Too good for the job, right for a worse one
They rang personally instead of using the scheduler. It was to say he was overqualified — then offer him something smaller in the same call.
#bait-and-switch
4 stories
The marketing internship in a basement
No website, no reviews, a basement office, and fifteen other people her age waiting in the lobby.
The recruiter who lied to get him in the room
The job was permanent only. The pitch suggested it might not be. The recruiter was betting that showing up would change his mind.
We said $30 because that's what we used to pay
The posted wage was not a mistake, and not out of date. The interviewer explained, out loud, that it was bait.