Red Flags in Job Postings: Analyzing Vendor Management Requirements

Denise Twum · 2025-06-02T18:08:18.619Z

is this a red flag in a job posting? • "Experience managing contact center relationships and pushing vendors beyond their comfort zone

June 02, 2025

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is this a red flag in a job posting?

"Experience managing contact center relationships and pushing vendors beyond their comfort zone

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Denise Twum
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Seems odd to put in there doesn't it?
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Ashley
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for sure
Jenny Chudy
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Oof. Yes, but on the other had, I appreciate that sort of flag so I know not to apply. It's worse when they say they want you to work collaboratively with strategic stakeholders and then once you get on, you realize their definition of collaboration is total obliteration of all reason.
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Denise Twum
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It looked like a good job and I was about to go for it when I got to that bullet point. It didn't sit well with me.
Ashley
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i be like that a lot of the time
Ashley
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it does feel particularly wild to have a line in a jd that openly asks you to abuse your vendor, even if they’re using bs language to say it
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Ashley Parada
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Oh man, this sounds like somewhere I used to work at
Denise Twum
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Oh no!
Manuel
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at least they are honest and upfront about it
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Denise Twum
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Seems odd to put in there doesn't it?
☝️1
Ashley
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for sure
Jenny Chudy
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Oof. Yes, but on the other had, I appreciate that sort of flag so I know not to apply. It's worse when they say they want you to work collaboratively with strategic stakeholders and then once you get on, you realize their definition of collaboration is total obliteration of all reason.
😭1
Denise Twum
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It looked like a good job and I was about to go for it when I got to that bullet point. It didn't sit well with me.
Ashley
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i be like that a lot of the time
Ashley
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it does feel particularly wild to have a line in a jd that openly asks you to abuse your vendor, even if they’re using bs language to say it
☝️1
Ashley Parada
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Oh man, this sounds like somewhere I used to work at
Denise Twum
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Oh no!
Manuel
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at least they are honest and upfront about it
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