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Recruiters are expressing deep frustration with the current job market, feeling powerless and observing a lack of opportunities for candidates. They lament the difficulty in finding suitable positions and question the 'land of opportunity' narrative.
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“that's the kind of job where you accept it and string them along until last possible minute, postponing your start date multiple times and wasting their resources in general, only to tell them you're accepting a better offer elsewhere edit: typo”
“I got an email about a business systems analyst position paying $10 ph. I replied asking to confirm the rate. They confirmed $10. My state the minimum wage is $16.90. I explained this. And that the actual market rate is $50/60/70 ph range. Can only assume it was a scam to be so far out of range.”
“Yeah, this is the state of IT right now. They want the moon, but want get there in a cardboard box.”
“I agree here. OP, just know that salary is always negotiable once they offer you the job. Considering it's T2, you may want to ask for 10k more”
“Bro. So sorry that you went through that. That's ridiculous. I was in IT for a long time many years ago. I've had my fair share of bullshit interviews and can honestly say you dodged a bullet on that one. $15ph is a joke.”
“I sent an email to the recruiter saying "I would like to withdraw my application. This decision is solely based on a total disregard for my time, as well as being told the position starts under what the indeed posting holds. I drove an hour to sit in front of a laptop for an interview. This could've been accomplished with a interview from the start. Thank you for your time and consideration. "”
“I remember when I was interviewing a few years back at a tax office to be the EA to the company owner. The officer manager was interviewing me and she mentioned "...you need to have thick skin". That perked me up: "Oh, why is that?" The answer: "Well...he's made all of us cry, even me! He doesn't really mean it, but his idea of constructive criticism isn't exactly constructive . He can be pretty mean when he's upset." I sat there wordless, which is a”
“Nope. Hell no. Sounds like an excuse. I don’t buy it. I worked in a small business with a CEO who thought it was appropriate to yell and curse at staff. He would never direct it at me but you could feel him working his way up to a comfort level for it. I shut that shit down so fast. He couldn’t regulate his emotions. He was like a fucking toddler. So annoying.”
“No idea, but the interviewer (who was extremely sweet) said it wasn’t directed at employees but her demeanor said otherwise.”
“Are they screaming at employees or is it just some guy in an office who yells "well, shit" every now and again because he can't open a pdf? I'm not saying either is acceptable, but also they're very different.”
“Am I allowed and encouraged to yell and curse back? If that’s a two way street I could live with it. I’m not just gonna sit silent and be abused though.”
“Right? All I could mutter was “well that’s certainly alarming” and then had to stop myself from asking the interviewer if she was okay because the interview was being recorded. Probably for him to watch 🫠”
“I find it laughable that they so nonchalantly just described emotional abuse in the workplace to you like it's another Tuesday, and basically expected you to shrug it off. Dysfunctional AF (and kinda sad)”