job interview

'I call companies and tell them I'm following up': Job candidate beats the system by skipping application process and calling HR directly, gets results

Ben Weiss

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'I'm the one who ended my own interview': Recruiter lowballs job candidate and demeans their resume over zoom, so candidate wishes them ‘good luck’ and abruptly ends the call

Elna McHilderson

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Sister sues brother after he borrows car for a job interview and abandons it for three months, racking up $4,247.83 in tickets: 'He said the tickets are in my name, so they're my responsibility'

Isabella Penn

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Promising job candidate gets a lowball offer, rejects it and leaves arrogant hiring manager aghast in front of his boss: ‘Never sell yourself short’

Elna McHilderson

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Job candidate notices entitled CEO reposting the same position on a job board during his interview: 'We were literally still on the call together!'

Ben Weiss

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‘It was an infuriating but liberating feeling’: Under-appreciated employee finally quits after 10 years, company realizes he's holding the whole place together and matches his new offer, still walks away

Elna McHilderson

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Job candidate hangs up on interviewer mid-sentence after a train wreck phone interview: ‘Clowns hire other clowns, and the whole place turns into a circus’

Lana DeGaetano

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Job candidate bluffs during interview with HR about having a better job offer to get them raise their offer, but begins to panic when asked for a copy of the offer to send to compensation team: 'The problem is, this other offer doesn't exist'

Emma Saven

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Tech woman finally realizes her value after company denies her twice and asks her to apply a third time, respectfully declines: ‘My time is much more valuable than this.’

Elna McHilderson

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26 LinkedIn Posts That Got Me Angry Enough to Write This (With Screenshots So You Can Start 2026 as Mad as Me)

Etai Eshet

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Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

Ben Weiss

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Job candidate mistakenly receives email about his interview performance from hiring manager, sends an epic response: 'His attire wasn't professional enough for our office culture'

Ben Weiss

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‘I saved you’: Rejected job offer turns out to be a blessing in disguise when a recruiter admits that the prospective company was corrupt

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Temp employee of 4-months is asked to interview for the job he's already doing, from his desk where he's already doing the job: ‘I feel like my brain has short-circuited…’

Elna McHilderson

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15+ Job candidates who had bizarre job interviews: 'I stood up and walked out'

Remy Millisky

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Job candidate arrives early for 10:00 AM interview, manager shows up 10 minutes late and blames it on the candidate: 'I don't know if I want to interview someone who's late'

Ben Weiss

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