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Job recruiting season at universities is a special circle of hell. Each fall, tech, finance, and consulting firms descend on elite institutions, preying upon the insecurity of ambitious undergraduates. They promise employment at a high-status, name-brand company; validation (or the perception thereof) for high performance; and six figures (or five, for the summer) to boot. In particular, tech companies sell the narrative that working at their company is meaningful, in multiple senses of the word. The technical problems are intellectually challenging; employees work with the smartest people in their field. Moreover, the end-goals of the company and its products are nothing short of world-changing. On Facebook’s university recruiting website, for instance, the words “Do the Most Meaningful Work of Your Career” are splashed across the landing page in giant font. “At Facebook, we’re bringing the world closer together,” smaller text continues. Similarly, Twitter proclaims that “Twitter is a

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