Dennis was sitting in the office room. He was reading an AI-generated article about tech companies that were hiring. He clicked on one of the company websites at random. He opened the application portal. He searched for Project Manager positions. He applied for a job as a Project Manager (I) - Localization and Field Growth, Product Division. He applied for a job as a Project Manager (II) - Freight Management and Field Operations, Research Division. He applied for a job as a Project Manager (I) - Product Counsel and Growth Operations, Product Oversight. He applied for a job as a Project Manager (II) - Growth Research and Product Operations, Legal Division. He applied for a job as a Project Manager (III) - Freight Growth and Research Operations, Research Oversight. He applied for a job as a Jr. Project Manager (N/A) - Legal Growth and Field Research, Product Counsel Oversight Division (Remote). He applied for a job as a Sr. Director, ML Growth and Advanced Deployment. He closed the company's application portal. He opened the Annotating Data for Machine Learning Models Portal. He annotated data about how an automated assistant should handle project management tasks for two hours. He closed the Annotating Data for Machine Learning Models Portal. He closed his laptop. He stared vaguely at the wall while thinking about how his career in technology was seemingly over, forever. He felt anxious and strange. He looked at a small printout taped to the wall titled Ways to Calm Down. He read Go for a Walk. He decided to go for a walk. He went outside. He walked down a residential street in his neighborhood and felt miserable and doomed. He looked at a tree and felt miserable and doomed. He looked at a pile of trash and felt miserable and doomed. He heard a loud rumbling sound in the sky and felt miserable and doomed. He looked up. He saw a biplane flying very low over the street in the distance. He watched the very low-flying biplane fly toward him. He watched the very low-flying biplane do a wobbly loop-the-loop directly above him. He heard the engine of the plane stall out at the top of the loop. He watched the pilot in the open-air cockpit grimacing while the plane was pointed toward the ground, nearly directly overhead. He heard the pilot yell "Fuck!" very loudly. The plane was falling directly toward Dennis. Dennis made eye contact with the pilot. The pilot shook his head while grimacing. The pilot looked crazily at the interior of the cockpit. The pilot yelled "Shit!" very loudly. Dennis muttered "Shit" in a low voice. He watched the biplane level out, completing the wobbly loop-the-loop above him. He heard the engine of the plane start. He watched the biplane very wobblingly skim the top of several nearby oak trees and utility poles and fly away. He muttered "Jesus Christ" in a low voice and sat down on the ground, breathing heavily. He pulled out his phone. He checked his email. He had seven new job application rejections.