Showerthought: Job interviews erase the roads I almost took

I keep seeing how job applications force you into a neat box. They only care about the path that leads directly to them. Like when I skipped mentioning my year doing art shows on my resume. It made me dwell on what a life in art might have been. Now I'm stuck thinking about all the selves I left behind. It's annoying how this process ignores who you are outside their needs. We get so focused on one lane we forget the other exits.

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emerym367mo ago

Social media bios reduce us to just our current jobs.

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blake_flores7mo ago

In 2020, I updated my Twitter bio to just my job title. I used to think that was the key part of who I am online. Your post changed my mind on that. It makes people into just one thing and leaves out the rest. I am going to add my hobbies and old jobs to my bio now.

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the_wendy7mo ago

Jobs don't define people.

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taylor.reese7mo ago

Did that too... felt like a robot honestly.

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