That's the language used in a post for a position I'm considering applying for.
Isn't this a red flag telling the applicants the employer basically doesn't care if applicants have lives, schedules, child and/or family care needs?
I emailed requesting clarification. The answer was that program needs “might mean some evenings and or opportunities to work outside those hours.” No clear expectations in mind, just the expectation that anyone should be able to randomly adjust to schedule changes that could include any and all hours of the day or week, which they may later dictate because things “might” change on their end.
Am I wrong to feel it's exploitative to hire people without having clear scheduling expectations? I'm repelled by how so many postings cavalierly throw in the expectation of an employee being totally flexible with their availability without any concrete reason why. I realize there are certain roles that require changing schedules, but there are so many that don't, where this wording is still thrown in because they just want the freedom to upend an employee's entire life on a whim at some later date.