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former Anytime Fitness employee speaking in car with caption 'These jobs are a joke' 'I got fired' (l) Anytime Fitness building with sign (c) former Anytime Fitness employee speaking in car with caption 'These jobs are a joke' 'but I got fired after I put in my letter resignation' (r)

‘They just don’t want to pay that unemployment’: Worker says Anytime Fitness employee only accepted 2-week notice after they fired her

'I'm getting emails from the owner saying that I was never fired.'

On May 11, 2023 by Maya Wray

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‘Then I learn that they’re restructuring’: Job hunter says position she received verbal offer for was eliminated before she could even start

'I just went through four rounds of interviews.'

On Apr 12, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I did not even think this was a possibility’: Worker says she was laid off for a second time in 8 months

'Absolutely brutal.'

On Mar 30, 2023 by Allyson Waller

young woman with caption 'i just got let go from my job without a warning at all. i was doing my work. not a clue'

‘I get paid through today. That’s it’: Worker says she was laid off with no notice

'That's why I'd never give a job a two-week notice.'

On Mar 28, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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‘Fired from a hiring website’: Indeed employee films herself getting laid off remotely

'Love getting treated like we are nothing.'

On Mar 28, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

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’ve been with the company the longest out of anybody’: Worker says she was unexpectedly laid off

'This Monday took a wild turn.'

On Feb 23, 2023 by Allyson Waller

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‘I’m casually going on a two-month vacation while unemployed’: Worker says she was laid off just after buying a car and a 2-month Airbnb stay

'I've lost my job, so if you find it please let me know.'

On Feb 14, 2023 by Allyson Waller

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‘At least now you have time’: Woman says she was laid off after planning vacations

'When my dad tells me to stop planning vacations because the job market is super shaky...'

On Jan 24, 2023 by Rachel Kiley

woman speaking with hand on chest (l) Morphe sign over store (c) Morphe employee speaking caption 'Morphe Employee JUSTICE. No more SILENCE.' (r)

‘Justice for Morphe employees’: Employees call out Morphe after the company abruptly shutters all stores

'They just threw us to the curb.'

On Dec 29, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘B*tch I’m unemployed’: Recruiter asks job candidate—who is her friend—to postpone interview because she thinks they’re not ready, sparking debate

'You think I’m about to cancel a f*cking interview?'

On Sep 11, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Unemployed 24-year-old who lives with his parents posts weekly routine for hustling toward dream job, sparking debate

'Keep pursuing your passions.'

On Jul 27, 2022 by Melody Heald

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‘Don’t deprive yourself of temporary joy for long term financial success’: TikToker urges ‘broke’ people to treat themselves, sparking discussion

'The coffee isn’t what got you here, and it won’t get you out of it.'

On Jun 25, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Florida’s faulty unemployment site is unusable 13 hours a day

People are getting desperate.

On Apr 16, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Coders from 1959 needed to help process overloaded unemployment claims

Unemployment systems across the country still rely on code first developed in 1959.

On Apr 9, 2020 by Mikael Thalen