Dave Suthibut is an unemployed San Fransisco resident. Sick of the way employers were treating job candidates in this economy, he decided to turn the tables and move forward as if it were 1998 once more:
Well, as one of those desperate job seekers who sent out thousands of resumes to jobs I felt I was qualified for — and who was treated with thinly veiled ennui by the few interviewers with whom I managed to gain face time — I finally decided enough was enough. […] If they were going to act arrogant and self-important, then I was going to respond in kind — by appplying to jobs using the most obnoxious, aggressive attitude I could muster. I decided to begin all email job inquiries by asking how much they were paying, and how many vacation days I would get. I also adopted a terse, blunt writing style that made it sound like I was doing employers a favor just by inquiring about the job. Bascially, I decided to act like a complete asshole, because, in my opinion, that's how many employers were (and still are) acting.
Courageous and hilarious? Yes — he even manages to muster the tone of Office Space’s Lumbergh at times. But is this a smart job-finding strategy? Hmm, I don’t think so ;). (via fuckthatjob)
I think we should make database for these asshole so people won’t apply to work for these people. Or a website listing the names and business of the worst bosses. Making it public.
I know exactly what you’ve been up against. It’s fair game to harass the interviewee in the times we currently live. They can and will act like assholes because it’s not a problem to fill a vacancy in today’s employment market.
Not only do they act like assholes during the interview but also they continue to purposely make life as miserable as possible for as many employees as they can.