Job Posting Truths Revealed!
COMPETITIVE SALARY: SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED: SALES POSITION REQUIRING MOTIVATED SELF-STARTER: SELF-MOTIVATED: CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE: COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT: SOME PUBLIC RELATIONS REQUIRED: DUTIES WILL VARY: CAREER-MINDED: SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE: PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST: GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS: ABILITY TO HANDLE A HEAVY WORKLOAD: FLEXIBLE HOURS:
We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
Some time each night and some time each weekend
We're not going to supply you with leads; there's no base salary; you'll wait 30 days for your first commission check.
Management won't answer questions.
We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up; well, a couple of the real daring guys wear earrings.
We have a lot of turnover.
If we're in trouble, you'll go on TV and get us out of it.
Anyone in the office can boss you around.
We expect that you will want to flip hamburgers until you are 70.
You'll need it to replace three people who just left.
You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos.
Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want you to do.
You whine and you're fired.
Work 55 hours; get paid for 40
Originally published November 14, 2002.
