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Angry young job-seekers who ‘rage apply’ end up sabotaging themselves
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Little good can come out of reacting and hitting hiring managers with the same standard application, says the writer.
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Sriram Iyer
In the workplace, 2022’s buzzphrase was “quiet quitting”, where employees just do the bare minimum at work and give higher priority to their private lives. This year, a new phrase has gained prominence: “rage applying”.
Rage applying shares a link with quiet quitting, espoused by an individual who feels disconnected from their job, whether because they were overlooked for promotion, unsupported by a supervisor or simply feel under-appreciated.
