A parody of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” for the job search and workplace
Hey, I found you on LinkedIn!
We can talk about remote work.
Our pay is competitive.
Saw your profile and I thought,
“This one’s skills will help our case!
The job search is a desperate place.
How low can we keep her pay?”
Firm handshake, hopeful eyes
I can read you like a magazine
Dressed to impress, do or die
And I know the truth’s on Glassdoor
But hey, I’ll pretend
Our reputation’s on the mend
Our work culture means we’re friends
I’ll make you force a smile while you’re going off the deep end.
So it’s gonna be forever
Or it’s gonna go down in flames
You’ll pretend that it was worth it
While your life goes down the drain
We’ve burned out a lot of people
Only have ourselves to blame
We don’t give recommendations
Legal said to save face
Since you’re young, we won’t pay much
And the healthcare’s kind of shit
We’ll help you climb the ladder
Or lose your will to live
We’ve burned out a lot of people
Only have ourselves to blame
But you’ll still apply here, baby
‘Cause you got rent to pay
Smiling faces, welcome swag
The future promises incredible things
Free lunches, impressive stats
We want to hear your feedback
Find out what you want
Pretend to care for a month
But day to day, we’ll grind you up
Ghosting, lying, “just this once”
We’re committed to the problems we’ve made
Work late until it’s done
Keep you second guessing like
“You want to take your PTO?
Burden the team? The answer’s no.”
Complain and drink, but never go
‘Cause remember where I found you. There’s nowhere better, you know.
So it’s gonna be forever
Or it’s gonna go down in flames
You’ll pretend that it was worth it
While your life goes down the drain
We’ve burned out a lot of people
Only have ourselves to blame
We don’t give recommendations
Legal said to save face
Since you’re young, we won’t pay much
And the healthcare’s kind of shit
We’ll help you climb the ladder
Or lose your will to live
We’ve burned out a lot of people
Only have ourselves to blame
But you’ll still apply here, baby
‘Cause you got rent to pay
Nobody wants to work anymore now
Only want their paycheck, no more labors of love
Nobody wants to work anymore now
Only want their paycheck, no more labors of love
So it’s gonna be forever
Or it’s gonna go down in flames
You’ll pretend that it was worth it
While your life goes down the drain
We’ve burned out a lot of people
Only have ourselves to blame
We don’t give recommendations
Legal said to save face
Since you’re young, we won’t pay much
And the healthcare’s kind of shit
We’ll help you climb the ladder
Or lose your will to live
We’ve burned out a lot of people
Only have ourselves to blame
But you’ll still apply here, baby
‘Cause you got rent to pay
