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Job candidate walks out of interview after waiting 45 minutes for manager to arrive, gets called out for being unprofessional: ‘Sorry, employment is a two-way street’

Job candidate walks out of interview after waiting 45 minutes for manager to arrive, gets called out for being unprofessional: ‘Sorry, employment is a two-way street’

‘How do I get out of this?’: Job candidate lies to hiring manager about having a counteroffer to get a higher salary, leading to manager asking for proof of the offer

‘How do I get out of this?’: Job candidate lies to hiring manager about having a counteroffer to get a higher salary, leading to manager asking for proof of the offer

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‘Never doing an AI interview again’: Online job interview goes south after AI assistant asks candidate to pose for a full body scan

‘Never doing an AI interview again’: Online job interview goes south after AI assistant asks candidate to pose for a full body scan

‘I kid you not…’: Guy stumbles upon job posting for a position he was rejected for, concocts a plan with the recruiter and lands a 2nd interview with the same manager

‘I kid you not…’: Guy stumbles upon job posting for a position he was rejected for, concocts a plan with the recruiter and lands a 2nd interview with the same manager

Elna McHilderson

‘This was a setup’: Lawyer gets fired from her job after a hiring manager contacts her current boss and tells them she is looking for another job

‘This was a setup’: Lawyer gets fired from her job after a hiring manager contacts her current boss and tells them she is looking for another job

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‘You’re obviously not the right person for the job': Hiring manager demands job candidate leave interview after they ask manager for contact information of former employees

‘You’re obviously not the right person for the job': Hiring manager demands job candidate leave interview after they ask manager for contact information of former employees

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Company forces job applicant to interview again after already he accepted their offer: 'I was shocked'

‘Do I hire him and… Be evil?’: Manager interviews his high school bully and has hilarious inner debate on whether to be petty or professional, sparks discussion

‘Do I hire him and… Be evil?’: Manager interviews his elementary school bully and has inner debate on whether to be petty or professional, hilarity ensues

Elna McHilderson

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Job seeker gets flown out to an interview and meets the successful candidate who already started in the role: 'Dude has only been there about a week...'

'Oh, people like to work late': 20+ Workplace red flags that say, "Don't work here"

'Oh, people like to work late': 20+ Workplace red flags that scream, "Don't work here"

CEO revokes new employees' job contract, costs himself millions: 'He had a "bad feeling" about me'

CEO revokes new employees' job contract, costs himself millions: 'He had a "bad feeling" about me'

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'I work better in a slow-paced environment': 25+ Job candidates who flubbed their interviews

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Interviewee engineers the ultimate jump scare as payback for enduring futile hiring steps: ‘The goal was to get them to turn up the volume as loud as possible’

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25+ employees discuss how workers unfairly land high-paying jobs without qualifications: 'They just "look" and "sound" like the person in charge'

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'He couldn't hire anyone willing to except such a [low] wage and boring work': Employee gets revenge after being demoted when entitled boss couldn't hire new staff

'It was "bring your kid to work day"': Surprised job candidate reacts to being interviewed by an 11-year-old

'It was "bring your kid to work day"': Surprised job candidate reacts to being interviewed by an 11-year-old

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Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year: 'It was such a deliberate power move'

Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year: 'It was such a deliberate power move'

Upstairs landlord repeatedly helps his tenant’s 16-year-old daughter when she locks herself out of house, but eventually refuses to help, after realizing she only acknowledges him when she needs something: 'I refused to answer the door'

Upstairs landlord repeatedly helps his tenant’s 16-year-old daughter when she locks herself out of house, but eventually refuses to help, after realizing she only acknowledges him when she needs something: 'I refused to answer the door'

A Midday Lunch of 27 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 6, 2025)

A Midday Lunch of 27 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 6, 2025)

Children's Museum employee gets fired after insisting on better treatment for fish: 'It is not your place to give me advice'

Children's Museum employee gets fired after insisting on better treatment for fish: 'It is not your place to give me advice'

Update: 30-year-old woman lets 3-year-old destroy her 25-year-old sister's $2,000 gaming computer setup because room wasn't "baby-proofed": 'If she does not pay up, I'll take her to court'

Update: 30-year-old woman lets 3-year-old destroy her 25-year-old sister's $2,000 gaming computer setup because room wasn't "baby-proofed": 'If she does not pay up, I'll take her to court'

Employee gets fired and replaced by younger, cheaper new hire, she lasts 3 weeks at the company: 'Now the company’s back to square one, scrambling to rehire'

Employee gets fired and replaced by younger, cheaper new hire, she lasts 3 weeks at the company: 'Now the company’s back to square one, scrambling to rehire'

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