Counterpoint: HR for any company of a certain size is probably using AI or some sort of automated system to process job applications, so all doing them manually accomplishes is making one of you tired…

Unless this is a single-shingle Mom & Pop store and you are literally handing a paper application directly to the owner, save yourself the armwork and give them all the consideration they give you.

Don’t get me wrong, the system is broken, HR is a disease, and AI is a grift.

My only regret is that I have only one upvote to give this post.

Just because I have the skills to setup a cluster of mini-pcs doesn’t mean I want to spend my one-precious-fucking-spare-hour a day making the thing work.

See also: a builder’s house, a mechanic’s car etc