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Hiring manager schedules final interview during working hours, protests when job applicant can't attend: 'We value dedication here'

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28-year-old hiring manager fires employee on the spot after they were 1 hour late to first training, asks for manager's Snapchat

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Company ghost candidate for 3 weeks after final interview, get rejected when they send a job offer: 'No call, no explanation'

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Job seeker ghosts hiring manager for role that pays $30k more, she becomes his boss 3 years later: 'I am no longer interested in working here'

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Job-seeker turns down interview over AI screening, CEO sends a bitter reply: 'It is, quite frankly, an insult to my time'

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Aunt helps nephew get a job at her company, hires him without knowing he never got his college degree: 'Could this potentially hurt my aunt and her status at work?'

Business owner ghosts job candidate after discovering she's a close friend's girlfriend, only to be confronted by friend when he finds out: ‘That's uprofessional’

Business owner ghosts job candidate after discovering she's a close friend's girlfriend, only to be confronted by friend when he finds out: ‘That's uprofessional’

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'The professional entry level senior role': Coding intern job listing demands 7 years of work experience

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Hiring manager tells new hire her first day of work is Monday, September 22nd, fires her when she doesn't show up on Tuesday, September 2nd: 'Your employment has been terminated due to not reporting to work on the first day'

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'10,735 days since a candidate has been called back': The job market is miserable for applicants, and recruiters don't help

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Hiring manager rejects Stanford graduate because she got a B in a high school class: 'This candidate has a fairly impressive career even as a new college graduate and ticks every single other box'

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19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’

19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’

Elna McHilderson

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‘The Schwarzenegger Effect’: Out of All Industries, Hollywood is the Best Place for Nepotism

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New hire shows up to his first day at the office, only one employee notices he's not the person they interviewed : 'No one else seems to notice that it's a completely different guy'

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'You have almost 100 applicants that met your minimum qualifications': Pushy hiring manager insists recruitment agency send her all candidates, faces malicious compliance

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'No one wants to work': Boomer small businessowner complains that they can't find employees, pays $15 an hour with no benefits

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‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': A family gathering of parenting laughs for witty mothers and fathers (June 20, 2026)

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Son-in-law cancels family vacation after his parents took over planning and tried to exclude his in-laws: 'I wasn't going to exclude my wife's family to keep them happy.'

Son-in-law cancels family vacation after his parents took over planning and tried to exclude his in-laws: 'I wasn't going to exclude my wife's family to keep them happy.'

Company Handbook Demands Employees Don't Talk About Pay, Employee Reports Them to the Labor Board and Gets Them Fined

Company Handbook Demands Employees Don't Talk About Pay, Employee Reports Them to the Labor Board and Gets Them Fined

Boss pushes for 'virtual office' that pings management when you're idle: 'How do I push back without sounding shady?'

Boss pushes for 'virtual office' that pings management when you're idle: 'How do I push back without sounding shady?'

Care home employee gets to work an hour early, protests when management tells him to clock in instead of napping: 'I'm still tired'

Care home employee gets to work an hour early, protests when management tells him to clock in instead of napping: 'I'm still tired'

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