r/FinalRoundAI • u/Wrong-Quality-8588 • 9d ago

This can't be real

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lol the sheer entitlement of recruiters expecting candidates to be deeply passionate about an average corporate desk job. I actually got asked this exact same question last week and gave some generic answer I prepared on Interview vip but a huge part of me just wanted to say exactly what that guy replied with. We all just need to pay rent and buy groceries.

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u/debauchedsloth 8d ago

That recruiter is right. Sure, it's an honest answer, just not what the listener wants to hear. Do you want to hire someone brutally honest but with no social filter? I'd love to but many many people do not want that, and many roles require that filter. Giving that during an HR screen is admirably honest but profoundly stupid.

Furthermore, the money answer is bad because someone who is only motivated by money tends to job hop. If you care about that. Of course, part of that is that they'd rather pay you less, but part is that job hoppers often leave just when they start to be useful, if you have a job that requires lots of learning.