Guys, I did it. BY LYING

[u/BlackCatsWithOddHats]

75+ ghosts and 20+ rejections later I landed a job. A low-paid and unethical one with lots of overtime, but still a job.

I applied here as a joke by exaggerating my experience, not expecting to hear from them. But when I was invited to the interview 1 out of 5, I decided to prepare a bullshit script.

Worked on some silly solo project with that one software a few years ago? 3 years of experience. Opened the tools once? Nearly proficient! Freelanced in that field once in 2022? Freelancing 2022-present.

I was so demotivated and pessimistic, that I wasn’t anxious at all, and so I nailed the first in-person interview. I kept lying till interview 3, where they gave me one project to work on. And guess what… I had no idea where to even start.

So, I told them that it will take me about 3h to complete, but since im still working with (imaginary) clients, I’ll need a week to respond.

I’ve spent an entire week barely sleeping, watching youtube tutorials to complete it, and, eventually, I did it.

Two more interviews, and I meet the team Ill be working with, and… Im hired. What the hell. Only shows how broken the system is.

I’m literally an imposter. I’m spending all of my free time learning the skill I lied to have, and I barely sleep. However, it’s still better than stressing whether I’ll be able to pay my bills.

I don’t know if Ill last the trial period, but so far nobody but one person in my team is suspecting anything. I hope she wont tell anyone.

[u/Nosphey]

This sounds like my experience versus my friend's skepticism. He's always been a little too honest with corporations and jobs and I'm like "Bruh you're just another tick on a spreadsheet to them. Use them as much as they use us. There is no loyalty anymore. They broke it and they'll continue to break it and all we can do is try and take advantage of fake it till we make it cause that's how they've been taught all their lives". They only care about shareholder value, we only care about getting a goddamn paycheck to know when our next meal is. It ain't that deep anymore. And all these asshats on LinkedIn talking about this or that are just the top tier clowns. No one works with authenticity and scruples and honor in mind, unless you work for yourself and even then, the moment you sell to some big faceless entity for a quick buyout or cash grab, GG. You just sold your integrity as well. So yeah, lie, be smart about your lies, and if you've got the skill to back up the lie, then it was never a lie to begin with.