job interview

Job candidate receives a $30k lowball offer despite being the hiring panel's "unanimous first choice"—this after a 4-week-long intensive 5-round interview process: 'They sent an offer for $62k and claimed the higher band was for a "unicorn"'

Brad Dickson

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Recruiter forbids unemployed people from applying to their job posting: 'These companies get the talent they deserve.'

Emmy Pratt

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Job candidate lies on resume and gets the job, is then forced to come clean during extensive background check: ‘I emailed HR and spelled out the discrepancies’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Job applicant arrives at interview 5 minutes early, recruiter repeatedly calls when she doesn't arrive 20 minutes before: 'I am worried I wont get the job because of this'

Ally Perry

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Recruiter rejects 2nd best job applicant because he thinks his workplace has less structure than she'd like, helps her get a job at a better fit company

Emmy Pratt

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Job seeker shocked when employer offers $30,000 below advertized rate 3-month interview process, then rescinds the job offer after following their simple organizational question: 'The second I asked a basic professional question, they panicked'

Brad Dickson

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Unemployed lawyer visits McDonald's, gets offered a job interview: 'A job's a job'

Ally Perry

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Sister writes in her job application that her sister is a referral, even though she asked her not to, as she didn't want to vouch for her again after some previous situations: 'HR emailed me confirming the referral. I replied and said no'

María Cetra

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Friend gets mad at colleague for getting a job that he would have wanted to get even though he didn’t even know it was available nor applied to it: ‘He's come to my city and had an interview for a job in our field, in my city, without telling me anything’

María Cetra

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Hospital worker accepts higher-level position with a $2 raise at their employer of 2 years, but the pay is missing from their first paycheck, then HR contacts them saying the offer was a mistake: 'The new rate would actually be LOWER than my previous pay'

Brad Dickson

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Company plans to fire boss, employee feels conflicted about interviewing for his job: 'My boss is the whole reason I'm even in this position'

Ally Perry

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Man pranks AI recruiter by spouting nonsense in a job interview: 'Every pharmacist is a hallway'

Ally Perry

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New hire left abandoned with no training or assigned work—boss starts insisting they get more work done and "learn by doing"—they consider quitting: 'I told him that I didn't get any proper training'

Brad Dickson

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Boss denies employee’s bereavement leave, schedules "mandatory fun" team event after working hours instead

Brad Dickson

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Job candidate arrives 10 minutes early for interview, leaves when they make them wait for 50 minutes: 'No one had come to apologize'

Ally Perry

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Job candidate attends interview, accidentally receives internal company feedback: 'Why would we hire someone who would be the worst person in the company?'

Ally Perry

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