I've interviewed more than 100 job seekers. These are the stories I can't stop thinking about.
Michael Permana (left), Jesse Jashinsky (center), and Robin Peppers Daniel (right) faced different challenges while searching for work. Michael Permana (left), Jesse Jashinsky (center), and Robin Peppers Daniel (right) I interviewed more than 100 job seekers about navigating today's labor market. They shared the lengths they've gone to find work and the financial hardships they've encountered. Together, their stories reveal how much job searching has changed — and how stressful it's become. I've spent years talking to job seekers. Their stories have gotten sadder — and stranger. One former accountant woke up at 3 a.m. every day to apply for jobs . Eventually, he applied to be the Chick-fil-A cow mascot. A laid-off Gen Zer used an AI tool to submit more than 1,300 job applications in a month before landing a job. A third job seeker took an interview from his car while waiting in line at a food pantry. Over the course of a 16-month search, he applied to more than 6,0...
