Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

The dangerous culture that is rife within recruitment and sales.

Name: The dangerous culture that is rife within recruitment and sales.
Uploaded: 2024-10-15T16:00:25+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this personal reflection, the speaker, who spent three years working in recruitment, describes a pervasive "work hard, play hard" culture that heavily…

15 Oct 2024 · 0 min

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In this personal reflection, the speaker, who spent three years working in recruitment, describes a pervasive "work hard, play hard" culture that heavily involves alcohol. He explains that both during successful months and during low periods, the norm is to go out for drinks on weekdays—celebrating a good month or seeking solace during a bad one. This pattern illustrates how the recruitment industry normalizes frequent mid‑week drinking, suggesting a lack of control over this behavior and highlighting its potentially harmful impact on professionals.

I spent 3 years in recruitment, and when I was at the top, I'd be celebrating and go out and be like, "Oh, I've had a really good month, let's go out for a beer on a Wednesday, Thursday." And when I was at my lowest, I'd be like, "I'm having a really bad month, should we go out for a drink? I need a drink." Wednesday, Thursday. And this culture that is quite rife within recruitment often turned into alcohol. It is that work hard, play hard stigma that has surrounded recruitment for a long, long time that is so rife and people don't quite have it under control, I don't think.