Posted on May 2, 2022

23 Nightmarish Job Descriptions I Can't Believe Are Real

Love when jobs advertise "competitive pay!" and it ends up being less than minimum wage.

by Hannah Marder

BuzzFeed Staff

1. This job wanted multiple original designs created on advanced software for about $20 a day — oh, and they retain the rights to the artwork.

the audacity of this behance job listing lmao from ChoosingBeggars

2. This job wanted to pay as "less as possible."

Less as possible from ChoosingBeggars

3. This job refused to hire people who have had more than two jobs in five years.

Please Respect This from ChoosingBeggars

4. This job required "100% commitment" for no pay, then angrily invited those who think "money is all that matters" not to apply. It's...a job??? The point is literally to make money???

Looking for a Film Crew to work two weeks for free but can't be bothered to type the word before from ChoosingBeggars

5. This salon wanted someone to do their social media for free.

Salon needs an unpaid intern to be a front end developer, designer, social media manager. (I looked, this “job” 100%, absolutely, definitively does NOT meet the legal obligations of an unpaid internship - surprise) from ChoosingBeggars

6. This job listing required FOUR MONTHS of unpaid training. How long is the actual job, you ask? Two months.

IT job listing requires 4 months of unpaid training for a 2 month internship from ChoosingBeggars

7. This job was part-time but required you to be available at any time. It also required you to be a "happy person." Maybe I'd be happy if you paid me more, Leonard.

why do companies think this would be ok to write on the job listing and how much worse will reality be from ChoosingBeggars

job description saying you need to act as second-in-command to manager and take care of all duties in their absence, and be a genuinely happy person who is available at any day, any time - but it's a part time job

8. This job required 10 years experience but paid barely over minimum wage (which is $15 in many places).

This job listing from ChoosingBeggars

9. This job paid wayyyy less than minimum wage and required five years experience.

Job wanted: minimum 5 years experience and a list of requirements that would have cost a lot of time and money into developing. Payment: lol from ChoosingBeggars

10. This job wanted you to work with dangerous wild animals, be extremely fit, have lots of experience, and work 45 hours a week (including weekends and holidays)...for $8.50 an hour.

An employer with an insane list of requirements for a strenuous and dangerous job... That only pays $8.50 an hour. from ChoosingBeggars

11. This job wanted a nanny and housesitter for a vast salary range and wanted to have a conversation about "how best God is leading."

This job was posted as "Executive Assistant" sounds more like they need a nanny and a housesitter. The salary was listed between 30,000 and 70,000. Not suspicious at all. from ChoosingBeggars

12. This job wanted people with thick skin who could constantly be on call...then said they had "flexible hours."

Shockingly, this company can't find anyone with 'thick skin' willing to work 8-5 and be available to respond to email and calls for the rest of their waking hours. It was just posted for the 4th time on a local job bank. from ChoosingBeggars

13. This job paid $10/hour and required five years experience and a college degree. Oh, and you have to be physically fit! For a programming job.

Must have 5+ years INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE for consideration from ChoosingBeggars

14. This "entry-level" job required 4–5 years experience and said anyone who didn't meet the requirements who applied would be blacklisted. It was also just a really combative listing.

THIS IS AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION WITH ENTRY LEVEL PAY from ChoosingBeggars

15. This job required a master's degree but paid minimum wage or less (for California).

New box clothing company has high expectations, but laughable pay from ChoosingBeggars

16. This freelance writing job paid $5 for each 1,000-word script.

As a writer desperately seeking freelance work, this is downright insulting. from ChoosingBeggars

17. I really don't know where companies think they're getting with these combative job descriptions.

"Not a hard worker? Stop reading now." A sassy job posting. from ChoosingBeggars

18. This job wanted "great hungry minds" who already own a drone and gimbal to do basically the work of an entire team by themselves for free. Oh, and they say "no specific level of experience is required"...then proceed to list a TON of really specific experience that's required.

All of those requirements... wonder what they’d pay for that? from ChoosingBeggars

19. This job paid $20,000 a year (and you needed to have two years of experience). That is literally less than working minimum wage full-time for a year.

This job post that i found that requires 2 year of QA experience for only 20K a year from ChoosingBeggars

20. This UNPAID coaching job wanted you to work 5-6 days a week and have years of experience.

Welcome to the world of elite rowing: Unpaid coaching job from ChoosingBeggars

21. This company wanted a volunteer to create their website for them for free.

Need help relaunching my company website for exposure and networking and maybe we'll even hire you!!! from ChoosingBeggars

22. And this company wanted you to program a game for them simply for stock in the company. But don't worry, there's no dress code!

Do 100% of the work, get 20% of the company from ChoosingBeggars

23. And finally, this very long, very nightmarish job listing literally asked for an "obsessive compulsive" person.

Real life devil wears Prada job listing from ChoosingBeggars

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23 Nightmarish Job Descriptions I Can't Believe Are Real

Y'all...the job market's looking bleak right now. Inflation's soaring, but jobs seem to be paying less and less. A college degree doesn't mean what it used to. People are being asked to work unpaid internships for "experience" while paying astronomical rent and dealing with debt.

And the whole "pull up your bootstraps" mentality that millennials and Gen Z often hear from Gen X and boomers is really starting to wear thin, as simply working hard really doesn't yield the same results it did a few decades ago. And I haven't even MENTIONED the pandemic.

But in case, somehow, you still don't understand why people "don't want to work" or are frustrated with the job market, check out these 23 messed-up job descriptions that prove just how bad it is out there.

1. This job wanted multiple original designs created on advanced software for about $20 a day — oh, and they retain the rights to the artwork.

2. This job wanted to pay as "less as possible."

3. This job refused to hire people who have had more than two jobs in five years.

4. This job required "100% commitment" for no pay, then angrily invited those who think "money is all that matters" not to apply. It's...a job??? The point is literally to make money???

5. This salon wanted someone to do their social media for free.

6. This job listing required FOUR MONTHS of unpaid training. How long is the actual job, you ask? Two months.

7. This job was part-time but required you to be available at any time. It also required you to be a "happy person." Maybe I'd be happy if you paid me more, Leonard.

8. This job required 10 years experience but paid barely over minimum wage (which is $15 in many places).

9. This job paid wayyyy less than minimum wage and required five years experience.

10. This job wanted you to work with dangerous wild animals, be extremely fit, have lots of experience, and work 45 hours a week (including weekends and holidays)...for $8.50 an hour.

11. This job wanted a nanny and housesitter for a vast salary range and wanted to have a conversation about "how best God is leading."

12. This job wanted people with thick skin who could constantly be on call...then said they had "flexible hours."

13. This job paid $10/hour and required five years experience and a college degree. Oh, and you have to be physically fit! For a programming job.

Here's the full description:

14. This "entry-level" job required 4–5 years experience and said anyone who didn't meet the requirements who applied would be blacklisted. It was also just a really combative listing.

15. This job required a master's degree but paid minimum wage or less (for California).

16. This freelance writing job paid $5 for each 1,000-word script.

17. I really don't know where companies think they're getting with these combative job descriptions.

18. This job wanted "great hungry minds" who already own a drone and gimbal to do basically the work of an entire team by themselves for free. Oh, and they say "no specific level of experience is required"...then proceed to list a TON of really specific experience that's required.

19. This job paid $20,000 a year (and you needed to have two years of experience). That is literally less than working minimum wage full-time for a year.

20. This UNPAID coaching job wanted you to work 5-6 days a week and have years of experience.

21. This company wanted a volunteer to create their website for them for free.

22. And this company wanted you to program a game for them simply for stock in the company. But don't worry, there's no dress code!

23. And finally, this very long, very nightmarish job listing literally asked for an "obsessive compulsive" person.

What's the worst job description you've ever seen? Let us know in the comments!

H/T: r/ChoosingBeggars

23 Nightmarish Job Descriptions I Can't Believe Are Real

Y'all...the job market's looking bleak right now. Inflation's soaring, but jobs seem to be paying less and less. A college degree doesn't mean what it used to. People are being asked to work unpaid internships for "experience" while paying astronomical rent and dealing with debt.

And the whole "pull up your bootstraps" mentality that millennials and Gen Z often hear from Gen X and boomers is really starting to wear thin, as simply working hard really doesn't yield the same results it did a few decades ago. And I haven't even MENTIONED the pandemic.

But in case, somehow, you still don't understand why people "don't want to work" or are frustrated with the job market, check out these 23 messed-up job descriptions that prove just how bad it is out there.

1. This job wanted multiple original designs created on advanced software for about $20 a day — oh, and they retain the rights to the artwork.

2. This job wanted to pay as "less as possible."

3. This job refused to hire people who have had more than two jobs in five years.

4. This job required "100% commitment" for no pay, then angrily invited those who think "money is all that matters" not to apply. It's...a job??? The point is literally to make money???

5. This salon wanted someone to do their social media for free.

6. This job listing required FOUR MONTHS of unpaid training. How long is the actual job, you ask? Two months.

7. This job was part-time but required you to be available at any time. It also required you to be a "happy person." Maybe I'd be happy if you paid me more, Leonard.

8. This job required 10 years experience but paid barely over minimum wage (which is $15 in many places).

9. This job paid wayyyy less than minimum wage and required five years experience.

10. This job wanted you to work with dangerous wild animals, be extremely fit, have lots of experience, and work 45 hours a week (including weekends and holidays)...for $8.50 an hour.

11. This job wanted a nanny and housesitter for a vast salary range and wanted to have a conversation about "how best God is leading."

12. This job wanted people with thick skin who could constantly be on call...then said they had "flexible hours."

13. This job paid $10/hour and required five years experience and a college degree. Oh, and you have to be physically fit! For a programming job.

Here's the full description:

14. This "entry-level" job required 4–5 years experience and said anyone who didn't meet the requirements who applied would be blacklisted. It was also just a really combative listing.

15. This job required a master's degree but paid minimum wage or less (for California).

16. This freelance writing job paid $5 for each 1,000-word script.

17. I really don't know where companies think they're getting with these combative job descriptions.

18. This job wanted "great hungry minds" who already own a drone and gimbal to do basically the work of an entire team by themselves for free. Oh, and they say "no specific level of experience is required"...then proceed to list a TON of really specific experience that's required.

19. This job paid $20,000 a year (and you needed to have two years of experience). That is literally less than working minimum wage full-time for a year.

20. This UNPAID coaching job wanted you to work 5-6 days a week and have years of experience.

21. This company wanted a volunteer to create their website for them for free.

22. And this company wanted you to program a game for them simply for stock in the company. But don't worry, there's no dress code!

23. And finally, this very long, very nightmarish job listing literally asked for an "obsessive compulsive" person.

What's the worst job description you've ever seen? Let us know in the comments!

H/T: r/ChoosingBeggars

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