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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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Job applicant pressured to do an unpaid trial shift before his interview: 'I got up to leave!'

Ben Weiss

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Employee makes it to a final interview and the company lowballs them, claims the $60-80k range they posted was ‘aspirational’: ‘Is this even legal’

Lana DeGaetano

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Job seeker circumnavigates 1,000 character minimum application essays, manages to land an interview: 'Your application box wanted 1,000 characters, so you got exactly that'

Ben Weiss

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Man gets strung along and then ghosted by hiring company for 3 months, is told position is eliminated along with an ad, sends hilariously sarcastic ‘Thank You’ email: ‘In a stroke of tone-deaf genius…’

Elna McHilderson

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Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through their own experiences

Brad Dickson

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