The place she was working for was hiring under a different company name and she unknowingly applied for her own job as the listing offered better perks.
It is okay for you to look for a job that offers better pay and working conditions than your present one. There are, however, a few things that could go wrong. They may not meet with you at all, or they may alter the terms of the offer during the interview, or worst of all, your own employer could catfish you.
Rachel McIlravey (@rachelmcilravey), a Canadian-based real estate agent, used the trending audio I tried not to kill myself on TikTok to share how she accidentally applied for her own job. The text over her video read, "When I accidentally applied for my job because the company I work at was hiring under a different company name."
The video captioned, "Had a good chat with the CEO about it," has gained 992.5 thousand views.
The comments had much to add. "That's like matching with your boyfriend on Tinder," wrote @nicoleberardi333. "So wait does that mean they were covertly looking to find someone to fill your position?" questioned @sydneypollock7. "I mean they are the ones hiring under a different name..." commented @mimika546. "Honestly the audacity of employers to assume their employees aren't open to a better opportunity while simultaneously refusing to pay them properly," pointed out @srhdnnll22.
McIlravey wasn't expecting her TikTok to "blow up" and eventually posted a follow-up. She stated that many viewers told her that the same thing happened to them. "I'm really glad I'm not alone in this," she says before diving into the specifics. She explained that the company she was working for was looking to expand and rebrand but had failed to inform employees of its plans. "When I saw this job, it had better pay and the job sounded great—like what I wanted to do—so that's why I applied for it." She claimed that the workplace was "very toxic," and that there was a high turnover rate. She claimed that most employees' actual roles did not correspond to their job descriptions, which is why the job posting piqued her interest.
According to her, the CEO told her that the hiring team advised her to fire McIlravey. McIlravey claims she used the opportunity to speak with the CEO about the work environment that the CEO allegedly helped to perpetuate, and that she needed to do what was best for herself by keeping her options open.
"They needed me, so they couldn't fire me," McIlravey says. "And then I eventually left on my own." McIlravey's follow-up included some advice for people looking for new jobs, keeping her example in mind. "I should've done more research into the company, but I didn't, so if anyone's nervous, research whatever company you're applying for," she added.
The coincidence of applying for your own job is something to giggle about in the long run and in the end, it did turn out to be fruitful since McIlravey eventually left the toxic environment and she might have a brighter future ahead (at least, she'll research better before applying for a new role).
Comments came in to support her decisions and share how some of them faced similar issues. "I would have said I absolutely did apply. I saw the pay increase being offered and deserved it," commented @lindseyela. "I had a recruiter reach out to see if I was interested... it was my job for my company," shared @nohugging1999. "A good manager would try to get feedback to understand how to improve. A bad manager would threaten you," pointed out @ricardogomez00001.
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