• Sarmyth@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I honestly just assume its fake when they dont name drop. I have no doubt it happens, but its just rage bait without any context.

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      3 days ago

      Based on a true story

      Don’t doubt that each of those things were used by various companies to not hire people, but listing them all at once in a rejection letter that no companies send anymore is a bit too on the nose.

    • Die Martin Die@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      It may be, but key words are “it happens”.

      This is anecdotal, but when I got my very first job interview at a somewhat big local company back when I was 19, the interviewer was apparently very eager to hire me, until I mentioned the salary topic, then her face changed from excited to like “rude, we’re not hiring this guy” almost immediately.

      I would name drop them if I remembered the company name.

      They ghosted me tho

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        2 days ago

        Why do HR people seem to think that anyone’s primary motivation for working is something other than the paycheck?

        I have absolutely loved my last three jobs. Some days at my best job didn’t even feel like work at all. But I would not keep going back if they stopped paying me.

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          2 days ago

          TBH, I could accept a lower wage (but not by much, and certainly not under minimum wage) if they offered a good work environment, reasonable hours or other niceties, but this was probably not the case

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            The job I referred to as “my best job” was also the lowest-paying. Great work environment, awesome hours, decent benefits.

            But I would not have continued going there to do my job if they stopped paying me.