People are sharing this job ad from the Guardian because they can’t believe it’s real
It’s as if the last year never happened. Or maybe the last decade or two.
https://twitter.com/JossHannah/status/956173594102517760
People shared it because they couldn’t believe it was the genuine article. It was, but it’s been taken down from the Guardian’s jobs section now.
Fortunately for us, someone kept it (and if you don’t know what HDMI stands for, it’s High Net Worth Individual).
— the geiger counter (@_GeigerCounter) January 24, 2018
Here’s precisely what people made of it online.
1.
No!!!! That is totally unacceptable. 😡😡😡😡😡
— Abigail Rose (@abigailrose11) January 24, 2018
2.
HNWIs has got to be one of the most odious acronyms. It’s like saying ‘we know rich people are a pain in the arse – you’ll just have to cope with that’.
— James Brownsell (@JamesBrownsell) January 24, 2018
3.
Or it’s saying ‘we all know rich people are inherently better and you need to know how to behave around them’
— Hannah Joss (@JossHannah) January 24, 2018
4.
Be seen and not heard, use servants entrance, treat Downton as a primer minus all the niceness
— name cannot be blank (@KevDyl) January 24, 2018
5.
They’re asking for good spelling but can’t be bothered to check their ad for spelling, grammar – basic proper written English. #lazy
— Amy (@AmyLovesCats) January 24, 2018
6.
That’s why they need an executive assistant. Too busy with the bantz* to double check.
*I’ve used that word twice this year. That’s two times too many.
— Random Writer (@RRRTwittings) January 25, 2018
7.
For “Banter” read rudeness or harassment at my pleasure
— Helen (@DontBuyTheSun8) January 24, 2018
8.
Which they can then blame on the employee being “distracting.”
— Naomi Barton (@shutter_j) January 24, 2018
9.
Emotional intelligent people do know how to “deal with male banter” – they squash it, call it out, and report it.
— Rachelle Denton (@MissRachelle) January 24, 2018
10.
So they could have said:
We want a bit of totty to gawp at, who doesn’t answer back and can do our admin— Alex Gregs (@alexgregs) January 24, 2018
11.
But they can’t be distracting! Oh what are us women to do?!
— Helen Essex (@helen_essex) January 25, 2018
12.
The assumption is also that all PA’s are female ??
— Jo Mortimer (@JoMortimerArt) January 24, 2018
13.
Have they accidentally advertised in the guardian when they *meant* to advertise in 1954?
— Julie Rowlands (@julesroley) January 24, 2018
14.
how many jobs do you see advertised asking that you be able to put up with the female banter? #ABSOLUTELYFUCKINGNONE
— yes iτ’s really τim gοω (@TimGow) January 24, 2018
15.
“Be sociable but not distracting”
Christ. Know your place, minion.
— Stewart Bosier (@vinguard) January 24, 2018
16.
“Ability to deal with the male banter”. Would a slap round the face be considered an unacceptable response?
— Barbara Tate (@babatate) January 24, 2018
17.
I see the full ad said “Salary: 40000-45000 + bonus” – presumably bonus calculated on how often she’s called sugartits without objecting.
— Chris Madigan (@BarkingAtTheTV) January 24, 2018
Some people reached the same conclusion.