Behind the 'dumpsterfire jugglebus' job FAQ

'This makes me think hard about what I want our workplace to be like'

“Dumpsterfire jugglebus” is not a phrase you often see on job postings.

But a few weeks ago, Nieman Journalism Lab Editor Laura Hazard Owen posted an FAQ about two reporting positions that included this:

I have [X personal thing] in my life. I get work done at weird hours. I have to go pick up my kids at daycare. Should I apply?

If you think you might be…