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'I walked out of a shady orientation': Job-seeker ditches out of orientation for new job after spotting red flags

Brad Dickson

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'Your boss is never your friend': Employee resigns professionally, boss gets petty, rejects personal letter twice

Ben Weiss

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Update: 'Manager "missed" my $70 write in tip': Delivery driver asks how to get huge tip back from management

Remy Millisky

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'You look like a tattoo parlor experiment gone wrong': Tone-deaf job posting includes long list of demands, internet reacts

Ben Weiss

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'We prefer workers who sit at desks in chairs': Candidate with back problems gets kicked out of Zoom interview because he wasn't sitting at a desk

Ben Weiss

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'Never pay to get a job': Applicant discovers numerous red flags at company, walks out of 'shady orientation'

Ben Weiss

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'Kevin thinks he can speak every language in the world': Cringy dude believes he's 'impressing' foreign clients, embarrasses coworkers instead

Remy Millisky

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'We sent 10,000 copies of a useless calendar to a client': 20+ People who are face-palming over their coworkers' mistakes

Remy Millisky

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'She basically told you she didn't want the job': Employee tells boss about private DM's from a job candidate

Remy Millisky

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'Why can't you work an extra hour?': Red flags fly as restaurant manager asks student worker to stay late twice in his first week

Ben Weiss

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'I fully trusted her and she broke her promise': Boss makes verbal promise to high-performing employee, suddenly chooses an outside candidate instead

Remy Millisky

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'My boss stole my bag': Boss throws away employee's bag, employee goes to HR, HR sides with boss

Ben Weiss

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'Dropped 24 crème brûlée [dishes] at the last step of a staircase': 25+ Chefs discuss the biggest mistakes they've ever made in the kitchen

Remy Millisky

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'11pm is NOT the appropriate time': Employer follows up with job candidate in the middle of the night, candidate withdraws application

Ben Weiss

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'She asked for feedback': Employee offers new boss 'open and honest' critique, boss gets upset

Remy Millisky

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'My coworker got suspended because of me': Employee calls out coworker for behavior toward cleaning lady, HR steps in

Ben Weiss

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