Circling back is so last year. We’re circling forward and chipping away at the behemoth iceberg that is corporate greed, false metrics, and the impending doom of white collar employment. Fun! Is everyone else using LinkedIn to look up their exes and other random people from their pasts? No? Ok, cool. And if you’re paying for that gold badge, is it worth it? Speaking of money, we’re ready to start shilling!

Discover:

• Fantasizing about normal life
• “The Rot Economy” by Ed Zitron
• More LinkedIn career hacks aka buy my masterclass
• Where have all the good recruiters gone? No but literally.
• Naming names, setting boundaries, and unsubscribing
• This week in scamming: remote work is an easy target
• Ghosted with two Ds for those seeking retribution
• Keeping coworker relationships, past and present, alive and well
• Our new motto: what are you bringing to the table?
• Ch-ch-changes in social media, our personalities, but not our employment statuses

Syd and Brit unpack the strangest interview questions to date. And, as preliminary requirements get more and more demanding, companies are squeezing more and more free labor out of candidates to ensure they’re “right for the job.” Also the weekly job follow up on yet another rejection to realize things like, maybe don’t wait for a job and just make your own. Because jobs come and go but friends are forever, awww.

Discover:

• Jobs asking you to pay to take a personality test? Personally I don’t want to
• The weirdest job interview question ever
• Should you lie on a mandatory personality test during an interview? Yes.
• Checking in with the sea of fake jobs
• Our weekly Reddit dive
• Being type B IRL but finding your inner A for the interview
• Jumping off a soapbox (and then getting back on it)
• Two beers and a puppy + a smidge of vulnerability

Syd and Brit discuss how to navigate awkward job conversations with your fam, both extended and immediate. They also get into their weekly job rejection check ins, more insights on why LinkedIn is the absolute worst, and some hard truths on the realities of unemployment.

Discover:

• Navigating family job intrusion
• Bending the truth so you don’t bring down the function
• You wanna talk finances?
• Are portfolio schools still a good idea?
• The market is as cooked as a Thanksgiving turkey
• Trying really hard not to name names
• Why you should never be too open with recruiters
• Getting really real about home life balance while unemployed and rolling with the punches