I am seriously so burnt out with the job search that I want to scream. Don’t want to hire me? Fine, I can accept that…especially when I know that there’s dozens of applicants for every 1 spot filled. That being said, after you have put someone through assessments, phone screenings, and an in person interview, the least you can do is respect the person enough to CALL them after you promise to call the same day as the interview. To open my email at 2am and see an automated Chat GPT email with typos that “You are moving on with candidates with more experience.” Isn’t just a slap in the face, it’s down right rude and offensive.

To all the people who would argue “Today’s generation has no work ethic or loyalty.” Please, tell me how often you received these rejections at our age. Our generation doesn’t lack a work ethic…nor do we lack loyalty. What we lack is an employer with any kind of commitment or dedication to their employees. We don’t have names, we don’t have faces. We have an employee or applicant ID number in some system that a person who will never see or talk to us decides who “wins and loses”.

I’m personally about to just call it quits. Absolutely sick of constant rejection, or maybe worse, ghosting. I have the experience, the drive, and the ability to succeed with anyone who gives me the chance. What I don’t have, is the ability to get up when the people (or analytics) keep smacking me in the head with a shovel every time I try to get out of the grave they dug.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. Corporate World do better. Enjoy your record profits while treating people like shit.