Gave r/recruitinghell a browse. My own job search between 2012 and 2021 was the most singularly miserable experience of my life but…
…my God.
I am SO sorry, Zoomers.
…my God.
I am SO sorry, Zoomers.
November 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Gave r/recruitinghell a browse. My own job search between 2012 and 2021 was the most singularly miserable experience of my life but…
…my God.
I am SO sorry, Zoomers.
…my God.
I am SO sorry, Zoomers.
It’s not you.
November 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It’s not you.
Hiring discrimination exists! I was so naive! : r/recruitinghell
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1xkrr54/hiring_discrimination_exists_i_was_so_naive/?mweb_loid=t2_2q2chw7t53
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1xkrr54/hiring_discrimination_exists_i_was_so_naive/?mweb_loid=t2_2q2chw7t53
November 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Hiring discrimination exists! I was so naive! : r/recruitinghell
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1xkrr54/hiring_discrimination_exists_i_was_so_naive/?mweb_loid=t2_2q2chw7t53
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1xkrr54/hiring_discrimination_exists_i_was_so_naive/?mweb_loid=t2_2q2chw7t53
Sees r/recruitinghell
Well theres your problem. /mechanic voice.
Well theres your problem. /mechanic voice.
October 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Sees r/recruitinghell
Well theres your problem. /mechanic voice.
Well theres your problem. /mechanic voice.
this is categorically insane
October 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
this is categorically insane
You know this is pretty encouraging 🤔 I've been seeking artist positions since mid year. It's tough out here, having to deal with AI as your job recruiter and then stuff like this.
October 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
You know this is pretty encouraging 🤔 I've been seeking artist positions since mid year. It's tough out here, having to deal with AI as your job recruiter and then stuff like this.
I've been struggling to pick up a new contract after my last ended last year. If anyone has a role: #IAM, #EUC, Cloud/On-Prem Infra, #PowerShell, etc. Please let me know. Able to work remote or on-site in Las Vegas.
#RecruitingHell #LookingForWork #Cloud
#RecruitingHell #LookingForWork #Cloud
October 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I've been struggling to pick up a new contract after my last ended last year. If anyone has a role: #IAM, #EUC, Cloud/On-Prem Infra, #PowerShell, etc. Please let me know. Able to work remote or on-site in Las Vegas.
#RecruitingHell #LookingForWork #Cloud
#RecruitingHell #LookingForWork #Cloud
There need to be regulations on how much work an evaluation can have. It's to the point where they're having interviewees do all the work in a company for free.
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From the recruitinghell community on Reddit: Hiring manager says candidate revealed themselves for withdrawing from interview process by not wanting to prepare a presentation.
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October 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
There need to be regulations on how much work an evaluation can have. It's to the point where they're having interviewees do all the work in a company for free.
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A Hiring Manager Screamed at a Young Candidate. The Bigger Red Flag Wasn’t His Temper
Short of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job candidate. It doesn’t matter how stupid the candidate is or how poorly the interview is going. Yelling is not necessary, and…
Short of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job candidate. It doesn’t matter how stupid the candidate is or how poorly the interview is going. Yelling is not necessary, and…
A Hiring Manager Screamed at a Young Candidate. The Bigger Red Flag Wasn’t His Temper
Short of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job candidate. It doesn’t matter how stupid the candidate is or how poorly the interview is going. Yelling is not necessary, and that was the first thing I noticed in this post at r/recruitinghell. The OP, lollylaffylarry03, shared a story of a job interview where the interviewer screamed at the OP “for basically no reason lol.”
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October 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
A Hiring Manager Screamed at a Young Candidate. The Bigger Red Flag Wasn’t His Temper
Short of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job candidate. It doesn’t matter how stupid the candidate is or how poorly the interview is going. Yelling is not necessary, and…
Short of someone lighting their own pants on fire, you do not need to yell at a job candidate. It doesn’t matter how stupid the candidate is or how poorly the interview is going. Yelling is not necessary, and…
As if the universe heard me, I found a Reddit post written today on the matter.
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www.reddit.com/r/recruiting...
From the recruitinghell community on Reddit
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October 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
As if the universe heard me, I found a Reddit post written today on the matter.
www.reddit.com/r/recruiting...
www.reddit.com/r/recruiting...
/recruitinghell is a terrible sub but this was linked from /Seattle (which is also a terrible sub, but generally credible). Apparently basically no one in King County is getting background checks done for any job because the one company that does it is borked www.reddit.com/r/recruiting...
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October 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
/recruitinghell is a terrible sub but this was linked from /Seattle (which is also a terrible sub, but generally credible). Apparently basically no one in King County is getting background checks done for any job because the one company that does it is borked www.reddit.com/r/recruiting...
The recruitment process has become so frustrating lately that more than 1.2 million recruiters and candidates alike take to Reddit each week to peruse a subreddit appropriately called r/recruitinghell.
What’s largely to blame? AI.
www.fastcompany.com/91616713/emp...
What’s largely to blame? AI.
www.fastcompany.com/91616713/emp...
Employers have a bizarre new job interview problem: Figuring out if they're talking to a human
Nearly 1 in 5 hiring professionals say confirming whether they’re interviewing a person rather than AI has become a top challenge.
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October 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The recruitment process has become so frustrating lately that more than 1.2 million recruiters and candidates alike take to Reddit each week to peruse a subreddit appropriately called r/recruitinghell.
What’s largely to blame? AI.
www.fastcompany.com/91616713/emp...
What’s largely to blame? AI.
www.fastcompany.com/91616713/emp...
Receiving a start date 3 years after the job offer
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1wvl3nj/receiving_a_start_date_3_years_after_the_job_offer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1wvl3nj/receiving_a_start_date_3_years_after_the_job_offer/
Receiving a start date 3 years after the job offer
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October 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Receiving a start date 3 years after the job offer
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1wvl3nj/receiving_a_start_date_3_years_after_the_job_offer/
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1wvl3nj/receiving_a_start_date_3_years_after_the_job_offer/
this person says they applied for a job, waited on a start date, and then didn't get a call until 3 years later. Then the place doubles down on their insanity. The most unhinged thing you'll read today:
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Receiving a start date 3 years after the job offer
Posted in r/recruitinghell by u/proper_1420 • 6,190 points and 503 comments
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October 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
this person says they applied for a job, waited on a start date, and then didn't get a call until 3 years later. Then the place doubles down on their insanity. The most unhinged thing you'll read today:
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A Hiring Manager Called a Candidate ‘Too Stupid to Work Here.’ The Real Failure Wasn’t the Candidate
Your business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that is your managers. A Reddit post on r/recruitinghell shared a story of a job…
Your business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that is your managers. A Reddit post on r/recruitinghell shared a story of a job…
A Hiring Manager Called a Candidate ‘Too Stupid to Work Here.’ The Real Failure Wasn’t the Candidate
Your business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that is your managers. A Reddit post on r/recruitinghell shared a story of a job interview where the hiring manager damaged the company’s reputation. Redditor ghosteagle shares how he was in a third-round job interview. The interviewer presents him with “intentionally shoddy code” and asks him to explain how to improve it.
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October 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM
A Hiring Manager Called a Candidate ‘Too Stupid to Work Here.’ The Real Failure Wasn’t the Candidate
Your business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that is your managers. A Reddit post on r/recruitinghell shared a story of a job…
Your business depends on getting quality employees into the right roles, and sometimes your biggest barrier to that is your managers. A Reddit post on r/recruitinghell shared a story of a job…
A company called Iterable is "testing" their ATS by having candidates fill out for a position that doesn't exist.
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From the recruitinghell community on Reddit: I have no words
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September 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A company called Iterable is "testing" their ATS by having candidates fill out for a position that doesn't exist.
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Enough people feel confronted with this, I think — the lack of even a glib “learn to code” lead out of unemployment — to create an opening for policy reforms: WARN Act reforms that put teeth into enforcement mechanisms, COBRA reform that requires mandatory employer contributions …
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September 15, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Enough people feel confronted with this, I think — the lack of even a glib “learn to code” lead out of unemployment — to create an opening for policy reforms: WARN Act reforms that put teeth into enforcement mechanisms, COBRA reform that requires mandatory employer contributions …
I should stop going into r/recruitinghell, it's the doomposting subreddit
September 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I should stop going into r/recruitinghell, it's the doomposting subreddit
while I fully acknowledge the job market has been dogshit for three-plus years, the people over at r/recruitinghell demonstrate at least partially in the comments every day why they're not being hired. no, you shouldn't actually reply to a lowly recruiter with "don't waste my time bitch"
September 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
while I fully acknowledge the job market has been dogshit for three-plus years, the people over at r/recruitinghell demonstrate at least partially in the comments every day why they're not being hired. no, you shouldn't actually reply to a lowly recruiter with "don't waste my time bitch"
My Job Hired the “Unicorn” Candidate. My Team Is Disappointed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1vt5u85/my_job_hired_the_unicorn_candidate_my_team_is/
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1vt5u85/my_job_hired_the_unicorn_candidate_my_team_is/
My Job Hired the “Unicorn” Candidate. My Team Is Disappointed.
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August 20, 2026 at 6:38 AM
My Job Hired the “Unicorn” Candidate. My Team Is Disappointed.
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1vt5u85/my_job_hired_the_unicorn_candidate_my_team_is/
https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/1vt5u85/my_job_hired_the_unicorn_candidate_my_team_is/
Wells Fargo keeps on being a piece of shit.
From the recruitinghell community on Reddit: Wells Fargo agrees to pay $85m settlement over claims of hosting fake job interviews
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October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Wells Fargo keeps on being a piece of shit.