- Female author, youngish.
- It was a personal narrative written in the first person, about the author interviewing for and getting a job at a startup - possibly in California.
- I think the job was copy/content writer of some kind. The author had a hard time of it, and captured exceedingly well both the ennui and the anguish of working a faceless 'communications' type job.
- I think it also included the author resigning or being fired, and driving to the country to meet her mother maybe.
Oh boy, sorry about the slim and possibly wrong details. I think if someone remembers a great piece of writing from the past year on the above themes it's likely to be the one I am trying to find again.
Also you can search HN, even use medium as the tag for the last 60-90 days and see if it rings a bell.
Just some ideas.