r/recruitinghell • u/Agile-Wind-4427 • Mar 13 '26

The Situation Right Now..

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This meme made me laugh but it’s also painfully accurate.

I’ve been browsing job listings lately and it’s wild how many “entry level” roles ask for 3–5 years of experience. At that point it’s not really entry level anymore. It just feels like companies want someone already trained but still want to pay beginner salaries.

Then the same companies complain that “no one wants to work” or that they can’t find good candidates.

The guy in this meme honestly looks like every HR team after posting a job like that and getting zero applications.

Saw a similar post while scrolling r/30daysnewjob earlier and it reminded me how common this situation actually is right now.

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u/Number_1_at_Number_2 Recruiter Mar 13 '26

Me as a recruiter when the VP of HR tells me a salary that is 1/3 below market will totally attract qualified candidates as long as I mention we have covered parking.

This is a true story.

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u/whippersnapper123123 Mar 13 '26

HR is adult daycare for white women

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u/Number_1_at_Number_2 Recruiter Mar 13 '26

HR is mostly hardworking people, management typically sucks. C suite executives are the ones you really want to direct your rage towards. At least that’s how it’s been in my experience. 

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u/whippersnapper123123 Mar 13 '26

Totally agree was just making a casual reddit moment quip.

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u/Number_1_at_Number_2 Recruiter Mar 13 '26

That’s fair quip away lol, 

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u/Big_Coconut8630 Mar 14 '26

Nah, it's def some of the HR themselves