WorstPlaceTo.Work

WorstPlaceTo.Work – A Satirical GPTW Parody Powered by LLMs

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Inspiration

After our company earned the Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification, I wanted to poke fun at how performative corporate culture metrics can sometimes feel. So I flipped the idea on its head and built WorstPlaceTo.Work—a satirical web app that highlights “the other side” of workplace branding. What started as a joke quickly turned into a serious full-stack build powered entirely by LLMs and modern web tools.

What it does

WorstPlaceTo.Work lets users:

  • Sign up or log in via email or Google
  • Browse a list of (fictionalized) Fortune 500 companies with humorous workplace “ratings”
  • Read company pages filled with parody reviews and metadata
  • Submit new companies and reviews (admin approval required)
  • Access a responsive light/dark UI Admins can:
  • Approve new submissions
  • Moderate reviews
  • Manage users with full CRUD support

How I built it

  • Frontend/backend: Generated with Supabase and Bolt.new using AI prompts
  • Auth: Email + Google login, welcome/login notifications via email
  • Email: Routed through Cloudflare Email Routing
  • Deployment: Cloudflare Pages with custom domain, environment setup, and DNS config
  • All development handled via LLM-assisted prompt iterations—no DevOps background needed

Challenges I ran into

  • Getting Google Auth to work through prompt-based config
  • Troubleshooting email flows without traditional dev tools
  • Keeping the satirical tone consistent while building real architecture

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

  • Built a fully deployed, secure full-stack app using only prompt-generated components
  • Set up OAuth, email routing, and a functioning admin panel solo
  • Turned a funny idea into a real tool with user flows and moderation

What I learned

  • LLMs aren’t just helpful—they’re a force multiplier
  • Prompt engineering can replace boilerplate if you know how to ask the right things
  • Humor can fuel productivity when the tools don’t get in the way

What's next for WorstPlaceTo.Work

  • Open it up for community submissions (with stronger moderation tools)
  • Add screenshot/image uploads to parody even harder
  • Gamify reviews: add badges, fake KPIs, or even fake layoffs
  • Turn it into a framework for other satirical “ratings” sites

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