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Beep boop, I don't want this rule (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Funny, that's my exact reaction when I see the requirement for a cover letter. Beep boop, fuck you and your job.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Filters out unmotivated applicants, I suppose

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Filters out unmotivated applicants, I suppose

Filters out applicants who are unwilling to put up with tedious bullshit. If that's what they're looking for...fair ball.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That’s one way of looking at it, I am indeed unmotivated to deal with bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Employer might be worried that you won't be motivated to deal with the bullshit that comes with the job either. More likely they just don't give a shit though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

There's a few types of bullshit when it comes to employment. It's either necessary, in which case I will deal with it, or it's not, in which case I will find a way to either not (have to) do it, or spend as little effort as humanly possible on it.

Making up bullshit cover letter requirements is squarely in the latter camp so noooo thank you. If an employer is going to START with requiring bullshit I'll be glad to dodge that bullet.