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Job candidate charges hiring manager $500 fee in exchange for completing their take-home assignment: 'I am sick of the 24 take-home tests for mid-level roles'

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Employee leaves company after 14 years for better opportunity, only for his offer to be rescinded at the last minute: 'Now I’m left unemployed with no severance or healthcare for my family'

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Department chair cancels promised academic position for PhD student, student forced to relocate, later secures job at a competing program, tells department chair that he plans to recruit all his former students: '

'So, you will be our competitor?': Department chair cancels promised academic position for PhD student, student forced to relocate, later secures job at a competing program, tells department chair that he plans to recruit all his former students

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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!'

Job candidate refuses to settle for less than $65k salary, recruiter drags him through multiple interviews, only to give him a poor offer: 'The recruiter seemed genuinely shocked when he immediately decline'

Job candidate refuses to settle for less than $65k salary, recruiter drags him through multiple interviews, only to give him a poor offer: 'The recruiter seemed genuinely shocked when he immediately decline'

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Potential employee informs company he's in Madrid before scheduling interview, they demand he leaves trip early to do it in-person that coming Thursday, despite it being almost impossible to change flight: 'They’re this inflexible already'

Potential employee informs company he's in Madrid before scheduling interview, they demand he leaves trip early to do it in-person that coming Thursday, despite it being almost impossible to change flight: 'They’re this inflexible already'

Job candidate abruptly exits interview early after calling out power-tripping hiring manager for criticizing her experience: ‘‘Let’s save our time and end this interview’

Job candidate abruptly exits interview early after calling out power-tripping hiring manager for criticizing her experience: ‘‘Let’s save our time and end this interview’

'If you don't want me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best': 20+ unprofessional comments job applicants wrote on their resumes

'If you don't want me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best': 20+ unprofessional comments job applicants wrote on their resumes

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‘Your condolences don’t pay my rent': Job candidate left floored after hiring manager retracts job offer 1 week before starting date due to company ‘budget changes’

‘Your condolences don’t pay my rent': Job candidate left floored after hiring manager retracts job offer 1 week before starting date due to company ‘budget changes’

'Don't answer them': Recruiters continuously call an employee on the weekend, offering part time job that pays $250 per hour, internet informs employee it's a fraud

'Don't answer them': Recruiters continuously call an employee on the weekend, offering part time job that pays $250 per hour, internet informs employee it's a fraud

‘Suddenly the recruiter stopped responding’: Job candidate rejected by company in favor of 'internal candidate' after going through 8 rounds of interviews, internet reacts

‘Suddenly the recruiter stopped responding’: Job candidate rejected by company in favor of 'internal candidate' after going through 8 rounds of interviews, internet reacts

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25+ employees discuss how workers unfairly land high-paying jobs without qualifications: 'They just "look" and "sound" like the person in charge'

'He set me up': Recruiter informs employee's boss they're planning to quit after dazzling them with 300k position

'He set me up': Recruiter informs employee's boss they're planning to quit after dazzling them with 300k position

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'50% salary decrease': New job cuts worker's pay by $30k shortly after recruiting them

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'No point asking you anything else': Rude hiring manager makes interviewee cry after second interview

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'Offered the same salary again': Job candidate declines role after low-ball salary offer, management comes back with a second offer... for the same amount

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Union electrician spitefully applies to low-wage jobs requiring expert skills to waste unjust employers' time in interviews

Union electrician spitefully applies to low-wage jobs requiring expert skills to waste unjust employers' time in interviews

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (June 17th, 2026)

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (June 17th, 2026)

Landlord refuses to give tenants their security deposit back, claims his late wife handled it, leading tenants to pursue in court: ‘I have receipts, photos, and documentation’

Landlord refuses to give tenants their security deposit back, claims his late wife handled it, leading tenants to pursue in court: ‘I have receipts, photos, and documentation’

Entitled Dad Demands Son Not To Accept a House He Rightfully Inherited, It’s Key Importance to Both Parties Creating a Rift Between Them: ‘He Won’t Stop Bringing It Up'

Entitled Dad Demands Son Not To Accept a House He Rightfully Inherited, It’s Key Importance to Both Parties Creating a Rift Between Them: ‘He Won’t Stop Bringing It Up'

Mother of Two Children Demands Coworker's Work-From-Home Days To Spend Time With Her Children “Since [He] Doesn’t Have Any,” Her Escalation Gets Management Involved

Mother of Two Children Demands Coworker's Work-From-Home Days To Spend Time With Her Children “Since [He] Doesn’t Have Any,” Her Escalation Gets Management Involved

24-year-old daughter refuses to answer her father’s calls during her graduation ceremony after he decided not to go because it was “too far away”, arrives home to find a series of angry texts: ‘This showed him how little I cared about it’

24-year-old daughter refuses to answer her father’s calls during her graduation ceremony after he decided not to go because it was “too far away”, arrives home to find a series of angry texts: ‘This showed him how little I cared about it’

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