'Anyone can do it, but...': Job candidate boldly calls out CEO's unrealistic expectations for role

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Apr 22, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

Interviewing for a new job can be tough, especially when the employer has unreasonable expectations about the job they're hiring for. Common examples of this will be wildly unmatched desired levels of experience versus compensation on offer or an advertised position that has just too many duties for one person to reasonably attend to.

This usually means that the job is a non-starter and not worth pursuing. The employer is constantly going to be disappointed by the tasks that aren't being completed, and you're either going to be overworked or incredibly disappointed with your compensation.

This candidate decided, instead, to say it how it was, calling the CEO out for the unrealistic expectations of the role they were applying for. This started the text conversation (shared below) between the candidate (blue) and CEO (grey), with the CEO not taking well to being questioned.

Keep reading to view the exchange; the post starts with screenshots of the exchange, followed by some context about the situation from the candidate. Next, check out this young worker who shared her nightmare interview experience with the CEO of a company.

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"CEO tried to bully me. I knew my rights"

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'Anyone can do it, but...': Job candidate boldly calls out CEO's unrealistic expectations for role

"CEO tried to bully me. I knew my rights"

The candidate added this description to their post to provide further context

The comments

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