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1/ Starting a thread of bold promises from company career pages. Culture PR has gotten out of hand in the last 20 years. I don't think people realize how much its shaped the general expectations towards work.
1st example, Facebook: "do the most meaningful work of your career"
1st example, Facebook: "do the most meaningful work of your career"
2/ McKinsey's promise of fitting your "career into your calling" is about as promising as it gets.
"opportunities are limitless"
"opportunities are limitless"
3/ Ropes & Grey: "write your own career story"
(after you write your briefs)
(after you write your briefs)
4/ Deloitte: Impact the world (& mars?!)
"Deloitte’s impact can be as large or as small as our people make it. No more, no less"
"Deloitte’s impact can be as large or as small as our people make it. No more, no less"
5/ Citibank, "discover your next adventure" and "your story begins here"
6/ It might be that some of the best jobs (costco is famous for treating people exceptionally well) might have the least bold career sites
7/ Exxon "use your energy to change the world" 
Certainly true
Certainly true
8/ Phillip Morris: "change the world"
9/ Apple, "join thousands of other minds" and find your calling
10/ Moderna - probably the only company being a little too humble here
11/ AT&T "just imagine what we can do together"
(probably not play VR games)
(probably not play VR games)
12/ United Health "What inspires your life can transform your career"
(hopefully you are inspired by extracting wealth from a bloated healthcare economy)
(hopefully you are inspired by extracting wealth from a bloated healthcare economy)
13/ General Motors "We are determined to lead change for the world through technology, ingenuity and harnessing the creativity of our diverse team. "
14/ Wells Fargo "start your future now"
(don't worry no one went to jail for that fraud)
(don't worry no one went to jail for that fraud)
15/ Home depot: "make doing work for you"
what?
what?
16/ Netflix, oops, I mean Comcast "create the future with us"
17/ Here's netflix. No promises just a belief. Like this one
"exceptional people and hard problems"
"exceptional people and hard problems"
18/ BofA "Transform every day"
sounds tiring
sounds tiring
19/ PNC: "work with meaning, life with balance"
don't understand that
don't understand that
20/ Gamestop: "Power to the players"
This one is gold.
This one is gold.
21/ AMC - solid niche "jobs for movie people"
22/ Accenture "build the future!"
23/ Boeing "your future is built here"
24/ EY: "build a better working world"
(by doing audits on financial statements)
(by doing audits on financial statements)
25/ Timken "work that matters"
26/ Citizens "ready to do what you love"
27/ KPMG "investing in your success"
28/ O'Melveny "grow as a person, not just as a lawyer"
29/ Latham & Watkis "do what you love"
(in your 12 hours off per week)
(in your 12 hours off per week)
30/ Spotify: "join the band"
(and make 1 cent per 1000 streams)
(and make 1 cent per 1000 streams)
31/ Kleiner Perkins "your impact in silicon valley begins today"
32/ Microsoft "do what you love"
33/ Amazon "building the future starts with U"
(nope starts with a b)
(nope starts with a b)
34/ Hertz: "drive your potential, power your passion"
cute.
cute.
35/ Airbnb benefits: "Live your best life"
why are they so far from him?
why are they so far from him?
36/ Bytedance "do great things with the right people"
wow
wow
37/ Stripe: "increase the GDP of the internet"
Another good one. Been surfing these for an hour now and this is the best career page, by far. Well done @patrickc
https://stripe.com/jobs
Another good one. Been surfing these for an hour now and this is the best career page, by far. Well done @patrickc
https://stripe.com/jobs
38/ Uber "build together, grow together"
39/ Lyft "lets grow together"
same as uber without the building!
same as uber without the building!
40/ Instacart "nourish your career"
very domestic cozy
very domestic cozy
41/ visa “Individuality and creativity, welcomed”
42/ Redfin: "be part of something better"
43/ Intel: "do something wonderful"
44/ Twitter: "serve the public conversation"
(and unite profit and purpose)
(and unite profit and purpose)
45/ Opendoor: "come home to your dream job"
46/ Zillow: "get a head start on your career"
47/ IBM: "Do your best work ever"
(come on)
(come on)
48/ Guidehouse "launch your future"
49/ Northrup Grumman: "defining possible...it's only impossible until you do it at northrup"
(because most companies don't make missiles)
(because most companies don't make missiles)
50/ Avis: "moments that matter"
51/ The Hartford, "Where passion meets purpose"
(insurance products)
(insurance products)
52/ NBA: "COMPETE WITH INTENSITY,
LEAD WITH INTEGRITY
AND INSPIRE PLAY.
This Is Our Calling. What's Yours?"
LEAD WITH INTEGRITY
AND INSPIRE PLAY.
This Is Our Calling. What's Yours?"
53/ World Economic Forum: "Join us in improving the state of the world"
54/ AXA XL: "work here"
love this pre "work is life" vibe. this is what i graduated into in 2007
love this pre "work is life" vibe. this is what i graduated into in 2007
55/ Bill and Melinda Gates: JOIN US IN HELPING TO CHANGE THE WORLD!
56/ Starbucks: "Connect with something bigger"
57/ Tata: "be part of our diversity"
58/ Egon Zhender: "The journey to your ideal career destination could start here."
*could (probably not, we're not growing fast enough to promote most young people)
*could (probably not, we're not growing fast enough to promote most young people)
59/ Commonbond: "do your best work"
60/ Slack: "help us improve people's working lives"
(with shitloads of notifications)
(with shitloads of notifications)
61/ P&G: "do something that matters" and "Make An Impact On More Than Just Your Career"
62/ GE: "We rise to the challenge of building a world that works"
63/ Unilever: "A BETTER BUSINESS. A BETTER WORLD. A BETTER YOU"
pink shirt guy wow!
pink shirt guy wow!
64/ Pepsi: "your talent, our stage"
(your stage is a cubicle)
(your stage is a cubicle)
65/ Asana: "do your best work at Asana"
66/ Teachable: "better work, greater impact"
67/ The Hustle: "Join the crew...aboard our crazy pirate ship"
68/ Buzzfeed: "we’ve created an environment where employees can bring their authentic selves to work"
69/ Sears: "jobs that transform your career"
70/ JC Penney: "people, passion, purpose"
(work in stores that will be future amazon fulfillment centers)
(work in stores that will be future amazon fulfillment centers)
71/ Digital Ocean: "come swim with us"
72/ Automattic: "Want to make the web a better place for more than a billion people each month?"
73/ Westinghouse: "what i do matters"
74/ Snapchat: "launch your career"
75/ Related: "Join us in building transformative communities"
76/ Korn Ferry: "are you ready to be more than?"
...more than what?!
...more than what?!
77/ Signal: "work that sends a message"
78/ Bayer: "passion to innovate, power to change"
79/ Grant Thorton: "welcome to more...take your career beyond business as usual"
Really thought accounting firms were in the business of doing "business as usual" hmm
Really thought accounting firms were in the business of doing "business as usual" hmm
80/ Colt seems to know its lane
81/ Logitech: "We are the sweet spot for people who are passionate about product, making a mark and having fun doing it."
82/ Cisco: "find your fit, make your mark"
83/ Hubspot: "lets grow together"
84/ Nvidia "like no place youve ever worked"
85/ Caterpillar: "its your career, make it matter"
86/ Zoom: "we deliver happiness"
87/ Docusign: "work of your life"
88/ RingCentral: "do what you love"
89/ Qualcomm: "invent with us"
90/ VMWare: "work here, transform everywhere"
91/ Workday: "do what you love, love what you do"
92/ Adobe: "lets create experiences that matter"
(we have a killer recurring subscription bundle!)
(we have a killer recurring subscription bundle!)
93/ Equinox: "innovate to inspire"
94/ MIT: "join us in building a better world"
95/ Salesforce: "transform your every day"
96/ SAP: "find your dream job at SAP... Bring everything you are. Become everything you want. Create experiences that help the world run better. "
97/ Purdue Farms: "grow a career that never stops"
98/ Philips: "don't just challenge yourself, challenge the status quo"
99/ Shopify: "work with purpose"
100/ Oracle: "change lives doing what you love"
Alright i'm done with this for now. I'm sorry you can't unsee what you just saw.
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