You Flatter Yourself, Sir

Another current fad in horrible job listings? The "reverse-psychology" angle. "Hey, let's make this job sound as awful as possible... talk about low pay and hard work and super long hours and suggest that basically nobody could do this job, or would want to... it'll weed out the weak ones!" Which it will, of course. It'll also weed out anyone with talent, dignity and an understanding of their worth as an employee and as a human being. And yet...