I Got My Job Through the New York Times

I got my job through the New York Times,

Through the New York Times it came.

I lost my job through the New York Times

When reporting all went lame.

I used to write about the news

in an office plush indeed;

An algorithm does it now,

for no pay and great speed.

But still I read the New York Times,

to pass the time of day;

It makes me look important

While I sleep on the subway.