Anyone who has done their fair share of job hopping knows that when it comes to looking for a new role, you don’t always have to look very hard to see the red flags pop up. Nobody is more well-versed in writing in clichés than hiring managers, and there are numerous examples of these which tend to show the unfortunate truth of a position. 

Even if they’re trying to dress it up as nicely as possible, there’s no getting away from reality, as @thefiscalfemme has helpfully pointed out. Listing some of the commonly used phrases in the hiring process, she translated what they really mean in a popular TikTok. Laying down the facts when it came to how boasting about a  «fast-paced environment» often meant a crappy amount of vacation days, viewers had their own definitions to add relating to some of the worst offenders. They definitely make a desperate doomscroll through Indeed all that more depressing.