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by aejnsn
2006 days ago
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What’s the difference in a human trafficker and a recruiter? Traffickers are more honest. Had a recruiter from a Valley newcomer disappear on me for ~10 days, after having talked offers and how impressive the interviews had been. Then she called back out of the blue wanting to negotiate salary. I gave her my ask, and she wanted to low-ball, and then I gathered the VP, for whom I would be working, called BS on my ask, even though it was market rate and a bit lower than what a Valley resident would command. More radio silence. I had two much better offers and little pressure. It kept feeling like timed negotiating tactics to me. Finally they presented me with a dumpster of an employee stock program offering to make up for their salary hair-splitting. I would have been more impressed if they’d given me an actual Monopoly board game with it, at least then the Monopoly money would have been tangible. Then I caught this recruiter in a lie about part of the company’s “newly conceived” ESP conditions. I backed away for a couple days, and hashed out the worst thing I could do in light of the employer/recruiter wasting my time and scheming. Give that recruiter a dirty yes. So I dragged them out telling them I was taking the job for over a week and to expect the offer letter as soon as I thought on it more. I never signed further, slowed any responses, and then I just stopped responding. Even got some angry text messages from the recruiter screaming, “TELL ME WHY!” The worst kinds of people, and you will find no sympathy from me. |
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I don't say this as an insult or an accusation. I am simply pointing out that we often judge others based on a lack of complete information. It isn't necessarily fair to blame recruiters for every indignity that occurs during the recruitment process. Inherently almost everyone who interacts with a recruiter comes away feeling disappointed and slighted. It is a tough job.