tech industry

woman gets locked out of work with damaged fob tiktok

‘The fobs are turned off before they tell someone they are being let go’: Worker’s key fob stops working after their lunch break

'Either my fob has been damaged ... or I’m getting fired tomorrow.'

On Sep 26, 2022 by Vladimir Supica

young woman with dog

‘I would appreciate the honesty’: Boss tells worker ‘it might be a good idea to start applying to new jobs’ in 1:1 meeting

'Well that backfired.'

On Sep 26, 2022 by Natasha Dubash

man sitting at computer desk stretching arms out caption 'POV: Being called a diversity hire' (l) man standing at computer desk drinking coffee caption 'POV: Being called a diversity hire' (c) man sitting at computer desk drinking coffee caption 'POV: Being called a diversity hire' (r)

‘I’ve been called worse with no money involved’: Tech worker’s video on being called a ‘diversity hire’ sparks discussion

'The best part is they are really reluctant to write you up or fire you.'

On Sep 15, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

girl gets scammed by fake job posting on linkedin tiktok

‘If it seems too good to be true, it’s too good to be true’: Woman says she was scammed by convincing LinkedIn job posting

'The scammers are getting smarter (or we are getting dumber idk).'

On Sep 5, 2022 by Lauren Castro

man speaking caption 'This is such great advice. As a new grad I admittedly thought managers would see value in pushing through and not wasting others time.' 'If You're A New Hire, Don't Do This #2' (l) man speaking caption 'Do not go 110%' (c) man speaking pointing finger left (r)

‘Do not go 110%’: Tech worker says workers should not try too hard at new job, sparking debate

'And it makes you unpopular with the team.'

On Aug 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

‘That video did not make them look bad though…’: Apple worker asks the company not to fire her over viral TikTok video

'Maybe if you don't want my skills, maybe somebody else does.'

On Aug 13, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

laptop in coffee shop with LinkedIn on screen (l) LinkedIn and Zoom windows on laptop (c) 'Manage my network' section from LinkedIn page (r) all with caption 'POV: you get a 15 min calendar invite on Sunday night by a RVP saying he's going to call your cell on Monday morning. You think you're going to get a promotion but then realize that everyone you know also got the 15 minute calendar invite- you scroll through LinkedIn and see that your large tech company laid off 1000+ people so now you're applying to other jobs with your work bestie'

‘POV: you get a 15 min calendar invite on Sunday night’: Worker finds out she’s laid off from Oracle through calendar meeting invite

‘Same girl…same’

On Aug 11, 2022 by Lauren Castro

woman in car caption 'staying loyal to one job for years and years getting tiny raises (l) woman hands holding wallet with money (c) woman zoomed in smiling caption 'getting a 20% increase in salary just by switching jobs' (r)

‘Would’ve taken me years and years to get that staying at one place’: Former tech worker says she got a 20 percent salary increase by switching jobs, sparking discussion on company loyalty

'You lose about 50% of pay by staying at a job for more than 2 years.'

On Aug 9, 2022 by Melody Heald

healthcare worker sitting in chair at desk caption 'uncomfortable chairs, janky wows' (l) healthcare worker posiing for mirror selfie caption 'cool perks of working in healthcare' (c) sink with paper taped to mirror 'Sink Broken' caption 'hygiene station' (r)

‘Pick wisely’: Worker shares ‘cool perks of working in healthcare’ after tech worker’s video goes viral

'Something needs to change about the culture of medicine.'

On Aug 9, 2022 by Lauren Castro

young woman speaking

‘People may want to cut back on those ‘day in my life’ videos’: Tech worker says employees should think twice before posting about not working hard, sparking debate

'The ‘I only work for two hours a day' people on here are shaking in their boots.'

On Aug 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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city lights seen from boat on water caption 'I can't pinpoint exactly when I knew the start-up I was working for was doomed but it was somewhere between the head of data dramatically being fired and yelling at us all to leave the sinking ship' a she was escorted out of breaks with the finance assistant who told us he was pretty sure we couldn't make pay roll the next day' (l) Start up company workers seated at tables with computers (c) city lights seen from boat on water caption 'I can't pinpoint exactly when I knew the start-up I was working for was doomed but it was somewhere between the head of data dramatically being fired and yelling at us all to leave the sinking ship' a she was escorted out of breaks with the finance assistant who told us he was pretty sure we couldn't make pay roll the next day' (r)

‘For me it was getting into a screaming match with the CEO over him eating canned tuna in the office’: Tech worker pinpoints the 2 moments he knew his company was about to go under

'Sent a chill down my spine.'

On Jul 28, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman posing in outfit at mirror caption 'vlog of the day I got fired :))' (l) pink sticky note that says 'you're fired' on white keyboard (c) driving view of outside caption 'vlog of the day I got fired :))' (r)

‘They said my social media posts made them question my judgment’: TikToker says she got fired for sharing her salary online, sparking debate on salary transparency

'I bet another employee complained because they make less [money than her.]'

On Jun 30, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman sitting speaking caption 'i got fired bc of my TikTok' (l) woman fired at tech office head in hands box of stuff on desk (c) woman sitting speaking hands up caption 'i got fired bc of my TikTok' (r)

‘They were mad about you sharing salary and then fired you as a result’: Tech worker says she was fired because of her TikTok account

'They said me having this account was a security concern.'

On Jun 26, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Woman speaking outside conference badge on neck upset (l) man speaking at tech conference blurred on stage listeners seated (c) woman speaking outside conference badge on neck upset (r)

‘I feel intimidated’: TikToker says she’s the only Black woman at a tech conference

'I try to talk to some of the people here, and I don’t feel like they really care to listen.'

On Jun 11, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Woman greenscreen tiktok pointing over tweet from TechLead caption 'So when I used to conduct interviews for Google, I rejected all women on-the-spot and trashed their resumes in front of them. I told them, 'Go have some kids. Don't worry, I'm smarter than you, I know.' Then I gave them an NP-hard problem and went home' (l) Woman sitting between two men waiting for interview men yelling at woman (c)

A former Google employee claims he rejected all female applicants and told them to have kids instead

'Don't worry I'm smarter than you.'

On May 27, 2022 by Jack Alban