ChatGPT Just Talked Me Out of a Job

2026-03-03

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This Was Supposed to Be a Normal ApplicationThis week ChatGPT saved me from applying to a job that probably would have drained me.Not because I wasn’t qualified. I was. Not because the pay was insulting. It wasn’t. It would have covered rent. It would have done exactly what I need a “now job” to do while I recalibrate my work life and explore where I want to go next with AI.On paper, it made sense.But something about it felt heavy. And I couldn’t tell whether that heaviness was fear, resistanc...

This Was Supposed to Be a Normal Application

This week ChatGPT saved me from applying to a job that probably would have drained me.

Not because I wasn’t qualified. I was. Not because the pay was insulting. It wasn’t. It would have covered rent. It would have done exactly what I need a “now job” to do while I recalibrate my work life and explore where I want to go next with AI.

On paper, it made sense.

But something about it felt heavy. And I couldn’t tell whether that heaviness was fear, resistance, laziness, or actual intuition.

That’s where ChatGPT came in.

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