When you leave a job, you do the best you can to tie things in a nice bow for your employers, if it was a nice working relationship. But the reality is, you don’t really owe them anything other than 2 week’s notice and a little courtesy. Everything else is extra. It’s certainly not a …
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‘Why did you send me this resume?’: Job recruiter gaslights airline wiring applicant into thinking they’re unqualified
Job recruiters are an equally interesting and annoying part of the contemporary job landscape. If your information is out there on any of the job search sites, chances are you’ve gotten an email from someone who wants you to work for them. But the thing with those is that it’s never the jobs you actually …
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‘They are not hiring and I don’t know why’: Gen-Z woman with 2 degrees hands out resumes in NYC, gets rejected everywhere
When I first moved to NYC, I did what many people starting out do, and I walked around with printed copies of my resume. I was looking for anything, really. Just something to help get me on my feet while I settled in. It sounds very old-fashioned, but it worked. Especially with service industry work, …
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‘I wasn’t even given a single shift’: Hotel chain fires employee before they start
Getting fired can send you into a spiral of self-doubt. Even if you feel justified in your actions, you can’t help but feel the bruise to your ego. What’s worse, though, is losing a job and not knowing why. One of my friends was fired from a job with very little notice or forewarning, leaving …
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The Weird, Unknown Jobs That Actually Pay Really Well
Everybody’s got a gig these days. Whether you’re a full-time working stiff or a freewheeling freelancer, you’ve found a niche and you’re filling it. Some niches are niche-er than others, though. Some jobs are obvious and straightforward. We know we need teachers, servers, doctors, and Memebase editors, but what about the jobs that are a …
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Unsuspecting Worker Hired and Fired From a Job They Never Knew About
Starting a new job can be stressful. You’ve presumably gone through an arduous search for this position, sent in dozens of applications, and showed up for interviews. Selling yourself can be emotionally exhausting, not to mention send you in a spiral about your value and worth (if you’re anything like me). And when you finally …
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26-Year Employee Gets Laid off Years Before Retirement Because he Can’t Uproot to a New State
When you’re young, it’s so easy to get a new job, move to a new city, and start a new life. Well, it’s not necessarily «easy,» but when you don’t have a family, a partner, a mortgage, or a lot of possessions, the choice to move somewhere for a job gets a lot simpler. Getting …
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Cringey LinkedIn Posts For Hardworking Middle Management Types Who Are Never Off The Grind
When I first joined LinkedIn, I joined kicking and screaming. I was so uninterested in a social media platform that only existed for young professionals to post humble brags. Surprisingly, I kind of got addicted to LinkedIn during my post-grad job search. I would try and connect with every person I had ever met to …
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Company Pulls Job Offer After Applicant Asks to Negotiate His Salary
One of the most important parts of applying for a job is not asking about money too early. That might sound silly or unfair, but it’s just how things are. Of course, I’m not saying you should never talk about money at any point in the job interviewing process. Once you get a job offer, …
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Dude Gets Fired on His First Day of Work After Fellow Employee Lies About Him Making an Inappropriate Comment Because He’s Jealous of His Salary
One of the lamest things about working is the inequality of it all. Somebody can have the exact same job as you, work as hard as you, and have comparable experience to you and still get paid more for some reason. It might be because they were hired a few months later or because they …
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