People Who Are Sick and Tired of Delusional Employers and Their Ridiculously Unrealistic Requirements
These people don't deserve to have employees.
Job hunting can turn into a parade of impossible demands, and this collection shows just how far some employers are willing to push it. From lowball pay to absurd experience requirements, the posts below capture the frustration of people who are done pretending these expectations make sense.
The people behind these screenshots are calling out recruiters, hiring managers, and companies that seem to want everything for nothing. Their responses are blunt, funny, and very familiar to anyone who has ever dealt with a ridiculous job listing.
Scroll through the posts and see why so many job seekers are pushing back now.
1. “As an autistic person, I despise EVERYTHING about this!”
Reddit2. “I ran into one today”
My personal hell is reading these damn LinkedIn influencer fake testimonies about how they hired someone as a director who they found off the street handing out their resume.----Withoutthe1
Reddit3. “Can I get a second to the motion?”
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4. “A story of two parts. Recruiter edition 😂😂😂”
_tommymason
5. “Funny how the language changes between people and businesses.”
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That kind of wording says a lot.
6. They lead them into that trap without them suspecting anything.
allmyaliasesweretaken
7. “Hey recruiters, answer me this!”
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8. “Got an email from a recruiter today. I was interested until they disclosed the pay. It’s seriously insultingly low for the role and requirements. So I told them just that over email.”
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The pay never seems to match the ask.
9. You need to be a time traveler to be able to apply for this job.
tiangolo
10. “Like he really thought within an hour he had broken my spirit just enough to say yes”
fencheeks
11. “We don’t count internships as experience here, so let’s just forget all of that”
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12. “People are human, and human things happen”
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That response hits a nerve.
This is the same kind of family pressure as a person asking their brother to care for ailing parents while they prioritize their career.
13. “Interviewing for my first recruiting job loolll—why did I start this life??—lololol”
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14. That is the least they could do.
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15. “Recruiter asked me to record a video response to 4 questions. This is my reply.”
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16. “What usually leads people to find another job”
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17. “A company found me on LinkedIn and reached out to me; this was my response.”
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That reply was not subtle.
18. Let's not pretend we don't know what's the number one motivator.
AdamMGrant
19. “Was I being impolite? Had this exchange on LinkedIn”
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20. “For the memes, because we’ve all been there.”
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21. “Hiring Managers: You no longer have the luxury of 'thinking' about whether you want to offer a candidate a job or not”
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People are starting to stand up to the unrealistic demands companies have. It's about time because these ridiculous things that we have been accustomed to should not exist in the first place.
Hopefully, more and more people will start valuing themselves and accept nothing less than they deserve.
For another independence fight, read how someone refused to move with family over career goals in Should I Sacrifice My Independence for My Familys Wishes?.
