Some job listings are so absurd, they seem like satire. Between impossible experience requirements, discriminatory screening questions, and straight-up nonsense, it is no wonder entire forums are dedicated to mocking them.

Reddit’s r/recruitinghell collects these hiring horrors, and the strangest ones prove just how unhinged recruiting can get. Here are some of the most insane requirements and requests pulled from real job ads and applicant experiences.

1. The impossible math

Developer Sebastián Ramírez spotted a listing demanding four years of FastAPI experience—even though he created the framework himself only a year and a half earlier.

2. Faith over firewalls

A high-level IT security role reportedly required applicants to have “turned your life to Jesus the savior.” Cybersecurity,

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