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Eleanor Pringle

This jobseeker made a 'Desperate' LinkedIn banner to counter taboo of the 'Open to work' flag

Courtney Summer Myers, Elena Carballo and Hanna McFadyen's LinkedIn photos (Credit: Photographs courtesy of Courtney Summer Myers, Elena Carballo, and Hanna McFadyen)

Instead of pandering to an illusion that groceries, phone bills and rent will magically pay for themselves, Courtney Summer Myers decided to be upfront about her need to earn a living.

The British 28-year-old graphic designer was laid off in November—the second time in her six-year career that she had been summoned onto an impromptu Slack call and made redundant.

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