19 Big Red Flags to Watch out for at a New Job

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Eric Lund
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 PM EST

We've all had our fair share of bad jobs. When you have no skills or experience, there's a good chance your only option is a position with crappy hours, brutal conditions and high turnover rate. As glamorous as "artist" sounds in the job title "Sandwich Artist," there are some clear red flags indicating the types of jobs it would behoove you to avoid.

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    Text - nuthins_goodman 11.7k points 21 hours ago If you are expected to work right off without sufficient training. It reflects poorly on the company's management and likely also means that they don't care about the employees
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    Text - Hogosha 7.9k points 21 hours ago S The work turn over is going to be in this thread a lot but you should also look for large gaps in tenure. If there are people that have been in a company for under a year and people that have been there for over ten and nothing in between that means you have just walked into a good ol' boys club. If you are not one of the people that have not been there for a long time, or even from when the company started, you are never going to fit in or be treated li
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    Text - cjdeck1 5.6k points 18 hours ago This happened at my old job: During my annual review, boss did the standard "where do you see yourself in 5 years" question. I gave him a rather generic answer consistent with my goals. At the end of the review, I turned the question around and asked where he hoped to see me in 5 years. He beat around the bush with it, but the answer was basically "doing the same exact thing". I left the job a couple months later
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    Text - 8.1k points 21 hours ago omgyou Gossip. If someone leaves the room and everyone gathers to talk shit about them, they probably do the same thing to you
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    Text - tinhtinh 5.4k points 20 hours ago Glassdoor reviews shouldn't be taken too seriously but if there's a constant then there's usually a good reason. It doesn't hurt to be especially cautious.
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    Text - -Unnamed- 4.5k points 19 hours ago With newer or smaller companies, be wary of "top-heavy" staff. 10 employees but 5 owners/principals? Guess where all the salary money is going. Plus have fun having as many bosses as coworkers
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    Text - 21 hours ago scrabbleinjury 3.7k points "We're like one big family here!" Yes. Dysfunctional, will expect you to let work bleed all over your personal life, bosses have no boundaries and the asshole at the head of the "family" will be the one stealing your food in the break room.
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    Text - 21 hours ago TurkeyDinner547 2.7k points "We work hard and play hard." Yea, no. My time is my time. I'm only here for the paycheck. Thanks though.
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    Text - KindlyOffer 6.8k points 20 hours ago When they outright tell you their place has a high turnover. Walk the other f king way, because all those people did not leave for no damn reason
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    Text - kaimead125 2.9k points 21 hours ago If they are vague about what you'll be doing, don't do it. I've been to a bunch of interviews, and those always turn out to be awful mlm scheme type jobs.
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    Text - DM_ME_UR_BOOBSs_G1RLS 2.7k points 21 hours ago WE WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD AND TEAM PLAYER WILLING TO ADAPT THE RIGHT ROCKSTAR INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN TAKE DIRECTION AND WORK WELL AS PART OFA TEAM AND FAST GROWING BUSINESS
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    Text - mallow-cups-fo-life 2.0k points 16 hours ago "Flexible schedule" That means you need to be flexible enough to work whatever shitty hours they give you
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    Text - SneakRightByYaBud 1.9k points 21 hours ago Effort in the offer. Ive seen so many job offers like "must be able to lift 50 lbs, email for details." Legit jobs leave it ALL out there when they are looking for employees. What they expect, company mission, etc. You should look for companies that try too weed out people with a wall of text. The longer their advertisement is, with more information then you think you need, the better. Most companies have a "script" that was thought up by people
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    Text - UrTheologyNeedsWork 4.3k points 20 hours ago When people act literally fearful of the boss, or if the entire atmosphere changes when the boss walks onto the floor. If your manager doesn't take you around to introduce you to your new colleagues, I'd be concerned because that would show they don't care who you are
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    Text - shugerbooger 1.8k points 17 hours ago I used to work at a European flag-manufacturing company. We produced flags for almost every country on the globe, including (perhaps surprisingly) several nations of the Eastern Bloc (I'm dating myself here, I know). One time we had an order from the USSR to produce an unusually large edited 3 hours ago Soviet Union flag. The dimensions of this thing were something like 20x35 metres. It weighed over 80 kg. Now, the old Soviet flag was solid red (suppo
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    Text - RyFi17 1.3k points 21 hours ago "incentive programs" If the management is giving out coupons to olive garden and applebees regularly it prolly means your place of work or pay or both are awful
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    Text - rainbowfish_13 1.2k points 17 hours ago When the boss calls you to offer you a position that has suddenly become available because two people rage quit. And then proceeds to tell you the drama behind the rage quit. Don't take the job, kids.
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    Text - Miserably_miserable 1.0k points 21 hours ago One of those tower things where managers can just look down and watch you
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    Text - usernamecheck5out 504 points 100% ratings on Glassdoor. Lots of companies are encouraging frequent positive reviews from their staff. And read the replies from management. You might be able to read between the lines and see the negative reviews are on 19 hours ago point.
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