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Your most ridiculous recruiter experience?
Week 2 Group Rant
nmunro
9y

Recruiter: Hey you have Java experience, right?

Me: Uhm, yeah, but I have a job...

Recruiter: I have here a three month contract at £200 a day and...

Me: I already have a job.

Recruiter: What? Paying this much, I think not.

Me: Well, no, but it's a full time role and I just bought a house, so I'm not going to jeopardize my financial stability. I mean what happens at the end of the three months, I'm basically unemployed!

Recruiter: We might have other roles available then.

Me: You MIGHT have roles... Excuse me, but do you think I am an idiot? What lunatic in their right mind would quit a stable full time role, for a short term contract with no guarantee of subsequent work?

Recruiter: Well... They do pay well for Java devs...

Me: Yeah, please delete my file...

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  • 2
    9y
    This is kind of what happened to me but i would rather work for someone that values me than someone that pays more and doesn't.
  • 0
    9y
    Man, if you're good at what you're doing you won't have to wait a week for a new job. I get the stability thing, but really, there's so much dev work these days and not nearly enough good devs.
  • 2
    9y
    @benleah £200 a day for intermediate JS? Maybe in London otherwise I'm gonna ask for a raise haha
  • 0
    9y
    @benleah This was relatively recently, but I ran my own company for a couple of years before landing this job. I don't ever want to be self employed again.

    Self assessment tax crushed my soul. I ain't willing to do that again.
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