GARBAGE JOBS ARE TAKING OVER THE MARKET

[@JoshuaFluke1]

This was all found on indeed in one day. These jobs are insulting to the applicants. I'm still at a loss for how that CEO managed to be part of the make a wish foundation. Makes me wonder how many CEOs and executives use non-profits and community organizations to make themselves look like good people while fully doing the opposite. Get 20% Off Your Annual Plan With Scrintal Here! bit.ly/JOSHUA20 See the board yourself here - beta.scrintal.com/b/garbage-jobs-starter-kit--atesw

[@SuzuNoUtaTX]

I can tell you they absolutely use non profit experience to boost themselves. To quote MJ: “Eff those Kids”

[@spitfire7170]

Indeed is a joke, I keep receiving the most garbage offers from them, most of them don't even have anything to do with my career path or my skills

[@hondosolomon]

Joshua Fluke, what program are you using to create the brainstorm diagram?

[@JV3Player]

Hey Josh, could you talk about how corporations main objective now is to soul suck the most amount of time possible from their human resources, because now almost everyone has access to internet self-improvement strategies, corporations have to compete with that.

[@DanEmmons]

All trash jobs out there all the time. I basically left IT three years ago and can’t seem to find any legitimate path toward any serious company. Only people looking to nonstop exploit the next cohort of people desperate for the lowest wages. 15+ years of experience is now meaningless. I’ve even considered just moving into CDL trucking after doing gig work for 3 years

[@bbellefson]

If you can, AVOID "family owned" companies where daddy has anointed his kids, grandkids or other family members with management positions. No matter how clueless they are or how expensive their screwups, they can't be fired. Who pays the piper? YOU, your coworkers and the poor customers.

[@leni3765]

Brilliant advice my friend 👏 🎉❤

[@jbb8261]

I worked for a husband and wife startup Recruiting company for a year Neverafuckinggain 👎🏾 it was essentially a glorified MLM

[@cramsa]

I have seen this FIRST HAND... it's not even the kids, it's the cousins, the siblings, the guy at their church etc... and while they screw up so baddly, not even a suspension or anything WHILE THE CUSTOMERS WALK AWAY BURNED. Family owned busnesses are best for mainly a stepping stone to get experience.

[@jeltoninc.8542]

The worst job I ever had was at a company like this 🤣

[@JRay2113]

Never again. Wasted too many years at a job like this.

[@jackcarraway4707]

My boomer minded brother looks down on fast food workers and says they should just get a better job. He also said there's no excuse cuz it's "easy to get a job now". I challenged him to put in a bunch of applications and see how quick he can even get a call back. He got crickets.

[@timgibney5590]

At the becinning of any recession they start with hiring freezes. Lay offs come next so the unemployment rate can still be low but with a dry up of no new jobs available.

[@jmw1982blue]

Agree with the facts it's not as easy to get a general job. I think the internet is at fault a bit since managers will no longer talk to people that try to get a job when walking in. It takes the humanity out of the process and puts everyone as simply numbers. It doesn't take away from the fact that basic unskilled jobs, like making basic burgers, is not a life job for a desired higher wage. It's still a stepping stone job.

[@jackcarraway4707]

@@jmw1982blue Who are we to determine what's a "stepping stone" job.

[@invalidaccount2315]

@@jmw1982blue the fault is all the hr mommys, all these idealisticlly minded females piss us devs off, i havent applied to a job in 1,5 yrs, eff these ppl, after being replaced by an 18 yr old i said no more, and every developer over 40 has said the same, let this economy go bankrupt im not working for some loser females child.

[@richardspillers6282]

It's only easy to get a job if you're experienced in doing work that nobody in their right mind would do.

[@michaeldalton8374]

Most of these “jobs” are bogus. It’s either collecting personal data, or playing out the charade for taking the PPP “loans”.

[@nwatson2773]

Yep. I applied and got nonstop spam calls and emails!

[@thepro08]

also it makes sound good when talking investors and also for biden to tell us that the job garbage is doing great.... plus is that i know a company that is always recruiting because its always firing and nobody ever stays there..... the ceo is a comple psychopath that goes in lengh to abuse their employes and think he is tought for fukin over and mentaly abuse people that just want to work and do a good job instead he went so far as 1- remove heaters during winter to make people work at cold temperature wather bottlers froze.... 2- scrap is lambo entering the building and therefore make a huge whole in the only entering with construction workers without telling anyone therefore all workers scrap also their cars... 3- spyed on all workers and even chased them even when they went to fuel the car or going home as he was paranoid..... and try to make a fired guy to crash his car.....

[@doccholo905]

These jobs are flooding the job reports as well: "hundreds of thousands of jobs were created this past quarter!"

[@ArtemMuze]

The smartest thing to do is make a Jobs email and google voice phone number. And never apply for any job asking for your SSN on the application.

[@AFuller2020]

It's old school recruiter data-mining,.

[@Yavin4]

You would think that a generation raised on watching The Office would not use corporate cringe management speak. The Office was a satirical comedy not a business tutorial.

[@Tibrious-ms6mm]

Once upon a time, the creative team behind the show "All in the Family" ASS-U-ME-D that the viewing masses would regard Archie Bunker for the ignorant and small-minded bigot that he was, yet he was lionized and idolized instead.

[@USS_Sentinel]

Same thing happened with Joker and Homelander.

[@phonyalias7574]

@@USS_Sentinel Joker and Harlequin was supposed to portray abuse, not romance.

[@USS_Sentinel]

@@phonyalias7574 No, I said Homelander. From The Boys.

[@princessmarlena1359]

Or even “Office Space”.

[@jimrockford2947]

I'm sick of these companies acting like they're too cool for school. Just tell me the pay and job responsibilities. Get to the point and stop low balling the pay.💩

[@USS_Sentinel]

Also lay off with the goddamn buzzwords.

[@mariahconklin4150]

Right? lmao~ That's how it was with my boss he was just direct and the interview was so easy and quick...ended up getting the job in a couple of days and I love it. But yes a lot of companies want all this bs it's like just hire me already.

[@ltnvideo]

“too cool for school” bahahaha. wtf

[@AFuller2020]

They are trying to be hip, it never works.

[@phonyalias7574]

I saw a developer job posted on LinkedIn a few days ago that it was reporting had hundreds of applications. The job was listed as on site, full time, in Southern California. Wanted a long list of skills, and years of experience, for their entry level position. Not only did it not have any pay listed, but it said compensation would be in company equity based on contribution and that until their start up was funded it would be unpaid. Hundreds of applications for an unpaid position, and even asked you to purchase and supply your own hardware for the role while working for them on site. The world has gone insane.

[@yaughl]

Minimum wage: 700 years of experience and 35 degrees required.

[@penisenlargement2319]

35 degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius

[@Geno2733]

Or when an office job requires a bachelor's degree... ..In ANY field!

[@marcmeinzer8859]

You’re getting close. This is like the dream world of yacht crewing where the filthy rich yachtsmen always cut themselves a discount by under-crewing, under-paying or in other words not paying over-time, and then the final cut is no hospitalization the first 90 days even though you’re living at work and could be killed or injured trying to operate their poorly maintained piece of shit fifty year old Feadship which incidentally, needs a major overhaul in the yard where even a paint-job cost a quarter million back in the ‘nineties when I was doing that, briefly. Quit to return to the regular merchant marine.

[@fignite8641]

Theyre looking for vampires

[@romanfan250]

@@Geno2733 Sounds like the Railroads. I did two assessments for a Railroad, one for becoming a conductor and the other for entering management which requires a degree. One assessment asked you about engineering, motion, and light physics. The other? I just had to prove I read at a 6th grade level. Yeah...

[@SpoonHurler]

Any company that doesn't respect you enough to tell you even a vague salary range up front is not worth your time.

[@notfbi7471]

What more do you need than a 'competitive salary' lol. yeah, just pass on all the job postings that don't show a salary indication.

[@franciscodetonne4797]

@@notfbi7471 "competitive salary" compare to what? Considered by whom? Do they even keep their words, and can you believe it's not BS?

[@christinepoppy3277]

@@notfbi7471And they pay like two cents per hour more than competitors😂

[@christinepoppy3277]

@airthrowDBTI remember when I first started working 10 years ago, the advised etiquette from “hiring experts” was to never talk about salary until you were hired. It was seen as a bad idea to even ask about it at the interview🙈

[@phonyalias7574]

@@LostSoulchild89 Or an actual salary range. Some companies are complying with salary transparency laws now by posting ridiculous things like a range of 50k-900k for a position.

[@JNYC-gb1pp]

I was talking to an 84 year old family friend who said that her whole working life jobs were so easy to get, you could literally leave one and go and find another in the same day! She said it was common to just show up and ask if they were hiring. Now she hears complaints from her various kids and grandkids about how 'there's no jobs'

[@RealHomeRecording]

​@ch-yq5ynI've applied to this jobs. Never heard back. Those signs are a throne of lies!

[@The1Undying]

yeah, 8 hours a week for minimum wage@ch-yq5yn

[@freshswagga100]

​@ch-yq5ynworking retail above age 20 is kinda looked down upon

[@MrSandman_0981]

Well they weren't 8 billion people on the planet during his time i guess...you're replaceable now.

[@llVIU]

ah yes, I too, can apply to "make as much as I want" by being a comission based representative, handing out flies to people on the street. Each 1000 fliers handed out means I get a cent.

[@elimcfly350]

Can companies stop acting like a stocked fridge is an office perk? I have one of those at home. Where I work now. And forever will.

[@X786BBF]

But.. but.. what about the football table?

[@USS_Sentinel]

That foosball table doesn't even work! 😂

[@JensenPalmer]

@@X786BBF You mean the foosball table they yell at you for using because “If you have time to use the foosball table, you have time to get back to work.”

[@princessmarlena1359]

The foosball table your coworkers are too scared to play because they’ll be called “LaZy” by management, despite the fact the boss makes in an hour what they make in a year.

[@izzy2900]

I've got an empty fridge at work, bring a big bag of my own food every day, only share the fridge with the boss, other co-worker never uses it. lol

[@fatmanmillionaire3318]

Retail is designed to keep you poor. It is designed to pay you as little as possible and have over 100 percent turn over. Thats the game

[@skyblazeeterno]

I would say most sectors are the same

[@fatmanmillionaire3318]

@skyblazeeterno unfortunately no, does most industries business model plan for a 250 plus percent turn over quarterly... no retail does

[@skyblazeeterno]

@@fatmanmillionaire3318 I meant in terms of low pay. Employee turnover or churn is very high in that sector but again it's not exclusive as hospitality is terrible for that as well

[@phonyalias7574]

@@fatmanmillionaire3318 Wasn't it Panera with something insane like 600% turnover a couple years ago?

[@TheBigdog868]

They model themselves after the trucking industry with its 100% turnover every year. They figure it's cheaper to hire new than to treat people right. Just put meat in the seat.

[@nickfry2830]

It’s ridiculous right now, nothing pays more than $20 and they still require a degree with years of experience. This economy is pathetic 🥸

[@mx500a4]

I'm a business owner. Most people aren't even worth 20 bucks an hour.

[@davidstrelec2000]

​@@mx500a4 You're a waste of oxygen

[@stinkypete3640]

​@mx500a4 to include business owners

[@mx500a4]

@@bvnniez What does your shitty work ethic have to do with me having a business?

[@marcmeinzer8859]

Amen brother. I’m glad I’m retired and have already had all of my dreams crushed!

[@rnt45t1]

Good lord, anywhere that uses "Jedi mastery" in any capacity in a job description will be hell to work for and will pay you half what you're worth.

[@kristianjensen5877]

Boss is probably trying to pull Jedi Mind tricks on you as well. "This is not the salary you deserve for the work that you do" *waves hand*

[@chancepaladin]

holy shit I hate that jedi BS in job apps/postings.

[@USS_Sentinel]

I'm a Toydarian! Jedi Mind Tricks don't work me! Only money!

[@princessmarlena1359]

Jedi mind tricks didn’t work on my godfather. After my cousin used her slave chains on him, the other Hutts fought over his racketeering empire.

[@BasementBerean]

My primary reason for subscribing to this channel is to keep myself retired in case I ever think I want to go back to work. (I'm a retired software developer.)

[@relight6931]

Hah. I discovered Josh just three years late.. By then I already put my above and beyond for my corporate employer.. But the thing is, my country got good labor laws, and foreign companies that come for the sake of cheap labor, still follow those laws to the letter.. So I actually got it now quite goodx, especially since I started working from home when covid hit and still do.. I just wished I found him on day one, would have said Ed me a lot of stress and few grey hairs..

[@matthew2531]

What ! No get to work! We need you to expand Josh's channel from coding office work to how terrible infrastructure and industry is.

[@Mightydoggo]

How I spot a garbage job, or more like garbage clients in my case: They try literally *everything,* else to coerce you into working for/with them, *except* talking about your financial offer.

[@USS_Sentinel]

If employers can be greedy as fuck, then so can I. Yeah, I work for $$$. Not out of the goodness of my heart.

[@Bella.Parabellum]

"You will get exposure! And a chance to practice your skills! _This_ project will be pro bono, but if we like working with you, we'll pay you for the next one. Promise!!"

[@AHersheyHere]

I had a job interview at a trucking company as payroll and one of the questions was “our drivers may come in and verbally harass you if there is a issue with their pay, how would you handle it?” Bonus they never told me what their pay range was, it was family owned, and when I asked for 45k; I was given the “we’ll keep your resume on file” phone call.

[@skyblazeeterno]

Wow as an employee you'd expect to be protected from abuse by other employees

[@SupremeGreatGrandmaster]

Why are the drivers going to payroll instead of the managers/owners?

[@Lomhow]

WOOOOOW immense disrespect

[@onyxtay7246]

@@SupremeGreatGrandmaster I mean, as someone dealing with shitty management, it's probably because management has so completely isolated themselves from the real workers that it's basically impossible to bring up problems with them. Which leads to getting tired and frustrated and blowing up because they've been working long hours and now need to deal with another problem.

[@Jastor00]

Telegraphing that they don't pay their employees on time, or reliably.

[@primal9238]

I hate when companies try to force you to do company "engagement" activities. I don't want to wear ugly sweaters or have a 15 minute dance party. It's so weird you're trying to force those things. We know you're just doing it to justify paying us less. You're just trying to distract us from realizing how you're exploiting us.

[@ad6417]

How else will they justify the over-inflated salaries of the HR department?

[@cramsa]

I have seen a lady, who calculated her hourly wage to be lower than $17/hr after deducting the out of pocket costs of supplies etc as a TEACHER (she has a masters degree too), she is living with her parents and is almost 30... this is the future of America.

[@LancesArmorStriking]

Ironic that a country becomes so poorly run that it's forced to live in a way that it fears most... collectivist, multi-generational households.

[@Asfgxff]

Oh. Ok. So she makes as much as everyone else in the school district.

[@ghostaccountlmao]

I know 4 people with STEM degrees that are working in retail. Nowadays, you have to have a masters to be somewhat secure with job opportunities, and even then it's still not as easy as it should be.

[@Meta7]

I have 2 STEM Masters from a large university, and I have already accepted that I'll never know what "security" or "stability" even means in my lifetime.

[@kathleenepugh9495]

May you find peace with your circumstances and with yourself... It's not you!

[@harsh3948]

@@Meta7 If you want stability, become a tenured professor at a university

[@Joutube_is_trash]

Higher education is a massive scam. You can learned everything they offer for the price of a basic Internet subscription. They know that, but they aren't selling you the information or instruction, they're selling the brand. Being able to put your degree on a resume in theory is the difference between a blank cotton T-shirt and one with a Nike logo.

[@klauseba]

@@Joutube_is_trash plus it can become a vicious cycle called "stuck in tutorial hell" where you just learn and learn and learn but never get to create any valuable products that can be sold for $$$. And schools are not designed to teach us how to think individually and make money, they're designed to make us obedient slaves who don't question authority. If someone is so smart that they have lots of degrees then how come they work for the chad/jerk who doesn't even have a collage degree? :P

[@timgibney5590]

A recession has officially started. I have seen this in 2009 and 2001. Basically they lay off the guy making +100k a year and rehire some dude from craigs list for 45k a year. It is a cost saving measure after budget cuts from a decline in the stock price

[@simonhimself1]

And then management gives themselves a fat raise or bonus

[@1439315]

Recession is the short road to depression. 1st job out of college lasted 90 days; laid off when they lost big customer & combined 2 offices into 1. Spring 1995; Wow, that was fast.

[@HeadStronger-HS]

yes the older you get you start to see the patterns...

[@januarysson5633]

And that’s why we need more immigration. 😐

[@harsh3948]

@@HeadStronger-HS This is why you need to unionize

[@mattcardarelli]

Thank you Josh. More people need to wake the hell up. Bunch of job postings around me paying $12/ hour for a 2 page list of duties. Just pathetic.

[@herbertscott9575]

What's your skill, degree and credential level?

[@josejuanrosales3614]

Most older people say they its a good wage. I get the same shitty response that "I started at 7.25" but I always respond back by saying ..cool bro you had more purchasing power back then like milk was $1.70 a decade back. Dollar was worth more not dollar is going to shit dont come at me with the stupidity of what skill or degree bullshit. Jobs are suppose to pay livable wage not slave wage

[@MrOiram46]

@@josejuanrosales3614 7.25 in 1981 would be 24-25 bucks an hour today too 🤯

[@kerim.peardon5551]

I'm a paralegal by trade and I've seen legal jobs lately that don't pay as much as Aldi's or Panda Express, much less factories. Hell, I'm barely making more than the local Kroger warehouse is paying as a starting salary, and I have a B.A. and years of experience. Corporate jobs aren't keeping up; they're still thinking it's 2019. Or, maybe, because everyone goes to college these days and it's looked down upon to work anything less than an office job, there is a glut of office workers and a shortage of workers willing to do grunt work.

[@stevenhenry5267]

Not important

[@ForgottenKnight1]

45.000 in Miami - you can rent a cardboard box.

[@lsswappedcessna]

Not even a cardboard box, just a piece of cardboard. Not even under a bridge, either, so it'll be a soaked piece of cardboard.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

they don't let you live under a bridge for less than 50k, so good luck with that cardboard out in the rain

[@princessmarlena1359]

Even in a “bad part of town”.

[@tnix80]

Makes me appreciate where I live

[@melodywave3]

When you are so lazy you steal your company's name from one of the most recognizable 3D Modeling Programs to bait-and-switch hopeful applicants

[@android-titan]

Damn, yeah I knew it sounded familiar.

[@melodywave3]

@@android-titani bet the "CEO" rakes in a ton of personal data from people who are trained and qualified to work for real jobs

[@anuragchakraborty8766]

I prefer CATIA and Autodesk Inventor

[@melodywave3]

@@anuragchakraborty8766 I was taught on inventor, but the amount of resources on AutoDesk Fusion360 (especially the free to use parts) have me considering giving it a go

[@fromfareast3070]

@@anuragchakraborty8766 Pro/E Creo it's not bad either.

[@grasshopper1153]

You might have a garbage job if you work for Waste Management lol. I'm here all week folks!

[@Giraffe27]

Boooooooooo 🍅 🍅

[@rm06c]

🥁😂

[@sickHolmes]

Xd😂😂😂😂

[@KC-lg8qf]

That's a good job these days

[@skyblazeeterno]

Rubbish

[@MarcDunivan]

These "garbage jobs" seem to be inspired by the employment practices in Dubai U.A.E.

[@gulli72]

"Freelancers/peeps who work from their mom's basement, need not apply." This is one hell of a sentence to wrongly put a comma into.

[@marcmeinzer8859]

At least people who live in their mom’s basement know better than to waste their money paying rent and as an added dividend are positioning themselves to inherit their mom’s house. It becomes a problem when your mom is dead but you’re keeping her at home in Grandpa’s rocking chair just for old times sake kind of like Norman Bates.

[@BassHuey]

How did this end up this way? I asked my fellow collegues over 15 years ago whether we should unionize or organize. NO was the answer. Salaries were high jobs openings were plenty. Then the constant accumulation of H1B visa workers and bringing inshore the offshore personnel in south asia where now "professionals" are aplenty and quality of applicants is low and the good jobs are scarce and hotly contested. More garbage jobs coming unfortunately..

[@joshh4234]

As a new CS grad looking for a role, not only is the market brutal but literally all of the jobs posted on Indeed are the textbook definition of garbage jobs. I have a high GPA and a few projects showcased on a pretty decent resume, and none of these companies ever call back. I suspect that most of these postings are fake, as in they have no real intentions of hiring anyone. They're probably just collecting data and reusing it in suspicious ways. I highly doubt that they have any real plans to hire anyone for these roles.

[@ga6257]

Actually a few of them do that. They may not have an opening, but they post a job opening to keep resumes on file in case someone leaves or something happens. And that sucks for you because you are looking for a job now, not in 8 months.

[@joshh4234]

True that, it sucks!!!

[@creepersonspeed5490]

they also get so many responses that the entry level job goes to people with CS phds. no hate to the applicants but shitty that people will take advantage of the desperation

[@phonyalias7574]

@@ga6257 It sucks even more, because they'll just ask for a new set of resumes when it happens. And if you applied in the past 6 months well, you're locked out of their system from applying again.

[@phonyalias7574]

I'm convinced at this point that with applicant volume being what it is, the value of data being submitted greatly outweighs the cost of posting the job. There's no proof companies are doing this to sell data, but the financial incentive is starting to look like it's there. Active emails, names, contact information, employment history, interests, education, and more from 1000+ people, for $25.

[@ellicesanchez3194]

I've seen more and more jobs for senior designers offering less and less pay ($15 - $25/hr). Still looking for options or clients. I just realized I had 15 years experience the other day. It makes no sense to be making the same amount of cash as a fast food job.

[@onyxtay7246]

In a way, I think raising the pay for fast food would help a lot with this stuff to force businesses to pay a living wage. If McDonalds pays more than high-skill jobs then talent will always have a nice tool for negotiation. "I could get paid more at McDonalds."

[@aikighost]

@@onyxtay7246 My negotiation tool is "no that salary is not acceptable to me"

[@galerus3776]

​@onyxtay7246 I did this at a security job I had a couple of years ago. McDonald's was paying $17 down the street while I was going on a 45-minute drive to my job, making $10.25/hr. Upper Management didn't even bother fighting it.

[@kosmosXcannon]

​@@onyxtay7246I follow a channel where they actually said this because there is no money in comics.

[@harmonylivingston3460]

Honestly? I landed my dream job by going through an employment agency. no linked in, no indeed, no career builder, etc. Those agencies have connections often to local businesses looking to hire local talent. you don't get a cut of your pay taken out to pay the agency anymore, that's a relic from the 80s, and after six months I managed to impress the business owner, who actually *works* in the shop managing accounting an payroll that I was hired on directly and no longer go through the agency. Results may vary, of course, but it worked for me.

[@SpiceFox]

If the agency doesn’t take a cut of your pay, how do they make money?

[@harmonylivingston3460]

@@SpiceFox they charged my employer for access to their talent pool. The job market is shitty on both sides.

[@Travis_On_Trauma]

Oh gosh, don’t tell me this. I’ve been looking for a job since October. I’m beginning to think it’s all people posting jobs to bait people. Like no one can hire for the rest of the year.

[@DutchmanRadio]

Same and same lmao. I’ve been using some tools to mass apply and that has helped a lot with actually getting people who are interested to reply

[@rachelcrawford9553]

@@DutchmanRadioWhat tools are that?!? I would love to know.

[@still_your_zelda]

Same here. I had one interview, told me they wanted me to start early December and it’s just been crickets. No follow up whatsoever and I’ve been keeping up with the interviewer for weeks now.

[@shnorkeythefourth4572]

@Winter_Wyvern1do you like the change to being a universal hero? I’ve been trying to do aghs right click build but it isn’t clicking

[@HailHydreigon]

I had been job hunting since late September and got a job offer on December 1st. Some companies still hire year round. Good luck!

[@ddd-op5wy]

I'm from the UK, and looking on Indeed, it feels like 1/4 jobs are OTE pay scams now. It's horrible.

[@SenorPenor1337]

And if it's not, it's smaller companies that want you in the office everyday (for absolutely no reason) with 42hrs a week including a pointless hour lunch break. I have no issue doing 42hrs a week if I can do it from home and choose my own hours, I like working a couple of hours every Saturday or Sunday morning before the gym. Apparently I'm LaZy for knowing my value

[@penisenlargement2319]

​@@SenorPenor1337no point working long hours, we can't even afford anything with the money anyway here

[@dsmhiggins67]

@@SenorPenor1337once you’ve proved you can work in office and do the job I have no problem with people working remotely. However immediately coming in when I don’t know you from Adam and demanding full remote ? Yeah good luck

[@sawyer4981]

It's definitely getting worse. Layoffs are rampant this year, and it's going to get worse. Unfortunately, people are going to be desperate and have to take one of these jobs or go hungry. Companies know this, and do not have the morality to resist.

[@UnitSe7en]

You're going hungry even if you do take one of these jobs.

[@patthetech]

a buddy was leaving a job and asked if i'd be interested. The way HE described it, sounded pretty good. Decent pay, not too much demand, decently priced area to live, etc. When I saw the actual job posting, it was advertised at half-3/4 the pay he had, while simultaneously wanting certs that a quick google showed each one alone should be 2-3x what they were offering. Along with that, he was a "one man show", but the job posting made it seem like they were looking for a full on manager/team lead, for less than a technician would make. Along with that, the job posting title was "Data center manager" but the first or second line of the posting said "data center technician" then went on to describe a manager. It was all over the place. It also reminded me of when I lived in that area and not one job in my field was willing to pay what a worker was worth (and thought they could cram 3+ jobs into one position).

[@kevinmach730]

They need a stupid buzz word or portmanteau for this because I see it so often. I do IT work for different industries and more and more over the past 5-10 years- I come into a place that I haven't been in a few months and person was let go or quit. But no one was hired to replace them. Their job was just distributed among remaining employees.

[@abiudjoseph6136]

Believe it or not, I got fired and blacklisted from a 'prestigious' Fortune 500 company in 2009, and now in December of 2023 I just received another tiny check for blacklisting me, almost 15 years ago! I received just over $2,600 from the 'prestigious' multi-billion dollar company, ruining my career. That didn't even cover my College fees and all the time and energy I spent going back and forth to College. I instead became a truck driver.

[@ArtMeetsReality]

What check? Like money check? Blacklisting you how and where? You can't be rehired by the same company? Sorry, I am not American, it's confusing.

[@creepersonspeed5490]

​@@ArtMeetsRealitythis is confusing to me as well

[@UNMEASURED100]

Doesn’t that make you angry? Imagine all the time you spent studying, being highly depressed before the exam night, wasting your money, time and health? Isn’t it the biggest scam of the history?

[@missmia196]

So many questions

[@abiudjoseph6136]

@@ArtMeetsRealityBlacklisting is when a group of companies working in a similar business, come together and agree not to hire one anothers ex-employees for various reasons.

[@WongWho]

Any job posting that doesn't post the pay rate.... 9 times out of ten it's probably minimum wage or close to it for the amount of work the company expects you to complete.

[@aikighost]

I literally refuse to apply for any job that does not list a salary range. I know someone who works at indeed and they tell me the stats bear out that adverts with no salary range listed get 80% less applicants so its not just us.

[@amicaaranearum]

This. I have never seen a job offering a “competitive salary” with no amount listed that actually turned out to _be_ competitive.

[@shopece8807]

Facts. Which is also why it helps to know your market and research. A well-informed job seeker is powerful.

[@BlueAvians]

Exactly. They know the pay is shit so they don't post it. An employer that pays well will showcase it.

[@princessmarlena1359]

When they tell you that “you have to prove your worth to justify that salary amount”, definitely look elsewhere. If they don’t consider you worth the market rate of pay for your line of work, why would they even consider you hiring you in the first place?

[@theedwardian]

I saw a job listening in Florida that just said the words "I SNORT COCAINE LEGALLY AND I NEED MORE SLAVES." followed by photos, address and phone number. Everything was legitimate, it was not even a joke, and the business' was directly across from a police station and courthouse. Welcome to the kakistocracy.

[@go_better]

Josh enters a "Texan dad who gives valuable life advice" era. And I love it tbh lol.

[@cebruthius]

It's the moustache, right?

[@go_better]

@@cebruthius Listen up here, son

[@karenwang313]

He's starting to look like idubbz. All he needs now is a mullet and hair loss to complete the look.

[@jrddoubleu514]

Greedflation. Everything except your wages/salary goes up. It is by design.

[@aluisious]

My salary is up 50% over 3 years. Play the game, hop between jobs.

[@jrddoubleu514]

@@aluisious I'm fully aware that the ladder is climbed diagonally, not upwards, but that doesn't disqualify my statement.

[@bobbobertson7568]

Truth. I saw a job posted on indeed from an otherwise reputable automotive supplier, looking for a "data engineer." Must've had dozens of bullets of skills they wanted, sql, python, power bi, all types of database stuff etc.. Degrees in computer science or similar of course. Salary estimate $62-$83K. GTFO. And this wasn't for entry level, they wanted bunch of experience in supply chain. GTFO. Many more like this wanted a laundry list of skills that pay less than manager at Chic Filet.

[@williambrennan5701]

As GenX in the middle of this generational deal these Job postings sounds like a Boomer that's trying to make a Job interesting for GenZ that "don't want to work anymore". This is a REAL thing. I have heard and been involved in the discussions from "older people" in charge just not understanding why younger people don't want to work anymore. These Jobs think they pay enough already so they try and offer silly perks instead. I get laughed out when i tell them if they want "top talent" then pay top dollar and if they want to keep people then give them a reason to stay like stock options or pensions . BUT here is the REAL problem. These "garbage Jobs" are becoming the norm. As someone who is 46 my advice to anyone younger is to get experience and go into business for yourself. Ive seen to many hard workers get nowhere in nowhere jobs, its getting worse not better.

[@Crazywaffle5150]

I would NEVER apply for a job like that. It shows they don't take their self serious as a business or company. In turn that shows to me they would not take ME serious as a person and they would not respect me. I have not interests applying for a job that treats people like children. If you can't present your self as a adult, you should not be in charge of anyone or anything.

[@sagittariusdolly722]

It seems like too many companies have this ideal employee that they are looking for: Someone between the ages of 20-35 with a minimum of 15 years experience. Good luck with finding a person like that.

[@MrJakr4]

A little late to the party but the "creative picture and/or video of yourself" part of the application is to filter out any potential employee who has self respect for themselves. These companies only want wage slaves that they can abuse. Never subject yourself to this humiliation.

[@phonyalias7574]

It's also a very bad idea in the US. The moment you do that, you're opening yourself up to all sorts of discrimination cases with race and gender in the photo/video.

[@UmamiPapi]

Always tick the "prefer not to say" box since I'm not gonna benefit from identity politics. @@phonyalias7574

[@Tythecodeguy]

They really be checking who is willing to embarrass themselves and waste their time. I skip every quiz or video requirements because it’s a waste

[@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living]

If this company is in the US, they’re ASKING for a lawsuit on the grounds of discrimination. Besides, if I want to do “creative videos/pictures”, I’ll put it on my OWN social media and get paid from ads while I can stay at home.

[@jondapicam]

IT positions have been devalued. They say they can't run a company without them, but they don't want to pay them. I had to move without a job lined up because they won't let you apply for a job without first living in the area.

[@bapluda]

Two words: H1B and Outsourcing

[@thalissevero7627]

@@bapludaAnd the most hilarious part is that these companies won’t even consider third world foreigners unless they are senior developers with 10+ years of experience, all of that for like 20k-30k per year because they know that’s a load of money per year in the third world devs’ home countries.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

most companies outsource those positions anyway, nobody has an internal IT team anymore

[@shopece8807]

I'm about to make almost equal to my IT Business Analyst friend who works in the govt tech area (i'm currently in a non-tech field). She's beginning to look elsewhere lol.

[@bapluda]

@@shopece8807 What field are you now?

[@uganda8956]

One word indeed. It is filled with garbage jobs from companies with high turnover rates. The same company positing vacancy for the same positions. You end up applying for the company you already rejected.

[@openyoureyes909jones6]

The other scam I see is companies posting a job over and over every few weeks....but if you apply, you are on file....cant reapply, and dont get hired....feels scammy as fuck

[@jerryard1]

You guys are mis-defining over-employed...Over-employed is when you're one of the few people left after a layoff and you now have 3 extra jobs to do. These CEO's never complain about that though.

[@Tibrious-ms6mm]

And you never hear them talk about all of the cost cutting and savings a company would have if they themselves were laid off or let go.

[@jason00121]

it irks me that these people have jobs at all let alone are gatekeeping from serious people

[@Yukyuk96]

That's why you make your own job. I was briefly an employee from 2002 to 2005. The final straw was when I got hired by one of those mortgage companies pumping out fraudulent loans. My "training" was a motivational video by a sales trainer and sitting next to a loan officer that explained nothing and was trying to find ways to get people with subpar credit mortgages. I left 5 hours into training and started my first company a week later. To be fair I could have made alot of money at that mortgage company but I have this thing called morals.

[@Coinopoly]

The one at the beginning about can you make social media content go viral is a good example. I mean.. people who can do that tend to generate their own revenue.

[@dianeyoung8130]

I live in Miami a guy contacted me to be a developer, video editor, manage a team, and make drone videos, all for the awesome salary of 45k a year. Like what?

[@thalissevero7627]

No way, dude. That much?!!! You’re insane if you don’t accept it lmao

[@UNMEASURED100]

Job of the century

[@BlueAvians]

Employers are becoming the modern day corporate pimps squeezing every drop from their abused workers.

[@markmccormack1796]

The dog walker, dog sitter job I applied to today requires 2 years of experience. Required 2 years experience walking a dog/dog sitter, $14 per hour. Come on down to Florida!

[@skyblazeeterno]

Is that 2 dog years experience?😊

[@mudbuff]

Any degree required?

[@openyoureyes909jones6]

'come on down to Florida'....um, no but best of luck with the job....if you want it, i hope ya get it

[@TunaSpleen]

As a millennial, I apologize on behalf of my entire generation for the ultra-cringe phrases they used in those job postings. Talking like that wasn't cool in 2005, and it's only aged like milk since then.

[@seanm7539]

As a fellow millennial you are absolutely right I work at a grocery store I’m not gonna name which one but their slogan is a great place to work it’s bullshit it’s just a place to work

[@romeosra]

Funniest thing about wanting to hire a whole team of rockstars... they don't typically do well with sharing fame & celebrity with others and the company is entirely forgetting about the rest of the team that puts the whole damn show on... there really is only room for about 1-4 rockstars in a company over 50 employees.

[@ChickenSaladRimjob]

That ceo gas the “just fuck my shit up” haircut

[@wwShadow7]

So true. I work a factory job because ... it was accurate in it's job description. The ONLY job I've EVER had that was. Most job ads make me want to vomit. And I'm not someone who vomits easily.

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

Entry level but requires 5 certifications, and 10 years experience yeah that is the trash that is pushed out there;

[@shopece8807]

It's almost not even funny how many "junior/entry level" still want up to 7yrs experience and/or will barely consider you mid-to-senior/exec level with 8-12 yrs experience (where I fall into lol).

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

@@shopece8807 It’s beyond STUPID and incompetence from HR

[@potatogamerfiber]

Asking for a photo can get a company in legal trouble for discrimination bias. Run away from a company so blatantly willing to risk that line

[@jmw1982blue]

I love this channel so I can keep in mind red flags when looking for a job. We may not take it seriously at first, but the signs are telling. I'd rather read the signs it's a terrible place to work for, and not go through another horrible experience.

[@Tibrious-ms6mm]

Those who are smart learn from their mistakes, whereas those who are wise learn from the mistakes made by others.

[@openyoureyes909jones6]

@@Tibrious-ms6mm Good point

[@ricardoguada]

Dude, honestly, thank you for your service

[@snowcloudshinobi]

boomers really think "le mom's basement XD" is the funniest shit ever! it's up there with "snowflake" and "entitled" on my boomer cringe bingo card.

[@onyxtay7246]

Now now, it's generally *very* funny to call boomers entitled snowflakes. After all, how else could you describe someone who wants to pay overworked employees minimum wage?

[@phonyalias7574]

It's even worse when it's true and used to insult people, because life circumstances either force kids to live at home longer due to awful paying jobs or because parents lack health insurance and need a part time caretaker in the form of kids... then their future employer makes fun of them for doing the best they can.

[@OriginalBongoliath]

@@phonyalias7574 Those morons are out of touch still thinking we are living in the good times of the 90's. That time has come and gone. Unless you are making 6 figures or you live way out in the boonies you aren't getting a home.

[@snowcloudshinobi]

@@phonyalias7574 right on! it's inconsiderate at best, downright cruel at the worst.

[@debeb5148]

​@@onyxtay7246You describe them as a genius. Because damn are they making the system work for them if you are overworked and underpayed. Your life is worthless

[@roodyg5352]

Applying to jobs now is a pain in the ass. Never ending process. My career is the search itself lol

[@mx500a4]

You need to get into the trades bud. Just show up on time, work hard, and make great money.

[@izzy2900]

​@@mx500a4Trades as in trading stocks, currencies & whatnot? I think AI's taking over those jobs soon enough.

[@berdema6555]

"... ceos spending their parents' money" lol too real! Also reminds me of an IT Crowd line "when I started I had two things, a dream and 6m dollars"

[@SK-yx7hm]

Im in Florida here and the job market is freaking terrible ans because mainly boomers live here, they arent gonna vote for higher wages cause "they just have to work harder".

[@Orlando_Steve]

That much boomer-blaming is kinda cringe. Salaries and wages here have definitely not kept up with inflation in FL, but you can't vote them higher, except for the minimum wage which *was* voted higher in 2020. If you want higher wages you can A) Move or B) Get a work from home job from an out of state employer.

[@joelcastillo5828]

​​@ch-yq5ynWW2 wasn't even that hard, America rolled into Europe after the Russians did 90% of the heavy lifting. I'd argue the Vietnam war, Korean war, hell even Afghanistan was harder on the average soldier. Boomers had it easy.

[@Orlando_Steve]

@ch-yq5yn@joelcastillo5828 I can't tell if this is attempted irony here, but I hope you two understand that boomers were born AFTER WWII and were too young for Korea, but DID most of the fighting and dying in Vietnam.

[@creepersonspeed5490]

​@@Orlando_Steveyou can vote them higher lol minimum wage + cumulative increases like we have here in Australia. vote for the parties that will make it happen. unionise.

[@Orlando_Steve]

@@creepersonspeed5490 We don't or at least aren't supposed to have a centrally planned economy like Australia. We don't want it either. We are keeping our guns too. No Covid Concentration Camps here!

[@HailHydreigon]

Omg I just came out of job hunting, successfully. Some of these job postings were legit but the descriptions told tales of office drama. I clicked away so fast.

[@Saint-su2se]

What kind of office drama?

[@shopece8807]

Me too. These videos esp the last 2 months make me feel almost lucky for the job i'm starting on 1/8. Granted it was "easier" because I was job-hunting while still employed but yeah.

[@MrJustonemorevoice]

"Unlimited PTO" translates into "We are desperate for anyone to be a warm body at a post because the working conditions are so soul crushing"

[@hiflyer000]

"Unlimited PTO" accomplishes two things for businesses, and I'm really surprised it isn't the norm yet. 1. People will be paranoid about taking too much and will likely end up taking less than they would if they had a set amount. 2. It makes an extremely easy justification to use when firing someone or withholding raises because the employee can't definitively say they didn't take too much.

[@mikesell5010]

For a moment, thought it said “Garage job” where employees are duped into working within someone’s garage

[@NarpytheCrimeDog]

Employers are now placing non-existent jobs (or paying others to do this) to convince investors that the company is growing AND they post low wages to drive down market prices. IE: if I need labor and typically pay $20/hr as does most of my competition, I can have someone (or do it myself) post a bunch of similar jobs that pay $15/hr to lower the "competitive wage" to $17.50. Other companies are going to steadily lower their wages as well because more money = more money.This is also why a lot of companies are hiring shortly afterward. I've worked at a place that started a hiring round the day after layoffs, then had another layoff 2 weeks later and a hiring spree the next day. If I had to guess on mostly speculation, I think this is being noticed more because it's happening more. People can't afford anything, which means people aren't buying anything, which means companies aren't making as much money, which means investors are angry, which means companies need to cut costs, which means companies need to cut wages, which means lay offs of the higher paid, which means more desperate people willing to work for less, which means less consumers, which means companies aren't making more money. It's a repeating cycle that speeds up until it's noticeable. Look at our current economic system since the neoliberals took power. Economic crashes getting more frequent and worse in terms of number of people displaced and the cost of living ratio getting worse each time. Hell, we have boomers becoming homeless now; the problem has reached that bad; the wealthiest generation is getting milked to death for the profit machine.

[@debeb5148]

Boomers going homeless? Good. Now you next. You're worthless.

[@chancepaladin]

I've seen more reputable agencies post 'garbage jobs' in the last few weeks. They refuse to post the rate, or even what the expected hours of work are. They'll say fully remote, but no expectations whatsoever. Then they don't respond when asked. Sometimes even getting emailed the same garbage posting multiple times, and they still won't answer their multiple emails to me.

[@mikewhitaker2880]

how to spot a garbage job.. hear stories of their HIGH turnover rate.. apply at that job with a work ANY time schedule... never get called back..... garbage job... seriously... and as for the needing 7 years experience for entry position.. i've seen them asking for only 3 years experience for entry slots.. seriously, it's supposed to be an ENTRY position, which means ZERO experience... and lets not even get into the problem of they ONLY hire from employment agencies, that's a 100% insult to those individual go-get'ers walking in the front door to apply direct.... they way i see it, virtually EVERY job these days is a garbage job... and i haven't even mentioned the affirmative action slots that never get filled because no one who qualifies EVER applies.... i mean, why save a spot for a woman and/or a person of color if you NEVER have women or PoC's put in an application..... and what's worse is you need the help but won't hire anyone else because they are not a woman or PoC......

[@_nimrod92]

This is why I left Utah bunch of garbage companies like Fusion 360 are the norm there.

[@Renfeir]

It is not a Pizza Party anymore, it is a Taco Truck.

[@foureveralone]

Josh do another one on Great or Unicorn jobs. So we can easily identify good jobs that are not too good to be true either.

[@jackcarraway4707]

A good employer is transparent about pay and treats candidates like an adult.

[@georgeromey4971]

Most of all the jobs being created are garbage jobs. The unemployment picture is one huge mirage.

[@Pwn3540]

I'm tired of offices where everyone brings their dogs to work

[@Krlowanigu-mg6eg]

What makes difference is there was no HR in full sh*t expansion, unnecessay and harmful, biased usually women in the middle of the hiring process. That inflicted more respect, if your boss fired you it was his/her task to find somebody on your place. Nowdays menagers hand in hand with HR are not accountable.

[@Xerock]

I always loved the demands for 7-10 yrs of experience in a piece of incredibly obscure software that's only been on the market for 5 yrs.

[@Cakebattered]

Once you speak to an actual person about the position and they can't give you a defined role, that's a guaranteed garbage job. It always means they want to pay unqualified wages for a job that requires qualifications that demand higher pay.

[@jameshorton3692]

One thing I’ve noticed is they will have a required skill set that will take close to 10 years to attain experience wise and then have a requirement for 3 years experience. Basically they want to pay a junior to do senior work.

[@xlerb2286]

I live in the Midwest and work in the tech industry. We've got our share of lackluster tech companies here but my experience has been they are a smaller percentage and the really bad companies just don't exist here - not for long anyway. There's a lot of word of mouth knowledge transfer between people here and a company that doesn't treat people well gets a bad reputation FAST.

[@miahoooooooo]

Do you want to do an episode about "inflated job titles", such as "director of first impressions" for reception. "Bra fitting technician" for a sales girl at a bra retail store. 😂

[@kevinthomas1110]

This absolutely has the makings for an entire series! You would also be providing some accountability to the market.

[@anonymousbosch9265]

I’m a labor union member and leader and I think this digital job marketplace is absolutely a race to the bottom

[@tvdavis]

Ha! The board Josh created is gold! I especially relate to the “newly removed space” block, as I got told two days after starting a job that we’d be moving to a new space on the other side of the rented warehouse building… Yeah, the “new space” shares a wall with a trucking company and some kind of metal shop. Nothing like your cubicle wall shaking and rattling from 7-5 every day, accompanied by metal grinding and loud BANGS on the wall every five seconds. Oh, and the cubicles were half the size of the previous ones.i pulled some strings and got our 3 person team larger cubes in which to dwell, but overall, we fight traffic 3 times a week to come share germs in a loud warehouse while doing technical work that could be done at home.

[@ReysonFox]

And this is a bad thing because how expensive everything is now food, car, homes, education, entertainment, bills, insurances these jobs don't pay enough or keep the employee's happy to work in. Nobody has time or the money for college debt education. Our future's are screwed.

[@BlueAvians]

College isn't the answer to this mess. Even those with degrees can't find work. The problem lies with the employers and the piss poor economy. You will spin your wheels thinking you can fix this on an individual level. This goes much bigger than personal choices ❤

[@creeper2054]

These jobs have been around since 2009. It is the "New Normal". How lucky we are.

[@makeupandotherrandomthings]

BuT tHe EcOnOmY Is sO GoOd RiGhT NoW!

[@OriginalBongoliath]

Thanks to all the morons who voted for Joe Biden but hey, no more mean Tweets and the adults are back in charge am I right?? 😂

[@debeb5148]

It is for the people in charge. You're just worthless

[@SallySallySallySally]

Is this what it's really like out there these days? Those job postings read like a middle-school party invitation. The world seems to have been taken over mostly by people whose development was arrested at 13 years of age.

[@yung829]

Just got my first good job. Paid really well and treated well. Still watch these videos😂

[@BeardPolicy]

Top tier content, always fun and engaging to watch. Thanks Josh!

[@Jupiterxice]

Wow... 45k in maimi???? You cant even buy a box for that price. Smh I tell people always have side hustle and never stay loyal to job.

[@angelpayano6813]

People have to jump off the ship every 6 months with all these bs going on.

[@Green2Red2]

Any job that says "...and additional responsibilities as requested..." Is a GARBAGE Job. It shows that the employer isn't organized enough to define the job/wants someone who'll take on extra responsibility with NO EXTRA PAY. Run.

[@NickOloteo]

I was looking on indeed just for fun and saw multiple fast food general manager jobs at 45-55k and you know they work 60 hours minimum a week. That needs to be a six figure job at least with stock options or revenue share bonus every month. Then I’d consider.

[@shopece8807]

Whoa. At least the DC metro area will insult you a little nicer with 65-80k LOL

[@gnuPirate]

These videos crack me up, although it is terribly, terribly sad that this stuff is floating around, and impressionable people go for it. I was sucked into similar crap long ago, and it took a large toll. Good on you for offering a proper commentary / critique on this bloody steaming excrement that's floating everywhere.

[@TheOirishhhAmerican]

Nice work dude, should do one on garbage managers or heck a whole series on this subject matter.

[@TheNightshadePrince]

Yeah there is zero labor shortages, these companies just refuse to pay a living wage. If I got a real Job I would lose more money than I could even make because they pay less than the cost of transportation and work from home Jobs are almost always call centers which I doubt I could do. :)

[@bilinguliar]

Smart move with the mustache; boomers will think you are on their side.

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

Digital transformation, sustainable development, AI. If these keywords make you sick we are alike

[@richardhead548]

Astonishing how they keep getting away with job postings like this which taken at face value are extremely ableist (obviously someone in a wheelchair isn't going to be able to whiz around the office on a hoverboard), very male-centric, and holy shit the ageism. People talk about "boomers" but boomers aren't posting this shit, it's the "hey brah" "sup brah" posting these jobs. There isn't enough teeth and enforcement to our EEOC because if there were these asses would be broke, out of business, and flipping burgers after the lawsuits.

[@statinskill]

You're talking about leftist policies that most Americans including minorities fully reject.

[@onyxtay7246]

@@statinskill Leftist policies involve stuff like paying workers a living wage. At most, these are _liberal_ policies, but with how male-centric these things are it can also just be conservatives pretending to care about people.

[@openyoureyes909jones6]

@@statinskill This isnt about politics, or policy. This is about companies being full of shit. Really gonna make greed political, as if it just started happening?

[@statinskill]

@@openyoureyes909jones6 Most Americans reject the OP's ideology.

[@derekrequiem4359]

@@statinskill I'm a minority and I support most leftist policies. Sorry if that offends you. 😊

[@noahmcdarby5417]

Thank you for making this. I live in Arizona and I used to look for work on craigslist in my younger more naive days. There are so many boiler room scam centers and MLM schemes out here its sick! The type of call centers where they want you to cold call people but they wont tell you what exactly your selling and its commission only. Only MLM pitch I ever fell for somebody invited me to a party he said his boss was throwing it for the company at his penthouse. I went with him and it turned out to be an ACN pitch. I said no thank you and walked out.