Cover Letter Job Application Rant

We need to seriously consider killing the people that are responsible for the ridiculous hurdles of the job application process. While I don’t love résumés, I can see what use they have. They list the relevant skills and job history you have pertinent to the job you’re applying for. That’s reasonable. Why on God’s good green Earth did we, as a society, accept cover letters as a thing? “Write some fanfic about what you’ll do on that thing if we hire you. Tell us you’ll bounce on it, that you’ll spin and do tricks on it, we wanna read that shit.” How about I stab you with a trident? Hmm, did you consider that? We gotta do cover letters for entry level jobs? “Do this personality test and we’ll see if you’re compatible for the job.” Is this speed dating? Are we about to get married? “Make an account with us, then you can apply for a job.” How about I tie you to five different angry horses? How does that sound?

Скриншот текстового поста с саркастической тирадой против абсурдных требований при приёме на работу. Автор считает резюме разумным, но высмеивает сопроводительные письма, личностные тесты и обязательную регистрацию, сравнивая их с фанфиком, быстрыми свиданиями и пытками. Мем отправляют как реакцию на раздражающие вакансии и бюрократию при поиске работы.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 22605 2026-04-16