After 4 years of unemployment, I got a job through a referral. Don't feel proud

So happy for you! 🎉 A referral is just a testament to your skills and the trust others have in you. 

Hey, don’t even feel bad about it.

Referrals are just the way some companies operate, and it’s not like it’s some kind of cheat code. If anything, it just means someone believes in you !!

Everyone’s got their own story, and trust me, no one’s judging you for how you landed the job. You need to credit yourself too

4 years off? SAME. my friend pushed my resume and that was it. now I'm doing well. you’ll feel weird at first but it’ll pass.

not you feeling bad for beating the broken system 😭 take the win and breathe a little

nah I get you. my first job after a long break was referral-based and I spiraled the whole first week. but honestly, everyone was too busy with their own stuff to judge

I felt the same way. spent 2 years jobless and cried when I got a referral offer. 6 months in, no one cares how I got there. they care that I do good work.

half the tech world runs on referrals and nepotism. use the door you got. now slam it open.

I got my job through my cousin’s ex-roommate lol. felt weird at first but now I’m running the team. referrals aren’t cheating.

you’re overthinking it fr. referrals are how people get hired these days. doesn’t mean you didn’t earn it.