u/AetherflowcyDip

yeah I said it

everyone here recommends "ditch linkedin, use smaller job boards" and I get it, linkedin is a wasteland of ghost listings and motivational CEO cringe. but let me be honest – most of the alternatives aren't much better

I've used remoteok, indeed, ziprecruiter, glassdoor, and a bunch of the niche ones. the problems are exactly the same everywhere:

- listings that have been up for months and are clearly filled or were never real

- "remote" jobs that are hybrid or "remote with occasional in-person collaboration"

- vague descriptions that tell you absolutely nothing about the actual work

- 500+ applicants on every posting before you even finish reading it

only difference with the smaller boards is fewer total listings, not better ones. you're scrolling through a smaller pile of the same stuff

change my mind. or better yet tell me which board actually got you hired because I've been at this for 5 months and I'm starting to think the job market itself is the problem, not which website you apply through

just need to vent this somewhere because I'm still furious

applied to a role back in march that was listed as "fully remote" on linkedin. the recruiter confirmed it on the phone screen. the hiring manager mentioned it during my interview. the offer letter said "remote." everything pointed to remote

signed the offer. gave notice at my old job. started two weeks ago

day one. onboarding call. the HR person casually drops "so as you know, our team does tuesday through thursday in the office and remote on monday and friday"

I said excuse me? she looked confused. pulled up my offer letter, pointed at "remote." she said "oh that's for payroll purposes, your primary work location is still the Chicago office"

I pushed back. escalated to my manager. he said "yeah we should probably update those listings, this team has been hybrid for a while now." like it was a minor admin issue and not the entire reason I took the job

the worst part? I left a fully remote position for this. can't just go back. spent 3 weeks trying to negotiate full remote internally. they wouldn't budge. "team culture" and "collaboration" and all the usual buzzwords that mean "we need to justify this office lease"

I'm back on the market now. two weeks into a new job and already applying for the next one. updating my resume at the office they told me I wouldn't need to come to