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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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‘Makes me cry with laughter': Ambitious guy doesn't understand why he gets ghosted after a successful job interview, turns out they hired him, never told him, then fired him for no-showing

Elna McHilderson

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New management tells employees they're all "easily replaceable," package handler tests that theory: 'You know what? The company itself is easily replaceable too'

Ben Weiss

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Job candidate lies about having a partner in an interview for a family-oriented company, she gets the job, then panics about keeping up the lie: ‘They keep asking about my partner’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

Etai Eshet

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Mom retires after advocating for higher salary for 18 years, replacement quits after one shift, ex-boss now offers double the salary for her to return: 'If a company doesn't give you what you deserve, believe me, you'll find another one that will'

Ben Weiss

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Hiring manager kindles job-search discourse with a negative remark about an applicant who claimed that their personal interest is "olive oil": 'That is not an interest. It’s been hours, and I cannot stop thinking about it. There won't be an interview'

Brad Dickson

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'Good luck finding a replacement for me': Employee resigns after manager downplays his work, prompting four other employees to quit

Ben Weiss

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Job applicant changes ethnic first name on applications and finally lands interviews after 2 years of job hunting while unemployed

Etai Eshet

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Employee gets promoted over more qualified but "difficult" coworker: 'I know he thinks I'm an empty suit [...] and he's completely right'

Ben Weiss

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