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Heh, the company mentioned in the first paragraph has this as their jobs page: http://solsticewoodfirecafe.com/contact http://solsticewoodfirecafe.com/contact

by chaps 5y ago

Heh, the company mentioned in the first paragraph has this as their jobs page: http://solsticewoodfirecafe.com/contact http://solsticewoodfirecafe.com/contact What the heck do they expect people to do here? This forces people to know what positions are open ahead of time, and if they don't, they're basically throwing applications into the wind. Just post the damn openings! NPR, you can do better.

MattGaiser 5y ago
I kind of wonder if requirements/specific postings deter or increase applications. As they would have jobs with little more in the requirements than being healthy and able, so really they could probably use anyone willing to work.
- chaps 5y ago
  I can't speak to that, but if I were looking for a job and saw this, I would take it to mean that they don't have any openings available. Kind of like when someone says, "We're not looking for anyone right now, but please still send a resume.. you never know!". Everybody knows that goes nowhere.
PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> What the heck do they expect people to do here? This forces people to know what positions are open ahead of time, and if they don't, they're basically throwing applications into the wind. Just post the damn openings! It's a small restaurant, not a tech company. You're either working in the kitchen or front of house. People in the food service industry basically know the drill. You don't really need a job listing with bullet points of every responsibility because they're not really unique to each restaurant.
- chaps 5y ago
  They're savvy enough to pay for a nice site, but not savvy enough to add a couple lines of text on their website? Not buying it, sorry. I (mostly) agree with your point about how the food industry operates, but in this situation, the company agreed to be interviewed by the media in order to make a larger statement about the economy. When there are trivial things they can do, but aren't, I'm not sure how it fits into a narrative about the larger economy. Edit, this is literally all they need to do: https://i.imgur.com/KY08Hne.png https://i.imgur.com/KY08Hne.png
  - l-_l-_l-_lo_ol 5y ago
    Honestly if restaurants went into detail about what is entailed in the job they probably get even less applicants lol. It's tough work. Often no healthcare or benefits.

by chaps 5y ago

MattGaiser 5y ago

I kind of wonder if requirements/specific postings deter or increase applications. As they would have jobs with little more in the requirements than being healthy and able, so really they could probably use anyone willing to work.

chaps 5y ago
I can't speak to that, but if I were looking for a job and saw this, I would take it to mean that they don't have any openings available. Kind of like when someone says, "We're not looking for anyone right now, but please still send a resume.. you never know!". Everybody knows that goes nowhere.

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

> What the heck do they expect people to do here? This forces people to know what positions are open ahead of time, and if they don't, they're basically throwing applications into the wind. Just post the damn openings! It's a small restaurant, not a tech company. You're either working in the kitchen or front of house. People in the food service industry basically know the drill. You don't really need a job listing with bullet points of every responsibility because they're not really unique to each restaurant.

chaps 5y ago
They're savvy enough to pay for a nice site, but not savvy enough to add a couple lines of text on their website? Not buying it, sorry. I (mostly) agree with your point about how the food industry operates, but in this situation, the company agreed to be interviewed by the media in order to make a larger statement about the economy. When there are trivial things they can do, but aren't, I'm not sure how it fits into a narrative about the larger economy. Edit, this is literally all they need to do: https://i.imgur.com/KY08Hne.png https://i.imgur.com/KY08Hne.png
- l-_l-_l-_lo_ol 5y ago
  Honestly if restaurants went into detail about what is entailed in the job they probably get even less applicants lol. It's tough work. Often no healthcare or benefits.