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Today I had my first “what the actual f***?” moment at a job interview

Remote Worker With Back Problems Gets Booted Out of Zoom Interview Mid-Sentence for Not Sitting at a Desk

This is a new level of savage ghosting from a potential employer.
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‘I’m a Latino Engineer and I Have to Use a Fake Name Just to Get Interviews’ - Grad Student Gets Repeatedly Rejected, Ends Up Taking Position As Janitor

‘I’m a Latino Engineer and I Have to Use a Fake Name Just to Get Interviews’ - Grad Student Gets Repeatedly Rejected, Ends Up Taking Position As Janitor

A Latino grad student took to Reddit to share his misfortune while job hunting and claims he began receiving interviews (only to get ghosted) when he modified his last name to sound less Latino. Serious job offers ensue in the comments.
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People who walked out of a job interview, why did you do it?

These People Walked Out of Job Interviews and Never Looked Back

It takes a lot to get people to walk out of an interview, but it clearly happens more often than we think!
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HR is NOT your friend

'HR is NOT your friend': Fresh out of college employee confides in HR and ends up getting fired

No matter how nice they are, do not trust HR...
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What a comparison! Do you guys think s***posting can get better than this?

LinkedIn User Makes Idiotic Comparison Between His Arranged Marriage and His Unemployment

Is this satire or a genuine thought? We'll never know...
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AITA for flipping out at my husband for canceling my daughter's job interview?

Daughter Refuses to Work At Stepdad's Toxic Company, He Retaliates By Canceling Her Interview Behind Her Back

The line between toxic workplace and toxic family dynamic is as thin as can be in this story!
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Sassy Job Search Memes That Certainly Won't Pay the Bills

Sassy Job Search Memes That Certainly Won't Pay the Bills

This is my 20th interview, of course I have experience
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Nuked an interview because "no one wants to work anymore."

'Set the interview on fire and somehow got offered the job still': Guy calls out interviewer for lying on the job posting

This guy gave his potential employer the middle finger after he fed him the tired "Nobody wants to work anymore" line.
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Funniest Job Interview Memes for People Who’s Only Weakness Is That They’re a ‘Perfectionist'

Funniest Job Interview Memes for People Who’s Only Weakness Is That They’re a ‘Perfectionist'

Why would one admit to anything else.
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This has happened to me 3 times in a row now. I show up early for an interview and they just waste my time acting like I don't exist.

'No one showed up': Interview candidate ghosted for the third time in a row

It's one thing to get ghosted in the dating scene, it's quite another when it's a potential employer.
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Malicious Compliance post titled You’d like a video resume? You got it! | Thumbnail text "Skills #3... Folding."

Owner Forced to Close Business After They Miss the Joke in Woman's Sarcastic Video Resume Interview Response

When this comedian was asked for a video resume for a simple clothing store retail role she got her gooses gassed up and led with her best foot. She may not have aced the interview, but she has certainly aced our hearts. Her video response perfectly captures Millennial awkward/random humor… and folding a shirt to the tune of dubstep actually provides answers to the mystery of why our generation collectively died inside right around this time.
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Funniest Job Interview Memes for People Who Can’t Stand the Small Talk

Funniest Job Interview Memes for People Who Can’t Stand the Small Talk

Job interviews are low-key romantic
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'I just walked out of a job interview': 7 Top Trending Threads Where Candidates Walked Out of Interviews

A job interview goes both ways. You are trying to see if you want to work for the company just as much as they are trying to work for you. We've said it time and time again, but job interviews are just the absolute worst. They're the ultimate facade of our society, with both parties putting on their bravest face in order to sell themselves to the other. The interviewee is often trying to sell how loyal and confident they are. The interviewer, on the other hand, sells their dominance and superio…
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Is it legal to request a photo of someone for a receptionist position in order to be considered for an interview?

Red Flag Alert! Job Applicant Asked To Send Photo of Herself for Receptionist Position

This woman was asked to send a photo of herself to work behind the front desk at a gym.
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'My review comes up a lot in their interview process': Worker's Glassdoor review causes trouble for previous employer

This employee has learned that a Glassdoor review they wrote when they quit their job has been giving their past-employer grief with hiring. They left their position after experiencing unprofessional treatment from their manager, which they felt necessitated the review being written. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit this week by a user who shared their experiences with the popular sub. They posted their topic with the title “Left my old place due to bad management - M…
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Email I sent when they wanted me to send in weird recordings as a first step in the interview process. Hard pass.

'I won't be pursuing this position': This candidate refused to make impersonal video recordings for his interview

This prospective candidate turned down a job because they wouldn't take the time to schedule a real interview.
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