Exactly what the title says. The last 6 months have been hell. In 2021 I was on maternity leave and got made redundant from my highly paid, enjoyable corporate job when the company folded due to the panorama. I took my time looking for something new and applied for a local job…however it was advertised by a recruitment agency and they somehow persuaded me to take up a 6month position working at the agency as a recruiter.
Wow.
Recruitment is the most toxic industry I have ever encountered. The expectations on what one person is supposed to get done in 8 hours is insane, add to that disinterested candidates that job hop because they know they deserve better and you are flogging a dead horse. You will find that recruitment agencies make out they are inclusive and diverse but i was told to find young people and often told which sex they must be to fill a role, despite having mature candidates with tons of experience. I took the job thinking i would be helping people find jobs but I was just finding humans to push into roles they didn't want and then they would constantly drop out at all stages through the process.
On top of all this is relentless training, charity events and nights out which sounds great but the latter two are treated as mandatory. I lost sleep, I've been too exhausted to interact with my kids at times and as the end was coming near I have lost all will to try. Last day today and I'm going to watch movies instead.