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PaperclipPerfector  4d ago (text post)   1557 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for April 5, 2026

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Congratulations on the progress. Keep up the grind. I put out something like 260 application in a month, back in 2024 when I was laid off. It's work, it feels hopeless, but just preserve. You got this.

a situation where i get a call back from one of these places 1st, say yes, and then bail once another opportunity comes in

I would recommend not doing this. The boomer response is that companies talk, and sure maybe if its a niche area like the Bay, but realistically it never happens. However doing it essentially is a torching of the commons of the job market. The commons are already pretty torched but I sleep better at night knowing I am not contributing to it. I have friends who do it/have done it, they got some temporary boost, but the company(specifically your boss) knows, they know you are mercenary af, and they treat you like it. Now some companies are shit holes and it doesn't matter but some companies aren't and they care about that sort of thing.

Yeah, I know it would be a shitty move, id just hate to accept an offer from one of these places, only to be given a better offer else ware.

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