The Tea House Theatre recently attempted to mock Millennials in the name of being cool – and it majorly backfired.
The south London cafe posted a job advert for an administration role “for the third time in as many months”, and for some, it was easy to see why.
Check out this awful, patronising job ad for 'millenials' from @TeaHouseTheatre.Maybe three quitters in three months says more about you? pic.twitter.com/STne8d9GDK
— Chris Hemmings (@Hemmch) July 18, 2017
The company said they had “not been impressed so far” in the message to Millennials – those typically born between the early 1980s and 2000s.
The unconventional letter asked: “Are you just not taught anything about existing in the real world, where every penny counts. Did no one teach you that the end of your studies is the beginning of your education?”
Twitter users came out in full force and let the Vauxhall-based venue feel the force of their shock.
I usually love a good 'informal' or even tongue-in-cheek approach… But this sounds ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS!!
— Alun Saunders 🏳️🌈 (@alunsaunders) July 17, 2017
Dear Tea House Theatre, it's never good to advertise that you're entitled,patronising & abusiveLove Millennials xhttps://t.co/1xbqNQCqQC
— Creative Electric//H (@Creativelectric) July 18, 2017
This is an extraordinary job advert. So snotty and patronising. Who'd seriously apply to work here?
— Matt Hemley (@MattHemley) July 17, 2017
Tea House Theatre this morning pic.twitter.com/tlmnuVs1kn
— Ryan Devlin (@RyanDevlin_) July 18, 2017
Alan Flanagan went a step further to point out the errors in the advert’s sentence structure – in an email to the company.
Couldn't resist. pic.twitter.com/eaCOGqUNOb
— Alan Flanagan (@alanflanagan) July 18, 2017
The ad, which was published on the Arts Council website, was taken down on Tuesday after it was found to have breached their terms.
We're aware of a job that was posted on ArtsJobs that breached our terms (in this case targeting a specific age group) 1/2
— Arts Council England (@ace_national) July 18, 2017
Artsjobs is made up of user generated content and this job advert has now been removed 2/2
— Arts Council England (@ace_national) July 18, 2017
One such term reads: “You will not post material that contains content which is harmful, threatening, abusive, vulgar, obscene, harassing, defamatory, offensive (racially, sexually, ethnically), promotes a political view or is otherwise objectionable.”
The Tea House Theatre have not yet responded to requests for comment.