LOL, A Recruiter Just Contacted Me for a Job in Chicago!

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Chi Town may be jacked up, but for the right money, the idea might be worth exploring. Far as the rest of our common likes, Don't tell lol
 

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Hard "No" on Chicago.

I applied to the National Weather Service. Got a call with a job offer:

Me: Where is the position?
NWS: You're perfect for the position.
Me: Great. Where is it?
NWS: It's in a fast paced severe storms center...
Me: Where?
NWS: Based on your experience we can start you at GS-12 and bump you to Step 5. (Made that up...but it was something like that.)
Me: Awesome. Where is it?
NWS: We also offer relocation assistance.
Me: Why won't you tell me where it is?
NWS: It's in Topeka, KS...
Me: I specifically mentioned that was one of the locations where I didn't want to work.
NWS: Yeah...you're not the only one.
Me: No thanks. Bye.

But even Topeka would be better than Chicago.
 

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Hard "No" on Chicago.

I applied to the National Weather Service. Got a call with a job offer:

Me: Where is the position?
NWS: You're perfect for the position.
Me: Great. Where is it?
NWS: It's in a fast paced severe storms center...
Me: Where?
NWS: Based on your experience we can start you at GS-12 and bump you to Step 5. (Made that up...but it was something like that.)
Me: Awesome. Where is it?
NWS: We also offer relocation assistance.
Me: Why won't you tell me where it is?
NWS: It's in Topeka, KS...
Me: I specifically mentioned that was one of the locations where I didn't want to work.
NWS: Yeah...you're not the only one.
Me: No thanks. Bye.

But even Topeka would be better than Chicago.
idk but I am certain Illinois, Kansas and many others are off the table. Texas, new Mexico, maybe Arizona etc on the other hand, if money is right....
 

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Just got a text from a recruiter for Cook County Health wanting me to apply there. As if I would ever relocate to someplace that screwed up, much less take a family there. What crazy recruiter stories do you have?
I had a recruiter from Warren Cat reach out to me and spent the next 6 months begging me to come in and take an interview/hear what he had to say. I finally said yes. I showed up, interviewed, took a tour. They said I could place myself wherever I wanted, but they really wanted me in rental equipment. I said “how much are you paying?” He responded “how much do you make?”14 years into the industry I was making $27/hr at the time, told him $28/hr. He proceeds to look me straight in the eye and offers me $14/hr and “a really nice health insurance policy that’s a steal”. Volvo tried similar, except they offered the “we’re a family, it’s great to work here” instead of the fantastic health insurance. Between that, and the fact that my supervisor at my next job (fleet service and heavy equipment dealer) was a career fast food manager made me realize I needed to get out of my line of work.
 

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I've had a few police departments wanting me to go to work for them after I retired. My reply to all of them was the same,I'm retired, What part of retired do you not understand.
Had an Army Recruiter call a few times for the CWO programs a few months after I retired. Had to inform him that I was medically retired more than once.
 

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Retired & still get emails & calls. Maybe they have a quota of calls/day & are just trying to keep their #’s up.
 

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