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Trust me. One man’s trash is another man’s rent payment, grocery money, credit card payment, etc.
For sure. If it weren’t for rent & bills I would have quit a long time ago. But I am unsure how direct to be about work conditions.
You can be professionally forthright in the interview process with them and they should be able to read between the lines and/or decide for themselves if they want to join after hearing your input. E.g. hey there are times when work is heavy, or there's a lot on ambiguity, etc. I never outright lie but you definitely can be candid with them and they appreciate it. Also, in this economy, a lot of people are leaving their own toxic places or need a job badly
Ummm have you ever done that as an interviewer? Because if you say that you risk them going back to the recruiter saying they don’t want the job because the interviewer mentioned x, y, and z. Not everyone who is interviewing needs a job, maybe they are currently at a place they like and are weighing their options. If you say that stuff it could put you in hot water, lays the grounds for you to be fired, or you having to explain why you said that to a prospect to your boss or hr.
Been in a similar place - I feel for you. I landed on saying it could be a “very hard account” and people seemed to pick up what I was putting down. Didn’t feel right to outright misrepresent the job so that felt like enough of a flag without totally self-sabotaging.
Yes that’s the balance I’m hoping to strike!
I interviewed at a place where it was obvious from the answers, it was a shitshow. I still accepted the offer, because it was a great opportunity at that time, and yeah, I read between the lines correctly, it was a shitshow.
Even when people are not open about the situation, you can tell from outside, there’s also that desperation feeling in the air.
Yeah I’m hoping the people I interview ask the right questions — what’s the culture? work/life balance? how are the clients? etc so I can try to seed in some of the experience without having to scream “SAVE YOURSELF — DONT COME HERE!”
In this job market I wouldn’t be too worried. So many people are looking for work. One thing I would avoid doing though is hiring someone who is employed at another agency.
Not everyone admits that they’re laid off if it’s been semi recent.
Rising Star
Feels like MAYBE you should consider jumping ship?
The person you will hire is feeling the exact same thing.