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3 coworkers all get passed over for the same promotion, company hires someone externally, now they all have to work for her: 'Why weren't [we] considered good enough for a role we've essentially been orbiting for years?'

Ben Weiss

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Unsympathetic job recruiter learns valuable lesson after one of the interviewees he belittled lands a senior position and gets him fired: ‘I’m glad he has the life he deserves.’

Elna McHilderson

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Hiring manager laughs in job candidate's face after he requests exact same salary range that was in the online posting: 'Yeah, that's not going to happen here, we were thinking more like $62k for someone at your level'

Ben Weiss

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New hire quits 3 weeks into new job after being abandoned, receiving no training, and being made to feel like a burden by their manager and team members: 'Day two: He is just sitting there. No one is talking to him'

Brad Dickson

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Job candidate withdraws his application after HR emails him by the wrong name, then gets upset when he corrects them: ‘My name is Zach, not Ryan’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Principal leaves a new hire hanging for 45 minutes, so the prospective Spanish teacher walks out of her interview: ‘You know what? I’m no longer interested'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Job candidate leaves in the middle of group interview after company refuses to provide health insurance to new hires: ‘I don't care’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Massachusetts job candidate demands $900 for unpaid interview project assignment: 'The scope of work produced holds legitimate commercial value'

Ben Weiss

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'You're the one who crossed that line, not me': Interviewee exposes a free labor scheme after 8 interviews, revoking access to an extensive take-home project when the recruiter ghosts him

Jesse Kessenheimer

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15+ Job candidates who spotted red flags at their interviews: 'The interviewer performed a card trick'

Remy Millisky

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Job candidate gets stuck in a chair during interview, security has to remove him, recruiter comes to candidate's defense: 'This HR manager's attitude was completely over the top and unprofessional'

Ben Weiss

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15+ Job candidates who weren't prepared for their interviews: 'I knew right there: I am not getting this job'

Remy Millisky

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Job applicant meets hiring manager who was his firing manager 2 years ago, and manages to get job offer nonetheless: ‘Walked into a final round interview and the hiring manager was the person who fired me two years ago’

Etai Eshet

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Job candidate asked to work entire day for free instead of sitting their scheduled interview, they stand their ground and walk: 'They expected me to work 6 hours for free before even telling me the salary'

Brad Dickson

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‘The hypocrisy is what really drives me crazy’: Bar manager holds employees to a tardiness rule but can't stick to the rules herself, so an employee starts lying to her

Lana DeGaetano

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Job candidate critiques another candidate during a group-style interview: ‘I was completely derailed for the next 20 minutes’

Lana DeGaetano

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