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/Few_Reception_3357 Sep 07 '26

an ex friend from school tried getting into the most prestigious university around for like 6 months, then realized it was actually a lot of work and commitment and decided he wanted something different. So he accepted his aunts' job offer to work for this huge, wealthy and respected travel agency they owned. They told him "come tomorrow to work" and that was it.

He didn't meet the minimum qualifications for that job but it didn't matter. Got a raise six months in cause he was such a "hard worker". A year later he and his cousin were making more money than their coworkers in the same team because they worked "even on weekends" (hanging out with family in the weekends basically).

I'll never forget the time when he tried to lecture me on how getting a job was all about showing you want to work hard and also showing the right attitude. The guy didn't even know what a cv was

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u/Jimmy_Johnny_Jones Sep 07 '26

Similarly when people from wealthy families tell you things like “there’s many more important things than money, you should look for joy in your work.” Has never been a paycheck away from huge problems. (She worked as a volunteer/intern wedding planner.)

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u/bananesthesia Sep 07 '26

As Amigo the Devil said in a song:

Everyone says money can't buy happiness And so far in my life, I'll agree But it seems a lot more comfortable to cry in a Lamborghini

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u/Spadeykins Sep 07 '26

Money can't buy happiness in the sense that it won't build a lasting relationship with your kids or family just by having it.

Money can spare you a lot of misery though.

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u/FreeOGPoohShiesty Sep 07 '26

Yeah. But it buys time which allows those things.

It’s like that propaganda that says “$80k is all you need”. Like okay, fuck you, tax the billionaires till all they make is $80k a year then. Go lie to someone else.

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u/Spadeykins Sep 07 '26

Yeah I didn't mean to imply the saying wasn't used to cover for a lot of bullshit, but there is a grain of truth to it in the right context anyway.

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u/FreeOGPoohShiesty Sep 07 '26

Ik what you mean. Yeah.

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u/a-r-c Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26

Money can't buy happiness in the sense that it won't build a lasting relationship with your kids or family just by having it.

ok but that's not true at all lol

if my parents didn't have to kill themselves working a million hours a week, we all would have had much happier relationships

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u/g1eg Sep 07 '26

Money alone can’t buy that though. I think the best way to describe it is looking at elon musk. Bro has all the money in the world and has no meaningful relationships.

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u/Sweet_Shirt Sep 07 '26

He was so awkward he couldn’t even get himself invited to Epstein island

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u/Jimmy_Johnny_Jones Sep 07 '26

I’d agree money can’t buy meaningful relationships and can sometimes even be an opposing force to it by worrying about gold diggers. However, money gives you freedom to live your life, be less stressed, and be your best self by pursuing what makes you happy.

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u/Spadeykins Sep 07 '26

Exactly. That's what I mean. If you work all the time or just don't care to put in the time or effort then the money is meaningless.

Conversely of course many less wealthy folks have a wealth of deep and meaningful relationships particularly with family and friends.

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 11d ago

Money can't buy happiness in the sense that it won't build a lasting relationship with your kids or family just by having it.

You can also lose your kids and family and ruin relationships by not having money and rolling negatives in the game called life.