Matthew thought he was 36. Turns out he's 35. Which means his resume is also wrong now. From there, things spiral into 20 years (well, 19) of video editing, the neon sign job that low-key birthed the Talking Trubbish thumbnail aesthetic, and a deep dive into Jacob's life on the other side of the hiring desk. The guys swap white-collar vs blue-collar war stories, talk about the people who fake it till they make it, the people who walk in late and lie about doctor's appointments, and why "overqualified" is sometimes a polite way of saying "everyone else hated working with you." Plus a real conversation about handling assholes at work, what separates a good leader from a bad one, and Jacob's whole philosophy on building positions that didn't exist until he made them.

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00:33-02:35 Cold open on the time-blur of being an adult and how editing forces Matthew to actually confront real dates

02:35-04:25 Pokemon as the thing that keeps you feeling young, plus the "what our parents had at this age vs what we have" tangent

04:25-08:15 Matthew's lore drop: the neon sign clock job at age 15 that became his first paid gig and inspired the Talking Trubbish thumbnail aesthetic

08:15-09:45 Matthew realizes mid-pod that he's been telling everyone he's 36 when he's actually 35

09:45-13:00 Jacob talks reading resumes for a living and how AI users start spotting other AI users

13:00-15:20 Fake it till you make it, business from the waist up, and the Zoom interview etiquette PSA

15:20-19:00 The bar for "presentable" on a resume and why effort matters more than format

19:00-23:30 The overqualified problem: why Jacob passes on people who look too good on paper and forwards them to other departments instead

23:30-27:00 Matthew pushes back: what about laid-off people just trying to land somewhere? Two different headspaces on the same hiring decision

27:00-30:30 Red flags during interviews, the doctor's appointment finesse, and the one overqualified candidate Jacob took a chance on

30:30-33:00 Dealing with assholes at work part one: white collar patience vs blue collar bluntness

33:00-37:30 The corporate art of the awkward pause, the "why don't you show me?" power move, and the person who used AI to ask for a raise

37:30-41:40 Matthew on coming in hot, owning it, and the manager who handled his anger with grace

41:40-44:30 Hot take: most "leaders" don't actually grind, they just sit in chairs

44:30-48:50 Jacob's philosophy on growth, why he pushes people up even out of his own department, and how a bad supervisor poisons everything

48:50-51:08 Closing thoughts: making your own position, lifting people up, and "come on nerds, get your money right"

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