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[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 35 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Companies keep ghost jobs active for several reasons:

To build candidate pipelines for roles that might open later

To signal growth during hiring freezes

To leave approved positions stuck in limbo due to budget cuts

To satisfy internal posting requirements or HR quotas

So in other words companies are ghouls willing to turn what is already a grueling process nowadays into an even more gruelling one simply for the sake of gaining more metrics?

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

So in other words companies are ghouls willing to turn what is already a grueling process nowadays into an even more gruelling one simply for the sake of gaining more metrics?

I have never been more surprised in my life

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 12 hours ago

Well, yeah. Ever met a company?