What exactly is this "much" that they're imposing on us? What hoops are they making us jump through?
Did you mistake Larks' comment as coming from the potential employer?
(It's unbelievable how imaginative some people are in finding things to complain about...)
Hm. Your total karma is 0, but you have posts scored 2, 1, 7, 1, 1, and 4 just in this thread. What's up with that?
At any rate, you're putting words in my mouth. I described the employer as "setting up hoops for prospects to jump through." You rephrased that as "hoops [they are] making us jump through." Why the attitude?
Also, I don't think it's a complaint (or particularly imaginative) to say that a company that won't even confirm the existence of the job in public, but still wants your personal information and work history, might be more than ordinarily likely to take advantage of its employees.
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