I've long suspected this also is common practice for lower-paying jobs with a high turnover rate. They keep their job ads posted so that they always have ready applicants whenever an employee inevitably quits.
Very true.
“They keep their job ads posted so that they always have ready applicants whenever an employee inevitably quits.”
That seems to be the modus operandi with the McJobs in my area; same employers listing the same low-paying, high-stress jobs....