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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Tweet reading "> Tinder for Jobs > AI find you a job > AI applies on your behalf > AI will go through your application > AI rejects you." Right: Concentrated woman searching for jobs on the laptop

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Culture

“Terrible idea”: Critics say the new “Tinder for Jobs” app proves everything wrong with modern hiring

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“Can’t believe this actually works”: Job seeker sneaks hidden message into LinkedIn profile to weed out AI—gets dessert recipe back

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Man talking into camera about faking his resume

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“You’re losing to people like me”: Man brags about lying on his entire resume to land a job

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘Be careful on that website’: Florida man says people are going to fake Indeed interviews. Then they end up missing

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Hand holding phone with indeed app(l), Man talking with text that says "check look like a ghost job, just look them up"(c), Hand holding phone with sit that says job search(r)

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‘I’ve made a lot’: Man says he was fired after refusing to post a ‘ghost’ job to Indeed. Here’s how to spot one

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Worker issues warning about Indeed after it informed her boss that she applied for other jobs

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‘I was pulled aside twice by my managers’: Worker issues warning about Indeed after it informed her boss that she applied for other jobs

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Job applicant gets dress-coded during interview

Dress Code

‘I’m surprised they offered to reschedule’: Job applicant gets dress-coded during interview. Viewers aren’t sympathetic

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I am poor and desperate’: Viewers divided after job hunter stays on a Zoom interview for 30 minutes after recruiters are a no-show

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Woman says she has -$4.41 in her savings account due to monthly service fee

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‘Life is LIFING’: Woman says she has -$4.41 in her savings account due to monthly service fee

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Woman reports on job application for being hybrid instead of fully remote

Job Report

‘I report them so often’: Job-hunter doesn’t get the role. So she reports employer on Indeed for ‘lying’

Jobseeker says companies are weeding out ‘undesirables’ with new identity-based questions

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‘These questions are ILLEGAL’: Jobseeker says companies are weeding out ‘undesirables’ with new identity-based questions

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