Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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More than 80% of recruiters admit to posting ‘ghost jobs’ to juice their talent pool and business reputation (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

It may seem counterproductive for recruiters to advertise ghost jobs, theoretically wasting their own time as well as that of applicants—but there are incentives for doing so. About 38% say they post fake positions to maintain a presence on job boards when they aren’t hiring, 36% do so to assess the effectiveness of their job descriptions, 26% want to build a talent pool for the future, 26% hope gain insight into the job market and competitors, and 25% want to assess how difficult it would be to replace certain employees, according to the report. Escalera points out that a big reason for posting these jobs is recruiters wanting to improve their business’ image—nearly a quarter also say that fake jobs help their companies look as if they aren’t experiencing a hiring freeze, and one fifth say they post ghost jobs to improve the reputation of their company.

Way to validate our feelings about you, recruiters.

Edit: I'd like to see legislation that goes after "truth in advertising" in this area. This should be illegal. It wastes peoples' time.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thanks for excerpting the main points, appreciated.

[–] Croquette 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Recruiters are the equivalent of used car salesperson.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

At least used car salespeople will actually sell you the car. Apparently recruiters will just lie about ever even having one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Lol when a used car salesman is fired for being too dishonest, he becomes a recruiter as a fallback.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Those numbers add up to 151%

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

They're independent stats. You can both assess the effectiveness of your job descriptions and see how difficult it would be to replace certain employees.