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I’ve read that a good question to ask in an interview “is there anything that concerns you about my resume or experience that I can address right now?” I’ve used it twice, and gotten both jobs!
"This company is more like a family than co-workers" Stop that. Its a job. Next you hear is "As a family we expect you to do (not part of your contract here)"
The other thing about this "family atmosphere in the workplace" is that everyone will be a horrendously toxic gossip monger, at least 2 of your colleagues will be bumping uglies ... potentially adulterously bumping uglies!
That just screams "cult" to me. I hate workplaces like that. Had a job where after a team meeting we had to have a "group hug", and thankfully I got left out as "she's just antisocial" rather than "she has clear boundaries and you are way overstepping it GAIL".
I honestly have that kind of atmosphere in my department at work. (very small department, only about 10 employees) I gotta say, it is actually quite nice, but if you hear that in the interview from the manager or hiring person, it's deffo a red flag. That atmosphere is something that you have to work up to with coworkers whose company you enjoy. Plus it also helps if you all hate the company you work for lmao
@@sheepladybaa Agreed. I work in a company of 25 people and it's rather familiar atmosphere that works. I'd be very suspicious of any corporate HR that comes with proclamation like this. I've had my interview directly with owners/directors (father and son)...
I had an interview with the employer and an employee and the employer left the room to go get something and the employee literally told me to turn down the job because its a lot of work for shit pay and that she was looking for a new job too. We stayed friends after that
I had an interview like that. When the manager left the room, I asked the employee what it was like to work there and she bluntly said "literally everyone lower than management is looking for a new job and some even quit without a job to go to". Yikes. I got a rejection about a week later. Oh what a shame, moving on! That was the first time I had ever asked that and it cemented for me that it was a must. I am also very wary of people who enthusiastically gush about how wonderful it is to work there.
When I finished high school,I always thought that the interview goes one way only which was the interviewers. I was always scared bcs I thought that the employers are the important ones when interviewing,that I had to please them and say yes all the time. But now that I'm older,I learned that it does go both ways. They need us to work for them too. They expect us to drop everything and sacrifice ourself for a low paying job. It's crazy.
My dad always likes to say that he’s the one interviewing the employers to see if it’s a job he’s interested in, and he’s upfront with the employers about this. It gives him more confidence in himself and he doesn’t hide how he feels about anything during the interview. It’s done well for him and gotten him into a good job that he enjoys doing with a cool team and management
So I'm actually out of high school and never had a job, and this is news to me. No one ever told me that. I was always under the assumption that I was supposed to meet people's standards... You know, fit the mold. Damn...
The worst part about the whole "If you feel like you've done enough work for today" is that it _never_ swings the other way. Why can't I leave at 4 or even earlier if I feel like I've gotten a day's worth of work done?
You should try it. This happened to me in one of my previous roles. I'd been working for 2 weeks straight, right through the weekends. After it was all over I started walking out at 4pm on a Tuesday. Someone at my manager's hierarchy tried telling me 'you should leave only when you feel like you've worked enough '. I was irritable & angry enough for having missed two weekends, and this one blew me right off. I retorted saying I should have left at 11 am then today! I'm late! That was the last time someone from that company tried lecturing me on leaving at my own time.
@The aqua mage Yeah that's kind of the point though is that if you can get 40 hours worth of work done in under 40 hours you shouldn't be punished for that just because other people at your job are taking longer to do things in order to make sure that they're hitting a certain hour mark it should matter based on your productivity Also most places that are like this are not paid hourly they are paid salary so the amount of hours that they work really shouldn't matter anyways
@The aqua mage Companies also abuse that "if you feel like you've done work for today" nonsense to get people to work more than what they are paid for, why would we be ok when companies abuse 'flexible hours' but not ok when people do? As a general principle, unless you're an owner or a major stockholder of a company, it's in your interest to side with people first, companies second.
When they mention at the job application, that you need to 'work well under pressure'. Huge red flag. They are looking for someone to do 3 person's jobs.
@@jclyntoledo Burger King. My friend and I constantly worked the front cash lobby and would go back n forth from the front cash to the back kitchen to get the food out. No joke. people called out every night. Manager was high on meth, and the assistant manager and I had to haul ass most of the time. Sometimes we're lucky, my best friend would be scheduled to work that night and there would be 3 of us.
I’ve not done many interviews but I know that when a company says that they are “one big family” it just means that they feel it’s appropriate to invade your personal life
in my experience, "one big family" means hey im gonna beat this over your head to try and make you feel bad if i dont like how youre performing. i dont trust hearing that anymore. huge red flag
In my experience, it doesn’t mean anything. They’re trying to manipulate you into thinking they’ll actually care about you when in reality, they will screw you over more often then a company that’s unabashed about your status as just another cog in the machine will.
In my experience, the family phrase is a major red flag, because any manager who uses it feels entitled to your emotional investment into this job and will expect unpaid overwork. If you try to set boundaries they’ll emotionally manipulate to make you feel guilty for “acting like a stranger” and “not caring”. Not a healthy work environment by any means. Real professionals understand the importance of work/life balance
I guess it's different in Japan then. I'm a foreigner and had interviewed at this small Japanese company which I really liked. When I asked what their company culture was like they said because they're small so they work well together like a family. Then they said that the office would be moving and so I mentioned that I would be moving as well. One of them had asked me about it a bit more just to make small talk I reckon and I'd said a bit too much (I was too comfortable at that point oops) and the main decision maker told me "Ah, you don't have to say that much. We take privacy seriously." Suffice to say, I did not get the job, even though I felt like 2 of the interviewers liked me. 😅
“We expect you to treat this place like your own business” sir, you’re exploiting my labor for starvation wages. “we think of our staff as family” sir, you’re exploiting my labor for starvation wages. “we’re looking for someone to go above and beyond” sir, your’e-
Then why did you even apply for the job? You know beforehand what they will be paying. Don't waste your or their time by applying for jobs that don't pay you what you think you are worth. Also, good luck finding a job that pays you what you think you are worth with an attitude that you shouldn't have to treat your place of employment as if you owned the business. Good luck with that.
@@baalofbabylon3022 If I don't own the business, I'm not doing extra work that's not included in my job description. Period. If they really really want to get that extra work done, they can give me a raise alongside those responsibilities. Don't let someone crush you down and take you for all you're worth. Good luck with that.
@@boitumelomthethwa1006 my work is not my life. You pay me for my time and effort and I promise I will give you both, but don't expect me to work outside of our agreement. I don't expect you to work outside of it either.
red flag: when ever "flexible hours" is advertised as a perk for the company. what it actually means is you're either going to get 6 hours a week or you're expected to have 24/7 availability. along with that it usually means that if you ever change your availability or don't take a shift when offered your hours are getting cut drastically.
Yeah I hate when they say must be flexible, work all hours and it's part time. Like obviously ppl who want part time have other stuff they wanna do, if I had full time availability I'd be full time 🤨
yeah in university it was really hard to find a position that was part time and you didn't need to be super flexible. Thank goodness I knew someone who worked at this one retail place that didn't require that.
that's true, i'm currently working as a graphic design internship at this startup company. they mentioned the same thing, flexible hours, but required me to work for 8 hours a day.
As a senior in high school I was taking college class and early morning classes and online and working two jobs. I only got the second because my first slightly nicer job with more opportunity for growth stopped giving me hours, I went professional (at 17) to the owners and said “hey I gotta make money to pay for gas and bills and stuff like every adult here, I’m getting a second job because i haven’t been getting scheduled… if you want to schedule me more this is my priority but I need to make the money I need,” and they didn’t offer a raise and never gave me more hours, I ended up quitting when they hired an adult in and gave her $15/hr (in 2019) for banquet serving and I was being paid $10, I mentioned how hard I had been working and they said “adults have more financial responsibility, you’re not worth $15”
I interviewed for a small startup. They showed me their amazing office - ping pong table, sauna, fridge full of free Vitamin Water, yoga room etc. I was impressed! Until we discussed salary and the CEO says "Since we're just a small startup we cant pay you as much as others in the field." Thanks, but any startup that spends their money on "cool digs" instead of paying professionals are a big nope for me.
@@MrEragonPotter Renting an office thats large enough to have all of that costs a lot more money then you think. Paying less than other places is fine, but they're blowing money on a larger space when they could downsize the office and pay more.
@@MrEragonPotter I wouldn't say paying for a large over-the-top office with all these unnecessary perks in a small startup with 7 people is only a few bucks a month. Renting modern upscale office space can easily coat tens of thousands a month!
“We don’t like clock watchers here” is always one way too. If you finished load of work early you can bet those same employers wouldn’t be happy about you leaving half an hour early.
I had a boss who took my overtime away, then wondered why I stopped doing any. He came up to me with a job just before I was due to go home, then as I was about to clock out he asked "So that's it, 2 o'clock and you stop work and clock out?" Well yeah, as you stop paying me pretty promptly at 2, so yeah, I'm stopping work and going home
@@Crazywaffle5150 he actually expected me to stay and do it. Of course I refused and pointed out that the second he stops paying me is the second he loses the right to expect any production
@@animelvr99 Because he's entitled. He might expect people who work under him to think of working extra time regardless of extra pay is a sign of good work ethic, even though requiring that of employees is actually illegal.
I applied for a management position. They asked if I was comfortable working beyond my scheduled hours. As it was an hourly position, I told them that as long as I was being paid for it, and got 10 hours before my next shift, I was fine. They paused and stated that they couldn't guarantee that overtime would be paid. This wasn't the red flag. In my previous industry, unpaid overtime happened plenty. The red flag came when they replied, "And personally, why would you expect to be paid after your shift ended?"
I used to do the hiring at a place where I was a manager. I actually tried to hire people who gave me certain things to work around like "oh I can't work Wednesdays because of something else". It was great to hear they had commitments they stuck to. I never understood people who didn't like when workers gave hours to work around...
When I applied for my current job my children were still in school and I told the manager who was interviewing me that I'd only be available after 9:30 in the morning to give me time to get the kids to school and get into work... they were absolutely fine with that. If they weren't, I wouldn't have been able to take the job - I'm really good at a lot of things, but being in two places at once isn't one of them.
Not only was I not allowed to sit when I was a server, we weren’t allowed to lean on a wall or counter. “If you have time to lean, you have time to clean” - all of our managers.
In Germany, we legally have to have a 30 minute break if we work more than 4.5h. I was front of house in an American restaurant. They gave me 10 minutes to eat and use the bathroom in 8h. Rest of the time was standing behind the desk and handling a massive influx of customers as the restaurant was always extremely busy. Pay wasn't great either. I think I lasted one shift. Being in the service industry sucks.
@@sylverscale in Germany we get the 30 minute break if we work more than 6 hours, not 4,5h. And 1h break is required if we work more than 8 hours. Plus we also can't legally work more than 10h a day! But yes in the US it's absolutely terrible with basic rights that are seen as "perks"
Around here, in Chile, we have the “chair law” which determines that every worker has to have a chair to sit on during their shifts. I can’t believe you guys can’t sit down!
Omg I'm currently working as a cashier in the US and that sounds absolutely heavenly. I can't tell you how many joint problems I've started having since starting this job (started because of covid19 in march...)
My "favorite" is when you apply for a job, go to the interview, find out the job you applied for doesn't actually exist, and realize it was a bait and switch to get you to into some other position. Good times.
Oh yeah, Verizon tried to pull that on me. I applied for a tech support position and the interviewer asked me to sell her something, like come up with a sales pitch. I noped right tf out
Red flag: "i'm the one asking the questions" An interview is a two way matching process. The only correct response is "in that case the interview's over and i withdraw my application
I had an interview for a graduate PR job last year where I was required to pitch an idea to the company. I thought this was pretty normal and honestly, it probably is just standard procedure. I was rejected afterwards though, as other candidates had more experience than me - which is completely fair enough. However, it wasn't until very recently when I saw that a certain popular music artist was on the cover of a certain popular music magazine that I noticed something a little dodgy. This cover story was my exact pitch. These were my exact ideas - the artist, the publication, the story, even the PHOTOGRAPHER. It could be a coincidence, sure. But it’s just very interesting that a few months after I pitched these things to the company, they're a reality. Let's just say I'll be a little more careful/hesitant doing free labour for just the initial interview in future!
gosh that's effed up. I've learnt my lessons hard way too esp with pitching ideas, and events. I got rejected and wasn't part of it at all, but of course they took my ideas and also my event plans.
That's messed up I'm so sorry. I'm a graphic designer and whenever they'd ask me to make something as part of the interview I'd slap a big watermark over it for these reasons
At interviews I always ask what the atmosphere is like and do they like their job. No one is going to say no, but you can tell a lot by how they say yes. It may be a millennial move, but I learned early that no pay is worth a toxic work environment.
I’m late to the party here but how they answer and what they are NOT saying can be more telling then what they do say. Body language speaks volumes. And yes, I agree a toxic environment is not worth the money. If my mental health suffering, I need to leave
Yup. I always ask the interviewer (who’s usually in management or HR) what their employees like about their job and what suggestions or concerns their employees have. Usually you can tell, from body language and such, if they’re being truthful. I accepted my current job because the manager told me outright “our employees are a close knit group and spend a lot of time together, and we have a competitive benefits package (hands me handout on it) and you make a base wage plus a shift differential and tips. The flip side is it’s a fast paced, very social environment and if you’re introverted or a more methodical worker, it may not be comfortable for you”. Then he explained that their turnover rate is far lower than most food establishments but “it is still food service, and while we try to mediate the biggest challenges employees face, we can’t totally eliminate all of them”. Then he outlined what they’re doing to make food service bearable for the employees. I was offered and accepted the job on the spot and I’ve been there 2 years. I’ve also learned to ask about the turnover rate. Many blue collar and service sector jobs have an extremely high turnover rate, and if I see that average employment of 9-12 months, I’m walking away.
When I started working in Starbucks U.K, the price of my aprons where taken out of my first months pay check (£65) - considering I was only on £400 that month, it was a big blow. Then when I got given a red apron for Christmas period, another £65 taken from my monthly paycheck. THEN when leaving, the managers demanded the aprons back that id technically paid for. - I didn’t give them back and use them to bake and cook in 😂😂😂
That story kind of reminds me of when I joined the military. The Navy was transitioning to a new uniform and phasing out an old one. I was literally the VERY LAST division to get the old uniform and they took out hundreds of dollars of my first pay check to pay for the uniforms that would be useless in a couple months. Then I get to my training school and I have to buy a whole new set of uniforms and my clothing allowance was less than 100 dollars which was supposed to account for repairs, not an entire new set of uniforms, which outted me a few more hundred dollars. Then they cancelled my flight to my first command on accident and the center that deals with flights was closed so I was told to just buy a new plane ticket (for $400) with my own money and the first class would help me get it reimbursed once we were on island. Never got reimbursed.
@@monkiram I think everyone in America (or anyone with a capitalist mindset) loves to come up with ways to not make more money, but to circumvent or exploit loopholes. Places like Starbucks or Burger King may very well clock you out at closing hours, despite closing may take a random amount of time to complete, sometimes anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour. They will just clock you out at 11:30pm despite not finishing until 11:48pm. Happened to me and my friends alot when we worked at BK.
If they're TOO excited that someone showed up to an interview, they're probably severly understaffed. My workplace now is SUPER happy whenever someone is hired because our work schedule is terrible with so few people.
Same here. I don't think this is consider a red flag at the moment because of covid. Due to covid that prompt companies to laid off workers, I am sure a lot of places are understaffed and are looking for people now that things are slowly going back to normal where I live.
I worked in wisconsin dells at a restaurant as a busser and server and they were understaffed but made it seemed like they weren't and would drive away employees and make them quit because the business was family owned and the management was ran by the family and no one else could become a manager. It was horrible and we would always become understaffed quick or have a lot of new hires and people being trained in new positions at the same time. Just a cluster fuck, never again.
Dude I hate when they post that in the description of the job application or when they say that in the interview. Especially the “be willing to do any tasks outside of their specific role” like what? If I’m hired to do something, that’s all I’m doing, I’m not going to do some other crap and get paid the same
My friend worked at a grocery store and when she wasn't scheduled to work on Saturday, her boss would sometimes call her on Saturday morning and ask her to come in anyway. I told her not to answer his phone calls on her days off and it works. If you're not supposed to be working that day, pretend that you missed the call because you were doing something else. It changed my life.
@@jamestaylor3805 and learn to keep saying no as employers will persist. In my last job the managers assistant pestered me about 6 times in 2 months to do unscheduled overtime. I simply said i wasn't interested each time, a few times I was asked why but I said nothing. That person eventually wised up and never asked me again
I think it’s decent to at least answer the phone and say “no.” I worked at this department store and my manager would get PISSED when I wouldn’t answer the phone or call back if someone called out. I would go back to work and my managers seemed to think I was unreliable and they treated me differently because of it
When they ask "do you have children?" or "do you plan on having children?" during your interview, but your male friend who is interviewed for the same job doesn't get asked that question....
@@nat3007 I've done that before! They're not supposed to ask it, no, but it doesn't stop a lot of employers. Same with the probing questions about health issues.
@@nat3007 In Germany, you are definitely not allowed to ask that question. Most people try to get around this by asking "where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 year's time?"
11:11 I have a similar story. My sister’s bf (we will call him jack) is 18 and got a job at Dick’s Sporting Goods. When he was interviewed he had to fill out a form about what times he had classes so they could schedule around it. Recently, he was told he had to work at a time he had class. He didn’t complain, just got a coworker to come in for him and he called his manager to inform him. When Jack says he won’t be coming in and he has someone to cover for him, the manager asks why. Jack explains that he has class and the manager says, and I quote, “oh, so school is more important than this job?” ....YES. YES IT IS. LIKE HE DOESNT WANT TO BE WORKING AT DICK’S SPORTING GOODS UNTIL HE IS 55 LIKE U DAVE. STFU.
Same stuff happened to me during final exams. Gave the owner my exam timetable and he knows I attended university 30 min away. So he schedules my shift start immediately after my exams. I tell him I will be at uni and can't teleport to work so will need 30 min commute time. I thought he understood. So I rock up on the day 30 min after my exam and he questions why I'm late. Seriously?
When the interviewer mentions they are looking for someone with more years experience in a particular system or platform than that system or platform has been out.
I was advised by my high school economics teacher to never answer: -what your religious views are -what your political views are -whether you plan on having kids Because they're discriminatory and technically illegal to ask. 10:50 "We work hard but play hard" thing sounds like the company is extremely disorganized. That there will be periods where you're doing nothing and other periods where you're being forced to crunch.
In my country the kids question is asked to every female candidate though, and they always answer. Kinda sad, but they are scared that otherwise they’ll leave an impression of being “unsociable and stuck-up” so they answer all the invasive questions. And what’s even worse, “she’s young and will probably get a maternity leave soon” is a legit reason to not hire people. Like, recruiters don’t even make a secret out of it.
"Work hard and play hard" always just makes me think "the employees work hard while the higher ups leave early to go drinking and then call off the next day because they're hungover".
"Do you live with your parents? Are they currently employed", "Do you have siblings? Are they employed?" I've only been asked this when they know they will delay your wages by 2-3 months. Happened to me twice. They want to make sure you won't starve and quit for however long it takes them to deposit your first wage.
I just interviewed at a place who asked me that and I was wondering why they were questioning where I lived, what my parents did, if I have siblings and if they work, etc. Huh.
UGH! Cigarette breaks. When I was a cook, that irritated me to no end. "Oh I'm going to grab a cig". 15 minutes later - 3 or 4 time a shift, plus a regular break. I started saying - I'm taking a cigarette break - even though I don't smoke, and I'd walk away for a bit. I could tell it irked a few people, but too bad.
Thats why I think flex time is so good, because then the smokers cant just check out when going for a smoke and check back in when done and other people can check out during lunch and check back in and then have the system see how many hours you actually work. So smokers would have to stay 30 min to an hour later than those who don't take a break ect.
At my work people who don’t smoke take 2 15 minute breaks . Smokers take 5 minutes at a time 3-4 times . Having a cigarette doesn’t take 15 minutes. But also non smokers disappear for 15 minutes for a bathroom break
“You didn’t impress the manager so we are offering you 75% of the posted salary”. I replied “ keep the job, and tell the guy with the Christ complex he did not impress me either”.
Recently interviewed at a production company in London. They asked about my hobbies and I was happy to see they were taking an interest in me. Afterward, they asked how I felt about working overtime and I was like okay yeah sometimes it's fine... Then they said: "Good, so you're not one of those millennials who feels entitled to their free time!" excuse me WHAT. It was at that moment I knew I was never going to be speaking to them again lol...
In the job listing "At least 10 year work experience, a masters degree in IT systems, 3 computer/networking certificates, have a drivers licence and a car" In an IT first line helpdesk job... I did not apply
Or the "entry level full stack developers". Or the jr admin positions that require TS/SCI plus a sec+ plus 3 years experience. And they pay $1500 a month.
about a year ago I saw a posting for an unpaid internship that required 6 months of experience as an intern. I will remember that job posting until the day I die.
Subtle red flag: I am a girl in tech and as soon as they say something like: I have never had to interview a girl before! I get suspicious. Especially if that is the first thing they say. The rest of the interview will most likely just be talking about why I decided to enter this manly workfield and how I am gonna as good as a male.
@@emilysmith2965 Omgosh I love you 😭😭😭 I've been telling everyone that! Like dude calling an adult woman especially one whi is financially independent a girl is degrading af
I hired 100% based on past projects/ skills in tech and ended up with an even split (4 women / 4 men). Right now I am interviewing again and there are more women who applied (3 women and 1 man) for the 2 open positions. Not sure why I shared this piece of info.
The interview question was “Do you have any serious personality defects or anything we need to know about” and “What do you do outside of work” immediately followed by if I could work overtime as needed. Seemed like they were trying to figure out if the rest of my life mattered to me. I took the job and left after the manager texted me while I was at the hospital for a minor surgery; telling me I needed to drop a package off at the post office TODAY, as it was unacceptable I didn’t do so before my procedure. It was a federal holiday. Post Office was closed, but that was “no excuse”. It took months for me to fix my self esteem after that shitshow. I ask about after hours communication during interviews now. I will not be accepting performance feedback or additional assignments after hours!
Red flag: The people who work there talk badly about each other or the upper management, especially if it seems like they’re trying to get you on “their” side.
If it seems like the workers are trying to get you on their side, then you should be on their (the workers’) side. If the workers speak poorly of management then yeah that definitely reflects poorly on the management though, but it’s also normal since there likely won’t be any management that truly cares about workers and puts their needs above the company’s needs. But if the workers speak poorly of each other then unfortunately that’s definitely an issue with the work culture there.
@@DownUFO I agree. If anyone goes out of their way to complain to someone the company is supposed to be trying to impress, it’s worth considering, “what’s going on here?”
I am the highest rated employee at my store, as well as the most consistent and the most reliable. I work pretty much every day of the week and I bring in both customers and new hires. I've been there three years and I do it entirely by choice because I don't actually have to work. You're damn right I talk badly about the lazy clowns I work around (the ones that applies to) and the shady, greedy corporate overlords. And they know I do. And they can't do anything about it. They need me, I don't need them. And I don't need to sway anybody to my side, because my work ethic and personality do that for me. That statement doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense, unless the places you apply to just have garbo employees all across the board.
@@michellelincoln9987 If you are addressing my original comment, I’d say you are just proving my point. If I am interviewing at your company and you tell me about lazy clowns and greedy overlords and you’re the best, I’m going to think twice before signing up for that mess!
12:03 not being allowed to sit down as a policy in a role where you could do your job perfectly well sitting down is also ableist af. It means that workers who have difficulty standing for long periods of time would likely have to jump through a load of hoops to get an exception and permission to sit down. It's common, especially in the US, for people with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, or joint problems to not have a diagnosis.
I'm missing an ACL in one leg and have various soft tissue damage in that knee. The meniscus there likes to get caught in between things it shouldn't so I can't walk properly randomly with no warning. There's damage to the other leg, but I'm not sure how bad. I think there's a strained ligament as well as some more meniscus damage, but I wouldn't know no one's checked it. I've been like this since I was 17. I've tried various jobs, most of them I've had to quit because they wouldn't accommodate my leg issues. I can't afford college. I don't have a load of experience in anything because I've had struggles finding employment since high school. I've got a job now, but it's not the best, but it's the best I've managed to find in the last.....18 years. I've still had to call off once or twice because of my knee and they refuse to let me crutch or use anything like that on the job. :D Also haven't been able to afford a doctor to get it fixed, because I haven't been able to get a job. But also the government doesn't think I'm disabled enough for disability or help. So... I've literally just been screwed over by America most of my life. (Coincidentally, I'm moving back to my birth country of England soon, because I'm still a citizen there and at least then I have NHS to rely on.)
@@Starscall My heart goes out to you, that's disgraceful. Lord knows England also has it's problems in this area, but I hope you have a better time here.
I once worked somewhere (a desk job at a nonprofit) where the contract stated that if I fell asleep on the job, I'd be automatically fired. I found it very odd and probably discriminatory against people with narcolepsy.
Worked at the front office of a hotel, no sitting, slouching, leaning allowed and absolutely, no seat at the reception area. I thought that was the norm.. Used to sometimes be on my feet, apart from bathroom breaks and a lunch break, for 13-16 hours.
My last job was awful but the interview had no red flags. My shift would finish at 10pm so I expected to leave at that time, however we would be waiting at the door until maybe 10:10... meaning I would miss the last bus home each night by a couple minutes. I asked if someone could unlock the door for me at 10 so I could get the bus, like I should be able to do. Was told I should’ve mentioned that in the interview. Sorry darlin, my shift finishes at 10 so I assumed I’d be leaving at 10. They finally agreed but I quit a couple weeks later after repeated incidents like getting stuck in the store room lift and nobody coming to help then being moaned at for not doing anything whilst I was trapped in the lift that had broken down...
@@jiggyprawn I tried but got no response from higher up (What a surprise). It’s awful because it was my first proper paying job and the interview went as well as it could. Never work in retail kids.
@@KellyIsShort Its like when the store or restaurant closes at 10, but you are only paid to work until 10, but then it takes you like 30 minutes to an hours to actually close up and you dont get paid for that??? Like what kinda shit is that?
If the person interviewing you is late arriving to your interview, run... If they don't respect you enough to show up on time for the interview, they'll certainly not respect you when you're employed. I've never worked for a good boss that was late for interviews.
Clocking out at the end of a shift at a restaurant that had just switched to new owners & management team. "Where'ya goin?" "I am a machine fueled by money. You stop paying me at six, so I stop working."
The only job where I understood the “no phones” thing was a warehouse job, and it was for safety since people were operating heavy machinery or walking around it. If it’s not a safety issue, you shouldn’t demean your employees by taking away their private property. It’s actually a safety issue if someone needs to be able to reach a loved one and can’t.
Hmmm they did this in my retail job, made us put our phones in the backroom and if they caught you on the floor with it you'd get lectured or written up. They said if someone saw you on your phone it would look like you aren't working and something about productivity. And now the job, I have says you can't have it on you since there's hippa on the pc and it's a liability. So you can only use it during your break and I'm not going to lie that's hard 😭 I have been listening to some stuff on my phone since I have wireless ear buds and just keep my phone in the breakroom and I am a little worried they might talk to me about this. I mean hopefully not, I work nights and listening to stuff keeps me awake and productive and also not wanna die.
One of the companies I worked for had a strict no phones policy because we were collecting people's SSN and credit card info all day. The employees would bring in coloring books for those rare times the phones were slow.
I work for a security company and they have a no entertainment rule- no reading, no scrolling on my phone, no listening to music, no drawing, nothing that doesnt pertain to the job. They have a camera above us that the upper management watches sometimes. Luckily there’s a room out of sight from the camera that we can go to do all of our “illegal” stuff but the fact that I have to literally fear big brother on the wall for 8 hours is frustrating. We’re only really busy for 4 hours- so for the remaining 4, I’m watching the decrepit walls, swatting flies, and failing to relate to my older coworkers. While at another post, I was scolded for going outside, when it had been 10 minutes since the last person to screen had come in. All of this…and I make $13 an hour. Almost every day I want to quit now.
It’s also for client personal information safety. I worked in a calling company where we take in donations for the college, and we weren’t allowed on phones either. Credit cards, debit cards, home address, and more are involved.
At one interview the manager just gossiped about everyone in the office and told me who he wanted to fire then asked when I could start. I'm still working there 11 years later... That manager is not.
“We’ve tried hiring men for this position before. Being the breadwinners in the family, they usually tend to want to move up, and make more money.” I was a recently widowed 25 year old mother of two.... good to know I’ll never make enough to support my family here....
What on earth was that absolutely rubbish and shameless explanation that they gave you?! Good grief... I hope you find the means to get by comfortably.
Because women aren't breadwinners and have no career ambition. /s My last employer never said that but it was the basic understanding. Women supposedly just worked there so they could afford a family vacation each year. I hope you're doing better and found a good employer.
I once was at an interview where they asked me 5 times throughout the interview if I can work under stress and a few times if I can handle conflicts with colleagues. So yeah, I turned that one down. I mean, if you can handle stress is a standard question in interviews. I've been asked that even for jobs that hasn't been stressful at all. But when they ask you FIVE times... somethings not good. And handle conflicts with colleagues? Not customers or something like that, COLLEAGUES... 😳
There was a framed sign on the wall: ‘no one is irreplaceable’. Worked there for two years, and when I left I was the longest working employee. Everyone else I worked with left just months later.
When my boss asked why I quit shortly after my promotion I literally laughed at her and asked her why she expected me to stay when she referred to all of her employees as "bodies" to my face.
@@TheEmeraldLady the context of the situation made it very clear that wasn't what she said. Her full sentence was pretty much, "everyone is replaceable. They're all just bodies I need to fill on the schedule."
Actually "we're a big family" is often accurate in that at least one part of the family (support) refuses to talk to another part of the family (sales) because of what our Darren (middle management) said about our Tracy (development) at the family get together (company do).
@@nat3007 Not as far as I was aware. That was actually based upon my experience working for a software firm. Now, however, I'm going to have to go through Mr Minchkin's work to see if he's done a sketch on this - you thinking of a particular routine I can look up?
A side job I had in university: "were looking for flexibility" on the ad, combined with "You will usually hear your hours and schedule one week in advance" at the interview. So basically you cannot plan anything and if you do, they'll get very guilt trippy or mad. Had to work though to pay rent.
@@abiolaibiyemi1355 Mine start on sunday, but the way she does her schedules (literally posting them saturday, the day fucking before) I've worked 8 days in a row before, never taking a job that schedules like this again, give me two weeks to prepare myself for that lmaoo
My favorite question to ask the interviewer is "If you could change anything about the company regardless of cost or feasibility, what would you change and why". I've asked this question twice of CEO's. It makes them critical think or dodge the question. either way you get a good answer.
About the college thing: I don‘t know about other countries, but here in germany we have a special type of contract for students who want to work part time and I‘ve had two sich jobs and it was absolutely wonderful because they are obviously stillvery strict and everything but the contract says that the job isn‘t allowed to impair your studies and I could always just say, sorry, on that day I need to be at uni. Obviously I never tried to get out of a shift already assigned to me, but they were always very understanding, especially at the second place. I mean, now one-upped myself - now I‘m employed by my uni and they are also very supportive of my studies - who would have guessed - but those two experiences were quite good, too
I think thats just standard in Denmark. Like if you are in a student job, then its implied that you work around your studies and most companies also gives you more time off during exams and such. My friend has a full time job, beside her masters and her job is so understanding and always gives her the day off before an exam and on the exam day, without even being asked.
when i tried to do this in Poland, impossible. They just expect you to switch to part-time weekend studies (worse teaching standards + you need to pay for this) and work full time just like anybody else. Since I wanted to actually learn something at college, I quit on the idea of any jobs, cause it would always heavily interfere with college and/or be for free/peanuts, while you have to do a normal job anyway
In the Netherlands the law states that for minors work may not interfere with education (so even if I was late telling them I had exams they still had to give me the days off). And for student jobs it's often either places that also deal with high school students, working for the uni, or office things where it's not very important what hours you work, just to get the job done.
this reminds me of my first office job when, in the interview, i asked what a typical day was like and i got the response of, "no day is typical here, every day is different" but then fast forward one month of me having a breakdown because every single day was EXACTLY the same and i haven't had an office job since
Yeah, when they say "every day is different", that's bullshit. I've never had a job in my life that was drastically different day to day. 95% of the stuff I was doing was exactly the same every day.
I’ve only had one job that actually lived up to the “work hard, play hard” lifestyle. None of the “late” nights were unexpected, you knew the deadline so if you had any awareness you would know. But during the long nights they would reward us with small things to boost morale and energy. Then once complete you would get days off and maybe even host a night out for drinks. Great company, wasn’t expecting any of it
I told my kids to lie at their jobs when they were teens. Tell them you do smoke, you'll get better breaks. To be clear: this was the only lie, besides "my mom says I have to come home right now ", that they were instructed to tell. 😉
Yeah, my dad works at apparently the "second best place to work in the world (or country or state, don't know which)" and he has unlimited vacation and sick days, yet he says that if he were to take a week off for mental health they'd get super mad at him, and the only reason why they do it is so that they don't have to pay the vacation time they would have gotten when they quit.
The whole concept of staying for longer without any compensation seems like an American thing, I think? Like, you're supposed to dedicate your whole life to a place of work?
@@blessmeachoo6 well, thats just a given for me. I won't work anywhere that doesnt have a retirement fond and by law we are to have 5-6 weeks off a year. And like health care is free, so again a given 😂
If they want you to stay there longer, they should consider paying a bigger salary than minimum wage. Minimum wage ? Minimum work. I'll do what I gotta do but not more.
Yeah, it's a stupid and unhealthy practice but politicians don't seem to think it's an issue so it isn't dealt with. I think part of the problem is that it's so widespread and the US is so insular that a lot of people don't realize it isn't like this outside the US.
At my last job interview I was asked the two questions an employer is absolutely not supposed to ask: "are you sick often?" And "are you planning to get pregnant any time soon?" I was also very dissapointed that it was a woman asking such questions😔
Women sometimes can be even more sexist towards women than men. Had a co-worker who told me, she(!) would never hire women younger than ~50 because they still could become pregnant. What the actual fuck? Glad she wasn't in a position where she had any say over who gets hired and who doesn't.
Poor Evan, the ping pong table red flag is too subtle for you. The danger becomes clearer when you realise that these amenities are designed to prevent you from ever leaving the workplace.
The "no sitting" thing really pisses me off too. I worked in a Cinemark theatre as a concessionist for about a year and the managers would get on us for leaning against the counter, of all things. Like, no I'm not going to simply stand for the entirety of my shift, especially not if there aren't any customers around to see me being "unproductive." My knees and feet are actually still a bit messed up from that, years later.
on the topic of leaving work “on time”.... as a teacher, this one is HUGE. we have contract hours (7:25am-2:50pm), but we’re almost expected to come early and stay late. i will often feel ashamed for leaving at 3:00 even though i always get to school around 7am and often stay until 4 (or later).
I have yet to meet any teacher who could get lesson plans, grading, parent conferences, professional development, etc done within the contract hours. Teaching is a 10-12 hour per day job.
I would have more sympathy if public school teachers agreed with school choice and tax credits going to wherever the students go. Most public school teachers are against that because the job security is pretty good when the money doesn't follow the child and the parent doesn't have a choice on where the child goes.
@@jfast8256 Except for the fact that ones with money are the only ones whose children will be benefitting. The money already follows the child in the form of property taxes. It's why wealthy areas have great schools with all the resources and get more grants from the government for BEING great schools, yet poorer areas have worse schools with few to no resources-and fail to receive government grants as they can't produce the same results as wealthy schools. Also, not everyone has the time, money, or ability to drive their child to school, why do you think school buses exist? Continuing on that note, are you even aware that there used to be buses for each level of schooling instead of one bus for an elementary, middle, and high school route? Money was why that system went, and the money sure as hell did not go to the teachers, who really only make decent money in private schools or New York. Everywhere else, they can be looking at 26k a year, less in some states. That doesný included the fact that classroom supplies and decorations are usually not included in any schools budget, si teachers pay out of pocket for those, and yes, that includes all the pencils Billy and Mandy never return. Did you think those "classroom donations" lasted all year? That's usually 10 boxes of tissues for 25-32 kids when cold season and allergies hit. Yet tissues and pencils and paper still have to be supplied by someone. School choice is fine, but the current wording of every bill introduced so far undermines the already crumbling, stressed, pathetically underfunded to the point of laughter, over - (and at the same time) under-regulated school system. A system that stands out as guaranteeing each child an education until the age of eighteen or legal withdrawal, for FREE. This is important because the same people that can't afford to drive a child to their preferred school are the same ones who can't afford to pay tuition. And without an education where will those children be but trapped in a never-ending cycle that is ALREADY hard to break free from? Children need teachers to learn, but learning doesn't solely rely on teachers. Everything from exposure to appropriate stimuli at the right age, access to health care, quantity and quality of food, the feeling of being secure in their own homes affects children. Shools themselves are not isolated towers of knowledge. They take administrators, government oversight, nurses to make sure children with health issues get their meds on time, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and janitors, mechanics for the buses, suppliers for the food and mountains of paper and office supplies and drivers to get them there, librarians so the children have free access to books and aid in learning research skills, and extracurricular activities that keep the child social, mental, and physical health in mind. tl;dr You sure seem to have all the answers on such a complex issue. Especially on the extravagant budget allocated to education in general and teacher's salaries.
@@cheshirenevande4701 I would have benefited. I was a poor white boy who went to a very racist majority black school. My parents tried to make sure I didn't go to that school. They lied about our address and drove me to school.... for 2 weeks. One day faculty asked me my address and my parents didn't tell me how they were lying to the school board. Well the next day, I was enrolled in the racist majority black school. I literally got the shit beat out of me on a weekly basis for the crime of being white. Eventually my father just completely unenrolled me from school completely. I skipped the rest of middle school until I could enroll into high school. So no, giving parents school choice doesn't just benefit the rich parents. It would benefit any child who has parents who give 1 effing crap about their child. You have to be a worthless teacher who needs job security to not want to give parents the right of school choice.
One flag that I knew deep down was a red flag in an interview: I brought a printed resume, with a portfolio of relevant certificates from continuing education. The manager just tossed the certificates to the side, literally saying "those don't matter, that class is a waste of time." I ended up working there for over 5 years, but it was a soul-crushing 5 years.
Looking out for red flags is hard when you're told over and over that the place you're applying for is not hiring so when you find one that is you feel lucky to be there.
When the interview ends and they hire you on the spot or they call you only a few hours later. This happened to me twice, the first time I worked in retail for 3 months and wasn’t at all trained, I was fired for not being productive enough and mistakes I made on the job. The second job in fast food working I quit the first day when I was verbally abused by my superiors and coworkers for again not knowing how to prepare anything. Tip to people in general. How about you teach someone how to do their job before scheduling them into some of the busiest hours.
I'm in that boat right now... got hired immediately after a 5 minute interview. 90% sure the company is a money laundering front as there's no way a business managed this badly could be making a profit 😂 luckily I'm just there to make some money and leave.
This has happened to me. One time I was hired as a barista at a beach side cafe, and they wouldn't even let me make coffee and sent me to do dishes. Then they hired a dishwasher. They wouldn't show me what a typical day looked like or any kind of routine and then they fired me because I wasn't helping enough. 0/10 worst job I ever had. Another job I had, I was helping open a restaurant again as a barista which was supposed to be a really cool experience with all my coworkers. Until I had to undergo emergency surgery and missed all of the training where we learned our routines and recipes. They never gave me the time or energy to make up for this and I was only out for 2 weeks. I left that job because I couldn't stand not knowing what I was doing and begging for help but getting none. I wasn't even on a busy shift, so there was no excuse. They were like "closers aren't preparing anything" um yeah dude 1. I'm a barista and 2. I don't know the recipes that you spent 2 weeks teaching everyone else. And nobody has taught me any of them period. What am I supposed to do then, huh? 1/10 if I didn't get sick it probably would've been okay.... But the absolute disorganization that leads to not being able to TRAIN your own employees is baffling to me.
@@xXHollysoxXx Disorganised training is the worst. My first graduate job where my buddy/mentor was supposed to train me and even had her productivity stats lowered for the first few months to accommodate this was never available to help, always brushed me off with the 'I'm busy' excuse and never took the time out of her day to explain to me where or how I went wrong when I made a mistake. She was just focused on keeping her high productivity stats so I was forced to ask others around me for help who had been taking on my buddy's workload to cover her training time with me, so most times they were a bit annoyed. My manager was fully aware of this and had received similar complaints about her in the past but still did nothing about it, so I was practically clueless during the majority of my probation period. This also happened to new some new staff that started after me and they didn't last long enough to pass probation so idk how I managed it. I was too naive at the time but I should have paid more attention to what people said about the person I replaced. Apparently she never got along with him despite her desk being right his and apparently he always had some dislike towards her. Now I know why. Turns out that place was very toxic and all they cared about were management, stats and money, which resulted in high employee turnover and even lower staff morale than when I started (which I didn't know was possible). So glad I'm no longer there but I am still struggling mentally from that whole "work experience". That place had an unspoken expectation that you worked overtime without pay and even sacrifice your weekends to get work done at home, again without pay. But no, the manager's favourites, like my buddy, obviously didn't have to because they allowed her to leave on time and have a life, even though she was not doing her actual job of supporting staff. She eventually became a manager somehow and I do feel very bad for people in her team because she is not supportive at all.
Yep. That happened to me. First job, so I didn't know any better. Terrible work environment and hours (would work 3 hrs past my scheduled hours) ended up quitting after 3 weeks
This is literally my current job :)) hired me on the spot, loved my personality, PERFECT for the Deli apparently, right? I have to run the front AND the back myself some nights, basically close everything alone, and train any new people (literally just because my managers won't and the morning shift won't do it right), and STILL I'm not doing enough for these people... if they want you that badly, it probably isn't for good reason folks :))
@@jeffbenton6183 It never will when it allows the rich to get richer. The last President to fuck with the money was JFK and his first term ended...abruptly
11:25 That actually happened to me a few times. I just messaged the guy who handled the work schedules and availability of the employees and told him that I couldn't come because I wasn't available. He asked me why and I responded: ''Because I didn't put myself on available at that time, so you just can't schedule me to work at that time.''
Oh man I think a lot about the JD I read where the only benefits listed were “Free fruit fridays” and “a beautiful view of the London skyline.” Like that’s it? Yikes
I've worked in HR so I know the answer to this question. Basically if they're trying to rush you through the HR process and get you hired, that is likely a bad sign. They're likely understaffed due to higher turnover. Also they won't give you enough information or tell you what to expect systematically. Best kind of job is a well organized space that hires you because you are professional and takes time to make sure that you can function an optimal manner
I had an interview today that was suspiciously quick, vague and dry. When i left the building and opened my car door to go home, they called me and told me to come back up. I did. They said “we want to schedule you to get your finger prints done today so we can get you on a shift ASAP.” It was moving too fast for me but I agreed. Then the lady said “great! It’ll be $50, let us know when you’re done!” What….?
I wish my dumbass had realized this one sooner, this one's really important imo (I'm literally stuck at this job because we're living paycheck to paycheck, thought "easy job hell yeah" and now I am desperately searching lmaooo)
bruh one time i got this internship (actually it's my first internship) and i got admitted just hours after i submitted my cv. No interview, it's just the ceo telling me about the company values and im in. Months later I became stressed on this internship as I was given too big of a responsibility, and I'm happy my internship endrd just days ago
This one wasn't true for me though, I sat down. Had an interview for around 10 minutes. The manager liked me and I got the job. Best job I've ever had (Furniture shop)
@@wohlhabendermanager I guess it depends on "why" they took you so quickly then? They liked me, but also NEEDED people for the deli (the turnover rate is insane, even just since I started...), so maybe in your case they really liked you and thought you were a perfect fit :o Either way, not discrediting or any of that, lmao, good on you! Glad you were able to find a long term job for yourself that easily c:
My answer would have been because free internships should be illegal and you should be more ethical than to want people to work for free. That's called slavery.
@@xzonia1 Technically they *are* illegal if they don't meet certain requirements. Companies aren't supposed to financially benefit from having unpaid interns but no one ever enforces this.
"we care about the well being of our employees" is always an instant lie A place I worked in 2017 said that in their job ad. During the interview I told them I had several disabilities, one of which would cause severe panic attacks with phone calls. Interviewer said no problem. Start the job, the store manager refuses to respect that despite knowing I'd said that in my interview, said she wouldn't unless I had 3 doctors notes (which I couldn't get bc I didn't have the money bc she kept me at 5 hours a week max). Their policy was also that phone calls were the only acceptable way to call out of a shift and despite the ASM understanding and giving me her number to text when I needed to call out the SM ignored it. Fired me for no-showing a shift while hospitalised even though I'd let them know days before my shift (also said that I missed 5 shifts that week which I'd never worked more than one 5 hour shift a week)
When everyone eats their lunch at their desks, huge red flag. It either means people are unfriendly and anti-social, or they are too busy to actually use their whole lunch break.
"we are a really dynamic company" - your position is needed, for now, and will probably change. In a years time you will not be doing what you think you came here to do.
I applied for a job where we would selling retirement accounts. The only way we could continue after the explanation of what the company did was we had to supply a list of people we had to sell to (i.e. family) if we wanted the job. They weren't looking for an employee. They were looking for a new client list.
"It matters how many leads you can bring on" "So... you guys don't do marketing?" "Yes but if YOU bring more leads to the table you'll better your numbers" "... so nobody calls for all the national commercials you guys pay for?" "No no. There are. But you'll need to bring something to the table to match the company's leads - or else it will look like you're not doing your part" I can sell water to a speedboat and timeshares in the seventh circle to the devil himself - but I draw the line at cold- calling strangers like some MLM scheme. Also. Insurance is a scam for people who are bad at math to justify not paying taxes.
😳 Almost sounds like that insurance company I accidentally accepted then quit when I found out some of their so called hard workers still hadn't recieved a paycheck.
I worked at a place where I got congratulated by the other employees for actually taking my full lunch break and leaving on time. The other girls used to eat lunch at their desks and always ended up working free overtime (asking “ok is there anything else you need me to do” at five to five and getting given a massive task rather than “no that’s all good, you can start packing up”)
I got side eyed for actually finishing on time every day. Unless they pay me I'm not staying. I've seen people break from this kind of stress and I won't repeat their mistakes.
Its always so disappointing when you apply to a job and they dont respond. They dont even reject you they just stop responding. I applied for a job and they were all excited and sent me the paperwork and I filed it out and was like ok now what and they never responded again!
“We don’t compliment workers because every time we do they don’t come back” “The last two people before you left at lunch and never came back” This is what I heard after a physical abilities test, drug test, hearing and sight check , background check, all after the main 6hour orientation interview… left only a couple weeks later Jesus…
“We expect you to work like you own this business.” “Oh word, it’s worker owned? how often do we negotiate wages.” “…” “Oh you just want to exploit me and pay me slave wages.”
This is actually a great video concept, and incredibly helpful to a lot of people, I'm sure. I personally know I would have put up with a lot more stuff when I was younger and more naive.
I got an interview at a bargain shop that hadn't opened yet and the email just said "Come down around 12" - I got there early, knocked on the door a few minutes before 12 (they didn't give me any instructions so I just had to stand in the street looking dodgy) and someone came out and said the manager would be two minutes. I waited, then someone else came out and also said the manager would be two minutes, by the time he came down it had been twenty minutes and he was escorting a group of people out (they'd been in there at least 40 minutes) and his excuse was "we were chatting". We went upstairs into the 'office' where he said "sorry, we don't have any chairs, we'll just stand" and then said he's not even the manager, it's his first day too and that this was actually more of an informal chat than an interview (also encouraged me to remove my mask which was....... yikes) he asked me NOTHING relating to the job, just asked about my degree (which is in film, not at all relevant) and because I was applying for it as a second job, he was incredibly interested in my other job (it's only a few hours on a weekend) then the actual manager came in, the brought just one chair in and made me sit so it was like being looked down on by a school teacher, she also was HIGHLY interested in my job and said I would have to sign confidentiality contracts so I don't go telling their secrets (they've been a company for like 3 months idk who they think they are) and was asking how my other job felt about me getting a 2nd one and I was just like......... they're happy for me?? and then she handed me some forms to fill out at home and said she would be in contact either later that afternoon or the next day. I was in there less than 10 minutes, I'd waited outside longer than I'd been in there. I never filled out the forms, and I never heard from her again.
I applied for a job last week. Last week and this week I am working most days doing 12hr shifts. I cant attend the date they have the video interview. So I emailed them the dates on that same week that I can do. So they call me and leave me a voicemail saying 'what days can you do?'. When I got home at 9pm I emailed them the days again and explained Im working a lot this week so I wont be able to call them. So they called me again the next day. Dont think I can work for a company that cant read or email
I had an interview over zoom, and the guy said, "so you want a big girl job?" I held back my reaction and declined any more contact in a polite email later.
I usually get to take the contract home or they will send it via email and then have like a few days to sent it back signed, so you can read it on your own time.
My biggest one has been interviewers saying something along the lines of "We're looking for someone who's passionate about and dedicated to the position." and when I reply something like "This is a data entry position..." they get very upset or defensive. Another (not)favourite is when they ask what prompted me to apply for the position and get disapproving or dismissive when I say "Because I'm unemployed/hate my current job, and meet the stated qualifications and skills for this position."
Being motivated for a job is kinda a security thing for the company, so they know you wont leave the job after like a year. Thats why they would rather have someone who likes the work and likes the company, than someone who does it just for the money or because they need too. I mean if you said you only applied for the job because you are unemployed, then you seem really unengaged, compared to someone who might love the thing they do and the company and the things that it does. I would also chose the person who loves the job and not the person who only applies because she has too.
@@TKDDLJ09 fair, but in my personal experience, people know that and want to seem like they really like and want the job just to get it then end up leaving as soon as the can anyway. The jobs I've enjoyed the most are ones that I'm honest in the interview and the interviewer appreciates the honesty. I don't dislike my mostly data entry job, but I was honest when they asked why I wanted it and they said "Fair enough. You're qualified, and I prefer someone who has the skills and is honest to someone who would walk in here and lie to get it."
They won’t tell you where the job is. I know that’s not ‘subtle’, but I’ve had interviews where I applied for a job advertised in one place, and when I ask they say ‘oh we have locations all over looking to fill positions.’… yes, but where will the job I’m applying for be located?
One red flag I had but didn't notice was, during the "orientation" we had an hour to get through everything because of covid. The company I work for has a sexual harassment policy handbook. Instead of going through this very important handbook, the hr representative said she "trusted we would read it at home and that we had to end because we could only be in there for an hour". Quite shady in my eyes.
Yo I don’t know why the algorithm has brought all you lovely new people here but hello! I actually got 3 Reddit videos coming out this month stay tuned 👀
The reason we're here is the topic not the fact it's reddit just fyi haha jobs oboi "fun"
All praise the algodrithm!!!
It's the topic :) I had been watching TH-cam videos about the current state of employment/job opportunities/job hopping/remote work. This understandably popped up. Fantastic vid!
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Algorithm randomly brought it up, and I love a good video about solidarity in the hellscape of job land.
I’ve read that a good question to ask in an interview “is there anything that concerns you about my resume or experience that I can address right now?” I’ve used it twice, and gotten both jobs!
That's an excellent tip that I've surprisingly never seen in any article that suggests the best questions to ask during an interview.
thank you allie
This is actually a really good tip! Thanks!
Thanks for the tip
I use this one all the time. It's such a great question to ask lol.
"This company is more like a family than co-workers" Stop that. Its a job. Next you hear is "As a family we expect you to do (not part of your contract here)"
The other thing about this "family atmosphere in the workplace" is that everyone will be a horrendously toxic gossip monger, at least 2 of your colleagues will be bumping uglies ... potentially adulterously bumping uglies!
That just screams "cult" to me. I hate workplaces like that. Had a job where after a team meeting we had to have a "group hug", and thankfully I got left out as "she's just antisocial" rather than "she has clear boundaries and you are way overstepping it GAIL".
I honestly have that kind of atmosphere in my department at work. (very small department, only about 10 employees) I gotta say, it is actually quite nice, but if you hear that in the interview from the manager or hiring person, it's deffo a red flag. That atmosphere is something that you have to work up to with coworkers whose company you enjoy. Plus it also helps if you all hate the company you work for lmao
@@sheepladybaa Agreed. I work in a company of 25 people and it's rather familiar atmosphere that works. I'd be very suspicious of any corporate HR that comes with proclamation like this. I've had my interview directly with owners/directors (father and son)...
Resident Evil 9 will take place in a "family company" like those I bet. That's how sus these companies sound. lmao
I had an interview with the employer and an employee and the employer left the room to go get something and the employee literally told me to turn down the job because its a lot of work for shit pay and that she was looking for a new job too. We stayed friends after that
not all heros wear capes
I had an interview like that. When the manager left the room, I asked the employee what it was like to work there and she bluntly said "literally everyone lower than management is looking for a new job and some even quit without a job to go to". Yikes. I got a rejection about a week later. Oh what a shame, moving on!
That was the first time I had ever asked that and it cemented for me that it was a must. I am also very wary of people who enthusiastically gush about how wonderful it is to work there.
Love that
This would be me lmao
I've this to applicants. Some companies hide what they're lime really well and you would not know until it's too late.
When interviwing for a job, remember; the interview goes _both_ ways.
When I finished high school,I always thought that the interview goes one way only which was the interviewers. I was always scared bcs I thought that the employers are the important ones when interviewing,that I had to please them and say yes all the time. But now that I'm older,I learned that it does go both ways. They need us to work for them too. They expect us to drop everything and sacrifice ourself for a low paying job. It's crazy.
My dad always likes to say that he’s the one interviewing the employers to see if it’s a job he’s interested in, and he’s upfront with the employers about this. It gives him more confidence in himself and he doesn’t hide how he feels about anything during the interview. It’s done well for him and gotten him into a good job that he enjoys doing with a cool team and management
So I'm actually out of high school and never had a job, and this is news to me. No one ever told me that. I was always under the assumption that I was supposed to meet people's standards... You know, fit the mold.
Damn...
@@corruptedteka im 28 and it's the first time ive heard it explicitly too 🤷♀️ i had started to realise it recently, when hearing coworkers' stories.
I may have to have the questions ready just in case.
The worst part about the whole "If you feel like you've done enough work for today" is that it _never_ swings the other way. Why can't I leave at 4 or even earlier if I feel like I've gotten a day's worth of work done?
You should try it. This happened to me in one of my previous roles. I'd been working for 2 weeks straight, right through the weekends. After it was all over I started walking out at 4pm on a Tuesday. Someone at my manager's hierarchy tried telling me 'you should leave only when you feel like you've worked enough '. I was irritable & angry enough for having missed two weekends, and this one blew me right off. I retorted saying I should have left at 11 am then today! I'm late!
That was the last time someone from that company tried lecturing me on leaving at my own time.
My wife is having to deal with this right now
@The aqua mage Yeah that's kind of the point though is that if you can get 40 hours worth of work done in under 40 hours you shouldn't be punished for that just because other people at your job are taking longer to do things in order to make sure that they're hitting a certain hour mark it should matter based on your productivity Also most places that are like this are not paid hourly they are paid salary so the amount of hours that they work really shouldn't matter anyways
@The aqua mage So then why should they have to stay late if they're only being paid for 40 hours?
@The aqua mage Companies also abuse that "if you feel like you've done work for today" nonsense to get people to work more than what they are paid for, why would we be ok when companies abuse 'flexible hours' but not ok when people do? As a general principle, unless you're an owner or a major stockholder of a company, it's in your interest to side with people first, companies second.
When they mention at the job application, that you need to 'work well under pressure'. Huge red flag. They are looking for someone to do 3 person's jobs.
😳😳 That's like every customer service I see though
@@jclyntoledo Burger King. My friend and I constantly worked the front cash lobby and would go back n forth from the front cash to the back kitchen to get the food out.
No joke. people called out every night. Manager was high on meth, and the assistant manager and I had to haul ass most of the time. Sometimes we're lucky, my best friend would be scheduled to work that night and there would be 3 of us.
Every customer service job ever
Seems like all jobs in most industries have constant soul crushing pressure and we end up doing the work or workload of 3 or 4 different jobs
@@daoyang223 You still work there?
I’ve not done many interviews but I know that when a company says that they are “one big family” it just means that they feel it’s appropriate to invade your personal life
Yeah. They like to get close. WAY TOO close.....
in my experience, "one big family" means hey im gonna beat this over your head to try and make you feel bad if i dont like how youre performing.
i dont trust hearing that anymore. huge red flag
In my experience, it doesn’t mean anything. They’re trying to manipulate you into thinking they’ll actually care about you when in reality, they will screw you over more often then a company that’s unabashed about your status as just another cog in the machine will.
In my experience, the family phrase is a major red flag, because any manager who uses it feels entitled to your emotional investment into this job and will expect unpaid overwork. If you try to set boundaries they’ll emotionally manipulate to make you feel guilty for “acting like a stranger” and “not caring”. Not a healthy work environment by any means. Real professionals understand the importance of work/life balance
I guess it's different in Japan then.
I'm a foreigner and had interviewed at this small Japanese company which I really liked. When I asked what their company culture was like they said because they're small so they work well together like a family.
Then they said that the office would be moving and so I mentioned that I would be moving as well. One of them had asked me about it a bit more just to make small talk I reckon and I'd said a bit too much (I was too comfortable at that point oops) and the main decision maker told me "Ah, you don't have to say that much. We take privacy seriously."
Suffice to say, I did not get the job, even though I felt like 2 of the interviewers liked me. 😅
“We expect you to treat this place like your own business”
sir, you’re exploiting my labor for starvation wages.
“we think of our staff as family”
sir, you’re exploiting my labor for starvation wages.
“we’re looking for someone to go above and beyond”
sir, your’e-
"We think of our staff as family" Seems like someone has read the rules of aquisation.
@@selenawaaijers3632 #211 your employees are the rungs on the ladder to success...
If they expect to treat that place like your own business they should treat like it is yours and pay everyone an equal percentage of profits.
Then why did you even apply for the job? You know beforehand what they will be paying. Don't waste your or their time by applying for jobs that don't pay you what you think you are worth. Also, good luck finding a job that pays you what you think you are worth with an attitude that you shouldn't have to treat your place of employment as if you owned the business. Good luck with that.
@@baalofbabylon3022 If I don't own the business, I'm not doing extra work that's not included in my job description. Period. If they really really want to get that extra work done, they can give me a raise alongside those responsibilities. Don't let someone crush you down and take you for all you're worth. Good luck with that.
Them: "we don't like clock-watchers here"
Also them: pays hourly
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with no bonuses
😂I avoid work like that. I am a clock watcher
@@boitumelomthethwa1006 my work is not my life. You pay me for my time and effort and I promise I will give you both, but don't expect me to work outside of our agreement. I don't expect you to work outside of it either.
red flag: when ever "flexible hours" is advertised as a perk for the company. what it actually means is you're either going to get 6 hours a week or you're expected to have 24/7 availability. along with that it usually means that if you ever change your availability or don't take a shift when offered your hours are getting cut drastically.
Yeah I hate when they say must be flexible, work all hours and it's part time. Like obviously ppl who want part time have other stuff they wanna do, if I had full time availability I'd be full time 🤨
yeah in university it was really hard to find a position that was part time and you didn't need to be super flexible. Thank goodness I knew someone who worked at this one retail place that didn't require that.
I just accepted an offer of an agency with that policy omg
that's true, i'm currently working as a graphic design internship at this startup company. they mentioned the same thing, flexible hours, but required me to work for 8 hours a day.
As a senior in high school I was taking college class and early morning classes and online and working two jobs. I only got the second because my first slightly nicer job with more opportunity for growth stopped giving me hours, I went professional (at 17) to the owners and said “hey I gotta make money to pay for gas and bills and stuff like every adult here, I’m getting a second job because i haven’t been getting scheduled… if you want to schedule me more this is my priority but I need to make the money I need,” and they didn’t offer a raise and never gave me more hours, I ended up quitting when they hired an adult in and gave her $15/hr (in 2019) for banquet serving and I was being paid $10, I mentioned how hard I had been working and they said “adults have more financial responsibility, you’re not worth $15”
I interviewed for a small startup. They showed me their amazing office - ping pong table, sauna, fridge full of free Vitamin Water, yoga room etc. I was impressed! Until we discussed salary and the CEO says "Since we're just a small startup we cant pay you as much as others in the field." Thanks, but any startup that spends their money on "cool digs" instead of paying professionals are a big nope for me.
@@jazmine9570 To be fair I'm from Finland where there's literally a sauna in 90% of all homes😅 It would be almost weird not to have one at work!😆
The things you mentioned cost a few bucks per month, whereas paying like a huge corporate costs you ten thousands every month.
@@MrEragonPotter Renting an office thats large enough to have all of that costs a lot more money then you think.
Paying less than other places is fine, but they're blowing money on a larger space when they could downsize the office and pay more.
I had the same experience...got shown round their games room full of bean bags and consoles and arcade games before being told their crappy salary.
@@MrEragonPotter I wouldn't say paying for a large over-the-top office with all these unnecessary perks in a small startup with 7 people is only a few bucks a month. Renting modern upscale office space can easily coat tens of thousands a month!
“We don’t like clock watchers here” is always one way too. If you finished load of work early you can bet those same employers wouldn’t be happy about you leaving half an hour early.
Not if it's worded like that. If they say you're free to choose your hours as long as everything is done in time, you should be good.
I had a boss who took my overtime away, then wondered why I stopped doing any. He came up to me with a job just before I was due to go home, then as I was about to clock out he asked "So that's it, 2 o'clock and you stop work and clock out?" Well yeah, as you stop paying me pretty promptly at 2, so yeah, I'm stopping work and going home
Lmfao! Wtf did he expect? What a joke.
@@Crazywaffle5150 he actually expected me to stay and do it. Of course I refused and pointed out that the second he stops paying me is the second he loses the right to expect any production
Why did he think you would keep working?
@@animelvr99 Because he's entitled.
He might expect people who work under him to think of working extra time regardless of extra pay is a sign of good work ethic, even though requiring that of employees is actually illegal.
*Salaried workers enter the chat*
I applied for a management position. They asked if I was comfortable working beyond my scheduled hours. As it was an hourly position, I told them that as long as I was being paid for it, and got 10 hours before my next shift, I was fine.
They paused and stated that they couldn't guarantee that overtime would be paid. This wasn't the red flag. In my previous industry, unpaid overtime happened plenty.
The red flag came when they replied, "And personally, why would you expect to be paid after your shift ended?"
"Because that's a felony."
@@nsahandler - I didn't know it was a felony! What is the code on that law? I'd like it for reference.
Because if I'm not paid for the work I've done, that's slavery ? 🤔🤷♀️
@@medealkemy or an internship 🤣
Unpaid overtime is a HUGE red flag
I used to do the hiring at a place where I was a manager. I actually tried to hire people who gave me certain things to work around like "oh I can't work Wednesdays because of something else". It was great to hear they had commitments they stuck to. I never understood people who didn't like when workers gave hours to work around...
You’re a smart person. I never thought of it like that!
Cause those people want to exploit their workers
When I applied for my current job my children were still in school and I told the manager who was interviewing me that I'd only be available after 9:30 in the morning to give me time to get the kids to school and get into work... they were absolutely fine with that. If they weren't, I wouldn't have been able to take the job - I'm really good at a lot of things, but being in two places at once isn't one of them.
They want you to spend all their time for their company, fuck them
Not only was I not allowed to sit when I was a server, we weren’t allowed to lean on a wall or counter. “If you have time to lean, you have time to clean” - all of our managers.
In Germany, we legally have to have a 30 minute break if we work more than 4.5h. I was front of house in an American restaurant. They gave me 10 minutes to eat and use the bathroom in 8h.
Rest of the time was standing behind the desk and handling a massive influx of customers as the restaurant was always extremely busy.
Pay wasn't great either. I think I lasted one shift. Being in the service industry sucks.
O wow I thought my asshole manager was the only one who did this shit.
"LEANING TIME IS CLEANING TIME"
And that's how I started smoking
@@sylverscale in Germany we get the 30 minute break if we work more than 6 hours, not 4,5h. And 1h break is required if we work more than 8 hours. Plus we also can't legally work more than 10h a day!
But yes in the US it's absolutely terrible with basic rights that are seen as "perks"
Around here, in Chile, we have the “chair law” which determines that every worker has to have a chair to sit on during their shifts. I can’t believe you guys can’t sit down!
Omg I'm currently working as a cashier in the US and that sounds absolutely heavenly. I can't tell you how many joint problems I've started having since starting this job (started because of covid19 in march...)
Chairs you can sit in? SOUNDS LIKE SOCIALISM TO ME!
@@General12th DAMN CAMYOUNISTS AND THEIR DAMN LACK OF JOINT ISSUES FROM STANDING
*communists
Holy crap, if we had that law here I would be able to accept so many jobs that I currently have to turn down.
My "favorite" is when you apply for a job, go to the interview, find out the job you applied for doesn't actually exist, and realize it was a bait and switch to get you to into some other position. Good times.
I hate it when that happens! Especially because it's never for a better position.
What the hell
Oh yeah, Verizon tried to pull that on me. I applied for a tech support position and the interviewer asked me to sell her something, like come up with a sales pitch. I noped right tf out
Shits happened to me 5 times in zoom "meetings" fucking ridiculous
This literally just happened to me😭😭 I took the job tho
Red flag: "i'm the one asking the questions"
An interview is a two way matching process. The only correct response is "in that case the interview's over and i withdraw my application
this literally just happened to me!
When they say "We're like family here!" That job will emotionally destroy you....
Especially if you happen to be in the childcare or education field.
Just like a real family!
I can vouch this with every fiber of my being!
I wish I knew this before experiencing it
Translation: "We're all one big clique and if your face doesn't fit, we will make your life a living hell!"
I had an interview for a graduate PR job last year where I was required to pitch an idea to the company. I thought this was pretty normal and honestly, it probably is just standard procedure. I was rejected afterwards though, as other candidates had more experience than me - which is completely fair enough. However, it wasn't until very recently when I saw that a certain popular music artist was on the cover of a certain popular music magazine that I noticed something a little dodgy. This cover story was my exact pitch. These were my exact ideas - the artist, the publication, the story, even the PHOTOGRAPHER. It could be a coincidence, sure. But it’s just very interesting that a few months after I pitched these things to the company, they're a reality. Let's just say I'll be a little more careful/hesitant doing free labour for just the initial interview in future!
Have you tried a lawsuit. I'm serious. Unfortunately you may need to do this.
Yes. This definitely sounds very much like theft of intellectual property.
gosh that's effed up. I've learnt my lessons hard way too esp with pitching ideas, and events. I got rejected and wasn't part of it at all, but of course they took my ideas and also my event plans.
That's messed up I'm so sorry. I'm a graphic designer and whenever they'd ask me to make something as part of the interview I'd slap a big watermark over it for these reasons
Send an invoice!
At interviews I always ask what the atmosphere is like and do they like their job. No one is going to say no, but you can tell a lot by how they say yes. It may be a millennial move, but I learned early that no pay is worth a toxic work environment.
I’m late to the party here but how they answer and what they are NOT saying can be more telling then what they do say. Body language speaks volumes.
And yes, I agree a toxic environment is not worth the money. If my mental health suffering, I need to leave
Yup. I always ask the interviewer (who’s usually in management or HR) what their employees like about their job and what suggestions or concerns their employees have. Usually you can tell, from body language and such, if they’re being truthful. I accepted my current job because the manager told me outright “our employees are a close knit group and spend a lot of time together, and we have a competitive benefits package (hands me handout on it) and you make a base wage plus a shift differential and tips. The flip side is it’s a fast paced, very social environment and if you’re introverted or a more methodical worker, it may not be comfortable for you”. Then he explained that their turnover rate is far lower than most food establishments but “it is still food service, and while we try to mediate the biggest challenges employees face, we can’t totally eliminate all of them”. Then he outlined what they’re doing to make food service bearable for the employees. I was offered and accepted the job on the spot and I’ve been there 2 years. I’ve also learned to ask about the turnover rate. Many blue collar and service sector jobs have an extremely high turnover rate, and if I see that average employment of 9-12 months, I’m walking away.
These comment section taught more about facing interviews than any gurus on TH-cam.
When I started working in Starbucks U.K, the price of my aprons where taken out of my first months pay check (£65) - considering I was only on £400 that month, it was a big blow. Then when I got given a red apron for Christmas period, another £65 taken from my monthly paycheck. THEN when leaving, the managers demanded the aprons back that id technically paid for. - I didn’t give them back and use them to bake and cook in 😂😂😂
That story kind of reminds me of when I joined the military. The Navy was transitioning to a new uniform and phasing out an old one. I was literally the VERY LAST division to get the old uniform and they took out hundreds of dollars of my first pay check to pay for the uniforms that would be useless in a couple months. Then I get to my training school and I have to buy a whole new set of uniforms and my clothing allowance was less than 100 dollars which was supposed to account for repairs, not an entire new set of uniforms, which outted me a few more hundred dollars. Then they cancelled my flight to my first command on accident and the center that deals with flights was closed so I was told to just buy a new plane ticket (for $400) with my own money and the first class would help me get it reimbursed once we were on island. Never got reimbursed.
Geeeez I would have thought Starbucks AND the military were better than that. Good to know I'm not the only one exploited at their job.
I paid $20 (before I ever got paid) for my McDonald’s uniform, but they gave me the money back once I had returned it after quitting
@@monkiram I think everyone in America (or anyone with a capitalist mindset) loves to come up with ways to not make more money, but to circumvent or exploit loopholes.
Places like Starbucks or Burger King may very well clock you out at closing hours, despite closing may take a random amount of time to complete, sometimes anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour. They will just clock you out at 11:30pm despite not finishing until 11:48pm.
Happened to me and my friends alot when we worked at BK.
Is that legal?
If they're TOO excited that someone showed up to an interview, they're probably severly understaffed. My workplace now is SUPER happy whenever someone is hired because our work schedule is terrible with so few people.
Same here. I don't think this is consider a red flag at the moment because of covid.
Due to covid that prompt companies to laid off workers, I am sure a lot of places are understaffed and are looking for people now that things are slowly going back to normal where I live.
Same, i work production in a warehouse with one other person, monday-friday, and 2 hours shy of having to legally be ft. Im looking for another job rn
Yup. Where I work, we are severely understaffed, and while we have been scheduling interviews and orientations, no one shows up most of the time.
I think the understaffing itself is what makes it seem like a red flag though?
It raises questions of what is causing the understaffing problem.
I worked in wisconsin dells at a restaurant as a busser and server and they were understaffed but made it seemed like they weren't and would drive away employees and make them quit because the business was family owned and the management was ran by the family and no one else could become a manager. It was horrible and we would always become understaffed quick or have a lot of new hires and people being trained in new positions at the same time. Just a cluster fuck, never again.
"fast moving"
"wear many hats"
"eager to take on new roles"
"fast learner and flexible"
job listed as "entry-level" but requires 3+ years experience and expects expert skills and speed
That's literally 90% of the job listings I've came across lol
Dude I hate when they post that in the description of the job application or when they say that in the interview. Especially the “be willing to do any tasks outside of their specific role” like what? If I’m hired to do something, that’s all I’m doing, I’m not going to do some other crap and get paid the same
My friend worked at a grocery store and when she wasn't scheduled to work on Saturday, her boss would sometimes call her on Saturday morning and ask her to come in anyway. I told her not to answer his phone calls on her days off and it works. If you're not supposed to be working that day, pretend that you missed the call because you were doing something else. It changed my life.
Learn to say no.
Honestly, just say no. No explanation, no hearing them out. Just a simple no, I can't come in today
@@jamestaylor3805 and learn to keep saying no as employers will persist. In my last job the managers assistant pestered me about 6 times in 2 months to do unscheduled overtime. I simply said i wasn't interested each time, a few times I was asked why but I said nothing. That person eventually wised up and never asked me again
Got called in on my days off SO OFTEN.
I think it’s decent to at least answer the phone and say “no.” I worked at this department store and my manager would get PISSED when I wouldn’t answer the phone or call back if someone called out. I would go back to work and my managers seemed to think I was unreliable and they treated me differently because of it
When they ask "do you have children?" or "do you plan on having children?" during your interview, but your male friend who is interviewed for the same job doesn't get asked that question....
@@nat3007 I've done that before! They're not supposed to ask it, no, but it doesn't stop a lot of employers. Same with the probing questions about health issues.
When you are told they would hire you... but you are a lady. Happened twice in Kentucky in 1992.
Answer with "That depends on my partner. She really wants them, I'm still on the fence."
@@nat3007 In Germany, you are definitely not allowed to ask that question. Most people try to get around this by asking "where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 year's time?"
They legally can't ask that question and I'd call them out on it and make them sweat before leaving the interview REAL fast.
11:11 I have a similar story. My sister’s bf (we will call him jack) is 18 and got a job at Dick’s Sporting Goods. When he was interviewed he had to fill out a form about what times he had classes so they could schedule around it.
Recently, he was told he had to work at a time he had class. He didn’t complain, just got a coworker to come in for him and he called his manager to inform him. When Jack says he won’t be coming in and he has someone to cover for him, the manager asks why. Jack explains that he has class and the manager says, and I quote, “oh, so school is more important than this job?”
....YES. YES IT IS. LIKE HE DOESNT WANT TO BE WORKING AT DICK’S SPORTING GOODS UNTIL HE IS 55 LIKE U DAVE. STFU.
That manager just looking for a slave, if that person have any common sense, he will not ask that dumb question, smh🗿🗿
Wtf of course his education is important 💀
Same stuff happened to me during final exams. Gave the owner my exam timetable and he knows I attended university 30 min away. So he schedules my shift start immediately after my exams. I tell him I will be at uni and can't teleport to work so will need 30 min commute time. I thought he understood. So I rock up on the day 30 min after my exam and he questions why I'm late. Seriously?
When the interviewer mentions they are looking for someone with more years experience in a particular system or platform than that system or platform has been out.
Back in the early days of Android, I'd see that - posts asking for 3-5yrs exp minimum with a platform that was only 1.5-2yrs out of beta LOL no
Or offers minimum wage for a degree and 4 years of experience in the field. That's what a best western in Southern Ontario was asking for
I was advised by my high school economics teacher to never answer:
-what your religious views are
-what your political views are
-whether you plan on having kids
Because they're discriminatory and technically illegal to ask.
10:50 "We work hard but play hard" thing sounds like the company is extremely disorganized. That there will be periods where you're doing nothing and other periods where you're being forced to crunch.
In my country the kids question is asked to every female candidate though, and they always answer. Kinda sad, but they are scared that otherwise they’ll leave an impression of being “unsociable and stuck-up” so they answer all the invasive questions. And what’s even worse, “she’s young and will probably get a maternity leave soon” is a legit reason to not hire people. Like, recruiters don’t even make a secret out of it.
"Work hard and play hard" always just makes me think "the employees work hard while the higher ups leave early to go drinking and then call off the next day because they're hungover".
"Do you live with your parents? Are they currently employed", "Do you have siblings? Are they employed?" I've only been asked this when they know they will delay your wages by 2-3 months. Happened to me twice. They want to make sure you won't starve and quit for however long it takes them to deposit your first wage.
If they are delaying paying wages then call the feds thay will get sorted out right quick
@@hunterskidmore1672 thanks for the advice, but i don't live/work in the U.S. or the UK. Authorities here don't really care. You have to "be patient".
That’s horrible.
@@oldpersonalaccount Nope. Greek. I don't know the working conditions in Russia,but I guess they're similar
I just interviewed at a place who asked me that and I was wondering why they were questioning where I lived, what my parents did, if I have siblings and if they work, etc. Huh.
UGH! Cigarette breaks. When I was a cook, that irritated me to no end. "Oh I'm going to grab a cig". 15 minutes later - 3 or 4 time a shift, plus a regular break. I started saying - I'm taking a cigarette break - even though I don't smoke, and I'd walk away for a bit. I could tell it irked a few people, but too bad.
Yup. I complained to my manager about this. I'm losing out on paid breaks because I don't have a bad habit? Like, what?!
Thats why I think flex time is so good, because then the smokers cant just check out when going for a smoke and check back in when done and other people can check out during lunch and check back in and then have the system see how many hours you actually work. So smokers would have to stay 30 min to an hour later than those who don't take a break ect.
Yeah thats complete bullshit was bad at one of my jobs that required special supervision.
At my work people who don’t smoke take 2 15 minute breaks . Smokers take 5 minutes at a time 3-4 times . Having a cigarette doesn’t take 15 minutes. But also non smokers disappear for 15 minutes for a bathroom break
A cigarette doesn't take 15 min. You can finish one pretty fast
“You didn’t impress the manager so we are offering you 75% of the posted salary”. I replied “ keep the job, and tell the guy with the Christ complex he did not impress me either”.
wtf
Sounds like a sceme... They were probably planning on giving you or whoever gets the job 75% when they posted the job
I... Don't think that's legal...
That is impressive
I tell people “I was taught not to sign a document I haven’t read”, and then go back to reading the document. It’s hard to argue with that.
Recently interviewed at a production company in London. They asked about my hobbies and I was happy to see they were taking an interest in me. Afterward, they asked how I felt about working overtime and I was like okay yeah sometimes it's fine... Then they said: "Good, so you're not one of those millennials who feels entitled to their free time!" excuse me WHAT. It was at that moment I knew I was never going to be speaking to them again lol...
Imagine thinking you’re *entitled to your free time*
Imagine a company feeling like they are entitled to any time that they aren't paying you for.
You mean you think you have a right to a life outside of your job?! Who do you think you are?!?!!
Boomer "humour" at its finest
@@O2life easy answer, board game night or pizza place. Anything else isn't worth it.
In the job listing "At least 10 year work experience, a masters degree in IT systems, 3 computer/networking certificates, have a drivers licence and a car" In an IT first line helpdesk job... I did not apply
Yeah, I've seen job listings that require a master's degree but only want to pay $10 / hr. WTH?
@@xzonia1 "Market competing salary" = "No one else pays, so we wont either"
Or the "entry level full stack developers". Or the jr admin positions that require TS/SCI plus a sec+ plus 3 years experience. And they pay $1500 a month.
about a year ago I saw a posting for an unpaid internship that required 6 months of experience as an intern. I will remember that job posting until the day I die.
@@Jcewazhere The best part is when they require 10+ years experience with a technology that has only existed for 3 years
Subtle red flag: I am a girl in tech and as soon as they say something like: I have never had to interview a girl before! I get suspicious. Especially if that is the first thing they say. The rest of the interview will most likely just be talking about why I decided to enter this manly workfield and how I am gonna as good as a male.
Yeah, fuck that. Also, if you’re old enough to have a full-time job, you’re not a “girl.”
QUIT CALLING ADULT WOMEN “GIRL.”
@@emilysmith2965 Omgosh I love you 😭😭😭 I've been telling everyone that! Like dude calling an adult woman especially one whi is financially independent a girl is degrading af
I hired 100% based on past projects/ skills in tech and ended up with an even split (4 women / 4 men). Right now I am interviewing again and there are more women who applied (3 women and 1 man) for the 2 open positions. Not sure why I shared this piece of info.
Young ladies, you may miss being called a girl in 10 years. As long as they are not disrespectful, you may want to hold off judgement
@@thejohnbeck No I never miss being referred to as a child and having to remind ppl I'm an adult 🤣 but thanks for your concern
The interview question was “Do you have any serious personality defects or anything we need to know about” and “What do you do outside of work” immediately followed by if I could work overtime as needed. Seemed like they were trying to figure out if the rest of my life mattered to me. I took the job and left after the manager texted me while I was at the hospital for a minor surgery; telling me I needed to drop a package off at the post office TODAY, as it was unacceptable I didn’t do so before my procedure. It was a federal holiday. Post Office was closed, but that was “no excuse”. It took months for me to fix my self esteem after that shitshow. I ask about after hours communication during interviews now. I will not be accepting performance feedback or additional assignments after hours!
When a company says they are "value based" it means that they advertise their values but only apply them when they feel that it's necessary
That’s literally everyone who advertises themselves that way… “I’m pro-life except for, like, twice.” Cool, nice double standard you’ve got there.
Red flag: The people who work there talk badly about each other or the upper management, especially if it seems like they’re trying to get you on “their” side.
If it seems like the workers are trying to get you on their side, then you should be on their (the workers’) side. If the workers speak poorly of management then yeah that definitely reflects poorly on the management though, but it’s also normal since there likely won’t be any management that truly cares about workers and puts their needs above the company’s needs. But if the workers speak poorly of each other then unfortunately that’s definitely an issue with the work culture there.
@@DownUFO I agree. If anyone goes out of their way to complain to someone the company is supposed to be trying to impress, it’s worth considering, “what’s going on here?”
I work at a farm supply.
The manager treats it like a Macy's.
I won't be surprised if this location closes in the next 3-4 years.
I am the highest rated employee at my store, as well as the most consistent and the most reliable. I work pretty much every day of the week and I bring in both customers and new hires. I've been there three years and I do it entirely by choice because I don't actually have to work. You're damn right I talk badly about the lazy clowns I work around (the ones that applies to) and the shady, greedy corporate overlords. And they know I do. And they can't do anything about it. They need me, I don't need them. And I don't need to sway anybody to my side, because my work ethic and personality do that for me. That statement doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense, unless the places you apply to just have garbo employees all across the board.
@@michellelincoln9987 If you are addressing my original comment, I’d say you are just proving my point. If I am interviewing at your company and you tell me about lazy clowns and greedy overlords and you’re the best, I’m going to think twice before signing up for that mess!
12:03 not being allowed to sit down as a policy in a role where you could do your job perfectly well sitting down is also ableist af. It means that workers who have difficulty standing for long periods of time would likely have to jump through a load of hoops to get an exception and permission to sit down. It's common, especially in the US, for people with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, or joint problems to not have a diagnosis.
I'm missing an ACL in one leg and have various soft tissue damage in that knee. The meniscus there likes to get caught in between things it shouldn't so I can't walk properly randomly with no warning. There's damage to the other leg, but I'm not sure how bad. I think there's a strained ligament as well as some more meniscus damage, but I wouldn't know no one's checked it.
I've been like this since I was 17. I've tried various jobs, most of them I've had to quit because they wouldn't accommodate my leg issues. I can't afford college. I don't have a load of experience in anything because I've had struggles finding employment since high school. I've got a job now, but it's not the best, but it's the best I've managed to find in the last.....18 years. I've still had to call off once or twice because of my knee and they refuse to let me crutch or use anything like that on the job. :D
Also haven't been able to afford a doctor to get it fixed, because I haven't been able to get a job. But also the government doesn't think I'm disabled enough for disability or help. So... I've literally just been screwed over by America most of my life. (Coincidentally, I'm moving back to my birth country of England soon, because I'm still a citizen there and at least then I have NHS to rely on.)
@@Starscall My heart goes out to you, that's disgraceful. Lord knows England also has it's problems in this area, but I hope you have a better time here.
@@cebbi1313 NHS might have it's flaws, but at least it's significantly better than nothing. But thank you. I'm hoping it'll be an improvement as well.
I once worked somewhere (a desk job at a nonprofit) where the contract stated that if I fell asleep on the job, I'd be automatically fired. I found it very odd and probably discriminatory against people with narcolepsy.
Worked at the front office of a hotel, no sitting, slouching, leaning allowed and absolutely, no seat at the reception area. I thought that was the norm.. Used to sometimes be on my feet, apart from bathroom breaks and a lunch break, for 13-16 hours.
My last job was awful but the interview had no red flags. My shift would finish at 10pm so I expected to leave at that time, however we would be waiting at the door until maybe 10:10... meaning I would miss the last bus home each night by a couple minutes. I asked if someone could unlock the door for me at 10 so I could get the bus, like I should be able to do. Was told I should’ve mentioned that in the interview.
Sorry darlin, my shift finishes at 10 so I assumed I’d be leaving at 10. They finally agreed but I quit a couple weeks later after repeated incidents like getting stuck in the store room lift and nobody coming to help then being moaned at for not doing anything whilst I was trapped in the lift that had broken down...
That's insane. I would have reported them to whatever body I could find that would deal with that, cos... damn
@@jiggyprawn I tried but got no response from higher up (What a surprise). It’s awful because it was my first proper paying job and the interview went as well as it could. Never work in retail kids.
@@KellyIsShort Its like when the store or restaurant closes at 10, but you are only paid to work until 10, but then it takes you like 30 minutes to an hours to actually close up and you dont get paid for that??? Like what kinda shit is that?
@@TKDDLJ09 Exactly! It doesn’t make sense why they were so annoyed.
I- did we work in the same place???
If the person interviewing you is late arriving to your interview, run... If they don't respect you enough to show up on time for the interview, they'll certainly not respect you when you're employed. I've never worked for a good boss that was late for interviews.
Clocking out at the end of a shift at a restaurant that had just switched to new owners & management team.
"Where'ya goin?"
"I am a machine fueled by money. You stop paying me at six, so I stop working."
The only job where I understood the “no phones” thing was a warehouse job, and it was for safety since people were operating heavy machinery or walking around it. If it’s not a safety issue, you shouldn’t demean your employees by taking away their private property. It’s actually a safety issue if someone needs to be able to reach a loved one and can’t.
Hmmm they did this in my retail job, made us put our phones in the backroom and if they caught you on the floor with it you'd get lectured or written up. They said if someone saw you on your phone it would look like you aren't working and something about productivity. And now the job, I have says you can't have it on you since there's hippa on the pc and it's a liability. So you can only use it during your break and I'm not going to lie that's hard 😭 I have been listening to some stuff on my phone since I have wireless ear buds and just keep my phone in the breakroom and I am a little worried they might talk to me about this. I mean hopefully not, I work nights and listening to stuff keeps me awake and productive and also not wanna die.
One of the companies I worked for had a strict no phones policy because we were collecting people's SSN and credit card info all day. The employees would bring in coloring books for those rare times the phones were slow.
I work for a security company and they have a no entertainment rule- no reading, no scrolling on my phone, no listening to music, no drawing, nothing that doesnt pertain to the job. They have a camera above us that the upper management watches sometimes. Luckily there’s a room out of sight from the camera that we can go to do all of our “illegal” stuff but the fact that I have to literally fear big brother on the wall for 8 hours is frustrating. We’re only really busy for 4 hours- so for the remaining 4, I’m watching the decrepit walls, swatting flies, and failing to relate to my older coworkers. While at another post, I was scolded for going outside, when it had been 10 minutes since the last person to screen had come in.
All of this…and I make $13 an hour. Almost every day I want to quit now.
It’s also for client personal information safety. I worked in a calling company where we take in donations for the college, and we weren’t allowed on phones either. Credit cards, debit cards, home address, and more are involved.
Oh if these people ever try touching my own property--
At one interview the manager just gossiped about everyone in the office and told me who he wanted to fire then asked when I could start.
I'm still working there 11 years later... That manager is not.
“We’ve tried hiring men for this position before. Being the breadwinners in the family, they usually tend to want to move up, and make more money.”
I was a recently widowed 25 year old mother of two.... good to know I’ll never make enough to support my family here....
Wow, at least they warned you about shit pay and a sexist work environment right off the bat
Holy shit, so blatant too
What on earth was that absolutely rubbish and shameless explanation that they gave you?! Good grief...
I hope you find the means to get by comfortably.
Yep, they'll interview men but will only hire women. Let's be honest it's cause they can get away with paying us less.
Because women aren't breadwinners and have no career ambition. /s My last employer never said that but it was the basic understanding. Women supposedly just worked there so they could afford a family vacation each year. I hope you're doing better and found a good employer.
As a man pursuing a career as a chef, holy shit does the "scheduled breaks but only for cancer stick enthusiasts" line get old real quick.
I once was at an interview where they asked me 5 times throughout the interview if I can work under stress and a few times if I can handle conflicts with colleagues.
So yeah, I turned that one down.
I mean, if you can handle stress is a standard question in interviews. I've been asked that even for jobs that hasn't been stressful at all. But when they ask you FIVE times... somethings not good.
And handle conflicts with colleagues? Not customers or something like that, COLLEAGUES... 😳
At a recent interview the interviewer literally said colleagues can tell when she’s stressed because she will start shouting at people…
There was a framed sign on the wall: ‘no one is irreplaceable’.
Worked there for two years, and when I left I was the longest working employee. Everyone else I worked with left just months later.
Wow, a framed sign?? Now they'e just plain exposing themselves lol
When my boss asked why I quit shortly after my promotion I literally laughed at her and asked her why she expected me to stay when she referred to all of her employees as "bodies" to my face.
@@hopelessromantic3786 Just asking out of curiosity and because English isn't my first language, but how did you know she didn't say "buddies"?
@@TheEmeraldLady the context of the situation made it very clear that wasn't what she said. Her full sentence was pretty much, "everyone is replaceable. They're all just bodies I need to fill on the schedule."
You would think “having money” is enough reason to want the fucking job. I wish.
Also “we’re a big family” L I E S
Actually "we're a big family" is often accurate in that at least one part of the family (support) refuses to talk to another part of the family (sales) because of what our Darren (middle management) said about our Tracy (development) at the family get together (company do).
An abusive and toxic family sounds right.
@@nat3007 Not as far as I was aware. That was actually based upon my experience working for a software firm. Now, however, I'm going to have to go through Mr Minchkin's work to see if he's done a sketch on this - you thinking of a particular routine I can look up?
A side job I had in university: "were looking for flexibility" on the ad, combined with "You will usually hear your hours and schedule one week in advance" at the interview. So basically you cannot plan anything and if you do, they'll get very guilt trippy or mad. Had to work though to pay rent.
@Officer Mahoney exact situation. The weeks at work also start on Thursday so you could be working like five six days in a row from the last week
my first job after school sent us the schedule THE NIGHT BEFORE. Fuck that place haha
@@abiolaibiyemi1355 Mine start on sunday, but the way she does her schedules (literally posting them saturday, the day fucking before) I've worked 8 days in a row before, never taking a job that schedules like this again, give me two weeks to prepare myself for that lmaoo
My favorite question to ask the interviewer is "If you could change anything about the company regardless of cost or feasibility, what would you change and why". I've asked this question twice of CEO's. It makes them critical think or dodge the question. either way you get a good answer.
When they say “a fast paced work environment, where no two days are the same.”
That just means I’m going to get burned the fuck out!
About the college thing: I don‘t know about other countries, but here in germany we have a special type of contract for students who want to work part time and I‘ve had two sich jobs and it was absolutely wonderful because they are obviously stillvery strict and everything but the contract says that the job isn‘t allowed to impair your studies and I could always just say, sorry, on that day I need to be at uni. Obviously I never tried to get out of a shift already assigned to me, but they were always very understanding, especially at the second place.
I mean, now one-upped myself - now I‘m employed by my uni and they are also very supportive of my studies - who would have guessed - but those two experiences were quite good, too
I think thats just standard in Denmark. Like if you are in a student job, then its implied that you work around your studies and most companies also gives you more time off during exams and such.
My friend has a full time job, beside her masters and her job is so understanding and always gives her the day off before an exam and on the exam day, without even being asked.
when i tried to do this in Poland, impossible. They just expect you to switch to part-time weekend studies (worse teaching standards + you need to pay for this) and work full time just like anybody else. Since I wanted to actually learn something at college, I quit on the idea of any jobs, cause it would always heavily interfere with college and/or be for free/peanuts, while you have to do a normal job anyway
In the Netherlands the law states that for minors work may not interfere with education (so even if I was late telling them I had exams they still had to give me the days off). And for student jobs it's often either places that also deal with high school students, working for the uni, or office things where it's not very important what hours you work, just to get the job done.
@@ninao8460 That's good to know since I'm planning on doing my master's degree in the netherlands
“Wonderful” damn, here in the Munich area it’s absolutely awful and if you’re an Expat be ready to basically die and be underpayed as f
this reminds me of my first office job when, in the interview, i asked what a typical day was like and i got the response of, "no day is typical here, every day is different" but then fast forward one month of me having a breakdown because every single day was EXACTLY the same and i haven't had an office job since
Yeah, when they say "every day is different", that's bullshit. I've never had a job in my life that was drastically different day to day. 95% of the stuff I was doing was exactly the same every day.
Tbh the nature of a huge percentage of jobs are they are the same day in day out....but yeah 5ge employers should never bs about it
If the interviewer calls the other employees “family,” or says something like “we’re just one big family here.”
Red flag for me. 🚩
Yes, this is the company getting desperate.
Not if you are working in a firm with less than 100 employees and the firm is "family owned" where even the grandmother helps cleaning. 😂
yeha that olnly flies if it is a SMALL (family) business...
The problem with "we're family" is it manipulates people into over working themselves and putting up with shit because "its family"
@@Leenapanther but...you’re not the employers family, you’re their employee. and they’re probably not paying you enough to do the job.
I’ve only had one job that actually lived up to the “work hard, play hard” lifestyle. None of the “late” nights were unexpected, you knew the deadline so if you had any awareness you would know. But during the long nights they would reward us with small things to boost morale and energy. Then once complete you would get days off and maybe even host a night out for drinks. Great company, wasn’t expecting any of it
I told my kids to lie at their jobs when they were teens. Tell them you do smoke, you'll get better breaks.
To be clear: this was the only lie, besides "my mom says I have to come home right now ", that they were instructed to tell. 😉
"unlimited vacation/pto" it's big with start ups, the catch is that no one actually takes the time off.
I think I'm missing something here - why don't people take the time off?
@Sir Shams Ah okay, thank you
And by making it unlimited instead of a specific amount of hours that you're earning, they don't have to pay it out to you when you leave.
@@RectPropagation a lot of places don’t have to pay it out when you leave anyways
Yeah, my dad works at apparently the "second best place to work in the world (or country or state, don't know which)" and he has unlimited vacation and sick days, yet he says that if he were to take a week off for mental health they'd get super mad at him, and the only reason why they do it is so that they don't have to pay the vacation time they would have gotten when they quit.
The whole concept of staying for longer without any compensation seems like an American thing, I think? Like, you're supposed to dedicate your whole life to a place of work?
I was thinking the same with like "benefits" Is that like Dental? Health care insurance?
@@TKDDLJ09 Yeah it's that plus a retirement account and paid time off
@@blessmeachoo6 well, thats just a given for me. I won't work anywhere that doesnt have a retirement fond and by law we are to have 5-6 weeks off a year. And like health care is free, so again a given 😂
If they want you to stay there longer, they should consider paying a bigger salary than minimum wage.
Minimum wage ? Minimum work.
I'll do what I gotta do but not more.
Yeah, it's a stupid and unhealthy practice but politicians don't seem to think it's an issue so it isn't dealt with. I think part of the problem is that it's so widespread and the US is so insular that a lot of people don't realize it isn't like this outside the US.
At my last job interview I was asked the two questions an employer is absolutely not supposed to ask: "are you sick often?" And "are you planning to get pregnant any time soon?"
I was also very dissapointed that it was a woman asking such questions😔
Those questions in an interview context are illegal in most states.
Yikes 😬
Women sometimes can be even more sexist towards women than men. Had a co-worker who told me, she(!) would never hire women younger than ~50 because they still could become pregnant. What the actual fuck?
Glad she wasn't in a position where she had any say over who gets hired and who doesn't.
Poor Evan, the ping pong table red flag is too subtle for you. The danger becomes clearer when you realise that these amenities are designed to prevent you from ever leaving the workplace.
When there’s not even really an interview it’s just “Hi how are you? What’s your availability? When do you want to start orientation?” 😬😬😬
I had and 'interview' just like this, it must have been like 7 minutes long and I ended up only working there for a month from how bad it was!
Sounds like when I went to work at my school cafeteria in uni 😂😂
That can be a bonus if you just need to be working again though ime jobs through no interview have invariably been shitty
That was my interview through the phone for my first call center job, I stayed a month with them
Every interview I've ever been to was exactly like this
The "no sitting" thing really pisses me off too. I worked in a Cinemark theatre as a concessionist for about a year and the managers would get on us for leaning against the counter, of all things. Like, no I'm not going to simply stand for the entirety of my shift, especially not if there aren't any customers around to see me being "unproductive." My knees and feet are actually still a bit messed up from that, years later.
on the topic of leaving work “on time”.... as a teacher, this one is HUGE. we have contract hours (7:25am-2:50pm), but we’re almost expected to come early and stay late. i will often feel ashamed for leaving at 3:00 even though i always get to school around 7am and often stay until 4 (or later).
I have yet to meet any teacher who could get lesson plans, grading, parent conferences, professional development, etc done within the contract hours. Teaching is a 10-12 hour per day job.
I was a middle/high school teacher for 3 years. The non-existant work life balance is a HUGE reason I quit.
I would have more sympathy if public school teachers agreed with school choice and tax credits going to wherever the students go. Most public school teachers are against that because the job security is pretty good when the money doesn't follow the child and the parent doesn't have a choice on where the child goes.
@@jfast8256 Except for the fact that ones with money are the only ones whose children will be benefitting. The money already follows the child in the form of property taxes. It's why wealthy areas have great schools with all the resources and get more grants from the government for BEING great schools, yet poorer areas have worse schools with few to no resources-and fail to receive government grants as they can't produce the same results as wealthy schools. Also, not everyone has the time, money, or ability to drive their child to school, why do you think school buses exist? Continuing on that note, are you even aware that there used to be buses for each level of schooling instead of one bus for an elementary, middle, and high school route? Money was why that system went, and the money sure as hell did not go to the teachers, who really only make decent money in private schools or New York. Everywhere else, they can be looking at 26k a year, less in some states. That doesný included the fact that classroom supplies and decorations are usually not included in any schools budget, si teachers pay out of pocket for those, and yes, that includes all the pencils Billy and Mandy never return. Did you think those "classroom donations" lasted all year? That's usually 10 boxes of tissues for 25-32 kids when cold season and allergies hit. Yet tissues and pencils and paper still have to be supplied by someone.
School choice is fine, but the current wording of every bill introduced so far undermines the already crumbling, stressed, pathetically underfunded to the point of laughter, over - (and at the same time) under-regulated school system. A system that stands out as guaranteeing each child an education until the age of eighteen or legal withdrawal, for FREE. This is important because the same people that can't afford to drive a child to their preferred school are the same ones who can't afford to pay tuition. And without an education where will those children be but trapped in a never-ending cycle that is ALREADY hard to break free from?
Children need teachers to learn, but learning doesn't solely rely on teachers. Everything from exposure to appropriate stimuli at the right age, access to health care, quantity and quality of food, the feeling of being secure in their own homes affects children.
Shools themselves are not isolated towers of knowledge. They take administrators, government oversight, nurses to make sure children with health issues get their meds on time, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and janitors, mechanics for the buses, suppliers for the food and mountains of paper and office supplies and drivers to get them there, librarians so the children have free access to books and aid in learning research skills, and extracurricular activities that keep the child social, mental, and physical health in mind.
tl;dr You sure seem to have all the answers on such a complex issue. Especially on the extravagant budget allocated to education in general and teacher's salaries.
@@cheshirenevande4701 I would have benefited. I was a poor white boy who went to a very racist majority black school. My parents tried to make sure I didn't go to that school. They lied about our address and drove me to school.... for 2 weeks. One day faculty asked me my address and my parents didn't tell me how they were lying to the school board. Well the next day, I was enrolled in the racist majority black school.
I literally got the shit beat out of me on a weekly basis for the crime of being white. Eventually my father just completely unenrolled me from school completely. I skipped the rest of middle school until I could enroll into high school. So no, giving parents school choice doesn't just benefit the rich parents. It would benefit any child who has parents who give 1 effing crap about their child.
You have to be a worthless teacher who needs job security to not want to give parents the right of school choice.
“Watch out for the gm. They are in a bad mood today”
“Yeah the bosses are mean but they used to be worse”
One flag that I knew deep down was a red flag in an interview: I brought a printed resume, with a portfolio of relevant certificates from continuing education. The manager just tossed the certificates to the side, literally saying "those don't matter, that class is a waste of time." I ended up working there for over 5 years, but it was a soul-crushing 5 years.
Looking out for red flags is hard when you're told over and over that the place you're applying for is not hiring so when you find one that is you feel lucky to be there.
When the interview ends and they hire you on the spot or they call you only a few hours later.
This happened to me twice, the first time I worked in retail for 3 months and wasn’t at all trained, I was fired for not being productive enough and mistakes I made on the job. The second job in fast food working I quit the first day when I was verbally abused by my superiors and coworkers for again not knowing how to prepare anything.
Tip to people in general. How about you teach someone how to do their job before scheduling them into some of the busiest hours.
I'm in that boat right now... got hired immediately after a 5 minute interview. 90% sure the company is a money laundering front as there's no way a business managed this badly could be making a profit 😂 luckily I'm just there to make some money and leave.
This has happened to me. One time I was hired as a barista at a beach side cafe, and they wouldn't even let me make coffee and sent me to do dishes. Then they hired a dishwasher. They wouldn't show me what a typical day looked like or any kind of routine and then they fired me because I wasn't helping enough. 0/10 worst job I ever had.
Another job I had, I was helping open a restaurant again as a barista which was supposed to be a really cool experience with all my coworkers. Until I had to undergo emergency surgery and missed all of the training where we learned our routines and recipes. They never gave me the time or energy to make up for this and I was only out for 2 weeks. I left that job because I couldn't stand not knowing what I was doing and begging for help but getting none. I wasn't even on a busy shift, so there was no excuse. They were like "closers aren't preparing anything" um yeah dude 1. I'm a barista and 2. I don't know the recipes that you spent 2 weeks teaching everyone else. And nobody has taught me any of them period. What am I supposed to do then, huh? 1/10 if I didn't get sick it probably would've been okay.... But the absolute disorganization that leads to not being able to TRAIN your own employees is baffling to me.
@@xXHollysoxXx Disorganised training is the worst. My first graduate job where my buddy/mentor was supposed to train me and even had her productivity stats lowered for the first few months to accommodate this was never available to help, always brushed me off with the 'I'm busy' excuse and never took the time out of her day to explain to me where or how I went wrong when I made a mistake.
She was just focused on keeping her high productivity stats so I was forced to ask others around me for help who had been taking on my buddy's workload to cover her training time with me, so most times they were a bit annoyed. My manager was fully aware of this and had received similar complaints about her in the past but still did nothing about it, so I was practically clueless during the majority of my probation period. This also happened to new some new staff that started after me and they didn't last long enough to pass probation so idk how I managed it. I was too naive at the time but I should have paid more attention to what people said about the person I replaced. Apparently she never got along with him despite her desk being right his and apparently he always had some dislike towards her. Now I know why.
Turns out that place was very toxic and all they cared about were management, stats and money, which resulted in high employee turnover and even lower staff morale than when I started (which I didn't know was possible). So glad I'm no longer there but I am still struggling mentally from that whole "work experience". That place had an unspoken expectation that you worked overtime without pay and even sacrifice your weekends to get work done at home, again without pay. But no, the manager's favourites, like my buddy, obviously didn't have to because they allowed her to leave on time and have a life, even though she was not doing her actual job of supporting staff. She eventually became a manager somehow and I do feel very bad for people in her team because she is not supportive at all.
Yep. That happened to me. First job, so I didn't know any better. Terrible work environment and hours (would work 3 hrs past my scheduled hours) ended up quitting after 3 weeks
This is literally my current job :)) hired me on the spot, loved my personality, PERFECT for the Deli apparently, right?
I have to run the front AND the back myself some nights, basically close everything alone, and train any new people (literally just because my managers won't and the morning shift won't do it right), and STILL I'm not doing enough for these people... if they want you that badly, it probably isn't for good reason folks :))
This is a bit irrelevant, but I give massive credit to the Reddit users who bankrupted greedy American hedge funds by beating them at their own game.
@@cursedGalataea wich is no diffrent then what those hedgefund people already do.
Especially since shorting should be illegal.
@@jeffbenton6183 Naked shorting*
@@jeffbenton6183 It never will when it allows the rich to get richer. The last President to fuck with the money was JFK and his first term ended...abruptly
@@cursedGalataea That unites us even more. I do hope it doesn't end there.
I had an interviewer tell me that the most important quality they're looking for in an applicant is loyalty. Yikes, nope, and good luck with that.
"we don't like clock watchers here" Employee: leaves at 4pm. "I thought you didn't like clock watchers!"
11:25 That actually happened to me a few times. I just messaged the guy who handled the work schedules and availability of the employees and told him that I couldn't come because I wasn't available. He asked me why and I responded: ''Because I didn't put myself on available at that time, so you just can't schedule me to work at that time.''
Interviewer: How would you describe yourself in one word?
Me: hired.
Interviewer: ...Can he do that?
Lol I love this comment 😂
6000 iq response
Oh man I think a lot about the JD I read where the only benefits listed were “Free fruit fridays” and “a beautiful view of the London skyline.” Like that’s it? Yikes
I've worked in HR so I know the answer to this question. Basically if they're trying to rush you through the HR process and get you hired, that is likely a bad sign. They're likely understaffed due to higher turnover. Also they won't give you enough information or tell you what to expect systematically. Best kind of job is a well organized space that hires you because you are professional and takes time to make sure that you can function an optimal manner
I had an interview today that was suspiciously quick, vague and dry. When i left the building and opened my car door to go home, they called me and told me to come back up. I did. They said “we want to schedule you to get your finger prints done today so we can get you on a shift ASAP.” It was moving too fast for me but I agreed. Then the lady said “great! It’ll be $50, let us know when you’re done!” What….?
One red flag is how quick it is to get hired. If it's comically easy to get an offer, it's because nobody sticks around.
I wish my dumbass had realized this one sooner, this one's really important imo (I'm literally stuck at this job because we're living paycheck to paycheck, thought "easy job hell yeah" and now I am desperately searching lmaooo)
bruh one time i got this internship (actually it's my first internship) and i got admitted just hours after i submitted my cv. No interview, it's just the ceo telling me about the company values and im in. Months later I became stressed on this internship as I was given too big of a responsibility, and I'm happy my internship endrd just days ago
This one wasn't true for me though, I sat down. Had an interview for around 10 minutes. The manager liked me and I got the job. Best job I've ever had (Furniture shop)
Depends. Last interview went pretty smoothly. Got a job offer the next day. Still working here after 3 years. :)
@@wohlhabendermanager I guess it depends on "why" they took you so quickly then? They liked me, but also NEEDED people for the deli (the turnover rate is insane, even just since I started...), so maybe in your case they really liked you and thought you were a perfect fit :o
Either way, not discrediting or any of that, lmao, good on you! Glad you were able to find a long term job for yourself that easily c:
My coworker at an old job was asked in interview " so why should we hire you instead of getting an intern for free"?
My answer would have been because free internships should be illegal and you should be more ethical than to want people to work for free. That's called slavery.
@@xzonia1 Technically they *are* illegal if they don't meet certain requirements. Companies aren't supposed to financially benefit from having unpaid interns but no one ever enforces this.
"Because financially benefiting from free work is slavery. I can call the Labor Department if you'd like me to validate that."
Funny thing is internships can have lengthy interview processes for no pay.
Jesus Christ
"we care about the well being of our employees" is always an instant lie
A place I worked in 2017 said that in their job ad. During the interview I told them I had several disabilities, one of which would cause severe panic attacks with phone calls. Interviewer said no problem. Start the job, the store manager refuses to respect that despite knowing I'd said that in my interview, said she wouldn't unless I had 3 doctors notes (which I couldn't get bc I didn't have the money bc she kept me at 5 hours a week max). Their policy was also that phone calls were the only acceptable way to call out of a shift and despite the ASM understanding and giving me her number to text when I needed to call out the SM ignored it. Fired me for no-showing a shift while hospitalised even though I'd let them know days before my shift (also said that I missed 5 shifts that week which I'd never worked more than one 5 hour shift a week)
Everything stated here is illegal, you shouldn't sued. This was outright discrimination under the Disabilities Act.
I don’t have anything to add, just commenting for the algorithm.
When everyone eats their lunch at their desks, huge red flag.
It either means people are unfriendly and anti-social, or they are too busy to actually use their whole lunch break.
or....it means i want to work through my lunch and get out an hour earlier and miss rush hour. or, at least it did before we all went remote...
…Or some people wanna just keep to themselves during their break time. There’s nothing wrong with that…
Honestly as an asocial introverted person that doesn't sound bad at all. I can see how it'd be a problem for others though.
Jeesh, whatever happened to the good old “I want to save money on lunches” or “I’ve had 5 meetings today and need a break from people”?
Guys, they said when EVERYONE does that. Not when some people eat at their desks and others don’t. There’s a difference
"we are a really dynamic company"
- your position is needed, for now, and will probably change. In a years time you will not be doing what you think you came here to do.
I applied for a job where we would selling retirement accounts. The only way we could continue after the explanation of what the company did was we had to supply a list of people we had to sell to (i.e. family) if we wanted the job. They weren't looking for an employee. They were looking for a new client list.
Whoa.
"It matters how many leads you can bring on"
"So... you guys don't do marketing?"
"Yes but if YOU bring more leads to the table you'll better your numbers"
"... so nobody calls for all the national commercials you guys pay for?"
"No no. There are. But you'll need to bring something to the table to match the company's leads - or else it will look like you're not doing your part"
I can sell water to a speedboat and timeshares in the seventh circle to the devil himself - but I draw the line at cold- calling strangers like some MLM scheme.
Also. Insurance is a scam for people who are bad at math to justify not paying taxes.
Sounds like an MLM
😳 Almost sounds like that insurance company I accidentally accepted then quit when I found out some of their so called hard workers still hadn't recieved a paycheck.
I worked at a place where I got congratulated by the other employees for actually taking my full lunch break and leaving on time. The other girls used to eat lunch at their desks and always ended up working free overtime (asking “ok is there anything else you need me to do” at five to five and getting given a massive task rather than “no that’s all good, you can start packing up”)
I got side eyed for actually finishing on time every day.
Unless they pay me I'm not staying.
I've seen people break from this kind of stress and I won't repeat their mistakes.
Sounds like every healthcare job
I'm curious if you stayed there a long time
Its always so disappointing when you apply to a job and they dont respond. They dont even reject you they just stop responding. I applied for a job and they were all excited and sent me the paperwork and I filed it out and was like ok now what and they never responded again!
“We don’t compliment workers because every time we do they don’t come back”
“The last two people before you left at lunch and never came back”
This is what I heard after a physical abilities test, drug test, hearing and sight check , background check, all after the main 6hour orientation interview… left only a couple weeks later Jesus…
“We expect you to work like you own this business.”
“Oh word, it’s worker owned? how often do we negotiate wages.”
“…”
“Oh you just want to exploit me and pay me slave wages.”
Do you normally use AAVE to talk in your everyday language? 🤔😞
@@YourMajesty143 yes
@@cooper5324 - And that's your pfp?
@@YourMajesty143 yeah, that’s what I look like
@@YourMajesty143 No need to discriminate based on skin color please.
This is actually a great video concept, and incredibly helpful to a lot of people, I'm sure.
I personally know I would have put up with a lot more stuff when I was younger and more naive.
Gotta love Evan looking out for his young (and naïve) audience.
I got an interview at a bargain shop that hadn't opened yet and the email just said "Come down around 12" - I got there early, knocked on the door a few minutes before 12 (they didn't give me any instructions so I just had to stand in the street looking dodgy) and someone came out and said the manager would be two minutes. I waited, then someone else came out and also said the manager would be two minutes, by the time he came down it had been twenty minutes and he was escorting a group of people out (they'd been in there at least 40 minutes) and his excuse was "we were chatting". We went upstairs into the 'office' where he said "sorry, we don't have any chairs, we'll just stand" and then said he's not even the manager, it's his first day too and that this was actually more of an informal chat than an interview (also encouraged me to remove my mask which was....... yikes) he asked me NOTHING relating to the job, just asked about my degree (which is in film, not at all relevant) and because I was applying for it as a second job, he was incredibly interested in my other job (it's only a few hours on a weekend) then the actual manager came in, the brought just one chair in and made me sit so it was like being looked down on by a school teacher, she also was HIGHLY interested in my job and said I would have to sign confidentiality contracts so I don't go telling their secrets (they've been a company for like 3 months idk who they think they are) and was asking how my other job felt about me getting a 2nd one and I was just like......... they're happy for me?? and then she handed me some forms to fill out at home and said she would be in contact either later that afternoon or the next day. I was in there less than 10 minutes, I'd waited outside longer than I'd been in there. I never filled out the forms, and I never heard from her again.
I applied for a job last week. Last week and this week I am working most days doing 12hr shifts. I cant attend the date they have the video interview. So I emailed them the dates on that same week that I can do. So they call me and leave me a voicemail saying 'what days can you do?'. When I got home at 9pm I emailed them the days again and explained Im working a lot this week so I wont be able to call them. So they called me again the next day. Dont think I can work for a company that cant read or email
I had an interview over zoom, and the guy said, "so you want a big girl job?" I held back my reaction and declined any more contact in a polite email later.
Yikes
When you’re supposed to work part time but they insist you should be available any time they call.
It’s the worst when the manager is just sitting there watching you sign all the documents.
I usually get to take the contract home or they will send it via email and then have like a few days to sent it back signed, so you can read it on your own time.
In managers head: "Muwahahahahaharrrr!"
HA T.T
I lose all ability to focus on anything I'm reading if somebody is watching me. Especially somebody evaluating me for a potential job
My biggest one has been interviewers saying something along the lines of "We're looking for someone who's passionate about and dedicated to the position." and when I reply something like "This is a data entry position..." they get very upset or defensive. Another (not)favourite is when they ask what prompted me to apply for the position and get disapproving or dismissive when I say "Because I'm unemployed/hate my current job, and meet the stated qualifications and skills for this position."
One would think they would be happy for someone willing to work for them who also has the abilities to do the job
Wait, people don't work for the sole purpose of putting numbers in a computer? People actually just work so that they don't die?
Being motivated for a job is kinda a security thing for the company, so they know you wont leave the job after like a year. Thats why they would rather have someone who likes the work and likes the company, than someone who does it just for the money or because they need too. I mean if you said you only applied for the job because you are unemployed, then you seem really unengaged, compared to someone who might love the thing they do and the company and the things that it does. I would also chose the person who loves the job and not the person who only applies because she has too.
@@TKDDLJ09 fair, but in my personal experience, people know that and want to seem like they really like and want the job just to get it then end up leaving as soon as the can anyway. The jobs I've enjoyed the most are ones that I'm honest in the interview and the interviewer appreciates the honesty. I don't dislike my mostly data entry job, but I was honest when they asked why I wanted it and they said "Fair enough. You're qualified, and I prefer someone who has the skills and is honest to someone who would walk in here and lie to get it."
I don't know what you're talking about, data entry is my reason for getting out of bed every morning 🤭
I'm so used to these things being totally normal and that you have to suck up during a job interview. Crazy how normalised this is.
They won’t tell you where the job is. I know that’s not ‘subtle’, but I’ve had interviews where I applied for a job advertised in one place, and when I ask they say ‘oh we have locations all over looking to fill positions.’… yes, but where will the job I’m applying for be located?
Interviewer : Why do you want to work for us?
Me : I rather like the idea of being able to afford food.
One red flag I had but didn't notice was, during the "orientation" we had an hour to get through everything because of covid. The company I work for has a sexual harassment policy handbook. Instead of going through this very important handbook, the hr representative said she "trusted we would read it at home and that we had to end because we could only be in there for an hour". Quite shady in my eyes.