Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living at home

Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by commandlinefan on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:21PM (#27477968)

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So as a computer programmer with a LinkedIn profile, I can at least empathize a bit: I get an average of 3 job offers a week, even though I haven't really expressed any interest in changing jobs. A lot of these offers would be a major step down for me, and that's pretty clear from my profile. I still feel obligated to take the time to politely decline because I do have some sympathy for the recruiters who are just doing their best, but it's also clear they're just blasting out offers to anybody who meets a basic set of requirements.

That said - I'm much happier being in the position I'm in of too much interest than at the other end of the spectrum.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by cecilpl2 on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:44PM (#27478238)

I respond to these canned messages with a canned reply:

1) Do you offer permanent remote work?

2) What's the salary range for this position?

Twice now I have been very pleasantly surprised by the answer, and one of those resulted in me making an unplanned job move for a 50% increase in TC.

I've also had some success just throwing out a huge number as my expectation for comp. There is pretty much no downside to doing this.

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Re:Fewer young men are in the labor force, more are living a... by city41 on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:51PM (#27478324)

Getting off topic here, but not sure why you feel obligated to reply to the recruiters. You're just an input into their automation system 99% of the time. I find it amusing when they send an email at like 8pm on a Saturday.

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