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A job advertisement in the UK has gone viral for all the wrong reasons: It’s offended millennials—and when millennials are offended, the internet steps in to lend a hand.

The advertisement, posted to the Arts Council website, was for a grafting position at London’sTea House Theater.

The company directors, who signed as HG Iggulden and IF Rushton, thought the best way toattractsaid grafter would be to insult an entire generation.

For those of you who missed the Tea House Theatre’s obnoxious job ad (since removed), I hope you like a lot of salt on your chips: pic.twitter.com/BJn1u3oXJR

— George F. Sanders (@TheKingOfBray) July 18, 2017

The job advert begins “Dear Millenials… [sic]”

Yep, good start when you spell the generationyou so deeply hateincorrectly.

“Are you just not taught anything about existing in the real world, where every penny counts?” it asks.

“Did no one teach you that the end of your studies is the beginning of your education?”

The pair said they’d had no luck with previous appointments, lamenting the fact they were “putting this advert up for the third time in as many months.”

They then went onto boast, patronise and boast some more about theTea House Theaterand how it’s survived a recession—and that it’s all down to the hard work of people whoknowhow to work because they’re definitely not millennials.

“One old lady used to run the whole of Mountainview Academy with an IBM computer. It shouldn’t be this hard,” the posting reads.

For which I have a few questions:

One: Who’d want to work for anyone who refers to women as “old ladies”?

Two: What the f*ck is an IBM computer?

“We have not been impressed so far,” it finished with a delightful, “Yours sincerely.”

Iggulden has since come up with a highly original excuse for the offensive letter, telling The Telegraph:“Obviously I was writing it with a bit of frustration and I was a bit disappointed with the job market.”

It goes without saying: The advert has since been taken down and no millennial will ever work for theTea House Theaterever again.

Tea House Theatre Ltd appear it have removed a job add from the arts council website. Unfortunately millenials can screengrab. Eek. pic.twitter.com/geTSBH5oYK

— Dom Howell (@DomHowell23) July 18, 2017

Just read the Tea House Theatre job description. Its just a cafe, i thought it would be a avant gard theatre company the way they went on. pic.twitter.com/qsndP8zs9F

— Julia (@JuliaCHowie) July 18, 2017

Really disgusted by the job ‘advert’ from the Tea House Theatre. Sounds like a terrible employer, exploitative + rude,

— Faiza (@faizam_) July 18, 2017

I dont blame millenials I blame employers like the Tea House Theatre. 15k job in London. Get your head out of your arse @TeaHouseTheatre https://t.co/VGaXXzqiIR

— Anthony Shaw (@AnthonyShaw91) July 18, 2017

#Recruiters here’s how not to write a #job #advert by Tea House Theatre https://t.co/0gil6Ocqsj via @JasminGray2 #Millennials

— Corey Archard (@coreyarchard) July 18, 2017

Tea House Theatre: and before you go, you can write the job ad for your replacement Ex-employee: sure

*and send*

— Rebecca Usher (@Rebecca_Usher) July 18, 2017

Caitlin Bishop

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