The BIGGEST job interview RED FLAGS | Shocking Recruitment Stories - Volume #1

The craziest and most hilarious job and recruitment red flag reddit stories I've personally come across.

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[jackfrank]

Years ago my wife had a job interview that we still laugh about. She was waiting in the lobby for the interview and some guy just came out and yelled her name, turned and walked away. She got up and followed him to an office that was in the center of the plant. The office had glass walls on all four sides. The guy never introduced himself or offered her a seat, he just started telling her what employees were not allowed to do. He constantly looked out the windows at the employees, never once looking at her. While he was still talking, she just walked out of the office and left. Before she went into the lobby she turned around and looked back. He was still talking and watching the employees. He never even noticed she walked out.

[aliciakerr]

Had one job in a regional aged care facility. Big boss come from the city and held a staff meeting, the subject of pay levels came up. He told us “you do this job for the love of it, that it’s a calling, not a career. If you want to be paid a better wage, go stack shelves at Coles”. It’s really sad that stacking shelves at a supermarket pays more than a job where people’s lives are in your hands.

[elliscrane]

This is exactly why Washington State (USA) has a new law that requires employers to disclose the actual salary range in any employment ad.

[RedNymph]

Some of this sounds absolutely illegal. Ageism, fatphobia discrimination, no days off for 4.5 months straight??!! Paying the company to work there??! This sounds so illegal

[VV-bkwv]

😂😂😂You want ME to pay YOU $500 to work for YOU???

[UncleTogie]

"Hi, what's the rate?" "We don't give that out. What're you looking for?" "Every other recruiter has given me a rate. If you want me to apply, you'll provide the rate." Works every time!

[davidnash]

Re: the invoice: send one to them at twice the amount for wasting your time, deliberate infliction of emotional distress and for trying to scam you.

[Manyxe]

"Financial compensation is just a bonus". Brilliant! Then how big a part of the company can I have, because obviously since you're doing this out of the kindness of your heart, you must not be making any profit for yourself.

[TheUnderJaker]

The best is companies saying they don’t base their company around people only wanting pay, but why did they start their own company?

[DystruktoBoi]

That last one, send a counter bill for all costs you incurred (driving, hourly wage as a private contractor, lunch, etc) and have the bill come out to $500, let them know they owe you $90 bucks or they'll be in court.

[WlmaAlexender-zlnx]

Divorce counselors claim they can predict with 95% certainty whether a marriage will last or not within 5 minutes of meeting the couple. All they look for is: contempt. If they are in contempt for each other, even marriage itself will fail.
How much more, will an employee/employer relationship die if there is contempt there?
People quit bad managers.

[SirPineappleTheThird]

"Just apply for the job, the worst thing they can do is say no."
Gets a bill in the mail for wasting their time.

[trudim]

The one without a “fat problem” and under 25 sounds like a trafficking scam.

[GonzoHenson]

That last one -- do they reimburse candidates whose time THEY wasted? Reimburse them for taking a day off work? Pay their transport costs? If they don't, where do they get off thinking their time is more valuable than the time the candidates spend interviewing?

[glados]

The places that ask you to have a tougher mental constitution is absolutely because of the manager/boss. They berate the staff and degrade them with insults. If you throw even one quip back at them, they themselves will melt.

[thedevilsadvocate]

"Here is an invoice for charges you have not agreed to prior to the charge."

Me: "Hah, see you in court, and get your ass ready for a counter-lawsuit, because that's illegal, and I have a lawyer who is very happy to drag your company, its name and its reputation to hell :D"

[thisbushnell]

I am looking for gainful employment, not a 'mission' assignment, a second 'family' nor a cult.

[williamj.dovejr.]

8 rounds of interviews? What the hell? Screw them!

[PaulForeman-indievisuals]

The biggest bug I have at the moment is taking time to do multiple interviews for the same role and then radio silence, weeks later you have to nudge their HR to get a confirmation they have gone with someone else.
I find so many HR departments to be completely unprofessional in recent years and treat people with such disrespect. Especially as in a lot of cases they could be the first introduction someone has to a company.
I have gotten to the point now that if I get poor treatment from HR I won't even consider a role at a company again in the future.

[russelljackson]

Being able to pay my bills is not going to be seen as a "bonus" in any universe.