

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Ryan Camesa's avatar

Something about this sits so deep in me… I loved it

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Ken Flyingheart's avatar

So get all of this. Love your energy and prose, clara. Powerful.

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clara's avatar

thanks ken!!

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Jaap STIJL's avatar

bravo! perhaps the parts are interchangeable and just not assembled in the right order...LOVED that traige song as well, thanks!

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clara's avatar

glad you enjoyed!!

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Dawson Eliasen's avatar

thanks Clara, I needed this-- I've applied to over a hundred jobs in less than a month since being laid off (I also happen to be a SQL expert if any recruiters are reading this)

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J Monohan's avatar

I loved this

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Dylan's avatar

i really really really like you

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emma girl's avatar

Incredible

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shey su's avatar

felt :')

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