CitizenVectron Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 The Strange New Trend That’s Enraging Hiring Managers SLATE.COM My, how the tables have turned. Quote In today's topsy-turvy job market, a strange new thing is happening. Employers are increasingly grumbling about job seekers "ghosting" them. These job candidates just don't show up for their scheduled interviews. And in some cases, new hires accept a job only to disappear. Here's some of what I've heard from managers: Quote I'm in the medical field and this is happening to us to for the past year 6–12 months. Being ghosted for interviews, people not responding. Five people scheduled to interview, but one shows up. We've even hired people who didn't show up in the first day or didn't return for the second. Nurses and front office positions. It's unreal. Quote I'm hiring for multiple hourly entry-level manufacturing jobs, well above local minimum wage with PTO, benefits, etc. If I reach out for a brief phone interview, only 50 percent respond. If I set up the interview, it's no longer shocking when someone doesn't answer the phone. … THEN once I offer a job … nothing. No response. I don't get it. Quote Employers, unsurprisingly, do not like this. It's rude, they say, and unprofessional. And sure, it is. But employers have been doing this to workers for years, and their hand-wringing didn't start until the tables were turned. For years I've fielded questions from job seekers frustrated at being ghosted by job interviewers. They would take time off from work, maybe buy a new suit, spend time interviewing—often doing second, third, and even fourth rounds of interviews—and then never hear from the employer again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Quote I’m hiring for multiple hourly entry-level manufacturing jobs, well above local minimum wage with PTO, benefits, etc. If I reach out for a brief phone interview, only 50 percent respond. If I set up the interview, it’s no longer shocking when someone doesn’t answer the phone. … THEN once I offer a job … nothing. No response. I don’t get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, GeneticBlueprint said: "What did someone get addicted to slack labor markets??? Waaaaaa" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Makes up for all that "Oh yeah we'll get back to you" after you applied or interviewed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 When I've hired people, I've always made a point to at least shoot them a text saying we went with someone else or whatever. I've never bought the whole "there's no time" excuse. I would literally copy/paste the same message to like 20 people, it took all of a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Of course people want to stay on unemployment as long as possible instead of working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Of course people want to stay on unemployment as long as possible instead of working. Huh? Unemployment is chump change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ominous said: Huh? Unemployment is chump change. And the PUA is over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Unemployment only lasts so long. If you're one of the people that got laid off for lockdown last March, you're almost assuredly locked out of it unless you match certain criteria. For me personally, when my job asked me to come back, I said no, so they said "alright, we never had this conversation." When they asked the second time, they weren't asking. If I said no again, I would have lost my unemployment benefits. Maybe it varies a bit by state, but in general you can't refuse work and continue to receive benefits. So the assholes saying "people aren't going back to work because they'd rather be on unemployment" are full of shit. Plus, I was receiving something like $515/week which was nearly the max allowed, even with pandemic assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Of course people want to stay on unemployment as long as possible instead of working. I want to reply to this post in a way that would get me banned so badly rightly now lol. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Of course people want to stay on unemployment as long as possible instead of working. Are morons still blaming this on unemployment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, Air_Delivery said: Are morons still blaming this on unemployment? Child tax credits now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 A lot of businesses in my area have started adding the extra incentive of a sign on bonus. Warehouse jobs offering a few thousand, even the McDonald's by me is offering a couple hundred. I could easily see someone taking a job and then immediately ghosting when they see they can get a bigger bonus somewhere else instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 28 minutes ago, Air_Delivery said: Are morons still blaming this on unemployment? Yes, it's so silly too because we know how many people are on unemployment and it doesn't make up the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: Yes, it's so silly too because we know how many people are on unemployment and it doesn't make up the difference. Also there is no federal boost anymore and state benefits would have ran out long ago. But yeah it must be the lazy slobs being lazy and not that people don't wanna work part time on call with a constantly changing schedule at garbage salaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, Air_Delivery said: Also there is no federal boost anymore and state benefits would have ran out long ago. But yeah it must be the lazy slobs being lazy and not that people don't wanna work part time on call with a constantly changing schedule at garbage salaries. I'm working full time from home. Luckily, that means my wife and I can both still work. Lucky because we had a nanny pre-COVID. She took some classes during lockdown and found a new job. If I wasn't able to work from home, one of us would be out of the job market taking care of our kids. We'd just have to make due until our youngest was old enough for preschool...assuming we'd even find an opening. Unfortunately, preschools and daycares in my area all have waiting lists a mile long because the number of people working at these places are decreased, dramatically. That's also driven up the prices in my area. Childcare was already expensive as all hell before COVID, now it's nearly untenable. I'm not even going to broach the topic of my autistic daughter and the crazy prices that would be associated with her care. She was accepted to a preschool that came out to like 75% of my wife's check and was nearly an hour away. Yeah, that'll work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Therock'd 2 days in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Air_Delivery said: Are morons still blaming this on unemployment? I think the new boogeyman to blame now is wokeism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I'm not sure why this is being portrayed as a new trend. It's been going on for the past 4/5 years and it is glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 5 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: I Bonds, which are pegged to inflation, are going to 7.12% interest for the next six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 29 minutes ago, Jason said: I Bonds, which are pegged to inflation, are going to 7.12% interest for the next six months. Me, as a debtor in USD: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Maybe I shouldn’t listen to Dave Ramsay and payoff my debt so fast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, outsida said: Maybe I shouldn’t listen to Dave Ramsay and payoff my debt so fast. Elaborate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 44 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Elaborate Inflation reduces the value of money and therefore the value of debt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Ramsey preaches having no debt, I’m saying inflation is making the debt smaller as $100 debt has lower value everyday as inflation grows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 *buys Aston Martin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsida Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Just now, SuperSpreader said: *buys Aston Martin* That’s the ticket!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I just like not having payments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 6:58 PM, Remarkableriots said: Of course people want to stay on unemployment as long as possible instead of working. Between the Let‘s Go Brandon profile pic and this statement, is Remarkableriots just some kind of right wing bot? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 5 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I just like not having payments. I just auto pay everything and make sure I have money in my account. No biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Air_Delivery said: I just auto pay everything and make sure I have money in my account. No biggie. So do I. I still enjoy not having endless payments. 3 more years(or less, depending on Bitcoin) and the mortgage is paid and no debt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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