It's such a stupid fucking dance of manipulation. I'm so tired of it. I never want to submit a resume, an application, a skill-test, an obstacle course of fucked up questionnaires; interviews are awful. Applying for jobs is a waste of time and energy. If someone's entire job position is just to wade through the drones of desperate workers… I have no sympathy. It shouldn't be this soul-sucking in a world where capitalists are shouting “Nobody wants to work!” and “It's all because of inflation!” while making record profits off our god damned food.
I want to create for a living. I want to set my own schedule. Maybe that means being self-employed, maybe that means starting a business. But having to deal with all the hoops and hurdles and anxiety of job applications? All that masking and hiding my true self? I'm done with it. (I'm in Canada, not really looking for advice, just ranting… Setting up as self-employed is pretty easy here.)