So a little background. I work in the insurance industry. I work for a semi large company that you’ve probably never heard of, unless you live in my state.
My current job is surprisingly cool and flexible. Bosses let me do my job and mostly stay out of my. However there’s no upward mobility. So I started looking for other jobs.
I had an interview a few weeks ago and was not offered the job because I haven’t used a specific piece software in 8 yrs. It’s an easy platform to use and most insurance companies use it.
So they called me back last week and asked me to apply for a different position, that would be a promotion.
I spoke to the recruiter and his pitch is essentially, this is high stress, high volume and you’ll be working all the time.
I didn’t get the rest of the pitch. I explained that I have a flexible job and being able to get my kids from the bus stop and take them practice for whatever sport they’re in was more important and he was wasting his and my time.
I don’t understand why “high stress” is a selling point, but at least he was honest about it.