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‘Job hunting is a humiliation ritual disguised as opportunity’: Reddit reacts to bizarre application form
Both “Impress me” and “Make me laugh” were mandatory fields requiring one- to two-sentence responses.
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Jobs Aug 19, 2026
20 years of military service, an MBA, and zero responses: Reddit tells federal contractor the market isn't making sense for anyone
The former military officer said they had spent months applying through LinkedIn, Indeed, company websites and recruiters while also using AI tools and even writing a script to find job postings.
Jobs Aug 17, 2026
‘It’s not you, it’s the market’: Reddit rallies behind honours graduate struggling to find work
Her résumé includes double majors in Social Work and Criminal Justice, minors in Sociology, fluency in French, German and English, and more than 200 hours of volunteering.
Jobs Aug 16, 2026
'If nobody wants to hire us, we'll hire ourselves': Reddit's unemployed job seekers jokingly propose starting their own company
A viral Reddit post suggesting unemployed job seekers should stop applying and start a company together has struck a nerve, and the comments range from deadpan humour to a genuinely thoughtful proposal for decentralised worker organisations.
Jobs Aug 12, 2026
Junior colleague fired after failing probation asks senior coworker for reference: Reddit says ‘of course’
A senior team member asked to be a reference for a junior colleague who didn't pass probation is wondering if they're the right person for the job. Reddit's answer is a fairly unanimous yes.
Jobs Aug 1, 2026
'I can't even get a minimum wage job': Teen's Reddit post reflects today's hiring reality
An 18-year-old fired in 2024 who can't land even a minimum wage job despite cover letters and referrals has sparked a thread of raw frustration, dark humour, and the occasional genuine breakthrough story on Reddit.