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Job search is not an easy task in general especially when you’re straight out of college, as employers expect years of experience or else they send you straight down the road of internships. And finding the most suitable job may as well be a form of art. But who the hell is it out there looking for potential employees and trying out how far the limits be pushed? It’s mind blowing how some companies have outrageous expectations from the future hires while setting up some ridiculous conditions. And really, these ads are out there to remind us that if everything fails at least your sense of humour will still be there out  when it will come to facing the most horrendous employers. For its 139k subscribers this Reddit thread, Recruiting Hell, brings the hottest job offers out there - now, whether you’re ready to take up those jobs or not is your choice.

Bored Panda picked a few best worst recruitment fails out there from the popular Reddit community. These 28 emails, ads and job applications show that the hiring process will strip you off your dignity, pay you in experience and make fun of you. Recruiters are there to give you life advice and tell you in general what to do and not, even when it comes to using the bathroom. They’re there to question your experience, sanity and make you doubt their common sense. And although there are lots of profesional people in the industry, but this time brace yourselves for not the kindest ones. This is a list that anyone who has ever looked for a job or offered one can relate to, so you can share with us your recruitment hell stories below! 

#1

When Employer Was Not Supposed To Attach A Message

When Employer Was Not Supposed To Attach A Message

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Ian Koch
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

Just another bot
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh no. You should NEVER call people anything in a work e-mail and never put anything disrespectful in writing.

Dave P
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well he seems to like you

Boopie Dew
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd have replied "Thank you, I appreciate you giving me a heads-up!" with the full thread . And let him figure out that you knew. Idk maybe you are a nerd but he's definitely an ASS!

Melanie King
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I kinda feel like that would be what people would say about me...

Zophra
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Take it as a compliment! Nerds might not run the world, but they make the world run.

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Ian Taggart
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HEY! Being a nerd is something that I am very proud of and you should be too.

Laila Hernandez
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

haaaaaaaaaaaaa! imagine being the person they hired

ShyFox Studios
Community Member
4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, time to get a different application for a different job, on the other side of town...

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    #2

    Your Science Degree Will Be Perfect To Work At Our Restaurant

    Your Science Degree Will Be Perfect To Work At Our Restaurant

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    Edgar Rops
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both jobs involve cutting dead bodies...

    Dave P
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and you know they are good with a knife

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    Ian Koch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I... I have no words. other than the ones I just typed.

    Raven Sheridan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they're actually grilling Moe? 😬

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, yes, the joys of handling the food, with a cleaver in hand...

    Gregg Bender
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly what are they serving at Moe's?

    David Martin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's Moe been grilling exactly that this is who they're looking for? o.O

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    #3

    Looking For 'Cold And Robotic' Person

    Looking For 'Cold And Robotic' Person

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    Requiem
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you cant love it if your a mindless robot

    Adrienne Winterhelt
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe I should apply as their grammar with "would of" should be "would have"

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    Wade Love
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You pick up on little details others would of missed." Is this deliberate? Because I definitely picked up on that little detail. It should be would've.

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you a robot? You are a robot, aren't you? C'mon, admit you're a robot. Wot me pushy?

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    DaVo
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *would HAVE missed. I'd love that job, honestly.

    Johnny
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure this is a fail, I know some people that would match this job description perfectly including "you enjoy sitting by yourself with little communication during the day"

    Lynda Momalo
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm wondering if the typo/grammatical error in the fourth bullet point was intentional -- people who didn't catch it wouldn't be welcome. I'm also wondering if the fifth bullet point is a shout out to some people on the (autism) spectrum, suggesting that this might be a job where they could shine.

    Thomas
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in the spectrum (Asperger's) and TBH I really wish there were more jobs like this one.

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    Dave P
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is is this a fail? I know people like that, and they need work enviroments that accomodates them

    AndersM
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like it! It's accurate about exactly that position. All you need to know if you want to apply. And a lot of people like working alone and a "robots" and then chill in their spare time..

    Petra Christovová
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually sounds good, especially the part about "being by yourself with little communication over the day". Spent last three years in unbelievably toxic and overall hellish open-plan office and NEVER AGAIN. So place by computer where I would be just by myself sounds like a heaven to me. I would not even mind to have an artificial intelligence as boss, that is something new! (the position really sounds like robot wrote it)

    Magrata Cesnekova
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. It sounds like an ideal work description for me, I would really enjoy to have such job.

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    pebs
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly they are looking for a person with autistic traits for a task that this kind of person would appreciate. I don't see anything wrong with it.

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    #4

    No Jeffreys Allowed

    No Jeffreys Allowed

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    hey, not my problem
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a guess: when you are making a search engine, as for a database, there needs to be a code word which the computer will know means 'zero' or 'nothing there'. It is usually 'null', but some companies have a person with the surname Null, so it has been changed in this case to jeffrey

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is just not a thing. Unless your database is designed by a clown consulting with a ferret, which is certainly entertaining and innovative, but not a good idea. Any case, the kind of company that will lose your records and fail to pay you.

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    80 Van
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Well, good news! My name is actually Yeff. So when do I start?”

    80 Van
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if this was true, why not just simply say, “We decided to go with another candidate”? That’s a bonkers explanation.

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What in God's earth does that mean. The only people that I would not hire are racist idiets.

    GFSTaylor
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But what if you spell your name as Geoffrey ?

    Donna Leske
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IF I WANTED THE JOB I'd write back "I'm happy to go by 'Susan' if you can deal with that".

    Anne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They already have a Jeffrey and can't figure out how to handle a Jeffrey 2?

    Smitin
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm calling bullshit on this one

    The Cute Cat
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stupid programming run too deep.. Dang.. Why not fix that bug??

    Tomek Sztuk
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is clearly a bullshit reason. No database written by a sane person would prohibit adding record "Jeffrey"

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    #5

    When Our Company Doesn't Believe In Experience, But Actually, You Should Have It

    When Our Company Doesn't Believe In Experience, But Actually, You Should Have It

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    Ian Koch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AGAIN, HOW DOES THIS S-H-I-E-T FLY PAST PEOPLES HEADS.

    LazyPanda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably a creative team submitted text to an HR team and the HR team didn't pay attention and simply slapped their HRy terms underneath the creative department's text. That or they truly are full of it

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    Hello
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother told me she was never able to get a job as a teacher, bc she didn’t have any work experience, and that was a requirement. She was fed up and at an interview, asked how she would even get job experience if nobody hired her. She got the job.

    Petra Christovová
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the usual experience requirement is much higher at such position. I often see position descriptions where there is 10 and more years requirement.

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    isn't that experience already? Do these people really think that they mean like 17 years of experience or something. I could literally say that I have experience on drawing car models for buissnesses because I have had 11 months of experience.

    Zophra
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son had the same trouble. Graduated last year with an industrial engineering degree. He said there were no jobs out there. Being that I would eventually like him out of our house (but hopefully living close enough to come over for dinner a few times a week...) I checked employment sites with him. Holy crap. EVERY job asked for experience "7 years of plastic manufacturing" or a bunch of specific certifications to a particular job. The few that didn't need experience said that over 150 people had applied... Thankfully, he got a job in Civil engineering, but still not in his major. Hey, at least he's employed in a troubling time when many are not.

    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We...values the individual's potential"? We don't write so good.

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps they were meaning only 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 didn't need the experience, but you have to have it :3

    Full of Giggles
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite are the listings that say no experience necessary but requires a minimum of a 2-year degree. No specific degree field. You just have to have one. Why do I need a college degree to drive an ice cream truck? True story.

    Elena Vasss
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    2 years are like you have only basic knowledge. I don't know how this is a failure? Do you expect to apply for a developer and still don't know how to code?

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    #6

    We Cannot Provide You With Feedback, But We Would Be Keen To Hear Your Feedback

    We Cannot Provide You With Feedback, But We Would Be Keen To Hear Your Feedback

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    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Bunch of clowns" is the most constructive feedback they should expect.

    Mme. Noel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes you wanna write back “After careful consideration, I do not regret to inform you that your request has been unsuccessful. Unregrettably, due to the large volume of ignorance that I received, it is not possible to provide individual feedback.”

    Ian Koch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HOW DO PEOPLE NOT NOTICE THESE THINGS.

    steven
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll show you my feedback if you show me yours ;)

    Piper McLean
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who is in charge of writing these things

    JAYDON SESSIONS
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    screw you is the feedback im gonna give em

    David Herz
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about, "I would have loved working for total hypocrites,"

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Feedback: Why should I give you feedback if your feedback will never come because you said you couldn't give individual feedback...oh shoot, this is feedback. Please respond with some feedback if you have read my feedback. Thank you! (sorry for such a long feedback)

    Katie Gardner
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A big company named after a rainforest did this crap. Makes you sit through 8 hours of interviews and won’t give you any feedback. Then requests feedback on their process.

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    #7

    You Should Be Loyal Just To One Job Opportunity

    You Should Be Loyal Just To One Job Opportunity

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    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's really nice of him to put all the giant red flags out in the open for everyone to see.

    Stille20
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know what is unprofessional? Telling someone you hope they burn in hell in a job inquiry

    Gyro Pilot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't write anti-offer letters while drunk

    Melanie King
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um is it just me or does this sound extremely un-professional....

    Lord Ponsonby
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always good when a company state their culture policy during the recruitment process.

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This whole message is unprofessional, who would want to work for him? 🤢

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why censor this when it's something he proudly published to get attention? Give him the attention he deserves, not the one he wanted.

    Zophra
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you think this is really real? I don't know, this is just too weird, although stranger things have happened.

    ZooMom
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not unprofessional at all to know what you’re worth, he just would prefer you didn’t. Dude, who hurt you?

    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy is just screaming "TREAT MY LIKE I AM MORE SPECIAL THAN ANYONE ELSE!!!!!"

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    #8

    We Found Our Match And It's You With Your...

    We Found Our Match And It's You With Your...

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    jazz
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is proof that a Ph.D in bullshit is worth having.

    TheWickedOne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have 35 years experience in bullshit, hire me.

    로희
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ph.D in bullshit? O_o

    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing this is an automatic reply based on information given to an obvious bot.

    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did you get your PhD in bullshit? How much do you know about sacred geometry?

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You misunderstand. She's got her PhD in bullshit. The thesis was "The effect of bovine defecation and flatulence on CO2/CO-exchange-rates in rural areas in contrast to CO2/CO-exchange-rates in urban cities without bovine livestock". You know. Bullshit.

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    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure the second-biggest cloud-based CRM implementator in Mauritius is worried now! [Although, it's a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, there's always another cloud there.]

    Mickie Shea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sara and I graduated together. She's an artist at bullshit and other stuff.

    Laila Hernandez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ph.D in bullsh*t is what they are looking for? well, I happen to be a master at talking bullsh*t!

    Mz Phit
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad used to have a poster on his (Marketing Professor)office that read: "if you can't dazzle them with Brilliance, then Baffle them with Bullshit" (I think it's a WC Fields quote)

    Theoretical Empiricist
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So it looks like autocorrect mishaps happen in LinkedIn, too.

    Lindsey Judd-Bruder
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought maybe the person who was writing the email used 'bullshit' as a stand-in word, while writing a first draft of his letter, because he couldn't remember what her PhD was actually in. And that he meant to look it up later, and correct it before he sent out the final copy, but he accidentally forgot. It's another possible explaination, anyway. 🤷

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    #9

    Good Looks Are A Requirement

    Good Looks Are A Requirement

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    Mimi M
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is ironic is that what other companies do under the table (hire based on looks or other external consideration), this company admits openly, so at least you know what you are dealing with. Doesn't make it right, of course.

    로희
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend of mine failed her interview to become a flight attendant because she had pimples. The pimples weren't even bad, just a couple of bumps on her face.

    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They wrote it, but it does not mean others don't do it. As a very unattractive person, I know discrimination based on looks is universal and nobody stands against it because everybody hates ugly people.

    Maul!
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sales jobs require people to be well groomed and presentable. They could’ve simply mentioned it that way! Looks like their current staff isn’t as “airily in English’ as they’d like! 😂

    Mosheh Wolf
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now there is an easy starter lawsuit for a newly hired attorney.

    Gurnox
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was this written by Google Translate?

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, guess I will have to find another job then...

    Laila Hernandez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So if im not good-looking i prob wont get hired???

    Laila Hernandez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Person #1: Other reason to hire, good looking. Person #2: Oh then hes hired.

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    #10

    But My Name Is Matt...

    But My Name Is Matt...

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    Dave P
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sounds like they are very disorganized

    elfin
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a former technical writer I saw many instances where people overlook errors in the big things (like article titles), presumably because they assume the big things must be correct.

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    Raven Sheridan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proof that the employees are just replaceable, faceless, interchangeable, cogs in a machine.

    Spaghetti
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Similar names such as Sophia/Sofia or Jayden/Jaylen are maybe understandable -- but Matt, Thomas, and Nicholas are quite different!

    Meko
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow his name is Matt people GET IT RIGHT rage noises continue

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OoPs—ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᶦˡˡ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ⁿᵒᵗᶦᶜᵉ.

    Piper McLean
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The way this is going when they finally get the name right it’s probably going to be a different Matt

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, not great standards there, mate. I would politely cancel the interview

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    #11

    When The Company Makes You Post Good Reviews

    When The Company Makes You Post Good Reviews

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    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    12 hour shifts with no breaks but only a 30 minute lunch is illegal. You’re actually entitled to two 30-minute breaks if your shift is that long, iirc.

    Annie Nelson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just want you to work for free.. Do not apply!

    M Kate McCulloch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AMAZON. Never an employee -purely speculation - not confirmed.. Don't take my word for it...

    Colin Mochrie At Its Finest
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In regards to reviews- Learn to spot the fake ones but also weed out the ones that were made by disgruntled and poorly educated people.

    Lynne Hammar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the first review was posted by the HR director, under huge pressure to keep the fresh meat coming due to hugd turnover!

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    #12

    When You Withdrew Your Job Application But HR Wants To Make Sure It Rejected You

    When You Withdrew Your Job Application But HR Wants To Make Sure It Rejected You

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    Kathryn Baylis
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But was out of the office for a week, and hadn’t read your email yet, before deciding to tell you. But I thought of doing it first.

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    Suzana Stantic
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe it's a copy-paste reply, no effort

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    Sarah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bet she didn't bother reading the email.

    Gyro Pilot
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Recruiter simply didn't read OP's EM

    Memere
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Classic "CYA" from the HR flunky.

    Meko
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Either someone did not see the email, copy paste replied or just wanted to be petty (me)

    Susancnw
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once got 7 rejection letters from the same hospital. They really did need me. I wrote to the head of the department and mentioned the number of rejections letters I had received (all the same letter) and informed him that he really needed to hire me to organize his department. Never heard back, but I really enjoyed composing and sending the letter. They didn't need a degreed person for an admin position, they needed someone with a brain

    Fan-tastic panda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I wasn't here first so I shouldn't be second...

    Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank them for showing you their level of maturity so you can feel good that you didn't take that job! #GRATITUDE

    Lillukka79
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best I've got, was sorry we didn't pick you. The joke, I read it in nightsift of said job I had been doing for a few weeks.

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    #13

    When The Boss Is Rude, But Perhaps You Are Still Interested In The Job

    When The Boss Is Rude, But Perhaps You Are Still Interested In The Job

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    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In other words, "I was even ruder to the other candidates so you're the only one who hasn't explicitly vowed never to work here".

    lenka
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm told my impatience comes off as rude". Translate: I am a rude person but due to a lack of personal responsibility and lack of respect for you, I am going pretend I am just impatient because that is easier to forgive and I can use it against you in the future i.e. "...but you KNOW I am impatient, you should have been faster"

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally I appreciate his/her frankness, not many managers would admit their faults or mistakes so quickly. I also appreciate the level of communication internally, that himself/ herself and Lisa had a conversation about how he/she came across due to their behaviour. This is indicative of a healthy working relationship/ environment. Also, we don't have the whole story, maybe they were triggered.

    Maul!
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems like an effort is been made, feedback is given and accepted and acted upon. It’s ok to give one chance if the person doesn’t already have another opportunity

    BabaBizzle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing is wrong with someone apologizing and acknowledging their shortcomings. He/She is willing to extend an olive branch and invite them to make the decision on whether they’re comfortable with pursuing a job. I think this person is very decent to do this.

    Uchman
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is everyone assuming it's a man? My impression was that it was a woman

    cybermerlin2000
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Translated: Sorry I was a d**k to you. Lisa tore me a new one and said I had better apologize and offer you the job as the other candidates heard us and walked out. Other applicants have boycotted us and Lisa is threatening to quit. Please come work for us

    Boopie Dew
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes gotta know when you've been an a**hole. Most ppl can't do this. Simple apology goes a long way.

    JAYDON SESSIONS
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well this guy is not a part of my family.

    Anne
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lisa tore him a new one.. lol

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    #14

    When You Put In Your Time And Get 100%, But You Still Get Rejected

    When You Put In Your Time And Get 100%, But You Still Get Rejected

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    BluEyedSeoulite
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wants someone who gets a perfect score... Makes a mistake in the first sentence

    Memere
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Employer got a free 'fix' for the bug in their system that none of their IT people were able to find!

    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm sorry, the boss's nephew is already in the place."

    22Joseph Schramel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's like saying you got 100% on a test but got an F

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a candidate who impressed during the recruitment, at least take the time to give them a call. It only takes a minute and it's much more appropriate.

    Mister Ghost Foot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had something less impressive happen to me on a job opportunity. Went in for a job interview and talked about what I'd be doing and how I would handle things and signed papers. Looked over a bunch of stuff and as I stand to leave, she thanks me and says.. "The position is currently filled but we will give you a call if it opens up. You know how jobs are". So I wasted my time with calls. Rescheduled an interview because the power was out when I showed up the first time and it was canceled on site. Came back and was told the position wasn't even able to begin with...

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the bug they found is that the others scored higher.

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um...but you have so many mistakes, and I aM ThE oNe YoU nEeD...

    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah man, I applied to a store once, had to take a test that involved a lot of math and reading comprehension (for a CASHIER POSITION). I scored higher than the other candidate they were considering, but they went with him and not me.

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    #15

    When You Must Have A Job In Order To Apply

    When You Must Have A Job In Order To Apply

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    Ian Koch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    good lord why would anybody be convinced by this.

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... I pity the poor soul who takes up the offer...

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    Alexis draskinis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So they're hiring on the spot BUT still ok with waiting weeks for you to start so you can put notice in to the job you NEED to have before they'll consider you?!

    Maul!
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor communication skills ! I can use this as an example to my team on how not to post a job opening 😋

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    DON'T USE CAPITALS look how annoying it looks! If they want people to be in jobs when applying (which won't get them better applications), their employees must be doing the same, looking for other jobs, because that's normal. And have they heard of notice periods? An unemployed person can start straight away usually. Just editing this to add that in my last job, my notice was contractually 4 weeks.

    Star of the world
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    its the repetitive words in all caps for me

    Rissie
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the famous words of one Mr. Timberlake and associates: "Bye, bye, bye!"

    elfin
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps I require my employers to be basically literate and have good writing and communication skills.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And let me guess: it’s also an “entry level” job!

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ohhhhh ok. Done, put my lemonade stand up so give me the job.

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    #16

    The Rejection Of Your Application Was An Error And Still Is

    The Rejection Of Your Application Was An Error And Still Is

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    Lord Ponsonby
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry we rejected you by mistake. Now we do it properly. It's an advanced version of the sibling game, 'stop hitting yourself'

    Melanie King
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry we rejected you on accident, now we'll reject you again but properly because we dont have time to actually care.

    Giles McArdell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like someones lawyers informed them they are not allowed to discriminate by location.

    AzKhaleesi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg so sorry, that rejection wasn't made for you, it was a glitch in the system. Please accept our apologies. Now down to business.... now that we got THAT embarrassment out of the way. We are rejecting you. NOT because of the glitch, no. Just because we don't like you. Ok great, have a wonderful day.

    Piper McLean
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get your hopes back up so we can put em down

    Botox
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And name of company is Talent Solutions! Loool!

    Sarah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We could have just let that neutral "It's not your fault" rejection stand, but we felt it important to make sure you knew that it really is your fault."

    Mickie Shea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All mistakes must be confirmed as mistakes. HR in action.

    Lili Octopus
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we told you that you were rejected due to location, which is probably something out of your control and therefore a decision relatively easy to accept. Now we’d like to tell you it wasn’t that at all, and was due to another factor which we won’t share, to allow you to beat yourself up about. Grim.

    Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds like an attempt to avoid discrimination charges/prosecution

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    #17

    Junior Senior Software Developer Wanted

    Junior Senior Software Developer Wanted

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    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Senior developer: "Candidates must have at least 2 previous lifetimes experience of..."

    Thomas Ewing
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Senior developers must have a High School diploma, nothing else.

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    Annie Nelson
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    9 to 10 years of experience is not a junior level.

    Lúthien
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but still roughly half the jobs I applied for after school looked much like this

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    Ian Koch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. how are people THIS dumb.

    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best is still the one that required 10 years of java experience when java had only been out for 5 years.

    Em Cognito
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work at this company. It is the worst. The turnover rate is ridiculous.

    Shaun Coleman
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They forgot to add "and walks on water".

    Chris Lee
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I wanted to apply to assist in organising the 2012 Olympic Games, most of the recruitment adverts stated "Must have minimum of 8 years experience of organising Olympics in the UK" To clarify, the Olympics were previously held in the UK in 1908 and 1948!

    JLaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps they also want someone with 5 years experience with a bleeding edge technology that is only a year or two old.

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    #18

    But You're Applying For A Digital Marketing Role

    But You're Applying For A Digital Marketing Role

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    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember being asked a silly question like this at an interview once. It was "If you could be a box of cereal, which brand and why?". My answer was fruit loops because I would be one if I continued the interview. She was dumbfounded when I got up and left.

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Golden like a stream of warm bat p*ss..." --- Monty Python, Oscar Wilde + GB Shaw + James Joyce sketch.

    Gabi
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got a similar question at a job interview. "How would you describe a child to an alien?" I was flabbergasted and could not think of any logical answers. Jow do you describe a child to an alien? Well, most probably screaming and running and trying to find the first good hiding spot, eff it.

    Among Us
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "A tiny version of me, running around and trying to kill itself and you have to prevent it."

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    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh. I used to hate it when one of the managers I worked with came up with stuff like this in interviews, to "see more of their personality", thinking she could "sense" the right candidate straight away. No. She was not a psychologist. Just use the objective selection criteria we used for everyone else, thank you.

    Rah Soft
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    " I used to hate it when one of the managers I worked with came up with stuff like this in interviews, to "see more of their personality", thinking she could "sense" the right candidate straight away" It means they have been reading the latest self help book promoted on a website or Sunday magazine without actually understanding the nuances of it.

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    Kira Okah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These questions...the one I used to keep seeing was "if you were an animal, wat would you be and why?". Asked about that one at a job I had, apparently it's in a lot of interview books and the answer they want is a dog due to loyalty, hard work, and a willingness to work hard for little reward.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, dammit... i'd have said a cat. But that would probably have been a baaad choice. "Feels superior but sleeps the hole day" 😁

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    Alloydog
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was once asked "What animal would you be?" I said I want to be a lizard, because who wants to slave away in an office all day when instead you could laze out in the sun, eating the occasional bug. The lady gave a very unsure "OK" in reply and two days later, I got the job :D

    Bethan Coleman
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For 15+ years my current employer has used the question "if you were a fruit or vegetable what would it be and why?". I even got asked it when I was interviewed for an internal vacancy.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I were a fruit, I'd be a coconut. Two tough layers, some chewy white stuff and slightly flavoured liquid inside and the ability to float for years

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    Benjamin Lensgraf
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yellow is the color you feel on your arms on a warm sunny summer day

    Maeve Raffaele
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, to me, it is a train horn (I have synesthesia)

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    Zophra
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was applying for a high school science teaching position. I was asked in 15 minutes to write how I could solve Global Warming through my teaching. Holy sh*t.

    Philly Bob Squires
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then hopefully you got up, left and took a job as a climatologist.

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    #19

    When One Job Requires A Lot Of Your Time

    When One Job Requires A Lot Of Your Time

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    Joshua Nowell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i just want to point out the IQ requirement. it is pretty rare for someone to have an IQ of over 135. obviously the person who made this want everyone else to be smarter that him.

    Dayton Alder Ernest
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They would have to be almost as smart as Albert Einstein to qualify for this job.

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    Raven Sheridan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone with an IQ over 150 would be smart enough not to work there.

    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can score 150 on an IQ test! As long as it's one of those rubbish online ones which inflate everyone's results to be more popular. But I can do it!

    EQXL
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doubtfully anyone with an 150+ IQ would even consider applying here.

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you want I could bring my whole life into this office, sir. My cat, my bed, my kitchen, my shower, and it's ok I do not need bathroom I will just extend my shower into your bathroom and shower there. Thanks for hiring me for your job!

    Zophra
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My God, who knew so many people with such high IQs were immediately here on this site. And all probably also an above average driver...

    uber mensch
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The IQ _number_ is meaningless without knowing the *test* - that's why Mensa goes by what percentile a person scores in.

    Rah Soft
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I can score 150+ on an IQ test, then wouldn't I be smart enough NOT to take up this job, but work at a place with a better mindset?

    Lisa Shelton
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hopefully anyone with 150+ IQ would be too smart to commit to 70 hrs per week for an employer.

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    #20

    Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum

    Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum

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    ravn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All work and no play makes Lorem Ipsum a dull boy.

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone should turn in a "Lorem Ipsum" resume.

    Laila Hernandez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.

    ShyFox Studios
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.

    Gurnox
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry...

    Denise B.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, there's a dummy, all right.

    Clark Meldrum
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just a automated messaging error

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    #21

    When You Get Rejected After 3 Years Of Waiting

    When You Get Rejected After 3 Years Of Waiting

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    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely careful considerations! I'd have let it slide by mid-2020 but not them!

    Ron Atola
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Response: Hi. I have since graduated and am now your Boss. YOU'RE FIRED. Effective Immediately (not 3 years from now)

    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao I got a rejection for something from 2016 over the summer.

    Lúthien
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, at least you got a reply..

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's cold... At least they waited for 2020 to end, right?

    Thomas Turnbull
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Severely lacking in their own talent department it seems

    Damon Hill
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an employer call me after 6 months to offer me a job that was available the day I interviewed. Told them I have a job, I have bills to pay that I can't sit around waiting for them to call. SO basically they went through a bunch of people that weren't up to the task and then decided I really was worth it.

    Ionut Tautan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so they're keeping your data, but they don't want you to contact them?

    LeiLah
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could it be there was some sort of server issue and a chunk of stuck got stuck? Once someone got it fixed, everything went out.

    Colin Mochrie At Its Finest
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked childcare admin jobs and because turn over is high, the job posts are the same. I always catch someone's errors like old pay, dates, past Director names on it, etc. The volume of job ads that werent updated was up there. Or is this saying it took 2.5 years to respond?

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    #22

    You Eat What?

    You Eat What?

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    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I only eat what I kill, then I should be allowed to bring a gun, paring knife, and fire starting kit into the office. In case I forget my lunch and BRENDA won’t shut up about her stupid kids again.

    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just a joke, I’m not seriously suggesting anyone kill and eat a coworker.

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    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The key to successful sales is a qualified pipeline of opportunities, which we will not provide as we throw you to the wolves. You only eat what you kill.

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lemmeguess, the office has a pest problem and you're their part-solution? Are we speaking mice, rats, spiders? Bedbugs?

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a place where a staff member had visited family abroad and brought home bedbugs, which she then brought to the office. NIGHTMARE!! The company brought in bedbug-sniffing dogs, which did not find any in the office, and they paid to have her home fumigated. Bedbugs are such a nightmare!

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    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to trap and kill wild sandwiches. Then you can eat.

    로희
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mosquitoes then.

    Maul!
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sure they won’t train, groom, mentor, enable the candidate to succeed at the job!

    Lord Ponsonby
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is anyone else strangely intrigued by this role? There would almost certainly be a story to tell after the interview,

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like the company culture is very "cut-throat', which is the opposite of what's needed for a grinding job like cold-calling. They should motivating and supportive.

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    #23

    Looking For Females Under 30 Years

    Looking For Females Under 30 Years

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    Lord Ponsonby
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A red flag, waving, with a red light on the top flashing, with a message written on it saying don't apply,

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    로희
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this a vacancy for Leonardo DiCaprio's next girlfriend?

    Alexis draskinis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In other words: someone cute who doesnt expect to be paid well

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Illegal! And f*****g creepy, to boot!

    Signe Manat Hansen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow am I glad I live in a civilized country with laws against shi t like that

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    #24

    If You Get Distracted, If You Need More Than Two Short Breaks, If You Call In Sick, This Job Is Not For You

    If You Get Distracted, If You Need More Than Two Short Breaks, If You Call In Sick, This Job Is Not For You

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    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disagree here.The title claims "if you call in sick", what is written is "if you always call in sick around the weekend" --- pretty different. They mostly give you very good pointers how to ace the job interview (read people's intentions from their statements, that's half the test) / attitude you want. What's written here is far less than what most companies actually demand.

    Star of the world
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    most of it wasn't that bad. like the polite thing, that was cool.

    cape town
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the hell wants to work at a company that spews negativity with every breath they take. There's not a single positive vibe in the whole ad. Run for the hills. And don't look back.

    Pantea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. I don't know how some people here found it agreeable.

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    François Carré
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Please don't apply for the job. Skip that offer" would have been a shorter way to express their distrust and contempt of humanity.

    Troux
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Sorry honey, I'd love to talk but I'm about to pump gas and I think the keypad deserves my full attention."

    Cori
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Telling applicants six different times 'this job is not for you' is definitely the way to fill a position.

    Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we add "looking for a team player" to that red flags thread that's trending right now? XD

    elfin
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can think of perfectly good reasons not to show up at work on time: two broken legs; four feet of snow; etc.

    Albino
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They did not mention how long that break is supposed to last. Two one hour breaks to surf the internet, smoke and drink coffee, I'm in!

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    #25

    When You're Totally Meeting All Of The Requirements

    When You're Totally Meeting All Of The Requirements

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    Ruth Mayfly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your knees tremble when someone foists extra tasks on you. You swoon when asked to do unpaid overtime. You have a secret fetish for boring meetings.

    Alloydog
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Calm down Ruth, you might just get offered a job in HR with that attitude ;D

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    Shoddy
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love getting the word done.

    Just another bot
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They forgot you love to fake your enthusiasm for your job every single day and will only be allowed to use words like excited, thrill and desire in relation to your work.

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one troubled by them putting "excited" and "tackle" (+ "bed") in one sentence?

    Marcellus the Third
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow how does "tackle" get through BP's over-excited profanity filter!?

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    Edgar Rops
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I.e.you are expected to sort the mess others have created

    elfin
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was exhausted before I finished half of this list. Guess I'm not what they want. I'm human.

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m exhausted just reading the f*****g job description.

    Albino
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These reasons make me excited about leaving the bed: the person with my multi million lottery check is about to arrive. I really need to pee. Yup, that's about it.

    Fan-tastic panda
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You love You wake up You are exited You are a self-starter You understand You get a thrill You are competitive You desire

    Ryan Deschanel
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same thing, but much shorter : "Looking for the imaginary "winner" which personal development coaches describe in their scam books".

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    #26

    We Reject You, But Why Don't You Give Us A Follow?

    We Reject You, But Why Don't You Give Us A Follow?

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    Troux
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This standard company ad sounds offensive in context. "Real people and real opportunities here. That's not you."

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And look how happy they all are now that they have a job and you don't"

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    Gyro Pilot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Paragraphs 2 and 3 are boikerplate, probably automatically added to the bottom of every email like a signature and company logo

    Colin Mochrie At Its Finest
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, won't hire you, but look at our job opportunities...that you probably already saw!

    Lynne Hammar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's pretty insulting to tack on a "discover what it's like to work here" blurb after rejecting someone.

    Rah Soft
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you can bet the glassdor review is going to be negative with fake positive reviews done under pressure from their employer.

    Mickie Shea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, we can be understand'n why Chipotle has cleanliness and other problems. It's top management.

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    #27

    We Are Looking Forward To When We Can Hire You, But Not Now

    We Are Looking Forward To When We Can Hire You, But Not Now

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    Gyro Pilot
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This note is worded badly but the message isn't unusual: i've heard it myself and said it, too, i.e. "this current role isn't for you, but I may soon have another that will suit you fine; stay tuned because if I can secure the necessary budget then you're the one I am calling first." And then when the time and role are right we make the call.

    Denise B.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excuse me, but since when is "gonna" acceptable written professional language?

    Pantea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing "going to" died the same painful death as "whom" and "who" (replaced by "that"). English is my third language so I could be wrong.

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    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend actually had the perfect offer 6 months after such an email. They just needed the ressources and a slot in another departmend.

    Prep To Lose
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who uses the word "gonna" in a professional email?

    Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, in the past, I have not gotten the position on the first interview but a while later, I was offered a better position. This has happened to Me more than once.

    Hollysmom
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you can't even use proper English I don't want to work for you.

    Lésche-Ann du Toit
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    imagine seeing this in your notifications and thinking you got the job.

    Kyle Talley
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dan McGaw is a known pedophile in Orlando, so this dude probably dodged a bullet on not working there.

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    #28

    When Your Schedule Is Pretty Tight

    When Your Schedule Is Pretty Tight

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    Mickie Shea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    M-Th 8:45am to 4:45pm. Fri 8;45am to 3pm. Sounds ok. Did I miss something?

    Mary Peace
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the word above 'Monday' that's the problem.

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    Kat
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honest question: what is wrong with this? A

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure it's about the typo. "Shits" instead of "Shifts" But it took me a bit, too

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    Lexi Mitchell
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like the GI issues I was having last week.

    Cherie Danielle
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love not giving a s**t on the weekend.

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