19 Job Postings That Are Just Littered With Red Flags

There are a lot of job openings out there but people aren’t filling them for a variety of reasons. People across the country are demanding better pay, benefits, hours, and treatment and if you’re wondering why, just take a look at these ridiculous job postings.

For some reason, business owners and bosses still seem to think people are clamoring to work insane hours for little pay—or in some cases no pay at all. It’s criminal. Just take a look for yourself.

1. “Unpaid for 3 months”

2. Just need a James Bond-type to work for free

3. A feverish pace?

“DO NOT QUIT YOUR DAY JOB”

4. Over 10 hours a day at $8.50/hour…

…and you get to do everything from social media managing to package delivery to washing the floors!

5. One weird trick to getting free labor—call it a “contest”!

6. Hmm this seems like a scam…

Yep, definitely a scam!

7. If “TGIF is your M.O.” do not apply!

8. “Losers and whiners need not apply”

This is an actual job posting (debt collecting agency) from ChoosingBeggars

9. This whole thing is a red flag

Craiglister has a totally normal job offer for the right girl from ChoosingBeggars

10. This feels illegal too

$400 a month for a full time nanny job. It comes to $2/hour. Her post has 11 applicants. “Must have a passion for childcare” from ChoosingBeggars

11. “I don’t need you”

Makes a post about needing workers yet claims he doesn’t need any? from ChoosingBeggars

12. “Sounds awful”

Just saw this "job" posting. They’re essentially looking for some schmuck to bring a tent and camp outside their food truck (the terminology they use is "live in the bush") in bumfuck nowhere for minumum wage. from ChoosingBeggars

13. Explain your tardiness!

I’m job hunting and I saw this job description for barely over minimum wage. Not sure if this would belong here. from ChoosingBeggars

14. “Live the ‘ramen + instant coffee lifestyle for a bit before we raise venture capital”

This is an actual job posting… they want to hire someone with a PhD (someone who has been in school at least 10 years), but pay then so low they would need to live like a struggling undergrad eating cheap ramen all the time… without guarantee they will be able to pay them at all for long. 🤯
byu/PrettyKitty129 inChoosingBeggars

15. Hard pass!

"Mastery level English" (whatever that means), bring your own laptop and long hours. Ooooh, sign me up! from ChoosingBeggars

16. $8.50 an hour to maintain food safety, would not eat there

This job posting. from ChoosingBeggars

17. $60 a month! That’s $2 a day! 25 cents an hour! And the recruiter still has an attitude!

"Please do not waste my time and apply if this salary does not meet your expectations." WOW, JUST WOW! from ChoosingBeggars

18. NOPE.

I ran across this "job posting" in a networking group on Facebook and I couldn’t believe that a sane person could possibly consider this a volunteer position! "Please do a full-time job for free. Oh, and you must have experience, too!" from ChoosingBeggars

19. “Unless friendships are maid” LOL

Wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t a literal job posting on a site for literal job advertisements. I’m not willing to work for a ‘favour’. from ChoosingBeggars