Work Simpin’

Keanu Estrada
2 min readJul 15, 2024

A man, overly attentive, submissive or accommodating to tasks assigned to him. Also, known as A WORK SIMP; a man who takes on multiple projects to show his value— desperate for organizational visibility// to put himself in position to be promoted.

Stanford CV Med Admin 2 — Applied, got a phone interview, I thought it went well, and I wasn’t moved on.

(more qualified candidates than me)

Stanford Anthropology Admin 2 — Applied, got a phone interview; I didn’t think they liked my responses, so I wasn’t moved on.

(more qualified candidates than me)

UC Berkeley CA Local News Fellowship, I didn’t make it pass the 1st round.

(more qualified candidates than me)

DoM Admin — Applied, Asked to answer some questions on email, got a zoom interview, wasn’t moved on. (more qualified candidates than me)

(more qualified candidates than me)

DoM HR Assistant — Applied, asked to do a spark hire video interview, got a phone interview, wasn’t moved on (more qualified candidates than me)

(more qualified candidates than me)

Four different experiences applying to Stanford full-time positions — I can’t get pass the first round of interviews; even as an internal candidate.

I got one piece of evidence that shows I’m not good enough yet for a Video Fellowship at the University level, as I didn’t make it past the first round.

(more qualified candidates than me)

  • Media with accurate information, original content.

Craft: strong shooting, editing and producing skills, and the ability to make

Some doors just be closing on me professionally — and it doesn’t feel like i’m in position to get promoted yet as I can’t past the first stages of interviews, at the University level; “get happy, boi!” (nothing is stopping you — big sean)

Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

No responses yet

Write a response