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Ask HN: Why are job adverts misleading about WFH?

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Post by accengaged »

I'm trying to find a proper list of WFH (Work from Home) jobs, specifically in Australia.

I think it's misleading to have an option for "Location" as "Work from Home" then allow ads that don't fit this description.

I've used https://seek.com.au however I'm finding that it's increasingly normal for employers to advertise their jobs as "Hybrid WFH" with some being as bad as 1-day per week out of the office.

If I wanted a "Hybrid WFH" selection, I would happily choose that.

It's like these companies think gaming the system will magically stop employees from reading job adverts.

Personally I'm just doing it out of curiosity - I've been in a WFH role for a while now and think a hybrid option might be better overall for mental / physical health but I'm still annoyed at this weird culture of false-advertising roles to find candidates.

Discuss?

Re: Ask HN: Why are job adverts misleading about WFH?

#2

Post by dakiol »

In my experience these kind of companies attract either juniors or people who cannot afford to work for a 100% remote company (because they cannot pass the interview). It’s like the Nigerian prince scam: the emails are written badly on purpose because they are targeted to those people who won’t realise about the nature of the scam.

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#3

Post by muzani »

dakiol wrote: post #2

In my experience these kind of companies attract either juniors or people who cannot afford to work for a 100% remote company (because they cannot pass the interview). It’s like the Nigerian prince scam: the emails are written badly on purpose because they are targeted to those people who won’t realise about the nature of the scam.

In a scam, you actually want to attract the dumb, rich people. If hiring, probably you want someone with higher IQ?

Seems more likely that they think they're offering a legitimate concession or benefit in allowing 1 day WFH.

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#6

Post by meiraleal »

muzani wrote: post #3
dakiol wrote: post #2

In my experience these kind of companies attract either juniors or people who cannot afford to work for a 100% remote company (because they cannot pass the interview). It’s like the Nigerian prince scam: the emails are written badly on purpose because they are targeted to those people who won’t realise about the nature of the scam.

In a scam, you actually want to attract the dumb, rich people. If hiring, probably you want someone with higher IQ? Seems more likely that they think they're offering a legitimate concession or benefit in allowing 1 day WFH.

It doesnt need much IQ to create CRUDs using react

Re: Ask HN: Why are job adverts misleading about WFH?

#7

Post by dbg31415 »

muzani wrote: post #3
dakiol wrote: post #2

In my experience these kind of companies attract either juniors or people who cannot afford to work for a 100% remote company (because they cannot pass the interview). It’s like the Nigerian prince scam: the emails are written badly on purpose because they are targeted to those people who won’t realise about the nature of the scam.

In a scam, you actually want to attract the dumb, rich people. If hiring, probably you want someone with higher IQ? Seems more likely that they think they're offering a legitimate concession or benefit in allowing 1 day WFH.

Just keep in mind that most recruiters get paid when they place someone.

So -- at least a few years ago -- they were trying to cast a wide net and get as many interested leads for the job as possible. It's just a numbers game for them.

Re: Ask HN: Why are job adverts misleading about WFH?

#8

Post by accengaged »

langcss wrote: post #5

I suspect the blame lies with Seek not wanting to have an embarrassing short list of full WFH jobs show up so they include hybrid.

I think the truth is somewhere in this realm. Short list of jobs and failure of corporate to attract anyone unless they offer WFH as a perk.

Re: Ask HN: Why are job adverts misleading about WFH?

#10

Post by illwrks »

Depending on the company, if they are relatively large employer their recruitment system may be a limiting factor.

The other issue might be budget, again if the company is large budgets may be aligned to a spec or team location or hub. At this point in time a role might be 100% WFH but also for team f2f meetings/gatherings etc it might be more difficult to organise if WFH is across a large country instead of a city and its satellite towns.

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