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20 Red Flags in Job Interviews That Made People Walk Away

20 Red Flags in Job Interviews That Made People Walk Away

'Lou was let go': Coworker gets fired, comes back to beg for free food and steal tips, gets banned

'Lou was let go': Coworker gets fired, comes back to beg for free food and steal tips, gets banned

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'Her hair breaks off in my hand': 15+ Stylists and customers whose haircuts went off the rails

'Her hair breaks off in my hand': 15+ Stylists and customers whose haircuts went wrong

'HR person was insanely incompetent': Student worker denied holiday pay by HR Karen, worker complies but finds clever loophole

'HR person was insanely incompetent': Student worker denied holiday pay by HR Karen, worker complies but finds clever loophole

'It was a disaster': Retail workers quit and take down an entire store

'It was a disaster': Retail workers quit and take down an entire store

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'I would take my sweet time': Night-shift bakery worker who was forced to clean up everyone's mess maliciously complies, boss gets fired

'I would take my sweet time': Night-shift bakery worker who was forced to clean up everyone's mess maliciously complies, boss gets fired

‘Take the promotion or you’re fired': Carpenter gets even with boss who gives him an ultimatum, taking $45,000 worth of tools

‘Take the promotion or you’re fired': Carpenter gets even with boss who gives him an ultimatum, taking $45,000 worth of tools

'Don't use price labels': Manager's extreme cost cutting measures cost them big time

'Don't use price labels': Manager's extreme cost cutting measures cost them big time

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'I will not be disrespected like that': Employee discovers new hire got offered more money for the same job, quits on the spot

'I will not be disrespected like that': Employee discovers new hire got offered more money for the same job, quits on the spot

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'If you're 1 minute late I'm docking 15 minutes from your time': Boss refuses to pay employee for 15 minutes, surprised when they refuse to work the same amount of time

'No money, no food': Employee refuses to indulge mooching coworker, tells him to pay for his own lunch, boss gets involved

'No money, no food': Employee refuses to indulge mooching coworker, tells him to pay for his own lunch, boss gets involved

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'You don't have a choice in the matter': Assistant manager tries to force worker to work closing shift, they quit on the spot

'You don't have a choice in the matter': Assistant manager tries to force worker to work closing shift, they quit on the spot

'There was zero cooperation': Employees team up to make coworker lose important client

'There was zero cooperation': Employees team up to make coworker lose important client

'Chill out': Boss gives overachieving employee a warning for working too hard

'Chill out': Boss gives overachieving employee a warning for working too hard

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'GM [threw] his keys in the deep fryer': 10+ work stories where coworkers completely lost it

'GM [threw] his keys in the deep fryer': 10+ work stories where coworkers completely lost it

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'I have another job during the weekends': Boss changes employees schedule with two days notice, forcing them to choose between this or abandoning their second job

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Stepdad forces kids to pay rent and bills while living under his roof, stepkid does to same to him years later after stepdad loses his house: ‘Now he lives under my rules’

Stepdad forces kids to pay rent and bills while living under his roof, stepkid does to same to him years later after stepdad loses his house: ‘Now he lives under my rules’

“They're just stressing people to come up with lists of who to fire if they don't quit first’: Company forces employees back to an unworkable office with missing equipment, non-functional workspaces, and zero effort to support them

“They're just stressing people to come up with lists of who to fire if they don't quit first’: Company forces employees back to an unworkable office with missing equipment, non-functional workspaces, and zero effort to support them

‘"It's their job, not anything above or beyond"’: IT department head tries to deny 25% of department employees their well-earned bonuses, software dev employee is fed up

‘"It's their job, not anything above or beyond"’: IT department head tries to deny 25% of department employees their well-earned bonuses, software dev employee is fed up

'Dad wasn't thrilled': Neglected 31-year-old daughter teams up with sisters for petty payback at Dad's new wedding, dyeing hair blue to ruin family photos

'Dad wasn't thrilled': Neglected 31-year-old daughter teams up with sisters for petty payback at Dad's new wedding, dyeing hair blue to ruin family photos

Employee hatches plan to make unfriendly coworkers' favorite snacks disappear: 'They started losing their minds'

Employee hatches plan to make unfriendly coworkers' favorite snacks disappear: 'They started losing their minds'

‘I flat out said no’: Employee refuses to train her underqualified replacement after being passed up on a promotion she was ‘heavily encouraged’ to apply for

‘I flat out said no’: Employee refuses to train her underqualified replacement after being passed up on a promotion she was ‘heavily encouraged’ to apply for

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