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26 Horrible Experiences From The Job Search Process

Two images from /r/recruitinghell.
Two images from /r/recruitinghell.

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Published about a month ago

Published about a month ago

It isn't easy to find a job these days, let alone a decent one. Once upon a time, people could walk into an establishment and hand in a resumé and likely hear back within the week. These days everything is done online, of course. While applying online makes things more efficient, it also makes it way worse, for some reason. It seems like everywhere has job ads up but no one is actually hiring. People are applying for jobs and being ghosted more times than they actually get a reply. Beyond that, jobs are offering insultingly low salaries and expect insane skills and accomplishments. It's all one big headache lately.

Everyone is feeling it, but no one is alone. Reddit users have taken it upon themselves to share and expose these insane job ads and interviews so everyone can be warned. Here are 26 terrible experiences people have had while finding a job.

This is brutal

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Fake jobs are real

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The "thank you" treat from Amazon

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Some sound advice

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Is this allowed?

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Finally, someone sane on LinkedIn

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Real

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Then and now..

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Slightly insulting

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It be like that

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Sorry, what?

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I hate this

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As if

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Valid

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At least he's honest

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Congrats! Rejected!

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Oh… okay

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Isn't that expected?

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People like this actually exist

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Yahoo

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That's a lot of free work

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Do things happen to you?

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Applied, received a promotional offer

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A real application question

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Like…

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Just maybe…

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