Earlier this week, a job posting for servers at a restaurant in Palm Springs, CA went viral.

This particular hiring manager used humor and snarky sarcasm in her job posting, but as the saying goes, "many a truth is said in jest."

It's easy to feel her extreme frustration emanating from actual experiences she's had with previous applicants and ex-employees.

However, it's the response from her targeted demographic (prospective Gen Y/Z applicants) that reveals the widening chasm between management and staff.

The article in Bon Appetit links to a video posted by a job-seeker who shares her righteous indignation at the "insanely unreasonable demands" being made by this employer. Obviously, she feels that everyone in her age group and situation will also be outraged and/or insulted by the stated hiring criteria.

I like the wording in this job posting. (Then again, I brake for unique job signs, ads, and postings that rise above the clutter in the sea of sameness.)

Any prospective job-seeker who would read this job description and think, "I wouldn't do any of those things; I like coworkers who also show up on time and give their best every day" would gravitate to this kind of culture. That's a victory for both the employer AND the employee.

And anyone who believes similarly to the outraged TikToker in this story and thinks that the hiring manager is asking for way too much from their employees is welcome to keep searching for a culture that values self-important, "me-first" workers.

And that is also a victory for both the employer AND the employee.