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‘Ahhh yes, front desk to an empty office’: Worker says they’re the only person in their office who is not allowed to work from home, has to go into an empty office every day

'If I HAVE to go in, I'd actually rather that there not be a lot of people there lol.'

On Apr 14, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘A kick to the guts’: Job candidate says she got rejected for a job two weeks before her scheduled interview

'I got an email yesterday saying they forgot to tell me I didn't have the job.'

On Apr 10, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘Then employers are like why doesn’t Gen Z want to work a 9-5?!! Like this is why’: Job candidate hangs up on recruiter after learning job entails 6-day workweek

'And then the salary is like $42k a year.'

On Apr 10, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

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person speaking in car with caption 'WTF is the job market?! Interview stats storytime' 'I applied to over 1800 jobs' (l) person speaking in car with caption 'WTF is the job market?! Interview stats storytime' 'out of that bucket I've interviewed for 430 which is approximately 24%' (c) person speaking in car with caption 'WTF is the job market?! Interview stats storytime' 'out of that 430 over hundred and 20 of those jobs were frozen' (r)

‘I interviewed over 100 times for no reason’: Worker says 120 of the jobs she’s interviewed for were on a hiring freeze

'It really is the job market, it's not you.'

On Mar 23, 2023 by Jack Alban

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‘I have an interview tomorrow for that company now’: Worker calls out Indeed for not submitting her resume to company she applied for

'Do not trust Indeed.'

On Mar 20, 2023 by Phil West

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Job candidate says company created a role just for her -- and ended up giving it to an internal candidate

‘I got rejected again’: Job candidate says company created a role just for her — only to offer it to an internal employee

'I've been rejected even when I matched the job description 95%. It seems like companies just post jobs for formality.'

On Mar 19, 2023 by Melody Heald

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‘I had a boss do this to me’: Labor lawyer shares how toxic bosses trick you into resigning

'Nothing can stop your employer from breaking the law.'

On Mar 13, 2023 by Melody Heald

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‘It took 3 months to reject me’: Woman applying to TikTok shared job interview horror story

'I'm exhausted of the tech industry's ridiculous hoops you have to jump through just to get rejected.'

On Mar 12, 2023 by Charlotte Colombo

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person speaking with caption 'if your company requires you to come into the office' (l) person speaking with caption 'and they cannot pay you enough to live comfortably within 20 minutes of that office' (c) person speaking with caption 'your company cannot afford to operate within that city' (r)

‘Everyone should be able to afford to live alone nearby’: Worker says companies that make employees come into office should pay them enough to live close to office

'Offices are a network. They are not a community.'

On Mar 10, 2023 by Jack Alban

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‘Unless your CEO is Pedro Pascal, I would riot’: Worker mocks her company’s Employee Appreciation gift to her

'And I thought the blanket I got was bad.'

On Mar 4, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

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person speaking in front of white walls with caption 'But if you think you're underqualified for a position' (l) person speaking in front of white walls with caption 'you're not apply to it anyways' (c) person speaking in front of white walls with caption 'And the worst thing that can happen is that they'll say no' (r)

‘If you think you’re underqualified for a position, you’re not’: Worker shares how to deal with job openings that require 5-10 years of experience

'Always let them tell you no; don't tell yourself no.'

On Mar 4, 2023 by Phil West

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‘I started doing this and it’s been peaceful ever since’: Recruiter shares how to deal with ‘toxic’ co-workers

'It's what I do now to protect myself.'

On Mar 3, 2023 by Melody Heald

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‘One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in my life’: Former USPS worker says ‘cons’ of the job ‘outweigh the pros’

'Any time you have to sacrifice your personal life to do a job, it's not worth it.'

On Mar 3, 2023 by Jack Alban

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Worker shares trick after giving 'best' interview of her life

‘I’ll be doing this for all interviews’: Worker shares job interview hack after giving the ‘best’ interview of her life

'This is actually genius!'

On Feb 26, 2023 by Jack Alban

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Woman says entry level desk jobs are no longer easy to land

‘They require degrees for, like, receptionist positions now’: Woman says entry-level desk jobs are now harder to land

'I applied for a DOG WALKING AGENCY that required a BACHELORS DEGREE.'

On Feb 26, 2023 by Jack Alban

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