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Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by Aeolun on Monday June 13, 2022 @06:42AM (#31723545)
This website is quite terrible on mobile. I don’t know how many times we’ll have to tell people to stop hijacking the scroll position, but I suspect until the end of time…

Also, none of my questions mattered, by virtue of being a western immigrant and expecting to look for a job from 3-6 months I’m somehow at risk of long term unemployment.

Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by marcinzm on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:15AM (#31725100)
>Also, none of my questions mattered, by virtue of being a western immigrant and expecting to look for a job from 3-6 months I’m somehow at risk of long term unemployment.

I wonder if the underlying cause is "having savings and not needing a job to have a comfortable living." May also tie into how easily or not you can get government support. The more desperate you are the more likely you'll settle for any job as quickly as possible.

Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by hampereddustbin on Monday June 13, 2022 @06:45AM (#31723562)
It would be really great if any javascript binding could be turned off in about:config or it's equivalent in other browsers. It's not really a solution, but would bandaid a lot of bad design which I can't see any legitimate use for (like scroll-hijacking).

I guess you can already overwrite any existing function with your custom non-function with userscripts, but that seems quite hacky and non-portable, since most mobile browsers don't really support extensions (Firefox does, but only a small subsection)

Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by hahamrfunnyguy on Monday June 13, 2022 @07:11AM (#31723769)
It's quite terrible on desktop too.
Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by martin_a on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:20AM (#31725157)
Yeah, I got the same result, too. Really wonder if this algorithm is good for anything. I tried to play "Give me a break, then I'll look for a job and I am certain I'll find something" and it just tells me I've got a high risk for long term unemployment... Ok, whatever.
Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by dusted on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:23AM (#31725199)
Is it any comfort if I tell you it's also quite terrible on desktop? :P
Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by Aeolun on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:39PM (#31733856)
A little bit. At least I don’t have to regret not looking at it in my desktop browser.
Re:Engage with an unemployment algorithm by dry_soup on Monday June 13, 2022 @06:56AM (#31723646)
It's pretty terrible on a desktop browser as well