Dear Recruiters,

Please don't take offense when I turn down a role with which I'll quickly bore and move on from at the first opportunity I get once the economy improves. I can do help desk support roles in my sleep and offering me a nibble at an apple for low pay isn't something in which I'm interested. Compensation, while a big part of what people like me want, isn't all of what we want. Challenge, collaboration, learning, and teaching are also big parts of what we want.

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Dear Candidates, Please don't take offense when I don't email back within 2 hours. I have hundreds of people emailing me about roles and I cannot realistically get to everyone's emails in the time frame they want. Every recruiter I know is buried in emails. Give us some grace, thank you!

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You guys turning down roles too?

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Thanks Jeff

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Recruiters cycle through hundreds of people a week, there isn't time to be offended.

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Same here, I actually turned down a help desk position to work at a convenience store that pays more.

You doing ok Jeff?

I am. I'm just tired of being presented roles that are junior level and require extensive commuting. I'm not a kid out of school; I'm the guy who sweeps up after them.

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