Show HN: I built a site where you hire yourself instead of applying for jobs

Hacker News · Feb 27, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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JOB OPENINGPOSTED TODAYPOSITION:The Role You Were Born to PlayCOMPANY:You, Inc.LOCATION:Wherever You Do Your Best WorkTYPE:Full-time commitmentCOMPENSATION:You decideREPORTS TO:YourselfSTATUS:ONE POSITION AVAILABLE. APPLY NOWABOUT THE ROLEYou've been waiting for someone to give you this job.They're not coming.Write the contract. Sign it. The milestones are real. The consequences are real. What happens next is up to you.TO APPLY, ENTER YOUR JOB TITLE BELOW:Chief Novel Completion OfficerRECENTLY HIRED →Chen StudiosS.CDirector of Actually ShippingLaunch the SaaS product that's been sitting in staging for 6 months.Rivera & AssociatesM.RVP of Consistent SleepGet 7+ hours of sleep every night for 90 consecutive days.Patel Inc.A.PHead of Learning PianoLearn to play 5 complete songs from memory by end of term.O'Brien EnterprisesJ.OChief Fitness OfficerRun a half marathon under 2 hours by day 90.Tanaka StudiosY.TFounder of My Own LifeWrite and publish 12 essays, one per week, no exceptions.01Apply for the role you’ve been putting off02Answer 6 questions. Get a formal contract.03Sign it. Tell someone. Don’t quit on yourself.Free. No account required. No watermark. No catch.AND IF YOU QUIT…NOTICE OF TERMINATIONAfter REDACTED days in the role of REDACTED, the Employee has been formally terminated for REDACTED...We also built the termination letter. For if you quit on yourself. It's not fun. That's the point.