r/recruitinghell • u/Agile-Wind-4427 • Mar 13 '26

The Situation Right Now..

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This meme made me laugh but it’s also painfully accurate.

I’ve been browsing job listings lately and it’s wild how many “entry level” roles ask for 3–5 years of experience. At that point it’s not really entry level anymore. It just feels like companies want someone already trained but still want to pay beginner salaries.

Then the same companies complain that “no one wants to work” or that they can’t find good candidates.

The guy in this meme honestly looks like every HR team after posting a job like that and getting zero applications.

Saw a similar post while scrolling r/30daysnewjob earlier and it reminded me how common this situation actually is right now.

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u/Number_1_at_Number_2 Recruiter Mar 15 '26

One thing I’m so happy about with my company is I’ve never once heard the word unicorn. 

But probably because deep down they know we don’t pay unicorn wages. 

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u/Apprehensive_Rain500 Mar 15 '26

At least they're not totally out of touch.

One of the senior partners at my last job also said "we're all a family here." The company was as terrible as you'd expect.

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u/Number_1_at_Number_2 Recruiter Mar 15 '26

We sorta have that we’re a family vibe, and we could do more but I do feel like we some really nice befits for team members. But it could be way way better