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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There should be a social app for jobless people. I can't socialise with employed people any more - they always want to meet at expensive places 😬

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Whenever I hear people say they use 'substances' I feel a bit guilty too. I have to take high doses of vitamin D and magnesium to feel okay these days.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lol, a recruiter asked me if I got good grades during my undergraduate study 😅 Bro, are you really recruiting a postdoc?

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There's a friend who said 'Sounds good! It's liberating!' to me when he heard I became jobless. Now he got laid off and is struggling. I kinda want to ask him 'Does it feel liberating?'😅

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Those professors who openly say they want to use AI to replace their PhD students are evil. They forget they are mentors and educators. They're just slave drivers. #AcademicSky

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some people keep telling me there'd be a war between Russia and NATO countries, but I don't think Russia would do such a national suicide. There'll be a few missiles and drones flying over the borders, but I don't think Russian troops would cross the borders.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Got a job rejection email on Friday evening and then another job rejection email on Saturday morning and then another one early in the morning on Monday. What an unforgettable weekend!🥲

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

These days whenever people say 'tech' they mean IT, like other technologies were not tech🙄

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The more I read posts on Reddit, the more I'm terrified of the job market in any country. These days there's definitely a surplus of STEM PhDs for either academia or industry.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So a recruiter who rejected my application complained that I 'looked surprised' when I heard some of their questions at the interview. I wonder if it's just this recruiter or is it universal that recruiters can reject your applications because of your facial expressions at the interview?

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lol, just saw a postdoc position in Spain that requires applicants to pay a €72.05 application fee😬🙄

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I guess the only thing that can help me get rid of the job hunting burnout is a good job offer. But obviously I can get none.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've lost count of how many job rejections I've got this year. I only know they're continuing to come to my inbox...😖

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Seeing emails from a predatory journal makes me feel I'm still relevant...

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

To be honest, I find it hard to feel optimistic about anything now...

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Seeing this thread on Twitter, I can't stop shuddering. Governments really need to restrict the development of AI now.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yahoo Mail keeps putting important emails into the spam box😬

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Look at all these climate disasters. Do we really have enough renewable energy to support all those AI data centres? 🤔

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🥹 I still miss the good old days before 2020...

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Can we smash the current academic publishing system? I hate it when I want to read a paper but it's hidden behind a paywall. Plus Sci-Hub doesn't have recent papers. We jobless people also want to read papers.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Why do some European politicians keep saying Russia wants to invade the EU? Are they using this as an excuse to achieve something?

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I've been thinking about making a career change because the job prospects in my field are too bad. But I really don't know which field I should switch to. It seems that every field wants to hire only those who already have experience in their field. It's so frustrating.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Interpersonal skills are so important but I constantly feel I'm not doing well enough in this. Interactions with people have given me so much confusion, distress, and anxiety, and sometimes I feel I'm probably unable to have enough skills to deal with people. 😢

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hahaha, it seems that people really hate the new ACS logo. But I think both the new one and the old one are ugly. ACS really needs a more stylish design.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Sometimes I feel I have lots of friends and can get help easily, but sometimes I feel I have no friends and can get no emotional support from anyone...

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I hate it when people tell me 'You are stronger than that'. No I'm not.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Opened Instagram and saw this. The algorithm knows my struggles. Both the job market and the rental market are shit this year. Probably the only way for us jobless people to survive is to live with the parents.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Governments seem to have no idea how to prevent AI from stealing humans' jobs🤷‍♀️

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Every social media platform should have this button

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

No matter which social event I went to during the past month and no matter how small the gathering was, I could always meet at least one jobless person there 😧 Do jobless people naturally find each other?

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Being jobless, it's so easy to get emotional. Anything could trigger me.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I was scared to see raw chicken hearts, but after a friend cooked them for me, yum yum!

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Met with a few other jobless PhD holders again today. Some of them have a stronger CV than me and applied for more positions than I did, but they still haven't got an offer 😢 Maybe I need to try even harder...

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Watching the videos of the recent storms and floods in China is like watching horror movies 😰

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Over the past few days I've seen lots of chatter about the recent research funding cuts in the UK. It seems that it affects UK chemists in my field a lot. Also, it seems that my field is dying in every country these years because of the funding cuts. What a time I'm living in!☹️

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It turns out some of my friends are jealous of my unemployment 😅 They think I have enough time to do whatever I want 😅 But actually I don't - I spend all my time on the job search

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I can't believe a deadly tornado happened in central China recently 😱 This is definitely not normal

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's crazy how the US-Iran war resumed😰 What a world we are living in!

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

World chocolate day?🧐🍫

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ah I wish I never had to struggle with the grass pollen 🤧

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As a job seeker, every weekend I wonder if I should rest or continue to make job applications 😮‍💨

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Talked to a recent master's graduate today. When I told her that I'm not just applying for PhD-level jobs but also applying for jobs that don't require a PhD, she looked scared and said 'If PhDs are competing for jobs with me, I will never have a chance.' 😟

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'm shocked to learn that some postdoc positions in Italy require applicants to pay an application fee (€30) 😬👎

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I'm surprised to hear that many people have been killed by the current heatwave in Europe. The system fails so hard.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Had a meetup today with a few other jobless people who were scientists. None of us feels hopeful. No one has any good strategies to deal with this shitty job market any more. 😩

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I clicked on the link, and wow, that's an interesting project and I feel so tempted 🫣 Someone needs to stop me 😭

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I can't believe how many hours I spent every day just staring at the ceiling these days. Job hunting is soul-destroying.

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🥹Definitely Twitter before the Elon Musk era

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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Lol, a former colleague sent me a message 'Hey, I've just seen a PhD position in our field - do you want to do another PhD if you still can't find a job?' 😅

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