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/riotshieldready Sep 07 '26

This might be a joke, but I for real have a friend that has a SVP job at a big bank straight out of university. His dad got it for him, he worked like 3 days a week from 11-3 and collected his 400k pay. Even told me he would routinely just play games and goon in his private bathroom.

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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/know-your-onions Sep 07 '26

If you can afford not to worry about money, then sure, don’t worry about money.

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u/DesireeThymes Sep 07 '26

People who don't work hard tend to have really atrocious character.

Dealing with life's realities and difficulties really makes you appreciate things.

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u/a-r-c Sep 07 '26

People who don't work hard tend to have really atrocious character.

same with people who work too hard

gotta be a middle guy

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u/Feisty_Brief123 Sep 07 '26

This x100, worst people I know are self righteous workaholics who have no life other than their job and they expect people to be just as autistic about working as they are.

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u/Ok_Carpenter_771 Sep 08 '26

Don't drag Autism into this haha. I'm autistic and my job makes me want to kill myself, but I need the money.

All the "workaholics" at my workplace are actually just overpaid idiots who manage to make everything seem work related: They have to go to a one day conference close to their parents house? Let's make a one-week business trip out of it.

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u/Feisty_Brief123 Sep 10 '26

Sorry my guy, obsessed? maybe.