Ask HN: Help me find an essay I read on HN
Apologies in advance if this kind of question is out of scope. Some time this year I followed an HN link and read an essay that I am absolutely not able to find again despite my best efforts. It was exceptionally well-written although my memory is very fuzzy on the details. To the best of my recollection:
- Female author, youngish.
- It was a personal narrative written in the first person, about the author interviewing for and getting a job at a startup - possibly in California.
- I think the job was copy/content writer of some kind. The author had a hard time of it, and captured exceedingly well both the ennui and the anguish of working a faceless 'communications' type job.
- I think it also included the author resigning or being fired, and driving to the country to meet her mother maybe.
Oh boy, sorry about the slim and possibly wrong details. I think if someone remembers a great piece of writing from the past year on the above themes it's likely to be the one I am trying to find again. I remember the article, I am 99% sure it was posted on Medium. If you don't clear your browser history you might be able to look through that as I think it was within the last 60ish days. Also you can search HN, even use medium as the tag for the last 60-90 days and see if it rings a bell. Just some ideas. Thanks! I have searched my browsing history somewhat thoroughly as well as links sent to friends. I can't rule out that it was on Medium but I'm certain I found it more than a couple of months ago (definitely a whole season ago)... Maybe it was reposted later? Feel very silly having lost it because even when I read it I knew I'd want to read it again. I'll go back to scouring my history if no leads turn up here! Did you upvote it? Guh apparently not. I'm starting to think I read it on a borrowed device. Will keep looking though.