i feel like this is so non-specific i can just show it since i doubt it violates any sort of NDA or company secrecy

how the fuck is this bitch not embarrassed to say "oh just send the actual colleague within the building a meaningless chatGPT response to deny their application" like how low can the quality of the crack you smoke must be that you throw your dignity and standards out the window this easily? bitch i was sat next to you not two days ago.

imagine spending two days on your home assignment

on a bunch of tasks that you've already done last year.

y'know, the year when they told you they were satisfied with your home assignments but they were unfortunately unable to meet your salary expectations.

so you wait, you apply to another department where they tell you that you were apparently the cream of the crop, beating so many applicants, you speak the best english among your peers. so you're finally inside the company where you wanted to work at

except in this particular department work is hell, everyone hates it, the department is the laughingstock of the company and yet you persevere because you, of all people, for some reason, miraculously ended up having plans for a career. which includes working for this company. gritted teeth and pushing through.

and then your friend wants to leave their old agency where you two met, so of course you're going to refer him to a position to the department where they couldn't hire you. figures, since said friend is about 5 years behind you in his career, his salary expectations surely can be met better.

except he somehow starts to earn ~20% more than you after he gets hired.

so when he tells you through the grapevine that there's another opening in his department, and seeing how they apparently now have money for someone with more experience, you also apply.

you've already been exhausted at your current hellhole of a department and have been looking for a way out, this feels like the perfect opportunity. not only did you have somewhat nice memories from the previous interviewing process and your prospective new boss, but also you'd have your friend there who could vouch for you and his presence also shows that you hit the required level by a landslide, so it's almost a done deal, especially since internal transfers are always more preferred than hiring someone external.

so you talk to your current boss, you talk to HR, you talk to the department head to where you'd like to transfer, and even though they could've rechecked last year's home assignment and also could've asked your colleagues to vouch for you, they give you another home assignment.

sure thing, you think, a year has passed, at least you know your knowledge has only grown since starting at the company. so you ask for four days and you're then sent the tasks through HR and while also working in your shithole of a department, you also complete the home assignments.

not only do you do the assignment, but you also periodically, although, granted, secretively check in with your friend who has an insider look so he can tell you if your work fits into their everyday work ethic and expectations, and the response is always unequivocally positive, telling you that your work is by far among the best they have seen on their account.

so then you submit, after having worked through it during the weekend, and you give them their space, as they are in the middle of a busy project, so of course you're not going to be pushy about receiving feedback.

and then HR e-mails you.

We are sorry that we have to be the bearer of bad news, but the account leads decided not to proceed with your application. Here you can read [would've been new boss]'s feedback regarding your assignment.

and then you read the feedback about your assignment.

which does not actually reflect on what you've submitted.

which is actually inconclusive with what you've submitted.

which questions your expertise level, your conceptual thinking skills and your experience, even though a year ago it was already deemed adequate.

which

was written with

chatgpt.

It took the cutie little twink about four months to cough up that he's "busy and doesn't want to hurt me" bruv

how do you stop a codependent friend being such.

it's exhausting. please allow me my own time. i can't make my entire life revolve around you because you're clinging to me like a baby koala to its mother.