Usually when you are looking to hire someone to work for you, you don’t go out of your way to tell them all of your idiosyncrasies. Rebecca Land Soodak took a different approach when she placed an ad on Craigslist. She began the ad with the words, “My kids are a pain in the [butt]“ Except that she didn’t use the word butt.
Um, ouch! I mean I think that about my kids sometimes, who doesn’t. But to type it out as the primary descriptive introductory sentence about my kids? That I am not sure about.
The rest of the ad, you can read the original ad here, was admittedly funny. I thought it was brilliant the way she laid out what the deal breakers were. How she explained what their family really was like. And she did find a nanny through the ad.
The ad was very comical….funny thing is, I wanted to apply lol.
Comment by Liz — September 3, 2008 @ 9:36 pm
Well…on some days it might offend me. I love my kids and would not refer to them that way in front of others. But on those stressed, overworked, out of time days I’d probably laugh and say yep I get that. Sometimes a sense of humor is all you have left! I’d never take the job and wouldn’t last if I did. I’m too opinionated myself!
Comment by brenda — September 25, 2008 @ 8:56 pm
I think it was very clever, it would save her a lot of time doing interviews with people that in the end don’t want to work there. I also think it was very clever because if she did find someone then they know exactly where they stand – and seriously how many of us want a job where we know what we are in for before we even start – I know I would!
Comment by cate0404 — September 30, 2008 @ 10:12 pm