Why not leave a voicemail? "Please leave your message, name and number and I'll call you back" has been the standard for as long as I know.
this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2025
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No voicemail? Must have been a robocall or scammer or survey.
Almost like it's a broken form of communication.
He couldn't figure out how to 19 years ago and has just been pretending it's some sort of compatibility test ever since.
Leave a message, asshole!
If you don't leave a voicemail, I didn't want to talk to you anyway.
Do any of you honestly believe it’s unfair to call someone who applied for the job over email? They left their contact information didn’t they? If 6 people want a job and only 1 answers their dam phone…lol, lmao even
I hate answering the phone as much as anyone else but I always answer the random numbers when I’m actually expecting a call from work or a doctor.
LinkedIn is a fucking joke but anyone genuinely outraged by this is being absurd
I agree it's fair to expect a phone conversation, but two calls and no message is a dick move
My only gripe is not leaving a voicemail. Canadidates are not receptionists, so making assumptions of people based on not answering two random calls through the day is not really a good way to recruit talent.
I'm not that old but I'll answer every call when I can, I'll call back if you leave your number to my VM, I make it a point to follow up if you reach out,. However I might be on the train, driving, in the shower and can't answer. Or, I could be having real life fun or doing real life work where I don't have to constantly be monitoring my phone or looking at LinkedIn HR-AI slop.
not even a job, an internship
Yeah, he gives them a second chance too, and does acknowledge it being a bit unfair. I don't find this too bad, really.
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