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THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
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