Post by BurlyBeaR on Jul 18, 2017 17:36:04 GMT
Article from The Stage
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London fringe theatre attacked for ‘obnoxious’ job advert
A fringe theatre in London has provoked a backlash on social media for a strongly worded job advertisement attacking young people.
The posting for the role of office administrator at Tea House Theatre begins “Dear Millenials [sic]”, and goes on to ask: “Are you just not taught anything about existing in the real world, where every penny counts?”
“One old lady used to run the whole of Mountview Academy with an IBM computer, it shouldn't be this hard,” the advertisement added.
It was posted on Arts Jobs, a website run by Arts Council England, with the theatre saying that it is the third time it has advertised for the post in as many months.
The successful applicant would be “a grafter, who can commit”.
“The absolute dogs in office skills, the ability to run a paper filing system as well as a computerised one, the ability to complete and keep track of a huge to-do list, to make our office work, create and develop business management systems that help the business to grow, giving space for more creative work to go ahead. To see where we are headed and realise that it is in your own hands how far you are able to go with us as we grow.”
The salary offered for the full-time role is £15,000 to £20,000. Tea House Theatre ends the advertisement by claiming: “We have not been impressed so far.”
The advert was quickly removed by the Arts Council, which tweeted: “We're aware of a job that was posted on ArtsJobs that breached our terms (in this case targeting a specific age group). Artsjobs is made up of user generated content and this job advert has now been removed.”
A fringe theatre in London has provoked a backlash on social media for a strongly worded job advertisement attacking young people.
The posting for the role of office administrator at Tea House Theatre begins “Dear Millenials [sic]”, and goes on to ask: “Are you just not taught anything about existing in the real world, where every penny counts?”
“One old lady used to run the whole of Mountview Academy with an IBM computer, it shouldn't be this hard,” the advertisement added.
It was posted on Arts Jobs, a website run by Arts Council England, with the theatre saying that it is the third time it has advertised for the post in as many months.
The successful applicant would be “a grafter, who can commit”.
“The absolute dogs in office skills, the ability to run a paper filing system as well as a computerised one, the ability to complete and keep track of a huge to-do list, to make our office work, create and develop business management systems that help the business to grow, giving space for more creative work to go ahead. To see where we are headed and realise that it is in your own hands how far you are able to go with us as we grow.”
The salary offered for the full-time role is £15,000 to £20,000. Tea House Theatre ends the advertisement by claiming: “We have not been impressed so far.”
The advert was quickly removed by the Arts Council, which tweeted: “We're aware of a job that was posted on ArtsJobs that breached our terms (in this case targeting a specific age group). Artsjobs is made up of user generated content and this job advert has now been removed.”