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Bosses of Reddit, what's the weirdest reason why you had to fire an employee?

'Fired for stealing jelly beans': 20+ Super strange reasons people got immediately fired from their jobs

The deli employee who got fired for eating all the skin off every single rotisserie chicken behind the counter is living the dream! What a glorious act of rebellion, probably never repeated twice, to eat the most delicious parts of the rotisserie chickens, and then become a living legend before getting (rightfully) canned. That person is super unhinged, as are numerous other people in the hilarious stories included below. Every workplace has a story of “ that one guy ," who everyone knows did s…
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'Everyone else is toxic but them': 30 People share the immediate red flags that someone is not a good person

'Everyone else is toxic but them': 30 People share the immediate red flags that someone is not a good person

You can learn a lot about someone just by watching the way they treat other people. On this r/askreddit thread, people shared that, along with other ways to determine if someone's trustworthy as you get to know them. The answers are interesting and eye opening — and you can tell some people only know their answers from personal experiences . Some folks advised that you should keep an eye out for how people treat waiters or other service workers. If they're rude or dismissive towards them, that'…
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What's the worst lie you were told as a kid?

'What's the worst lie you were told as a kid?': 30+ Redditors share the hilarious and stupid things their parents clearly lied about

Parents, you may tell a few little white lies to your kid every now and then… but kids don't always realize you're stretching the truth.
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'What do you expect to be illegal in 20 years?': 30+ People share the questionable entities they want regulated in the future

One person wrote, “Please, ban telemarketing,” in this thread of irritating legal things people hope will be illegal soon.
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30+ Subtle Red Flags From Employers That You Might Not Immediately Catch

Some things stand out to you immediately as being out of place—like feeling the skin suddenly crawling on the back of your neck when you're walking through the park at night. We're primally—well… ‘primed’ for picking out when things are potentially dangerous; that innate survival instinct works wonders for picking up when things aren't quite what they seem. However, some people are cunning and practiced in their duplicity, and chances are you might miss the subtle hints that things really aren'…
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What’s the worst thing a person has said to you while on a date?

'Can we wrap this up? I have another date at 8': Redditors share the worst things people said on first dates

On this next installment from the wild world of dating, we've got a series of horrible first date stories for you.
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'Google Street View driver: You're all alone for 8+ hours a day': 25+ Jobs that seem extra fun, but don't live up to the hype

'Google Street View driver: You're all alone for 8+ hours a day': 25+ Jobs that seem extra fun, but don't live up to the hype

Who knew that being a park ranger or a background actor in a film wouldn't be fun jobs? There are so many jobs in the world, but some are certainly way more entertaining than others. I've always thought a great job would be to test ice cream , which is a real career! However, I imagine you'd get sick of eating ice cream pretty fast. That's the thing with these jobs — even if it's something you might do for fun on your day off, having to do something every single day can get monotonous really qu…
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'We're all a family here': 25+ People share the most toxic red flags they've experienced at job interviews

'We're all a family here': 25+ People share the most toxic red flags they've experienced at job interviews

Job interviews share more in common with a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth than they do with a legitimate means of vetting a candidate for employment. Two players put on a performance for each other: one playing the part of an employable person and the other of an employer that a candidate would want to work for. Sure, there might be no regicide or kinslaying in a job interview — but the process can be just as ruthless. On top of the complexity of the social performance of the interview, there…
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The 20+ Worst Gifts People Have Ever Received

The 20+ Worst Gifts People Have Ever Received

I guess these people were on the naughty list!
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What's something we all just pretend no one does, but in truth we know we all do it?

'Deliberately delay responses to text messages and e-mails': 30 things we all do but pretend we don't

What are the things we all do that no one talks about?
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'He showed up at my house threatening to burn it down': 20+ Insane neighbors who took neighborly disputes to another level

The existence of other people can be — well — kind of a downer. Nothing spoils the enjoyment of the pleasant dawning sun, with a hot cup of coffee in hand and pleasant birdsong in the air, like being reminded that other people exist. Barking dogs, honking cars, or yelling neighbors puncture tranquil morning thoughts and pull you right back into a bleak and bitter reality of continuance. But a barking dog, honking car, or occasional dispute is far from the worst thing one can experience when liv…
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What are subtle red flags at a job interview that say "working here would suck"?

'You'll be wearing many hats': 20+ Job Interview Red Flags You Might Be Missing

A job interview is a two-way street; as much as the company is seeing if they want to work with you, you're also deciding if you want to work for them. Unfortunately, there's a lot of smoke and mirrors involved with the traditional interview process. It's a performative experience in which both parties are attempting to seem desirable, neutral, and natural — revealing just enough without giving too much away. Most of us, who have been working for an appropriate length of time, have come across…
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15 Egregious 'out of touch' comments people witnessed from the obscenely wealthy

15 Egregious 'out of touch' comments people witnessed from the obscenely wealthy

Some people are born without common sense but an obscene amount of wealth. At the end of the day, we are only human and, as such, are direct products of the environments in which we were raised. Whether or not you have common sense, if you've never had to pay for, say —a sandwich — in your entire life; then you're not going to have any life experiences, or even a frame of reference, for what a sandwich costs when you finally do need to pay for one. This seems absurd to the rest of us, but it's…
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askreddit | What’s a trade secret you know from working the industry? | If you call a call center of any kind, and the person you're talking to puts you on hold with no hold music, they can hear everything you're saying.

20+ Insiders spill the beans on the secrets of their industry

There's nothing more mind-bending than discovering how intricate the inter-workings are of every little thing around us. We spend so much time focusing on our own careers and lives that we couldn't possibly take in and process everything that is going on. It's a bit of a terrifying realization; we miss and don't observe infinitely more than we actually do. Our understanding of this world that's happening all around us is incredibly limited by the scope of our perspective and learned experiences…
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AskReddit thread 'If you don't like it, leave!': 14 People who decided the leave it when given the chance

'If you don't like it, leave!': 14 People who decided the leave it when given the chance

We've all heard this phrase uttered and felt obligated by the societal commitments to remain exactly where we happen to be standing or seated at the time. Almost always, the person uttering this phrase knows that they have control or power over you and is counting on you being reminded of that fact in order to justify and pass off their own terrible behavior. Since they've offered you the “option” of an out they're then going to feel
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Guy Shares Story of Most Bizarrely Terrible Interview He's Ever Had

Redditor u/Red_Beard47 shared their experience when they went in for what would become the worst job interview of their life. This comment stood out to us when we were putting together this three-part series of the worst job interviews people ever had. So in a way, this is an unofficial part IV. So many comments on that thread deserved to be their own post. Commenters shared their reactions to the story and even shared their own stories. “Good idea you walked out of the interview. It would've b…
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