50000 people apply to one bid and yall muhfuckas think you have the leverage to negotiate a hiring process that favors the applicant more?
That many people (though I recall the early numbers being 30k) apply to a single bid each year and for some reason people think we have the leverage to negogiate anything.
With that many people applying they could replace us 4x over each year. With that number applying they could keep replacing us until they reach a level where the perks are *just enough* to get someone to come in the door.