WUUUH Logs Quiet Job-Search Weeks as Records Rather Than Verdicts

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A peer community for people rebuilding after layoffs faced the problem of weeks with no employer response, which users often read as a sign their search had stalled. Its designers found that streak-based and raw-count activity systems punish rest and reward scattered applications. They replaced daily streaks with a weekly log that counts maintenance tasks like polite follow-ups, reviewing past reply patterns, and keeping small pieces of evidence current. Empty states were rewritten to describe a quiet week neutrally, and the feed was sorted by members' own activity rather than employer outcomes. Peer progress was shown alongside personal progress, and plain, specific prompts replaced cheerful nudges that had felt tone-deaf.

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