Red flags in job posts — what makes you scroll past?

Mine: 'quick job, should take a few hours' (it never is), budgets that are 10x too low for the scope, and briefs that read like they want an entire co-founder for $2k. What are yours?

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u/marcusbuilds·8h ago

'We're pre-revenue but this could lead to equity.' Scroll.

u/dev_okafor·8h ago

Opposite take: I love the messy briefs. The polished ones usually have a procurement process and 40 other bidders.

u/veronika_k·8h ago

Briefs that specify the exact library versions but not what the thing should do.

u/gregmaldonado·8h ago

Any brief that says 'like Uber but for X' with no further detail. The devil is 100% of the details.