“You’re still fired and good luck”: HR gives new hire the wrong start date—then fires her for not showing up
HR got her fired before she could even start.
On Sep 14, 2025 by Rachel Kiley
“50K in LA is diabolical”: David Dobrik’s job listing for a content manager sparks backlash
“Just because you’re rich doesn’t mean you ain’t a bum.”
On Sep 5, 2025 by Ljeonida Mulabazi
Creator shares secret LinkedIn search filter to see new jobs before anyone else. Here’s how it works
“Don’t tell anyone you know about this job search trick.”
On Aug 13, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“You’re losing to people like me”: Man brags about lying on his entire resume to land a job
“Not one word on my resume is true.”
On Jul 5, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
Woman sends emails to employers. She didn’t realize they could see her “emo” Apple profile photo
The man in her extremely emo photo has mascara on, and he’s rocking a mass of long black hair.
On May 16, 2025 by Mustafa Gatollari
‘600 rejections in 6 months’: Desperate job seekers are flooding forums with stories of despair. What’s going on?
The ‘Big Freeze’ is upon us.
On Mar 5, 2025 by Lindsey Weedston
‘I report them so often’: Job-hunter doesn’t get the role. So she reports employer on Indeed for ‘lying’
‘We need to all band together and do this so job sites will notice and hopefully do something about it.’
On Feb 8, 2024 by Natasha Dubash
‘Without a pay? Nope’: Job-hunter finally gets offered a role. They tell her she has to do 18 hours of training unpaid
‘Isn’t unpaid training illegal?’
On Feb 1, 2024 by Grace Fowler
‘I got a voicemail from a manager’: Job-seeker shares how she tricks employers into giving her an interview
‘Lmao I’m about to skip the application and go straight to this method.’
On Jan 25, 2024 by Brooke Sjoberg
‘You think I haven’t tried every tactic?’: Job seeker who applied to 1,400 jobs shares why you shouldn’t give advice to unemployed friends
‘I thought I was just unhirable. Apparently this is all too common.’
On Jan 23, 2024 by Natasha Dubash
‘I got an interview to be a game show host’: Job seeker finds job posting for a sheriff on Indeed, considers applying
‘Indeed fr is like a roleplay app.’
On Jan 21, 2024 by Mustafa Gatollari
‘I still don’t know what happened’: Worker says she got hired and fired within 5 days. They told her they’re going to ‘continue their search’
‘I’ve been there for five days. Barely been trained. And I’m not working out?’
On Jan 9, 2024 by Rachel Kiley
‘Algorithms and antiquated HR thinking’: Career experts says you should never leave specific dates on your resume. Here’s why
‘I feel like I’m yeeting resumes into the void’
On Jan 8, 2024 by Beau Paul
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