Job posting seeks assistant who can run, ski, and join CEO on trips — internet calls it a red flag

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A job listing for a CEO assistant at a real estate management company has received a lot of criticism on social media Reddit after it included an unusual fitness requirement. The position was shared on Reddit’s r/recruitinghell forum by user u/UnmarketableTomato69. It looked like a normal office job until people noticed something strange in the requirements. The posting on Reddit said that people who apply “must be in good physical condition–able to run 3 to 5 miles at 12-13 minute pace.” The listing also talked about perks like ski trips, water skiing, and other forms of exercise. The original poster said they already applied for the job but did not understand how running ability had anything to do with helping a CEO. Reddit users quickly became worried about the requirement. One commenter, u/Hour_Reindeer834, said the posting looked troubling. They said it seemed like a way for an employer to hire someone based on reasons that had nothing to do with work skills. “No degree or experience required; this is someone looking for a young woman to harass and abuse and not successful and smart enough to go about it a ‘better’ way; some shtty small business owner or exec,” the commenter wrote. People question the real purpose behind the listing Many Reddit users talked about the running requirement. Some asked if the CEO really expected their assistant to run with them during workouts. Others thought it was a fitness test that made no sense for office work. Several people thought the posting might have been made for a specific person the company already knew, noting that highly specific requirements often show a position designed only to meet legal hiring rules. This is an Administrative Assistant to CEO position… byu/UnmarketableTomato69 inrecruitinghell The comment section also had many jokes about the weird mix of perks. User u/ICommentRandomSht wrote, “Bro thinks it’s a dating app.” Another commenter, u/FistEnergy, made a sarcastic comment about the ski trips, water skiing, and exercise activities. User u/doulos05 joked about the wording, saying, “Cardiovascular exercise? Yes. You’ll experience cardiovascular exercise during the ski trips, marathons, weekend sex retreats, and water skiing adventures.” The posting has become part of a growing list of strange job listings shared on the r/recruitinghell subreddit, where users regularly share problematic hiring practices and unreasonable demands from employers.