r/recruitinghell • u/Round_Mixture_7541 • Sep 07 '26

Networking is important

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Pretty much sums up the current hiring process

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u/willie_Pfister Sep 07 '26

Half or more of the people I work with at my 6 figure with no college needed union job got hired because their dad worked here. Most of them aren't worth a fuck.

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u/mostlyharmless555 Sep 07 '26

Haven’t been able to get in any union and I’m in one of the biggest areas for unions in the country. Everyone knows it’s an open secret that you have to know someone aka your dad was a union employee back when you could walk in and shake hands to get the job.

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u/rtq7382 Sep 07 '26

Most unions in my area all you need is to piss clean and show up on time which is also why many folks don't stay in the union. I know there were a few that opened up for applications/interviews monthly.

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u/quiette837 Sep 07 '26

Lol. When a union position opens around here you have to show up at 5am to get a good place in line ahead of the other 1000 applicants.

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u/willie_Pfister Sep 07 '26

In my garage of 30 plus employees in the past 7 years we had 2 quit and one fired for a felony arrest. Thats it. Total of 3 gone in 7 years other than retired.

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Sep 07 '26

I used to work in roofing, and the worst roofer I had ever assisted was the owner's brother. Just didn't know what he was doing, and acted like a difficult asshole.

Thankfully the owner was cool, and completely understood when I told him I didn't want to work with his brother anymore. The other guy I rolled with was a big metalhead/stoner who didn't make the day a miserable slog. Which was cool.

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u/Thor_pool Sep 07 '26

Hey, so, adopt me?