Impossible Requirements
"6 years experience with 2-year-old tool" satirizes job postings that demand more years of experience than a technology has existed. It's mathematically impossible, yet appears in real job listings.
Experience the absurdity of modern tech recruiting. Watch as a developer attempts to apply for jobs with impossible requirements—one rejection at a time.
const applyToJob = (profileUrl: string,
jobUrl: string): void => {
throw new Error([
"You don't have enough experience!",
"Your salary expectations are too high",
"This position has been filled..."
][Math.floor(Math.random() * 3)])
}"6 years experience with 2-year-old tool" satirizes job postings that demand more years of experience than a technology has existed. It's mathematically impossible, yet appears in real job listings.
Using Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY as the loop limit represents the endless, soul-crushing cycle of job applications that many developers experience.
The function always throws an error with random rejection reasons, highlighting how arbitrary and frustrating the hiring process can feel. No matter what you do, rejection seems inevitable.
"This position has been filled (but we'll keep posting it...)" mocks companies that leave job postings up indefinitely, wasting applicants' time and creating false hope in the job market.
This satirical code resonates because it captures real frustrations in the tech hiring process. While exaggerated for comedic effect, many developers have experienced these exact scenarios in their job searches.