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Finding Work That Actually Works for You

This project uses publicly accessible data to deconstruct and examine how people infer whether a job will work for them — not by evaluating jobs directly, but by examining the signals, omissions, and interpretive shortcuts that shape that judgment.

Feb 2, 2026Joelle G

Finding Work That Actually Works for You - Day #2

Day 2 - HUZZAH We continued on to actually accessing the data and validating that it is indeed queryable. Because if it...

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Feb 1, 2026Joelle G

Finding Work That Actually Works for You - Day #1

Day 1 : HALP I started the technical buildout, and the reality immediately set in: before you can be a big shot dev and...

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