Good Jobs #100: The last one

A quick programming note + gobs and gobs of jobs

Dec 15, 2023

photo of twilight hour and horizon — Photo by Kyle Glenn

In 2020 I started Good Jobs Report.

I bought a cheap .report domain name, created a truly uninspired “logo”, signed up for a Substack account, and sent out 10-15 jobs every couple weeks. My goal was to help some friends, who’d been let go during pandemic, find jobs. If I was looking for jobs for them, why not everyone else?

I thought I’d do it for a few months, then those months turned into almost three years. Those friends who had lost their jobs during the pandemic have found new ones. I doubt they even read this anymore.

Still, I decided to keep Good Jobs Report going. The occasional thank you or “I got a job I found in your newsletter!” from a reader motivated me to keep the ritual going. I also appreciated all the colleagues that have used this as a way to keep in touch — Hi Brik, Hi Holly. 👋

As I reflect on 2023 and plan for 2024, I realized I’ve done what I wanted to with this project. I don’t dislike putting this together, but there are opportunities and projects I’m more excited to explore and spend time on.

So this is the last one.

I want to thank all of you for reading the Good Jobs Report. It’s been absolutely rad to see the reader count grow over the years with nothing more than word of mouth. [Quick stat: 2000 people read the last newsletter. I barely know 20. Who are you people??]

So what happens to the Good Jobs Report?

Literally nothing… for now. I tend to leave my side projects up for as long as possible [laziness]. In time, something usually breaks, a domain expires, or a service shuts down and the project disappears. I don’t expect Substack to shut down, so you can continue comb through thousands of expired job links for the foreseeable future if you’re a weirdo like that. If you’d like to unsubscribe, you can do so by clicking the link at the very bottom of this email. If you’re reading this in Substack, Google it.

I’d love it if you kept in touch. You can follow me on LinkedIn, book time on ADPList, watch me make fool of myself on stage, or simply reply to this email. I’m also up for grabbing a beer or coffee if you’re local. [No murderers or IPA fans though… Just kidding: murderers are fine!]

Onward,

Loren

P.S. - Some cool links and things I recommend checking out: