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Lately, complaints that “nobody wants to work anymore” have been all over the headlines. Businesses claim there’s a real talent shortage with people losing motivation during the pandemic and not bothering to apply to their jobs.

Many of them forget that job seekers these days are smart enough to do their homework and find the information about the employer before they bother to apply. And if they don’t like what they learn, they skip the ad and go on to another one. In fact, 95% of job seekers surveyed by Glassdoor say an employer's reputation impacts their decision. Call it captain obvious, but many business owners seem to be totally oblivious about it.

And often you don’t need to dig deep to find red flags in a job description. Awful working conditions and unattainable expectations repel potential employees for the sake of their own good. So when Twitter user Janel Comeau shared some examples of disastrous job conditions with the caption “‘nobody wants to work anymore’ starter kit,” people immediately responded by sharing some more. Below is quite a solid collection of jobs that scream “run” from a mile away.

This Twitter user shared a couple of pics of awful work conditions to point out how delusional business owners are to complain that 'nobody wants to work anymore'

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Radek Suski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In case someone wondering https://twitter.com/tiangolo/status/1281946592459853830

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Applied for a p/t position at a chain restaurant. During orientation, the managers kept using the term family. I knew this wasn't for me right then. I wanted money, not guilt.

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Thomas Turnbull
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I worked for a UK Company called EAGA we were classed as partners so even after we left the company they still look after us. We get free help with expenses, massively reduced rental on holiday homes and every year or so the send us a lump sum between £500 and £1,500 and they also give money to dependent children if you have any. I left them in 2011and still receive funding from them now.

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Claude Leduc
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I'm a partner i want a % of the profit on top of my salary.

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If you’re still more or less convinced that nobody indeed wants to work anymore, has gotten super lazy, lost their talent, doesn't care about their mortgages, bills, loans and things they’re gonna put on the table today, let’s take a look at one illuminating experiment. Not so long ago we wrote about a guy named Joey Holz who went viral after applying to 60 places and getting a single interview. This took him 2 applications every day for an entire month of September. I would call it a pretty legit job search, wouldn’t you?

After Holz’s experiment made the headlines, he realized he’s not the only one who just otherwise could be written off as unsuccessful. But he said he’s now heard from people all over the country who have had trouble getting any response from companies they applied to. For example, there’s a woman in LeHigh Acres who showed her Indeed page with a whopping 114 applications submitted and no interviews.

Now, Holz is on a mission to expand on his experiment. He invited others to share their personal job hunting experiences in a bid to find out "what's really happening in the labor market." The idea is to challenge the infamous employers' complaints that there's a labor shortage because "nobody wants to work." Here is the link to his latest project called “All Of Us Experiment.

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Thaddeus Thompson
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Due to my American public education, I do not know what a Norway is, and I'm automatically suspicious of it.

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Uber Mensch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, they're desperate enough. Problem (for them) is that the workers aren't desperate enough to be exploited.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Since the government gets its money from taxes, any money the government gives me is just them returning MY money.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From Arrested Development: Lucille: How much could a banana cost? Ten dollars? Michael: You've never been to a supermarket, have you?

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MoodyBlue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm so happy that I live in a country where the are some regulations and laws protecting also the employees, not only the companies.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So basically they're looking for a Roomba with a smiley face sticker on it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I visited a therapist and I got a doctor's note saying I should never return to this place.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's almost like asking Trump Trash how many people have to die from Covid for it to matter to them.

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Isaac Harvey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, the federal minimum wage hasn’t changed in over a decade.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mmean, it depends on the job. Surgeon, doctor, salesperson teacher, fireman - there a ton of jobs with some truly stressful times in it. But putting that specifically in ad is suspicious.

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Sanguinius
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Best Buy employees haven't been on commission in years. They have numbers they need to hit, but the only thing they get for making their targets is staying employed.

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Venic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not sure how equal opportunity employer relates to the benefits/hours. Per federal regulation, it just means “An employer that pledges to not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.” The other two I can fully accept though.

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Mad Dragon
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to take an absurd morality and ethics test for a serving job at a fast-food place. One of the questions was, "In your previous jobs, how much do you estimate you have stolen in cash from your workplace? How much in food/serving items/office supplies?"

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Ellis Reed
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, if it gets these idiots to wear their masks correctly I say spy away.

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