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humor The Daily Mash 2026-05-21

Man Utterly Disgusted by His Own Job Application Jargon

A job seeker has revealed the sheer horror of writing cover letters, confessing that the corporate buzzwords make him feel like a 'snivelling maggot'. He's so disgusted by his own 'proactive self-starter' prose that he fears his family might disown him if they ever read it. Meanwhile, employers won't even read the application.

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