If anyone understands the need to bitch - it is recruiters. Damn I see a lot of complaining on LinkedIn these days - bitching about the hiring process, bitching about hiring managers, bitching about bitching.
I know it makes you feel better. I know you have bills and responsibilities, I know your ego is damaged and your spouse is asking what did you do today and you are longing for those days when the question was how was your day - but bitching is just another pity party - a bitchy party. While a pity party has a sad context, a bitching party has anger at its core. Righteous anger at that.
You want to let it out. Listen here, Marketplace - I am pissed and I want you to know. It’s You vs. You - streaming for free for all to see. It’s damn near workplace violence - albeit it - without the workplace.
We both know it can’t really be helping you - it’s not helping anyone. Has publicly losing your shit ever done a damn thing for you? What about privately? I am guessing your family loves it when you clear the room as your head pops off finally having had enough with the clutter spread throughout the house.
You have a voice but no leverage. You are focused on the problems you have and not the problems you solve. You are wallowing in your circumstances. You are miserable and want some company. This is not how the law of attraction works. You have spent all that time polishing that resume equipped with a link to your LinkedIn profile that reads like a rant-filled journal. Is that what you want?
It is difficult to showcase your marketability, your soft skills and those intangibles when your words are venting bitterness.
I actually saw some wannabe thought leader post - Stop trying to silence jobseekers! I don’t know him but I can guess he is either a trust fund baby or his wife has a great job. While he appears to be the jobseeker’s social justice warrior, I think he gets off in providing the accelerant to help you burn future bridges. The justice you seek is a new job.
No one is trying to silence you. My aim is to save you from yourself or at least remind you to - SAY IT THIS WAY AND DON’T SAY THAT. Author a better story. This unfiltered version is making it easy for hiring authorities to filter you. You are scoring ambivalence points - sure you get some momentary compassion and heartfelt appreciation for saving everyone’s time - but it is net negative.
Instead of rehashing the irrelevant, let’s reinvent and show how relevant you are. We need composure not you canceling you. This is a time for emotional intelligence not entitlement. Back away from the keyboard.
Here is 6 words for you - SHUT UP AND GET TO WORK! Get to work on you and let your reinvention project craft a better story.