'What’s one company you’ll never work for?': 11 employers that employees would rather avoid

Do you have any employers who you would never want to work for?

Not all companies are created equal, and the experience of working at them is determined by all kinds of different factors that are not always easy to define and can be subject to change. What seems like a great place to work in the interview may turn out to be a nightmare, and conversely, that job that didn't seem like anything special may turn out to be a steady role that gives you plenty of room to grow and progress.

The reasons we may avoid certain employers are many; perhaps we have ethical disagreements with their business, we've heard bad things from people who worked there, or they seem to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. Perhaps they are simply in a line of work that we can never imagine ourselves doing. Whatever it is, from a professional standpoint, knowing what you don't want is just as important as having a wishlist. While some of this can only come from experience, there are also things that we outright know will not be something that we want to be involved with.

Workplace regret is an all-too-common phenomenon; some surveys suggest that up to two-thirds of workers have regrets about their careers. Although this can't always be avoided, one of the easiest things to do to minimize this risk is to not take jobs with employers that you don't feel like you align with in the first place. It's sometimes easier said than done.