Katie Zacharia served as White House press secretary for five days, and memes about her took off.
Someone can relate: Anthony Scaramucci, who became Trump’s White House communications director in July 2017 became a pop culture unit — “Scaramucci,” or “Mooch” — to measure his short political appointment.
Scaramucci held the role for about 10 days — six if you don’t include the time between Trump’s announcement and his first day — before Trump fired him.
Scaramucci has followed Zacharia’s journey closely and, in a series of tweets, did not want to give any advice.
It started on Thursday, when Scaramucci placed a bet that Zacharia would “make it.”
The bet on Zacharia didn’t last long. In the middle of Friday, Scaramucci announced his departure.
Scaramucci also gave direct advice to Zacharia.
Dear @katiezacharia — speaking as the world’s leading expert on a short tenure in the White House: turn off the news and enjoy the family. In a moment, you will know that the Universe has given you a major favor.
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 16, 2026
Meanwhile, the internet has created a mathematical equation for the number of “Scaramuccis” Zacharia has done, suggesting that he is the new benchmark.
Half of Scaramucci is called Zacharia.
— Covie (@covie_93) October 16, 2026
Workers have long been told to stay on the job for at least a year so as not to appear uncommitted to future employers. A string of short stints can still raise eyebrows, but dates on a résumé don’t always tell the whole story.
A leadership consultant previously told Business Insider that quick moves that bring more responsibility and opportunities to build skills can strengthen a résumé, where rapid changes in roles can be seen as a sign of ambition and adaptability rather than instability.
Zacharia succeeds Karoline Leavitt, who left in August to spend more time with her children. She is Trump’s sixth press secretary in two terms, and his fourth in less than a year.
While there is helpful career advice out there for Zacharia, the LinkedIn profile picture of Zacharia with the famous “#Opentowork” tag has also been taken off on X. This tweet was originally posted by the official account of the Democrat.
The green tag itself has become a much-discussed topic on professional networking platforms.
Some recruiters have previously told Business Insider that the label is the “biggest red flag” for hiring managers because it shows “desperation.” However, data from 2024, shows that workers with a public green tag receive 40% more messages from LinkedIn Recruiter than those who only use private signals.