The worst is a recruiter promising a "highly competitive salary" in a company that's "one of your competitors" that wants "your specific skills" It feels like

The worst is a recruiter promising a "highly competitive salary" in a company that's "one of your competitors" that wants "your specific skills" It feels like nine times out of ten "one of your competitors" means they are also a limited liability company, "your specific skills" means you know what a keyboard is, and "highly competitve salary" is $30k a year. I have a very particular set of skills that I have acquired over a long career which are honed to a very narrow industry. I did have a genuine recruiter after me for a job which used a small subset of those skills, on 20% more than than I currently earn, but it was a second line support position rather than the various roles I play today. I couldn't face the prospect of working in such a confined environment.