by EscapePlan9 » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:53 pm
I was inspired by an article I read where someone posted a false ad stating she was submissive and wanted to find a man to dominate her. She received dozens of responses where the men would go into brutal detail describing what they'd do to her (some of them also had wifes) as well as including pics.
A few months ago I read a job description that I couldn't help but share with friends and laugh at (I also posted it here):
Young professional in search of personal assistant to help take care of personal errands. Ideal candidate is well organized, works well under pressure, able to meet deadlines, unattached, open minded and submissive. Personal assistant duties include, but are not limited to: paying bills, grocery shopping, picking up/dropping off dry cleaning, picking up lunch, preparing some dinners, making travel arrangements etc. This is NOT a full time job, but may become one with the right candidate. This is a per diem position. You are paid as needed. The positions pays $18 per hour with the opportunity to increase to $25 per hour. You will be paid on a weekly basis. Please submit photo with response. Those who respond without photo WILL NOT be considered.
So today I decided to repost the job description to see what types of responses I'd receive. I also created a new email account on Hotmail incase I felt like responding further to the responses (not that I'd ever hire anyone who responded, but rather to pull more information from them). I received four responses.
Due to the personal details enclosed, I will only provide screen-captures in private (even then, I have blanked out last names, addresses, and phone numbers).
#1
She used the wrong form of "your" so I may respond by telling her she's rejected on that basis. The more absurd the rejection reason, the better. On her resume her objective simply states, "Nanny". She fleshes out that her last three jobs were nannying.
#2
She is inconsistent with her capitalization (missed a capital I), included a doublespace before the word "responsible", typo'd "environments", and didn't include a resume (not that I really care). SHE FAILS! However, she is cute. I have a few ideas ruminating - one involving telling her the job listing is a joke and continuing depending on how she responds, the other rejecting her due to the many errors I listed.
#3
She did not post a picture like my job description required! She attached a resume and gave me a standard "I'm interested in X position with your company" response. Using my fresh email account (under the moniker Robert Saget - couldn't do Bob Saget as that would lead them to believe my post wasn't for realz) I sent her a response stating "The job description specifically mentioned those who do not include pictures will not be considered. Learn to read. -Robert Saget".
#4
This was a complaint email:
unattached, open minded, submissive,
photo mandatory ???
how PERSONAL an assistant is this ??
sound more like a job for a ...
in polite terms : kept woman, not an assistant to do your chores.
if someone is conscientious, detail oriented, thorough, and does the job you want , why do you care what they look like, if they are submissive, unattached etc.
I can't believe this stuff is allowed on craigslist...
here is your photo :
am i too much of a "dog" to get the job, or not cute enough of a "p...cat" either ???
nobody out there is that naive...
(she attached a picture of her dog and cat - both very cute)
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I responded with:
I have high standards for who I want to work for me. This is my money and I will spend it however I wish. Since you have responded to the listing you sound like you might be interested in this position. However, I still would need to see a personal picture to consider you (thank you for submitting the picture of your dog and cat - I also like obedient pets). Even then, we may have to work on your attitude.
Thank you for your interest.
Robert Saget