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Looking For A Job Has Become An Alienating Humiliation Ritual (opens in new tab)

The most haunting entry in Search Work: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt, a anthology edited by Rachel Meade Smith, is also the most vulnerable: a collection of emails between games journalist and author David Wolinsky and anyone who can possibly help him find work. The tone and tenor of the missives will feel instantly familiar to readers who have ever found themselves in a similar position. In the messages, Wolinsky is eager, kind, honest about his situation and what he's willing to d...

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