Workday67

Inspiration

After applying to way too many jobs ourselves, we wanted to take a fun approach to job applications and highlight the frustrations that come with them. From repeating the same information over and over to dealing with confusing layouts and unnecessary steps, the process can feel more exhausting than it should be. Instead of trying to fix it, we decided to lean into those experiences and turn them into something more entertaining and relatable, showing just how chaotic the process can feel.

What it does

It’s basically a job application site, but with a fun twist. Instead of trying to make things easier, we leaned into all the annoying parts of applying to jobs and exaggerated them on purpose. Things like having to enter the same information multiple times, confusing layouts, or weird interactions are all part of the experience. The idea was to recreate that feeling of “why is this so complicated?” but in a way that’s funny and relatable, since most of us have gone through it. Overall, it turns a normally frustrating process into something a bit more entertaining while still reflecting how chaotic it can feel.

How we built it

Vite React with Typescript + TailwindCSS

Challenges we ran into

One of the main challenges we ran into was dealing with Git conflicts, especially when we didn’t fully understand where they were coming from. Since multiple people were working on the same parts of the project, things would sometimes clash or break in ways we didn’t expect, and figuring it out took longer than we thought. On top of that, the time pressure made everything feel a bit rushed, so we were trying to fix bugs while also continuing to build new features. It was definitely a bit chaotic at times, but it pushed us to communicate more, be more careful with our changes, and stay organized as a team.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of creating one of the worst possible user experiences on purpose. Through this, we learned how small design choices can have a huge impact on usability, and how frustrating even simple tasks can become when things aren’t designed well. It gave us a better understanding of what not to do when building real applications, and how important it is to prioritize clarity and user experience.

What we learned

This was also our first time using Bun, so we learned a lot while setting it up and working with it throughout the project. At first, there was a bit of a learning curve, especially understanding how it handles dependencies and runs scripts, but as we got more comfortable, it helped speed up our workflow. Overall, it was a good experience trying out a new tool and figuring things out as we went.

What's next for Workday67

Moving forward, we’d like to take what we learned from this project and apply it to building a real job application platform. While this version focused on humor and exaggeration, it highlighted a lot of real issues with current application systems. In the future, we could use these insights to design something that actually improves the experience, making it more efficient, user-friendly, and accessible for both applicants and employers.