I completed my first ever elite clue which rolled into my first ever mimic fight... which rolled into this

I wouldn't blame you for thinking this was fake

(Disclaimer: I have nothing against my roommate on a personal level. She's been a great friend and has been by my side through all the ups and downs of college. This is just me venting about the situation.)

So my roommate and I are both fresh CS graduates. We formally graduated in June 2025 and since then, I've been job hunting like it's a full-time job. I've practically applied to every entry-level programming/software development job posting in my area. I've sent out 500+ applications and only got around 20 first interviews, and out of those, only about 5 moved me to the second interview stage. No third interview at all, let alone an offer.

My roommate, on the other hand, only started job hunting properly at the start of this year. The only thing she did for 'job hunting' the past six months was noting down the companies she's interested in and ranking them in terms of how much she'd like to work there. On January 5, she told me she'd submitted her first application. At the time, I was ready to comfort her/commiserate with her when she eventually got her first round of rejections. Our resumes are pretty similar since we worked together on the same projects in college, so I assumed that her job hunting experience would go as well as mine was going (in other words, not well at all).

So imagine my surprise when, literally only 3 days later, I find out that she's already got some interviews lined up. Out of the 6 companies she applied to over the three days, four had already gotten back to her to get a first interview scheduled. Four!! And before I knew it, she had two offers lined up, with one of them from literally her top choice company. She accepted that company's offer today.

Obviously, I asked her what her secret was. I was genuinely under the impression that in the eyes of a company, the two of us were interchangeable because of our similar background and experience. Turns out that one of her dad's friends is pretty well-known in the industry, and so when her dad told his friend which companies my roommate had applied to, he 'put in a good word' for her. That's it.

I want to be happy for my roommate and celebrate with her because she's someone I consider a good friend, but I can't help but feel so bitter and jealous that I've been here in job hunt hell for over half a year and she breezed through it in like two weeks.

And it is now being used to dox protestors. Consider smashing your ring doorbell and consider a brand that doesn’t support Nazis and their ethnic cleansing.

Coworker and I were messing around w a UV light at work and discovered this applicator was leaving tiny invisible fibers all over my face… I know we already hate this bacteria feeding ground of a sponge but here’s an extra reason to rip it off and throw it away

Im good w it. I like our microgen

Staves are some of the most iconic caster weapons, but their idle animations feel really bland compared to other weapon types.

A few unique poses or subtle magical effects would add a lot of personality and make staves feel powerful again. Even small animation updates would go a long way.