I Stopped Applying to Jobs Listed as 'Hybrid' — Here's Why

Three months ago I changed my job search strategy. I stopped applying to anything listed as "hybrid." My response rate went up. Not because hybrid jobs are bad — because "hybrid" means whatever the company wants it to mean. The word means nothing I applied to nine hybrid roles between January and March. Here's what "hybrid" actually meant at each one: 3 days in office, 2 remote (most common) 4 days in office, 1 remote (basically in-person with a pity day) "Flexible" — meaning the manager decides