job interview

Interviewer ghosts job applicant for merchandising job, he signs him up for spam calls in retaliation: 'I was literally perfect for the job'

Ally Perry

Kind stranger helps a guy get to the city for a job interview, then runs into him 3 years later to find out he not only got the job, but has since been promoted: ‘It was his first real break’

Jesse Kessenheimer

20-year-old gets offered hospitality job, turns it down because the pay is $10.50 an hour: 'The manager himself agreed it wasn't a livable wage'

Ally Perry

Employee makes it to a final interview and the company lowballs them, claims the $60-80k range they posted was ‘aspirational’: ‘Is this even legal’

Lana DeGaetano

Job applicant pressured to do an unpaid trial shift before his interview: 'I got up to leave!'

Ben Weiss

Job rescinds their offer to prospective employee after they inquired about time off: 'Your request for planned time off raised concerns regarding alignment with our current expectations'

JR Atkinson

Man gets strung along and then ghosted by hiring company for 3 months, is told position is eliminated along with an ad, sends hilariously sarcastic ‘Thank You’ email: ‘In a stroke of tone-deaf genius…’

Elna McHilderson

Job applicant gets rejected for role, faces criticism for being try-hard in HR interview feedback: 'Our team values authenticity'

Ally Perry

Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through their own experiences

Brad Dickson

Job seeker circumnavigates 1,000 character minimum application essays, manages to land an interview: 'Your application box wanted 1,000 characters, so you got exactly that'

Ben Weiss

Entitled job applicant lands interview, demands job because dad dated boss's sister: 'You might remember my dad'

Ally Perry

‘Makes me cry with laughter': Ambitious guy doesn't understand why he gets ghosted after a successful job interview, turns out they hired him, never told him, then fired him for no-showing

Elna McHilderson

New management tells employees they're all "easily replaceable," package handler tests that theory: 'You know what? The company itself is easily replaceable too'

Ben Weiss

Hiring manager kindles job-search discourse with a negative remark about an applicant who claimed that their personal interest is "olive oil": 'That is not an interest. It’s been hours, and I cannot stop thinking about it. There won't be an interview'

Brad Dickson

Recruiter rejects job applicant after he lists 'olive oil' as one of his interests: 'That is not an interest. I cannot stop thinking about it. There will not be an interview.'

Emmy Pratt

‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

Etai Eshet