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'What someone does with their free time has no business being discussed or judged in the workplace': Boss refuses to hire qualified employee because she is a gamer, internet is furious

Gamers tends to have a bad reputation. The boomers simply see the kids that would be glued to the video games and procrastinate doing their homework and never go outside. So when they hear an adult say that they are a “gamer," many think that this is a person who is anti-social and will not get any thing done because they will be too busy on their consoles. However, that is simply not the truth when it comes to adult gamers. Sure, adult gamers will also spend a lot of time gaming, but they are…
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'Imagine my surprise': Worker receives call from first job 16 years later asking them to come back

A lot can happen in 16 years. It's likely that in this time you would gain a wealth of knowledge, insight, and experiences. Heck, if this worker had had a child, they would be in high school. Still, you gotta love a trier—although it's a shame that this employer is probably one of the one's running around telling anyone who will listen that “nobody wants to work”
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Offered a job to a dead person today

'You will not be hearing back from her': HR has major hiring fail after offering job to candidate who is no longer alive

Instead of a job applicant getting ghosted by HR, this time HR was ghosted by a job candidate, who was a literal ghost.
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'No point asking you anything else': Rude hiring manager makes interviewee cry after second interview

This person is scared to interview again after this terrible experience with an insensitive hiring manager. This unfortunate job seeker took to r/recruitingh*ll to share their awful experience and vent about their frustrations with the interview process. As u/ThatFaithlessness101 wrote, they had a second interview with a company. It was entry level, and they also stated in the job requirements that you didn't have to be familiar with anything related to the job before joining the company. So th…
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reddit gives advices to hirer on how to bring a new employee on board without lying about the horrible toxic manager they will be require to work under

'I don't think she's a good manager... But I also don't want to throw her under the bus': Employee In Charge of Hiring Process Can't In Good Conscience Hire a New Person Due to the Toxic Manager

What do you do when you have to hire someone for a job with a horrible boss? This is exactly the situation that this Reddit has found themselves in. They have been working for this person for a while now and know the ins and outs. They've dealt with more than their fair share of annoying circumstances with this manager. In fact, this boss has tried to throw them under the bus another time. However, this Redditor is the bigger person. They have been in charge of bringing a new person on to their…
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'This project was done during a bad phase of the moon': Programmers share the reddest flags they've ever come across on resumes

'This project was done during a bad phase of the moon': Programmers share the reddest flags they've ever come across on resumes

“I had a resume from someone who earned an MBA at a ‘college of transcendental meditation,'" shared a Redditor in a hilarious thread of programming resume fails.
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What's one thing in a job description that gets an immediate skip from you the second you see it?

'Our employees are like a family': 30+ People share their biggest job application red flags

Job searching is an exciting and frustrating experience for many folks, but luckily, some Redditors are sharing their best tips to avoid working at a shady business .
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A Resume of Funny Memes for the Unemployed and Self-Deprecating

Times are tough. Unemployment seriously be poppin' off in 2022. If you've been affected by it, don't feel ashamed. It happens! As long as you know you did and are doing the best you can, you'll get there! Life sure doesn't make it easy these days though… But you know what helps a little? Humor as a coping mechanism! We're not telling you to bury your issues deep down—if you've ever been to therapy then you know that only spells trouble. BUT, you also know that a healthy dose of distraction and…
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New Job Bait and Switch | I worked for a national home improvement store (the blue one). When I interviewed, I applied for the sales position in plumbing (no longer exists). It was Monday - Friday, 9-5, with a commission program. Since I had years of plumbing experience, I was offered the job. The day I started I was told the sales job went to an internal promotion, only thing they could offer me was 'part time'. Lower hourly rate, n

'New job bait and switch': Home improvement store hires electrician to plumbing department over actual plumber, this goes exactly as expected

There are certain things in life that just make sense: Like hiring a plumber to help in your plumbing department and an electrician for the electrical department. Well, this mysteriously nameless “home improvement store” got their wires crossed when this manager decided to nepotistically appoint an electrician to the full-time plumbing department that they had just hired a plumber to work in. When the plumber came to start their full-time job… they were told by the manager that they actually ha…
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They lied about my job, so I quit on during my shift today 2 months in

'They lied [...] so I quit': Recruiter lies about new hire's job duties and working arrangement, new hire quits

Working relationships are built on mutual trust — so why are so many recruiters determined to start things off with deceit?
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This has happened to me 3 times in a row now. I show up early for an interview and they just waste my time acting like I don't exist.

'No one showed up': Interview candidate ghosted for the third time in a row

It's one thing to get ghosted in the dating scene, it's quite another when it's a potential employer.
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funny twitter thread guy goes into interview at old job wearing fake mustache

Guy Gets Called In For Interview At Old Job, Goes In Wearing Fake Mustache

Beautiful.
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Hiring managers describe the biggest red flags that they missed during the hiring process.

Red Flags Hiring Managers Missed During The Interview Process

Got to keep a watchful eye out for those red flags.
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Job applicant's mother ruins job interview | r/AmItheAsshole Posted by u/apartmentroublee 1 day ago AITA telling this college guy's mom her coming into his interview cost him job? Not hole am hiring manager at tech company and hiring summer internships little while ago had guy, about 19 years old, applying summer internship between his freshman and sophomore years college virtual interview over Zoom because covid.

Applicant's Mother Barges Into Interview, Costing Him Job

Taking helicopter parenting to the next level.
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Managers share stories of times people lie on their resume | ErecSchunn Well testing potential welder once. He showed up shorts, muscle shirt, and flip flops do weld test. And interview turned him away citing safety concerns about his wardrobe, and never rescheduled. Figured he too dumb deal with.

Hiring Managers Share Signs People Lied on their Resume

Either don't lie, or lie really well.
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Hiring managers share their biggest WTF moments with applicants.

Hiring Managers Share Their Biggest WTF Moments During Interviews

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