“They wouldn’t promote me when I was there, and now they want me back?
They’re either extremely desperate or just plain stupid.”
But, have you ever had a recruiter from a former job reach out?
Well, that’s what happened to redditorslobberypuppykisses, who we’ll call SPK for short.
It took everything in me not to laugh and hang up."
And now they were willing to pay $150k (very well over what I make now)."
“But I would not touch that company again with a 10-foot pole!!!
“This is clearly some kind of cosmic joke.
They wouldn’t promote me when I was there, and now they want me back?
They’re either extremely desperate or just plain stupid.
“Now that I think of it, I should have led them on just to fuck with them…
Bet I’d have nowhere near the expertise they want if I had stayed all this time.
Truly, job hopping is the only way to get ahead…
I did not think this would happen to me, but especially not so soon.”
But apparently, having a recruiter reach out after a job formally dismisses someone is not uncommon.
Many others who have gone through the same shared similar stories.
“I also frequently get my old company trying to recruit me.
Except they offer less money than I made there, which was already rock bottom for the industry.
They keep trying to offer California salary minimum ($64,480) for aerospace engineering.
LikewiseSchizoidRainbowsaid:
“Almost the exact same thing happened to me.
My old manager texted me about all the new ‘growth opportunities’ and how I should come back.
Left her on read.”
But not everyone scoffed at the situation.
A pro move, for example, would be to join and unionize the workforce,“Udoshisuggested.
“Accept the job offer,“mildxsalsaagreed.
Tell your recruiter thank you, but your services are no longer required.
Laugh your way to the bank.”
“No, this kind of crap is running rampant.
Run as fast as it’s possible for you to and don’t EVEN think about the money.
Complete idiocy and more common than you would expect.
Your gut feeling is usually right,“Economy_Way_8346said.
