Not really talking about the current job situation, but do you ever notice how there are no postings for really obscure positions that definitely exist but are never posted anywhere? I feel like David Graeber would have a lot to say

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Opportunity cost isn’t really a thing that most hiring managers give a shit about. They also usually don’t really benefit in many ways from the “best” candidate being chosen rather than a mediocre one that they have some other relationship to.

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yeah they do this because it’s easier for them personally and they don’t care about the company that much

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