Built a job tool out of frustration. Not ambitious.
A few months ago I kept running into the same thing: job ads that looked decent at first, remote, decent pay, modern tools. ...but turned out to be Frankenstein monsters stitched together with low pay, vague duties, and 3 managers pinging you on Slack asking for different “priorities.”
One wanted me to know AI. The second wanted me to create Airtable dashboards. The third said “we're a startup so wear many hats.”
Translation: do everything, get paid nothing.
I started collecting red flags manually. Rewriting job ads in plain English just to see what they were actually saying.
Then I got tired of doing that, so I built something small to do it for me.
It's not revolutionary. It doesn't use AGI. It just scans the job ad and tells you:
does this smell like corporate bullshit or not?
At some point I realized I might not be the only one burned out of fake “dream roles” that turn into glorified admin jobs with a ChatGPT account stapled on top. So now I'm polishing the tool a bit, testing it with real use cases, and trying not to drown in imposter syndrome while doing it.
Happy to share more if anyone here has been through the same job fatigue spiral.
I'm genuinely curious how many of us are building stuff not because we're inspired, but because we're sick of being lied to.
Local Python scripts have a structural advantage in the current market: they're immune to the SaaS subscription backlash. No recurring costs, no vendor risk, no data concerns.
The positioning challenge is that 'script' sounds less polished than 'platform.' Worth double down on the positioning: 'the tool you own, not the subscription you rent.'
I felt this. It's wild how many job ads sound exciting at first — remote, modern tools, “AI exposure” but end up being 5 roles crammed into one with none of the pay or clarity.
Totally get the frustration that led you to build this. Honestly, those are the best kinds of tools not flashy, just real and useful.
I’ve seen the same thing in tech security gigs too. You apply for a “pentesting” role and end up doing manual reporting with no actual testing involved.
Curious how your tool works does it flag certain phrases, or learn over time based on feedback? Would love to try it.
And yeah, you're definitely not the only one building out of burnout. You’re just one of the few honest enough to say it.
Appreciate this a lot. Yeah, exactly - not trying to reinvent job boards, I'm just sick of the bait-and-switch. The tool flags red flags in wording + gets smarter with feedback over time. I'll DM you a link to test it , curious what it picks up in those pentesting listings.