The resumes, the rejections, and the rants that show how jobs really work on the internet.

recruiter speaking (l) top down angle people businessperson shaking hand with other business person over white table (c) recruiter speaking finger pointed up (r)

Recruiter shares why companies don’t usually hire the best candidate—and what job interviews are really about

‘I’ve been a hiring manager before and this is 100% true.’

On by Kathleen Wong
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Coat hanger in employee's bathroom (l) grey background caption 'I went around the rest of the office after I looked up the website looking for anything that looked like gadgets they sold and found this in the bathroom. Only a select few employees had access to this bathroom.' (c) hand holding back of coat hanger showing ports (r)

Office worker allegedly finds hidden camera disguised as coat hook in the bathroom

She also says she found one underneath her office desk.

On by Melody Heald
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man on phone wearing mask with man behind him reacting, caption 'Ysabel, West Hollywood, CA' and 'My job tried to lie and say i was fired for being drunk so i wouldn't get unemployment benefits'

‘So I wouldn’t get unemployment benefits’: TikToker says his job lied, claimed to fire him for being drunk

‘What they are doing is wrong and I’m so happy you got it recorded.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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woman in front of conference call background with caption 'If you put a bachelors requirement on a job you eliminate 80% latin@ Americans, 70% black Americans and 70% of people who live in rural America'

‘As a Latina, I worked really hard to get my degree’: Google exec recommends eliminating bachelor’s degree requirements from job descriptions, sparking debate

‘Not everyone is lucky enough to get a degree.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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Woman in bedroom speaking caption 'why I quit Crumbl' (l) Crumbl Cookies logo on black background (r)

‘There’s no communication, the management here sucks’: Former Crumbl Cookies employee says she quit because company doesn’t ‘value employees’

‘Imagine a company having a point system for a bunch of teenagers baking cookies.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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woman pulling cardigan back to show tummy caption 'when no one would give you a job when you told them you're pregnant so you lied at the interview and now you're hiding it ' (l) Woman lifting shirt to show pregnant tummy caption 'when no one would give you a job when you told them you're pregnant so you lied at the interview and now you're hiding it' (r)

‘Pregnant people are always in the way, needy, a burden’: Woman says she hid pregnancy in order to get a job

‘Welcome to Florida.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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Woman speaking (l) Corporate man holding suitcase of cash spilling out on yellow background (r)

‘Corporate greed at its best’: Worker says employer laid off 4 people—then asked her to work overtime

‘I don’t want to live in this nightmare anymore.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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computer screen with zoom interview

‘Homie’s heart shattered into pieces’: Roommate pranked with elaborate, fake job interview on Zoom

“I even told my mom I had an interview.”

On by Cecilia Lenzen
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Man talking caption 'HOW TO GET PROMOTED WOMAN EDITION' 'What if you are a woman lol' (l) woman walking up stairs being drawn by hand gray background (r)

‘This is so manipulative give me more secrets’: TikToker says this is ‘how to get promoted’ as a woman

‘MORE WHITE MAN SECRETS! Now!!’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
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woman pointing at text (l) starbucks logo (m) woman smirking (r)

‘It’d be a shame if a pro-union individual would get that position’: Starbucks gets roasted for hiring ‘crisis’ manager amid union efforts

‘We have a much cheaper solution, Starbucks: Stop union-busting.’

On by Kathleen Wong
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stock room caption 'At my job I stand and walk 9 hours a day. My gyno wrote my job a note saying I needed a stool cuz I'm a high rick pregnancy. They said no so I hide in the stock room when they don't know. I'm in so much pain from not getting accommodations cuz 'then everyone will want to sit' (l) Pregnant woman holding back red in pain (r)

‘This is so wrong in sooo many ways’: Worker says job didn’t make accommodations for her pregnancy—and she lost her baby

‘I blame the stress and the physical labor.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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Job interview with woman and man questioning woman (l) woman talking (r)

‘I just like to keep my personal life separate’: TikToker says job interviewers asked why they couldn’t find her social media accounts

‘It just feels weird that people can find me.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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Workers left with messy kitchen (l) Closed sign on window saying ' closed no employees to open, we quit' (c) Two workers in kitchen female worker holding sign (r)os

‘Walked out of the most toxic job’: Workers say they left juice bar job after owners left them with messy store in viral TikTok

‘Proud of us.’

On by Kathleen Wong
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TikToker accidentally records herself practicing for SkyWest Airlines job interview

‘This is the stupidest cheesiest question I’ve ever read’: TikToker accidentally submits recording of herself practicing for job interview in viral video

She says she didn’t get the job.

On by Clara Wang
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young woman with hand on mouth with caption 'When you apply for a social media job and they want you to provide 'an assignment' of a 30 second reel, a text post, and a 3rd creative post to them for free just for them to possibly not hire you'

‘Don’t provide free labor during an interview process!’: TikToker roasts company for demanding free labor during job application, sparking debate

‘Imagine they get 25 applicants in a month … This is why they do it.’

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
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