career advice

'I can’t imagine why anyone would think of joining right now': Redditors reveal what they think is the most overrated career path right now to keep us on the right path

Olivia Arocena

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‘Got a masters degree in something I was truly passionate about and not what was expected of me or where the jobs were at the time’: Redditors share the major life decisions they made based entirely on a gut feeling that turned out to be 100% right

Olivia Arocena

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Cabin crew employee encourages people to ask him all their questions about the interview process and more: ‘I have flown for a major international airline for over two decades.’

María Cetra

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Workplace friendship starts to fade after coworker gets promoted and begins acting like the boss he used to complain about: ‘I don’t recognize him anymore’

Celeste Mello

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Guy responds politely to job rejection email, ends up scoring an interview in a positive turn of events: “Life is strange’

Lana DeGaetano

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Veteran employee of 3 years finds out they're paid 25% less than the new hire, internet discusses the importance of salary transparency and company-hopping: ‘Knowledge is power’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘An extreme waste of time’: Job candidate refuses to continue excessive hiring process after being forced to do 7 rounds of interviews for over 5 months

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss advises hourly employee to avoid working overtime, but VP of the company keeps scheduling meetings with them after 5 PM: ‘It’s starting to get to me’

Lana DeGaetano

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Retaliatory boss fires colleague before they could file a claim against her, employee fears they're next on the chopping block: ‘I am next on her list’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I would not recommend hiring him’: Job seeker asks sister-in-law to be a reference when applying to the company she works at, SIL badmouths him and ruins his chances

Lana DeGaetano

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‘My boss, his boss, and the HR Director took turns screaming at me’: 3 power-tripping executives try to intimidate employee into quitting because they're unable to fire them immediately, employee refuses

Lana DeGaetano

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Tech startup employee is expected to work on days they take PTO, internet discusses the fallacy of ‘unlimited’ PTO policies: ‘[It] really means no PTO’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘This feels like intentional sabotage’: Coworker pursues vendetta against fellow colleague, repeatedly deletes and takes credit for work their colleague completes

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Sharing a win!’: Employees share their ‘low-energy, give-nothing-personal-away' techniques in dealing with a toxic manager

Elna McHilderson

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'Making lots of money is great but...': Wise career-man enlightens job seekers searching for $120k+ per year of the pitfalls of chasing cash instead of passion

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Somehow, I was offered $160K': Guy scores a job that doubles his old salary; he questions his competence and finds wholesome encouragement online

Jesse Kessenheimer

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