Only help I’ve found is to channel it into art/writing.

Any ideas how the format could be changed to avoid toxicity, or at least minimize it? A different reward incentive other than "provoking engagement" seems like one. Maybe removing anonymity? Limited posts or responses per day? (lots come with their own drawbacks, of course)

Oh hey, I got that same design test from them last year. Killed myself doing it in a week, then didn’t back for months until they unceremoniously dumped the application.

So bad it prompted me to write about how poorly design tests are used in hiring:

fredzed.substack.com/p/the-job-hu...