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    It’s absolute bullshit that gaps in employment are perceived as a red flag.

    Then they’ll say “no one wants to work anymore” while erecting as many artificial barriers to employment as possible

    The whole system is bad

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    Companies asking about the gap in my resume when I ask about the gap in their company history from 1933-1945:

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    7 months ago

    I got laid off in December and haven’t had a single god damn good lead since then. I’m looking forward to this question in any interviews I manage to land, hopefully within the next 10 fucking years.

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      well you were just taking some time off after twitter. you had the money, and it was such an awful experience, you know? now youre just looking to get back into the job market. your therapist says you’re ready

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      I hope things get better for you man

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        Thanks. It’s a tough time to be unemployed but I have a good network of folks that want to help. 3.5 months in I am starting to lose hope and am looking at backup plans (unemployment runs out after 6 months), but I finally got a positive result from a role that I’m actually pretty interested in with the University of Washington. It would be a very solid job and up to a 20% pay increase depending on what I could negotiate. Fingers crossed.

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    “I was working in a field unrelated to the position im applying for at your company.”