The Worst Way To Party Like A Rock Star
Let us, for just a moment, talk once again about the qualities of a rock star. Rock stars are... Talented? Occasionally. Alcohol (ab)users? Often. Eating disordered? Often. Raging narcissists? Often. Drug (ab)users? Often. Promiscuous? Often. Excellent providers of high-quality childcare services? Emphatically not. And yet... First of all, please, for the love of God, get a handle on your comma usage. This ad reads like it was dictated by a hiccuping William Shatner while he...

A Job To Die For
This is one of those rare ads where the misspellings are so egregious, the grammar so profoundly disturbed, the typos so prevalent, it feels almost like art. Things Smart People Avoid: Rabid animals Trader Joe's parking lots Pyramid schemes The comedy of Jeff Dunham This job. And frankly, ANY job posting that contains an answer to the unasked question, "Hey, are you planning to murder the people who apply to this ad?" NO, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ANSWER IS. Either way: that's a dealbreaker, ladies. And sure, it's also great to know that the models will get to keep...

May You Live In Interesting Times
Thanks to Avoid This Job reader Jessica, we have new sadness to add to our The Kids Are Not Alright category: Let's cut right to the chase here: WHAT IN THE HELL DOES "INTERESTING COMPENSATION" MEAN? Are you actually trying to sound like a molestation factory? Or the front for a child slavery ring? Because it doesn't sound good. At all. Phrases like "the shooting last about three hours" are not helping. It could be worse, I suppose. You could leave out ANY details on what type of shoot this is, specify a wide age range but an unsettlingly specific...

Father Christmas
Let's see... just perusing the job listings... man, it's rough out there, not a lot to apply for...I wonder if-- OH HI NO NOT AT ALL WHY DO YOU ASK MY DAD LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE LARRY DAVID ALSO WHY ARE WE YELLING AND REFUSING TO USE PUNCTUATION CAN WE MOVE ON AND SEE WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS JOB Did you once have a dramatic fight with a question mark or something? Are you no longer on speaking terms? It's clear that you and grammar had a falling out, but why take it out on the...

Site Update!
This week at Avoid This Job, we're on a (not "much needed" but "taking it anyway") vacation, so no new posts, but while you wait with bated breath for the next nightmarish job to avoid, why not check out some new features? 'Such as..?', you ask? Well, why not click here and become our fan on Facebook? YES WE ARE ON FACEBOOK! ALL OF YOUR DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE! (except that one where your childhood babysitter was the President of the United States, but she had cloven feet, a rainbow-colored parasol and a malevolent stare... that one will, hopefully, NEVER...