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Junior Designer
Frontend Webdev Programming
1 hour ago 24.3K views 0 shares
Junior Designer
The job market paradox strikes again: they want a "junior" position filled, but somehow you need 5+ years of experience to qualify. So naturally, you do what any rational person would do—throw on an oversized coat, practice your deepest voice, and show up looking like three kids stacked under a trench coat trying to buy a rated-R movie ticket. The kid in the harness perfectly captures that suspended-in-limbo feeling when you're trying to meet impossible entry-level requirements. You're literally hanging there, pretending you've shipped products, led design systems, and mastered Figma since kindergarten. Meanwhile, HR is wondering why all the "junior" candidates look suspiciously tall and wobbly. Pro tip: Just list "5 years of experience with frameworks that came out 2 years ago" on your resume. Everyone else is doing it.

Entry Level But Senior
Programming
8 days ago 129.0K views 0 shares
Entry Level But Senior
The tech industry's favorite paradox: "Entry-level position, must have 5+ years of experience." Because apparently you should've been coding in the womb and shipped production apps during kindergarten. Recruiters out here demanding senior-level expertise for junior-level pay, then wondering why nobody's applying. It's like asking for a Lamborghini at Honda Civic prices. The job market has been doing this nonsense for years, creating impossible requirements that even the hiring managers themselves couldn't meet when they started. Pro tip: If you see this in a job posting, apply anyway. Half those "requirements" are just HR playing fantasy football with qualifications they don't understand.

Tech Companies Be Like
Programming
9 days ago 141.4K views 0 shares
Tech Companies Be Like
The tech industry's job market in one perfect image. Nothing captures the absurdity of modern hiring like demanding someone be simultaneously fresh out of college yet somehow possessing half a decade of professional experience. It's like asking a newborn to recite their memoir. Next they'll want your GitHub contributions from the womb and internship experience from preschool. The cognitive dissonance is so strong you can practically hear the recruiter saying "entry-level position" while typing "must have architected multiple distributed systems at scale."

The Modern Tech Job Listing: Seeking Entire IT Department In Human Form
Programming Devops React Git Kubernetes
15 days ago 220.4K views 2 shares
The Modern Tech Job Listing: Seeking Entire IT Department In Human Form
OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of these job listings! 💀 What started as a joke is now the HORRIFYING REALITY of tech recruiting. They're not looking for a "full stack developer" - they're demanding a supernatural being who can single-handedly replace an ENTIRE IT DEPARTMENT while probably offering "competitive salary" (translation: barely above minimum wage). Next they'll require you to build a time machine so you can work 48 hours in a 24-hour day! And don't forget the "5+ years experience" in technologies that have existed for 2 years! The modern tech job market is basically just corporate execs screaming "DANCE, MONKEY, DANCE!" while throwing peanuts at desperate developers.

Just Improve Your Resume Bro
Programming Webdev
20 days ago 179.3K views 0 shares
Just Improve Your Resume Bro
The classic tech industry paradox in four panels. Companies scream about dev shortages while rejecting perfectly good candidates. Meanwhile, entry-level devs can't even get interviews because they need 5 years of experience in a 2-year-old framework and a PhD in quantum computing to qualify for a junior position. The hiring manager's solution? Violence, apparently. Much easier than fixing broken ATS systems that filter out qualified candidates or reconsidering those "entry-level" job descriptions requiring 10 years of experience.

Since We're All Unemployed
Programming Webdev
25 days ago 81.1K views 0 shares
Since We're All Unemployed
Tech layoffs got us browsing Indeed like: Finally, a job posting that's honest about compensation! "$60K-$100K a year (if we find treasure) " is basically the same energy as those startup offers with "competitive salary + equity in our revolutionary platform." The job requirements are refreshingly straightforward too. No "15+ years experience in a 5-year-old framework" or "ninja rockstar guru wizard" nonsense. Just sailing, drinking, and singing - which is honestly more appealing than "must thrive in fast-paced environment" and "be a self-motivated team player." At this point, becoming a pirate might actually offer better work-life balance than most tech jobs. And hey, no daily standups unless you're literally standing on a plank!

There Was A Code Leak
Python Networking Programming Debugging
1 month ago 214.0K views 0 shares
There Was A Code Leak
When your server room has an actual Python exception... The kind that doesn't get fixed with a try-except block. That moment when you realize the network cables aren't the only thing slithering through your infrastructure. Suddenly "handling snakes in production" takes on a whole new meaning. Job requirements: 5 years of Python experience, 3 years of networking, and 1 herpetology certification.

Network Specialist With Python Experience
Python Networking Programming
1 month ago 274.7K views 0 shares
Network Specialist With Python Experience
When your boss says "network specialist with Python experience," they didn't specify which type of python! That snake is probably the most qualified cable management expert in the building—wrapping those Ethernet cables in a deadly efficient embrace. Bet it can detect network congestion before any monitoring tool... it literally feels the squeeze! No wonder the message is "urgent"—someone's about to discover why mixing fauna and infrastructure is against every data center compliance policy ever written.

Protagonist Programmer Hiring
Programming Webdev
2 months ago 118.1K views 0 shares
Protagonist Programmer Hiring
Ah, tech companies and their bizarre hiring criteria! Apparently, the ideal programmer isn't just someone who can write clean code—they need to be the main character of a video game called "Life." While the first two bullet points make perfect sense (community involvement and open-source contributions), the job description quickly derails into "protagonist syndrome." Leadership in sports teams? Globally ranked gamer? Military background? What's next—"must have defeated a final boss" or "survived an apocalypse"? This is basically tech companies admitting they're not hiring programmers—they're casting for the next Marvel movie. Sorry introverts who just want to code in peace, you clearly haven't collected enough side-quest achievements.

Just 15 More Years
Java Devops React Kubernetes AWS
2 months ago 381.0K views 0 shares
Just 15 More Years
Hiring managers living in a parallel universe where Java has existed since the 1970s and humans code until they're 90. Nothing says "entry-level position" quite like requiring 45 years of experience in technologies that haven't existed that long. Spring Boot was released in 2014, React in 2013, and Kubernetes in 2014 - but sure, let's pretend someone's been mastering them since the Nixon administration. The best part? This is probably still listed as a "junior developer" role paying $45K with "room for growth." Time to dust off that time machine in my garage...

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LinkedIn Encouragement vs. Job Requirements
Programming Webdev
2 months ago 192.5K views 0 shares
LinkedIn Encouragement vs. Job Requirements
Nothing quite captures the existential dread of job hunting like facing the final boss: Job Requirements. That intimidating blue monster towers over your tiny developer self, making you question if you're worthy enough to even apply. Then LinkedIn swoops in with its empty "I believe in you!" encouragement – as if that somehow negates the need for 10 years of experience in a 3-year-old technology. The Requirements monster remains unmoved by such hollow platitudes, standing there like "That's cute, but do you have a PhD in quantum computing to build this basic CRUD app?" Pro tip: Apply anyway. The Requirements monster is often just a wishlist written by someone who thinks "junior developer" means 5 years of experience and the ability to reverse binary trees while blindfolded.

When One Skill Means You Can Do Everything
Csharp Webdev Programming Frontend Backend
3 months ago 199.5K views 1 shares
When One Skill Means You Can Do Everything
That moment when management discovers you know one web technology and suddenly you're responsible for the entire internet. The .NET developer's face says it all - the silent scream of a person who just realized their weekend plans now involve learning WordPress and Drupal simultaneously. Classic scope creep in its natural habitat.