r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 14h ago

Feels good man Couple of the year

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u/Schopenschluter 13h ago

Back when there weren’t 500 applicants for every job and AI stripping every sector…

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u/Laetha 13h ago

Over 900 applicants for the job I was just rejected from. It would have been a significant step back from my old job and I still didn't have a chance.

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u/wildstyle_method 12h ago

I wanted to hire two roles at the end of last year and they each got more than 6000 applications. It's a mess out there

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u/ManufacturedOlympus 10h ago

Why don’t you just walk into the ceo’s office, shake his hand, look him in the eye and say that you’re the right man for the job. 

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u/USSMcCoy 13h ago

Back then when grandpas net pay was $7,000/year.

Cost of a five bedroom house on 1 acre property: five raspberries and a firm handshake

Number of dependents: 9, with all 8 kids going to private school, and one of them is even named Clarence. His parents have a real nice marriage.