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If you really want to help people get jobs, time to tell some home truths. Time employees looked in the mirror. Maybe do a video on what red flags employees might be sending to employers during an interview. I would like to know what I could do better and might be sending red flags I am not even aware of. A lot here need to start putting their big boy pants on, stop blaming everyone else, and look at what you need to improve to better find a job.
I had one of those. They had basically fired the entire team and were desperate to immediately replace them. They couldn't even tell me who I'd be working with. Needless to say, I did not take the job. Though thankfully I was employed at the time. If I were on unemployment, I'd be *required* to take it if I got an offer.
@@gamerman3815 had a couple of those. One didn’t even read my application. Another was at a bbq restaurant my friend worked at. I had to walk there in the middle of summer, just to get there and the manager only asked about a steel fabrication job I used to have. This told me I never had the job in the first place because the last place I worked before that was an upscale restaurant. He didn’t care about that
I went for an interview, tried to enter their car park and was told to go away and park somewhere else. I wasn't allowed to use an empty visitor spot. Then I was ignored by reception whilst she talked to a friend. Finally I was met by the interviewer (who would be my manager) 30 minutes late. Everyone in the office looked totally miserable and there was no conversation at all. Finally the interviewer asked me on a scale of 1-10 how much I wanted to work for them. I thought about it, looked him in the eye and said 2. If I was desperate I would work there, but not out of choice. His jaw hung open, so I thanked him for the interview, got up and showed myself out. One of the best decisions I ever made. The interviewer left within 6 months.
Went to an interview recently and the parking attendant yelled at me for parking in the spot labeled "CEO", I touched him wiht the jab. The receptionist was on her phone and didn't greet me, touched her with teh jab. Interviewer came out asking how much pay I wanted, that kind of question earned him a touch from the jab. CEO came in asking about "commotion" he got touched with the jab. True story.
• 4 year degree. • 10 years experience. • Must be fluent in (insert laundry list of complicated software). • Must work evening, weekends, holidays, leap year, etc. • Must be willing to travel. • Must be willing to relocate. • Must complete a 3 hour test on-line before you even know if have any chance of an interview. *Starting pay $16 per hours, part time, no benefits.*
Very true, I had a bad employer that effectively cancelled my career early 2015, and only just now am I finally able to start building it back up again with an entry level position in my field.
Employers all want someone with > The experience of a 60 year old > The drive of a 30 year old > The energy of a 20 year old > The obedience of someone making 7 figures > The pay scale of a 14 year old
I gave you a like for this, but in all fairness not all companies are like that. I’ve had some very good employers over the last forty-something years who treated me very well. Some, not so much.
Red Flag: You show up to the video conference interview fully prepared with great questions, professionally dressed and your camera on. The hiring team arrives late with their cameras off. In case they were unaware you polity let them know their cameras are off and unable to see them. They laugh and say: "Ah, but we can see YOU!" Their cameras remain off throughout the whole interview. - Yes, that exact scenario happened to me.
@@freeman8128 that's got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. So it's worth travelling across country for an in person job? Or even abroad? Initial stages are always phone calls or video calls. I've had just remote, just in person, and a mix. There is no better or worse. They will conduct them how they will conduct them. If you can do it in person then go ahead but your comment is beyond fucking stupid. It's boomer tier logic. Should I give a firm handshake too? Fuck off
Be on the look out during the interview, they will say what they need to so that you can say yes, but asking the right questions can help you determine the reality. Also an investigation on LinkedIn can help, see how long previous employees were there. Also study the interviewer when you ask tough questions, body language says a lot. Being super comfortable with giving controversial answers or being stern when asking questions about expectations or perks and of course, the infamous overtime question can give you an idea of their views and where they stand. They after all at that point in time, represent the company. All this helps you to determine the environment and what you are going into. I was offered alcohol once in an interview and was called "bruh" as if I was magically familiar with them just by seeing them. Immediate red flags. They were incapable of being professional in an interview so I had no confidence in them being professional if I had worked there. Also if you are fortunate, take a tour of the office after the interview and study the current employees, body language, communication and the overall feel of the office. You can easily sense tension and anxiousness from others.
@@PhanTimo01 thank you for all the advices. I just graduated so I don’t know a lot of things on that subject 😭 I took that job because I was kind of desperate even though it is underpaid I should have known better especially after the fact that the interviewer (my boss) was literally smoking during the interview even though it was via zoom that’s not professional, is it ?
@@PhanTimo01 I followed somebody from HR into an interview room and on the way we passed a conference room filled to the brim with people with angry passed off looks on their faces. Ugh. The interview was just as bad with the interviewer firing questions and me and then barely hiding his amusement and contempt for me at his attempt to get me flustered. Thanks but no thanks. How do people have contempt for people applying for a job anyway? It boggles the mind.
I went for a job interview today and the manager said, “We’re looking for someone who is responsible.” “Well, I’m your man.” I replied, “In my last job, whenever anything went wrong, they said I was responsible.”
I don't know about that. I work for a great company and we're always hiring. A lot of people think they're going to get in and do nothing but get discouraged when they actually have to work. These are the same people who are on their phones 24/7 and refuse to remove their headphones. I work for a food processing company. They're one of the best companies I've worked for. Tuition reimbursement, healthcare, competitive pay, plenty of opportunities to move up and pursue industry specific certifications. The problem is it's cold and a 2-2-3 split shift. Most people can't handle that I guess.
Not just a shitty job enviorment but a shitty job too! With shit pay and shit coworkers where nobody gets paid enough to give a shit! Don't be afraid to walk out just make sure your on your way to your next job that might suck less.
@@Subhumanslug Almost as if your singular job isn't a real environment. If they're always hiring, they're a shitty employer. People can't handle being paid poorly while being treated like shit. Don't try and create a fake narrative.
Not always. A fast growing startup is often always hiring even if nobody leaves. Company I worked for has grown from 10 to 500 people in the last ten years. They are always hiring.
What a royal ahole whoever said that to you! They consider themselves too highly important yet the workers are the ones who put them up there to begin with.
@@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220 Except it means ignoring the many possible and valid reasons that people would quit a job. It's a huge red flag as on how they think of you as of less than assets.
I worked as a fashion designer before, and I can't even count how many times I passed an interview with a company that asked me to do some "homework" and build a full design with mood boards, sketches and tech specs!! I got tricked a few times and sent those files. As you can imagine, I never got the job. They just tricked young designers to give them free work right into their mailbox. Imagine if they squeezed 10 interviews in a couple of days, ask each candidates to make three designs with tech specs. They have a whole collection done for free. Thank you for bringing this up!!
You might be able to sue them actually for that, after all it is illegal for them to have you do work that provides value to the company for free, as the guy said in the video. If you can prove they used your work they had you do for free to add value to their company and still didn’t hire you so they didn’t have to pay for that afterwards that’s highly illegal and you could honestly make a considerable amount of money from them in court if you file a lawsuit.
My brother once went to a job-interview and something was off about the company: They didn't seem to put that much emphasis on quality. He left the building... and was immediately scooped up by 2 undercover-cops who quizzed him about what he knows about that company. "Nothing! I was just here for a job-interview!" - "Tell you what: You shouldn't work there."
@@savvivixen8490 Cop: "You have a chemistry degree? There's that Colombian Baron roundn the corner that is looking up for people, I'd rather advice you to go work there instead."
My first job out of college (video game developer) was at a company where the owner's previous business (construction) went under when they got caught selling stolen fire hydrants back to the city.
@@savvivixen8490 Lol.... Id definitely go warn the bad guys right there :-p.... I wouldnt work for them... But f. v. c k pigs. Especially ones who are so clearly inept :))
I worked for a company that said that to me and they were honestly the best company I have ever worked for. Were so good to their employees and really treated us with respect. Also let us do a 4 day week if we had to work over time the week before. So I would say your assumption is a bit of over kill.
Red flag no. 7: happened to my husband once. It was a Professor who took 3 rounds of interviews and asked to prepare thesis proposals. He prepared it but the professor kept on asking to better it. Felt like a scam. Beware of professors, some want to get new research ideas in the name of interviews.
Yes. I just had an interview two weeks ago with a company. They have been in layoffs, but posted a job with salary 70% higher than the normal salary for the same position. The interviewer asked several question for my ideas how to solve their problems. I immediately knew he was shopping ideas.
some unscruplous development companies have engaged in this practice as well. They ask to submit specific computer programming projects/'coding' challenges, and they are using as free development / support services. I mean if you think about it a global company can literally get thousands of candidates) submitting projects and use it as a free resource.
I left academia for this reason and many others. I don’t care about pointless research. I care about money and loving my life outside of work. Not driving your grant forward….
So many stories. As a young lawyer, I was asked by the name lartner if I was married and then his colleague immediately said "you're not allowed to ask that," to which the name partner responded "oh, this is just a friendly conversation." Then he asked me what I liked to do in my free time, I responded and he said "work should be the most important thing in your life right now." The colleague called me, said the partner liked me and wanted me to meet his partner and I said forget it. Flash forward 15 years later, I go through a round of interviews with a firm where multiple interviewers discussed the good work-life balance. I responded that that was important to me as weol. Then when I got the call from the main partner who told me that I wouldn't be getting the job, I asked why and she said "we work really hard here, including every weekend, and we didn't get the sense that you're up to that." To which I responded "well, so much for that work-life balance everyone talked about. By the way, saying you work every weekend is not impressive. It just tells me that you'd rather be at work instead of raising your kids. Click."
@@ollyrukes That's not true. In many professions, particularly the law, there is so much work to do that working weekends becomes necessary. It's not about competence, it's about hiring more people to distribute the work so that working weekends is the exception, not the rule. Unfortunately, for many, working weekends is a badge of honor. That's what I find to be ridiculous. In the interview process I described, I realized after the fact that the interviewers (who were mostly at my level) baited me because they did not want more competition for partnership. Regardless, I never wanted to be at the kind of place.
@@gmh471 so the company is either too incompetent in managing their own resources or the workers are unable to manage their workflow. No matter how you slice it someone is dropping the ball
I agree. I think it’s a bit of a power play too. How much can we get this person wrapped around our finger. Oh they’ll come right in great they’ll do whatever. Of course you might need the money ASAP, but if you can afford to push it out a few days or a week it sets some boundaries.
I am not sure it’s a case for software developer jobs. Often this is added position, and those positions are hard to fill now days. So in my company all the positions technically “start tomorrow” :). But in reality, of cause not, we have to do security check, so it will end up 2 weeks at least.
Maria Guinsburg maybe your company is shit. I see so many software gigs that don’t even push above 70k entry level. You won’t hire people if you don’t pay enough.
Here’s a subtle, yet surprisingly profound red flag: Is the coffee FREE?? I’ve experienced this twice in my career. Ask to see the break room. If the coffee is free, proceed. If you have to put in a quarter, or any amount of money into the coffee machine, then that employer is too cheap to give you a fair wage and decent benefits.
I once worked for an employer who didn't provide free coffee and while it wasn't a bad place to work, we did have turnover - there was nothing keeping them there because there weren't any perks. Good call out.
@@ALifeAfterLayoff The main reason I’ve mastered the art of noticing subtle red flags is because I graduated college just before the Great Recession of 2008. So for the first five or so years of my career all I knew was layoffs. On the plus side, I got a lot of experience in job-seeking and interviewing. So here’s another pro tip: if you see a job posting you really like, copy and paste the job description into your resume. This will let your resume successfully pass through the employer’s poorly-automated HR system, LOL.
interesting. I would say if the company has a little kitchen where people can make sandwiches, toast and drinks its usually a good sign. often they will have an unoffical tea/coffee club where its free or very low cost for decent drinks
I guess ours is decent then (I’ve never worked in an office environment before so this is new to me)? We have a free soda fountain, coffee machine (one that grinds the beans I think) and purified water dispenser. And before Covid, I think they’d sometimes come by with a cart of alcohol for “happy hour” at the end of the day in some departments, and they used to buy us lunch during busy times or at least once a month. Hopefully that’ll come back.
In one of the best jobs I've ever had the coffee wasn't free, there was no tea provided either, just a kettle to brew your own if you wish. Still had a great time. I'd say when company is trying to dazzle you with free fruit and fancy coffee machine then be alert, because it may mean they will use those gimmicks as an excuse to fall short in other, more vital areas. In Germany having to pay for beverages in the workplace is quite common and yet they have the most effective labour laws in Europe, so...
I fell for the bait and switch tactic before. It was 2016. The job advertised was for a materials handler, paying 9 per hour. During the interview, I was asked what my salary expectations were, and I said 12 to 14 per hour, especially since I was told I would be building demo displays of their products, which was not in the job description. He then asked if I had experience with their products and building structures, and I said yes. I pointed out that owned a boat manufacturing shop and clearly have a lot of experience using hand and power tools. I also explained, that I did quite a few side hustles sporadically over the last 10 years, using their products to build decks, staircases, and benches. I then told him, past the 10 year job history, when I lived in another state, between 1989 to 1992, I worked for 2 plastics manufacturers, running extruders and presses. The product this employer made, uses an extruder. In fact, it was remarkable similar to the ones I remember using over 15 years ago. So he took me out to the production floor, and asked how to run it. It took 3 minutes for me to recall the steps, and I got it right, and extruded a beam for him, as a demonstration of my ability. Honestly, I was shocked I remembered. So we went back in the office, and he then told me this. He would start me as a material handler at 12 per hour, then after my 90 day evaluation, he was going to move me to the production line to run the extruder, which starts at 18 per hour. I said awesome. The schedule was just like the old days of working at Micron, four 12 hour shifts then 4 days off, 3 days on, 3 days off. Excellent. I arrived for my first day of orientation at 7am, and half way through, I told the HR lady what I was promised in my interview. She looked at me puzzled, and said no one makes over 12 per hour there. She then called my interviewer to the conference room, and then he denied making any such claims or offers to me. It was one of the worst places I ever worked at. I think I was maybe one of 2 or 3 people who wasn't an ex-convict, safety was optional there, and I saw several near misses on my first day where pedestrians just walk right in the path of an oncoming forklift honking their horns. By day 2, I just didn't come in, and started a new job search. Luckily, I found a new job 2 weeks later, that paid 20 per hour, with way better benefits.
And since it’s illegal to ask a former employer if an individual is re-hireable, I hope when you resigned, you actually let the company know that you were firing them, that they had failed. People need to get it through their heads that you are not owned by your employer, you are not a slave, and they are not a slave driver, there’s not any purchase agreement or bill of sale when it comes to your well-being. You are not required to give two weeks notice, they cannot legally require it unless they pre-pay you for it. Most companies do not give severance anymore so what gives them the right to expect a two week notice… do they give you a two week notice when they fire you? Everyone needs to remember you have the right to fire your company, the same as that company has a right to fire you. Oh, and by the way, keep a file on your supervisor and manager directly. After all, they are keeping one on you, and your records are as legal as theirs are. Be accurate, be honest, and make sure to include dates and times, and brief descriptions of what’s going on. Work journals are considered diaries, which are legal documents in a court of law. There are several cases that can be cited where journals and diaries have been used as evidence because it corroborates as proof of a situation. And don’t just keep them for yourself, keep them as a witness testimony if someone else is being harassed or mistreated. What goes around comes around and you never know how someone might help you as well. People need to start banding together and suing employers when they misrepresent themselves. Class action lawsuits are what change the corporate world… take the tobacco industry as an example. A multi multi billion dollar industry that was changed because a few thousand people got together and wouldn’t back down. When we hold these corporations and employers accountable, it changes the structure. Take Budweiser as another current example. A simple boycott has brought that company to its knees. think now how effective multiple class action lawsuits would be by changing corporate law. People have to remember just because something is currently law or on the books doesn’t mean that it is permanent or that it’s constitutional. Laws and guidelines are changed every day because of things like class action lawsuits. Also, people need to start considering their options when suing the individual supervisor or manager themselves. You’d be surprised how effective it is at changing the entire landscape of a corporation when you take legal action against your direct supervisor or manager. If you sue them individually, they have no corporate power behind them. This is how, Scl€ent0Logy took down the IlR$ and the F€D$. They sued agents individually and as a result no one wanted to take the case and it was costing the federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars every single month to keep the case open. That’s the way you change the landscape. Corporate America has been a slave structure for way too long developed by the Rockefellers after World War II. It began with the educational system, teaching children that you’re nothing if you weren’t an obedient employee who keeps a job. The concern for the average employee has never been for their well-being, but only focused on their productivity. Why do you think you only get two weeks vacation per year?. In the grand scheme of things does that make any sense? Look at countries like Sweden, where it has been on record for many many years that their people are happier than anywhere in the world . I’m not one for Socialism, capitalism really is the best but I am for socializing certain things and also having a lot more requirements for allowing people time off. Two weeks out of 365 days is ridiculous and to be made to wait a year to qualify is also absurd, not to mention the immense amount of grief, that most companies give you if you do take sick days or vacation. Think about the last time that your manager made you feel awful because you had to take a sick day or some personal time to get some things taken care of. They don’t care about you, they only care about their bottom line, their productivity, and in their eyes they own you. Sue, sue, sue, it is the only thing to do…
@@vdgitaliano Come to third world country and you can say that again, over-population make individual value so low that's basically get a job is all that matter. Blast your ass off and hope one day, you can accumulate enough to migrate to first world country or you will always be slave. Born as a slave. Die as a slave. No exception. :)
After 18 years, my father asked his company to terminate his contract negotiating a compensation money to leave because of his new abusive boss, that or going to court. So he went to a few interviews and brought with him a voice recorder.
Went to an interview. Interviewer doesn't shake hands. No small talk. The VERY FIRST thing he says, "I can spot when somebody is lying." At end of interview, he didn't ask if I had questions. I asked anyway, "What is the major challenge the company is facing?" His response: Low morale. Ha! No sh1t, Sherlock.
“I can spot when someone is lying” No, you can’t. Not unless you’ve been professionally trained as a psychoanalyst, and are VERY familiar with that individuals baseline emotions. And even then, you’re gonna be about 70% accurate AT BEST. Interviewers who say that usually say that so that they can dismiss your answer as a lie if it’s not the answer they want.
Lol the interviewer was full of shit. Even highly trained interrogators have a little bit above 50% chance of spotting a lie, after decades of staring psychopaths in the face. Whoever says something like that is 100% full of shit
Omg I went for an interview once and the owner said he knew when people were lying. It was so weird because I wasn’t lying and felt like I was being judged and told I was lying. Sooooo weird.
I don’t shake hands and let people know up front. That was precovid, now I don’t have to explain why. I also don’t do small talk but I will have a list of questions to ask my interviewer/ee during that time. One time I interviewed for a risk management position and the interviewer had no personality and it was a painful interview. I already worked for the company in another department and know the workplace well. I didn’t get the position but given that I would have been above her I would have ended up firing her at some point anyway.
We want a team player ...""When we ask for unrealistic things, don't complain. When someome does something unethical, don't complain. When someone doesn't do their fair share, don't complain. In fact, don't talk...just work. No ideas, no input, no feedback. And work harder." That's what being a team player means.
Word for word, completely agree! "When someone doesn't do their fair share, don't complain"....yes, guess what, you have to "help out" and do their work as well, while those poor little darlings are sitting on their ass and busy chatting/having a good laugh/doing nothing. That was what did it for me and I quit. I was already overworked and underpaid. They said I wasn't loyal to the company :)
I think we've come across some of the same jobs. I once interviewed with a nursing home. Those jobs suck anyway, but this place...what the hell, man? I was told in the interview that not only would I be responsible for nursing department duties, I would also have to cover central supply, laundry, assist in dietary, cover activities and rotate as the receptionist. I swear, that list of job duties rivaled my kids' last Christmas list. I walked out. There wasn't a chance in hell that I was going to let them work me to death, run me into the ground and have the nerve to pay me bubble gum change for the privilege.
Possible! I work in the legal field and my first job in law was “fast paced” exactly as you described. My current job is also fast paced but not due to lack of resources (I’m with a Fortune 500 company) it’s just the nature of the work so there is fast paced and manageable out there as well
It's true, been there, done that. Worked at a pharma company doing analytical chemistry, and ended up ground into nothing. Now I am working in a warehouse and much happier. I will work in a lab again perhaps, but never for a company that demands "fast paced" performance. This means that if you aren't a marathon runner in your twenties, you are likely to be burned out by the job.
Here’s another one: I was at the end of a grueling interview that had two-employees interviewing me. I was asked if I had any questions for them, so I asked, “what do you like about working here?” They sat there dumbfounded and stumbled over themselves to grasp on to something they could say they liked. The best they could muster was, “ the benefits aren’t bad”.
The best advice I got about job hunting was, that the interview is a two way interview. It is the job seeker’s chance to interview the employer, it really empowers the job seeker if one approaches the interview with this in mind. There is nothing more empowering than to end an interview, ones self.
Which should be taught in schools. Basic fundamentals of social interaction, like not tolerating bullies, advocating for your needs and demanding pay for what you're worth. Our kids are leaving school without these and if they do get it, its from incidental exposure, not a structured education. Maybe if they were empowered through education, instead of beaten into submission by it, the next generation might outgrow the weaknesses of the last few centuries.
@@haydentravis3348 Education has never really taught this. It has always been taught on the job site. The difference is, up until the 80s/90s, most companies paid a semi-decent wage so it was less likely to randomly come up. Today though, when even "bachelor degree required, 3 years of experience, entry level" jobs aren't upfront with salaries because it isn't remotely a livable wage... yeah.
As a former retail manager, that can be entirely dependent on the job market too. We had spells (especially when the pandemic first hit) where we went months without a single application coming in - meanwhile running shorthanded & burning out the existing staff. There came a point that if you had a pulse & showed up for the interview, you got the job...
@@Krazyk007x2 That's pretty much all anyone needed to get a job at the place I worked. Like, all you needed to get hired on was a professional license and to maintain a body temperature somewhere roughly in the 90's. They would hire a fresh corpse just to have a warm body on the floor.
I had an interview with an employer and he said he yells every so often. I laughed at him and told him he and I have a problem already. I stood up reached out my hand and said thanks for your time and good luck with your business and left laughing as I did.
It's hard to believe that there's still people in the corporate world who think they can treat fellow employees like farm animals and still have a job the next day.
Well see here's where you messed up. I would've taken that job and sued the shyt outta them for creating a hostile work environment. That's illegal in every state. belittling an employee or intimidating a employess is illegal. There are some people who make a living literally by suing their employers. They take these jobs knowing how hostile the environment is, just to being about litigation.
A good piece of advice that's sad but true, the people you work with are not your friends. Only tell the people you work with what you want them to know because they are going to repeat it, especially if it's a toxic work environment.
Very, very true. I love my job and I love the people I work with, but I don't tell them anything that I wouldn't want getting back to head office. I don't hang out with anyone after work hours and I don't even go to every "staff dinner". They don't understand why I'm not as into things the way they are but that's because they are all much younger than me and haven't learned this hard lesson yet.
Want to add something to this, be careful when you're showing your portfolio during an interview. As a designer, I tend to show my previous work during a job interview, and employers would look at them ask how I go to those designs and what difficulties I came across. However, there is this one time, when I was being interviewed by a game studio in Vancouver, the producer came into the room with two other designers, looked at my portfolio and half jokingly said to the two designers, "Hey, we can copy this into our game" or "Do you think we can do something similar". There are no copyright laws for protecting an idea or a concept unless it's patented, and these people knew the chances of some random designer's work is patented is very low. After that producer looked at everything in my portfolio, his attitude and tone shifted, he started talking about their game studio making multi-million dollars, and my designs are just not up to their level. (don't even know how the two things are related) He even told me to go home, come up with some new ideas, and if he likes them, he may invite me back for another round of interview. I walked out the door, feeling like I was used, insulted, and thrown into the trash bin.
This is a subtle one, but when there's no middle aged people there I always find it alarming. People at the height of their career with options leave. If there's just old and young people I know what I'm looking at; bad managers and young grads without the confidence to chase other options.
This. If it's only young college students/ recent grads, people near retirement or a mix of both something is up. Manager might have picked these age groups because they're easier to manipulate... or so they think.
Not necessarily. In my organization, we're all in our mid-twenties to thirties. We're a team of 4, a new organization, and all in leadership positions. I can't imagine a middle aged person wanting to work under a director that's 26.
Saw a post about the guy who designed some new software who got rejected for a job because he didn't have the experience they were looking for for that software. They wanted 10 years experience, he had personally designed and produced it a year and a half before.
"We're looking for people who aren't afraid to wear many hats" - translation: "We need multiple people to do this job, but we don't want to pay the correct number of people to do it."
well, I don't see a problem with that, assuming you can do that and get payed for that properly. Like lets say you need 3 people for doing stuff, and you got 1 person that has the skill and the ambition to do all of those 3, I'd pay that person double and have him do 3 different type of jobs.
@@sergiusprintar5491 How often do people actually pay the correct amount though? I'm currently in a job where I'm expected to support 8 highly-complex web applications when 1 or 2 is the norm for a normal developer. At least, in all my other jobs it was. And I make _less_ than I did at that other job where my team would only support 1 app at a time. The reason I can't quit is because this is the first job I've had where the medical benefits aren't garbage, and I'm contractually obligated to stay for a certain period of time. I never see people who say "We're looking for people who can wear multiple hats" actually pay people any more than a normal employee. If you were willing to pay extra for someone who covers multiple jobs, good for you. But just because you would do it doesn't mean that every employer will.
@@danieltaylor4185 my point was that working multiple type of tasks isn't a bad thing assuming you are compensated properly and you are not overloaded (ie: working over 7 hours, actual work, per day). When you are either getting overloaded or the pay is not proper, then yes, fuck that, its bad.
@@sergiusprintar5491 Yeah, I did kind of go on a bit of a tangent. My point was that it's really rare to find someone who does the multiple hats thing right. I've never found one myself. But I'm at least hopeful that there might be some out there, now. So... thanks for that, haha.
A recruiter wanted to place me in a job that wanted a candidate who could design and test complex circuit boards, and write firmware and software for the boards. I told the recruiter that she should be looking to hire 2-4 people.
This is one of the greatest channels on RUclips, seriously. We literally have access to a very seasoned recruiter who is willing to be absolutely transparent. Incredible.
My company laid a bunch of people off, and the ones they didn't lay off they sent to work from home so they didn't have to pay for facilities, cut their yearly bonuses and decided to indefinitely postpone raises. But we're all "family" here....
I am so thankful I found my current employer by the end of 2019. It’s a food service industry, contracted to work for a law firm/office building. My employer may not have continued to pay me for the time off, but continuing to pay for my benefits it’s better than completely left cold waiting for a return date. They’re also following a new city law in regards to pandemic payment too!
When I see "Must be able to hit the ground running", I read that as "We won't take time to train you or help you get your bearings, and you will be expected to be up to speed within your first half hour on the job."
Literally my last job. It was so strange. When I asked to be trained she said,”I’m a small business, I don’t have time to train”. She finally trained me and told me to do things wrong. When I caught on, I got in trouble for not knowing better. Such a bizarre experience. I was let go after two weeks for performance. Despite zero training, being left alone all day and other employees saying I was doing a great job. Literal crazy making. Never been so glad to leave a job.
My first job was at Taco Bell. No training before my first shift, just right into the fire. After 2 hours, I was on my own at the window. Didn't end too badly fortunately, but not a great first impression.
@@EmpressEllie sounds like an experience I had as well. "You're the manager now, write the policy manual. Uh, can you train me on my job responsibilities first. No, we don't have time. And why are you taking weeks to master the basics? Uh, because in all the years you've been running your business you didn't bother to write a policy manual. Perhaps that's why you run through managers faster than cinnamon rolls? What? Don't tell us how to run our business." Lol.
@@vendingdudes YESSSS!!! Did we work for the same company!!! Lol. Awful awful experience. The audacity to put your employees through that and then treat them like they are incompetent!!!
The last time I was interviewed, a couple of years ago, I was drained and exhausted from the agency life in a senior role and wanted to go in-house for change of pace. This affected a lot of the questions I asked in the interviews. In an interview with one tech company, I asked what the work-life balance was like. The HR rep proceeded to assure me that it was great. I followed up with a question about whether this was something the leadership team encouraged and made sure people actually did. Her response was one giant red flag. She was somewhat taken aback and then said that she sometimes works on weekends, but that it is because she LOVES it...and that the founder is always going on vacations. Hahahaha needless to say I did not pursue this opportunity, since I have worked for plenty of owners who made sure they were rested but had no issue overworking their teams.
I had similar experience. I was also tired of working in agencies and was looking for in-house position. During an interview with big FMCG company I asked about life-work balance and HR response was something like "well yeah it's a popular theory nowadays". Two years passed and I am still puzzled about this response. Maybe they never had any issues with overtime work. Maybe it's normalized to the point that life-work balance seems like just a theory. Maybe she misinterpreted my question and thought I wanted flexible work hours or longer breaks (and I just didn't want to work at night and during weekends, that's all). They rejected me, for better or for worse, so I have no idea. I ended up in a company with insane work schedule, agency again. All I know is that after all that horrible experience with lost sleep, meals and basically normal life I will never allow HRs to get away with such vague answers to such important question
mechanics typically do bring their own toolbox/tools so this isn't super relevant to the auto industry. also, many jobs nowadays do require you to have a laptop, although i believe most people have that at this rate lol
"We work until we're finished" means "expect frequent and lengthy unpaid overtime and a lot of shit if you decide to leave on time to meet social obligations". Had that said to me for a job. Spent a year there working as long as it took staying late and working weekends, then I came in 5 minutes late twice due to the public transport system being garbage (bus literally didn't show up one time and the second it just drove by without stopping) and despite me shelling out for a taxi to try and make it in time. They chewed me out and told me I wasn't embodying the company spirit. That was the last time I didn't take my contractually allowable lunch break or stuck around after my obligation had ended. That stuff goes both ways but there are plenty of bad bosses that are blind to any minute extra you spend for them to help them out of be credit to team but focus in like a hawk on a single minute of billed time you "stole" from them.
I once interviewed for a job that wanted a PhD in plasma physics and 15 years experience. They offered a salary comparable to a lab technician. Usually when an interview goes south, I bite my tongue, but not this time. I told them in no uncertain terms that it was rude to waste people's time.
@@jennaeisel9072 Thanks Jenna. Honestly, I have no idea what these people were thinking. I don't have a PhD in plasma physics, but I did graduate work in plasma physics, which was probably as close as they ever got to interviewing someone. The kind of person they wanted would have commanded about 2.5X the salary they offered. I could have saved some gas had I known this ahead of time.
I was hired by Canada Post as a rural mail deliverer. On my first day a woman walked up to me and said, "You're not going to like me" and then walked away. I stood there for a moment as another employee leaned over towards me and said, "She's going to be your supervisor." The resulting mental abuse that followed was phenominal. The union would not help me until I completed my 3 months probation - even though I was paying union dues from day 1. Union reps would roll their eyes and walk away when I mentioned her name and told me it would be of benefit to stick to the 'city' routes from now on. I quit on my last day of probation.
I recall my first engineering job with a major ship builder in Hampton Roads. The first thing my manager told me was, “I throw my engineers under the bus”. I was flabbergasted to say the least. Long story short, I walked out on my manager 1.5 years later with no job lined up. Best decision I ever made. Been with my company for ten years now. I love my career.
"One bad employer can set you back years in your career" so true. I was so happy when I got the job I have because I was unemployed for a year so I worked my butt off at this job, working OT and doing 80-100 hours a week thinking I'd move up in the company being the best and working hard. Didn't happen, got passed up for promotion after promotion and only two small raises in five years. Quit working overtime and looking now for a new job and re-enrolled in school. Please never respect an employer when they won't even respect you.
Every time I read stories like yours I'm glad that in my country, you're not allowed to work hours like that as a general employee. It's actually against the law, which means that nobody can ask you to do that. Of course, if you really want to work that much, you can start your own business, which means you aren't bound by worker protection.
Same 7 yrs, but knew after 3 years but did the old wait and routine, it'll get better. Nope. Left a short resignation, talked with the manager then left. 4 raises in all that time, 2 promotions. And I concur with your last sentence.
I watched a worker like this. They died suddenly and the board posted their job the next day. Don't ever work beyond the job description. Being jobless for a little while is painful, but undervaluing your time is lethal.
@Divine Retribution Ya it turns to “45 hours is no problem…. 55 hours; just a one time issue… to 60 hours every week.” Cheap ass big corpos need to hire more people and stop being so selective in the hiring process. They spend 3 months to get the best candidate but lose 2 experienced individuals due to burn out.
The way to avoid the glasses is to take your time, put out many applications, and get 5 interviews before making a choice. Desperation leads to desperate situations, which leads to more desperation.
I was once in an interview and when they asked me about my salary expectations I implied that I wanted the highest within their range (which was published in the job offering post) since I had all the qualifications for the job. The woman that was interviewing me was going to be my bossed and smirked and said that it would be lower since I didn't have many years of experience (eventhough I was in the range requested as well). The interview ended and I was called back by a subordinate of my interviewer, I got the job but refused it, when the lady asked me why I replied "I did not like the attitude of the woman who interviewed me, she does not seem nice at all" and the lady could help but laugh (in what I feel in agreement to what I said lol)
Honestly it seems to me like you are too caught up in interpersonal BS. You literally just gave so-and-so intellectual liberty to engage in social warfare upon the person who interviewed **you** simply because **you** didn't click with them. You are like the superficial douchebag whp has a mental breakdown when their burger is medium-rare instead of medium. You are also obviously oblivious to the power you wield as a consumer and a producer. #sorrynotsorry
@@ericfarina9609 Unfortunately, that's the attitude most people have and that's why companies take advantage of them. I like Valeria's attitude. She had all the requirements, so why shouldn't she ask for the maximum salary? In any case, her problem wasn't with the money, but with her boss's attitude. I say she dodged a bullet.
@@tirkdiamond "I implied". Enough said. I have plenty of sympathy for Valeria. My point is that this broken world should not teach Valeria, you, or I, to "imply". People are passive-aggressive about everything and direct about nothing for a reason- our culture incentivizes it. People are "taught" to avoid conflict resolution and seek sympathy after the fact. Instead of understanding conflict resolution on a society-wide level, our society teaches people to avoid conflict as a form of "individual empowerment" which is really just abandonment of meaningful obligations in favor of a cult of selfish rights.
Just recently quit a toxic job and to whoever is reading this, please know that: 1. FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION, if something feels wrong, it is wrong. 2. IF THEY SAY: we are all friends here, BIG RED FLAG
yeah cause they are full of low quality employees. Thats my experience. Employers are working hard to give everyone better but employees keep screwing them over
Best job I ever had was with private municipal contractors. I was a glorified pamphlet dispenser getting median wage and recommendations for normally doing next to nothing in air-conditioned environment.
Red Flag #3 is something I find it be a big problem with cybersecurity jobs. They want 10 years of experience, a bachelor’s degree, 3-4 advanced certifications, but only want to pay around $30K/yr for all of those qualifications. 🙄
Generally when you see garbage like that, it's because they're trying to outsource. In order to outsource, they have to show they're offering the same job to Americans. But the loophole is exactly that - ridiculous requirements, low pay, and then they can tell the government, "we can't find anyone qualified or willing to do the job!" and get a visa allotment.
Here’s one that should definitely be on the list. The interviewing/hiring manager bashes his staff while interviewing you. And no I didn’t take that job.
Yep, you definitely need to watch out for this one. I found this out the hard way. If the person who is going to be your manager bashes everyone else behind their back, he'll do it to you too.
Oooh I was in one of those interviews myself and when I reported back to the Agency who introduced me to the company I said I wouldn't have taken the job if I was offered a £100,000 a year. They were quite annoyed at my reply.
@@RedSiegfried that's exactly what i've been told on current job, and I was like wtf; They also asked me, what salary I wold be happy with; I knew those are two red flags, but I decided to give it a go, and now im a team lead; just saying saying, few red flags, should not make you dismiss the job entirely;
"Were looking for someone to come in and hit the ground running." This may very well mean that you will be baptized by fire with no formal training, or that the department is in such ruin that they're hoping for a magic man who will fix things. Also, if "being a self starter" or "doing things without being told" is mentioned a lot. Obviously it's great to be a go-getter, but in my experience, this means they are impossible to please, and you will be in a no win situation. If you don't do something, they will say "I shouldn't have you to tell you to do that," and if you do something without being told, they will want you to have done it a different way, or to have done something else.
In my experience its crucial to list "doing things without being told" because theres a shit ton of people who just slacks off the moment they are not immediately being told to do something. I remember at a job where you were assigned roles/jobs in the morning and the supervisor had overlooked one of the employees, and that guy instead of going to the supervisor getting his duties for the day, hid in a back office playing games all day because "he hadnt recieved any orders"
@@Vitross I can see your point, no supervisor wants to baby sit and tell people what to do every minute of every day. However, in the experience I was referencing, they mentioned it four or five times during the interview, and ironically, I don't think my supervisor ever walked past my desk without asking "what are ya working on." And, it seemed like the "training" was more geared towards "gotcha" and "well your resume said you've done this before" rather than giving someone the tools they need to succeed.
“No two days are the same” ie, you’ll never be able to get into any kind of comfortable routine or rhythm. Each day you’ll travel into work dreading the completely unmanageable, unpredictable car crash of circumstances you’ll somehow have to cope with.
Along those lines, "flexible schedule." They don't give a shit about giving you a consistent schedule or any kind of predictability, and you're going to be expected to drop everything for them at any time. They will never, ever try to work with you unless you're a teenager still in school.
@@williamnicholson8133 i agree with you. Some jobs are like that and certain people (me) fit better for a position like that. I hate routine, i hate monotany. I need a little pressure and constant change to keep me motivated
Here's a subtle one. They refuse to give you a tour. Now, there may be a legit reason for this. Time crunch, secure environment, safety issues. Fair enough. But IMO, asking to see your potential work environment is a perfectly reasonable request. But if they refuse without giving you a valid reason, or worse, seem annoyed at your request, that's never a good sign.
i applied for a job as engineer at a hotel....i have years of experience in building maintenance but never worked in a hotel setting....sent in my resume and within 10 minutes of meeting the manager he was showing me the rooms and the mechanical rooms and even up to the roof to look at the HVAC equipment....he answered every question i had and went back and forth on numbers and it was done deal all within 30 minutes...im still there
I once had an interview, after which some part of my brain was telling me, "Don't take this job." I ignored it and accepted the job because I couldn't figure out what exactly was wrong. It was by far the worst company I've worked for (and I've been in the work force for 30 years). If your intuition tells you that something is off, don't ignore it.
I had that with the first school I taught at. My gut was telling me it wasn’t going to be a good, but my rose colored glasses was all “go out and save the world”. I wanted to quit 2-weeks into it. Ended up leaving for a different school 9-weeks into the school year. I was the fifth teacher to do so.
With over 40 years in the job market, I've seen every one of the signs from a bad employer during a job interview. Sometimes multiples of the bad indicators. Fourth years ago there were a lot more employers that were up front and actually were a great employer and regularly promoted employees. Today, few companies promote anyone because they really don't expect you to spend decades with them. One good question an interviewee should ask is "Where do you see a person that gets hired in this position to be in 5 or 10 years?" If they pause, there is no path for advancement and the position is a dead end.
nah, the question about "where do you see yourself in 5 years" is totally dumb, no matter if it comes from the employer or a potential candidate. Because in your own mind you see yourself surrounded by strippers in Las Vegas, smoking a cigar, but the answer is always some corporate bullshit. "I hope to see myself in a leadership position at your company, advancing the interests and productivity of my team".
@@santroff5050 here's something I never thought before - in the current political situation, chances are I'll be drafted into military when Russia invades my country. We are neighbors to Ukraine. Can any corporation ask me in good faith "where do I see myself in 5 years"? We are living in a distopian culture where the emphasis is on personal development and career, when realistically, it could all be over in blink of an eye. When confronted by this reality, all the usual office discourse feels very superficial and irrelevant
I’m a younger employee and I feel like I’m constantly being taken advantage of by my employers... I just left a terrible job and your tips may help me finally learn how to stand up for myself and my worth moving forward.
all younger people get taken for a ride big time. Take my advice as strange as it sounds, get your parents to come to the interview with you, it may seem a little odd but they will be able to negotiate a much higher pay than they would offer if you were going alone.
I think its important to know your worth and NOT be scared to reject any offer which is dodgy or giving off bad vibes. Mentally its often better to be unemployed than in a crap job as you can focus on finding a good job...in a crap job you end up focusing on the job and finding another job!
It’s so discouraging to be working hard and be on top of your shit to just be treated like just another number. Probably has made me give less shit about any job that’s nothing to due with my personal development.
@RUclips WantsToSilenceMe I've been told it twice and both jobs were a bunch of long grueling hours and no play. I've found any company that is in some way proud of working hard is a big red flag. You should be working smart not hard and if things are hard you should be figuring out how to fix that.
That is 100000% true. I've heard that in an interview, got the job, and proceeded to work an 8 extra hours per week (48 hours minimum). That shit adds up to 32 extra hours a month for no extra pay. Utter bullshit.
My grandma always told me 1. Interview them, 2. Look at the current employees, do they seem miserable?? 3. Always ask to see what your workspace is. 4. Always use the bathroom & break room to see how well kept they are. I went for a job at an old whiskey distillery, and my desk was at the end of a hallway with no windows, next to the bathroom door, and the photocopier, so glad I didn’t work in that dungeon.
This comment wins, hands down. My dad told me the very same thing. He told me to observe the current employees and gauge morale. Show up randomly during each shift, if applicable, to observe working conditions and the workspace. Is it clean and neat? Or is it a hot mess and ball of confusion? Are supplies well stocked? Is the equipment in operation safe or is it old and in need of repairs or replacement? What does the breakroom look like? Is it depressing and sparsely decorated? Is it messy? This could be a way of discouraging long breaks. Is the bathroom clean and stocked with toilet paper, soap and paper towels or a hand dryer? Is it locked at all times, requiring a key for access? Do employees actually get to take breaks? My dad told me all these things are potential red flags. But I learned something else. If you apply for a job and get hired on the spot, just know that the job is going to be some bullshit, like setting unrealistic expectations and working you into the ground. I actually went to apply for a job; it was about 8:30 in the morning. I turned in my application and left; the administrator chased me down in the parking lot. That should have been the first red flag. Interviewed and then invited to a second interview...ten minutes after the first. Second interview consisted of asking my name and welcoming me aboard. Second red flag. Then I'm scheduled for orientation...in twenty minutes. Wait, what? I wasn't prepared for that shit. I was ushered to a conference room and left to fill out a thick stack of paperwork for new hire stuff. 45 minutes later, I am sent to train on the floor. What. The. Hell?! 30 minutes of training and I am thrown on a hall of residents who have not been touched for at least ten hours or so. I get everyone cleaned up, marched firmly to the conference room, collected my stuff, filled out a clock in slip, left it on the administrator's desk and then walked out. Total time elasped: about three and a half hours or so. That was the most insane experience I've had in the wonderful hell that is employment...and I've been through employment hell in gasoline uniforms.
@@shannonnealey2839 LOL, my grandma worked in sweat-shops during the depression, so as bad as we think it is.... we have to give those who came b4 us "props" for the littlest of improvements we "benefit" from. Now, I am in Fortune 500 Corporate hell.... any Puiblic company is now ADDED to the Hall of Shame, of worst Org's to work for.... they doubled the price of all of our benefits, and doubled the workload with all of their burecratic double-talk and BS. Now, after about 3 years of their ownership all the original sales-men & talent left, and the company is tanking big time.. Lesson 5 if the highly sucessuful place you work for is bought-out by an Publicly traded compoany, be the 1st to leave; not the last....
I had an interview at an aerospace manufacturing facility once. Sounds cool, right? Upon entering, the foyer looked like a dilapidated 70's living room with peeling wallpaper, there was no HR office to speak of (I was interviewed in a glorified storage room), I was walked through the "factory" (employees looked miserable and one even stuck her tongue out at the HR lady, to which she replied "oh, she likes to do that..."!), and the HR lady kept referring to a shack in the middle of this glorified pole barn (no air conditioning at all, even though they were manufacturing high end titanium alloy parts...) as having a "laser" in it, as if I'd be impressed... When we finally sat down in some meeting room joined with a couple other people, they noticed that I was not only rather intelligent (I'm a polymath), but I also have a good sense of humor (which they said they really needed around there... uh oh...). When it came to expectations of pay, though, the room became dead silent, and I thought that one or more people were going to stroke out. Apparently, none of them were even making that much... Oh, and when I got to the question of layoffs (I had checked Glass Door beforehand), they beat around the bush but, remembering that I'm smart, gave up and basically confessed to a bad business model with poor management and a greedy family that ran the place (these people were really pissed off at this point because they knew that they wouldn't be able to hire me, yet seriously wanted/needed me). I walked out and never looked back. "Don't judge a book by its cover."
Interviewer took his pen out of his pocket & said: "sell me this pen". "I don't have to. You've already bought it, haven't you?" I replied I didn't get that job.
I actually had an employer ask me the same question. Turns out, being creative and imaginative in details and specific aspects of said pen doesn't merit the 'responsibilities and sophistication' required to be a bartender at this establishment. Ok, but can you sell me a pint of Guinness and tell me it doesn't taste like shit? I went back a few months later and ask if the manager was still working there. NOPE. He's was fired for theft! *wow, I'm so shocked* I'm not sure if this is an example of karma but I felt 100% satisfied to hear that. It probably wasn't something personal but I legit tried for that job interview to impress the manager.And to be shot down on the spot is never a good feeling when you're already at a low point. Move on I guess.
A big sign happens before the interview. I told a recent interviewer that I couldn't schedule anything for Tuesday or Wednesday because I have class. Made sure I repeated that at least 3 times. Went ahead and scheduled me for a Wednesday interview. Nope, if you can't take my time into consideration, imagine what it's like working for you.
@@DonLicuala the weird thing about people is they hear the days we say. It's frequently better to say the days you WANT; leave out the days you are unavailable. For some reason, our brains remember what they hear and it is harder to make the mental switch to what we didn't hear. Of course, I make the same mistake all the time.
I had an interview at a car dealership for a salesman job , and the manager told me he thought I would be a good fit. In order to hire me he would have to fire the guy was not performing anymore, he implied that he would be doing that immediately, as if I said "yes" the guy goes that very moment. I told him that was highly unethical, and that I didn't want the job at that point. How did I not know that he just hated the guy and was just looking for an excuse . How did I not know if he would do the same thing to me 2 months down the road.
It's not unethical to fire salespeople who don't meet their numbers, or anyone who underperforms. If you don't want it to happen to you, then don't suck at your job.
That happened to me once before, but in a different way. I was hired for the job, and walked around the office and introduced to everyone. Later, that same day; I noticed attitudes from two coworkers. The manager had hired me, and then fired them that very same day! I felt like hammered shit. It made for a very uncomfortable working environment; so much so, that I left after three weeks. Soon after, the company laid everyone off and closed down that location. So I dodged a bullet, but boy was that a mess.
I’m glad you put in that last red flag. I’ve had the experience of going through a lengthy hiring process where it slowly became a clearer at each phase that the scenarios that they kept asking me about with an increasing level of details were real managerial issues they were trying to solve. At one point they even brought me into a real meeting with the managerial staff to “get a sense of how I fit into the culture and collaborated with their current staff.” They we’re taking about real work issues and kept asking me, “What do you think?” Or “What would you do?” At that point I started feeling like they were using me as an unpaid consultant. I didn’t feel right about the process and walked away from that opportunity because I thought if this is how much they are asking of me without pay before they hire me how much uncompensated work would be involved even if this process is legit and I get the job. I always second guessed myself for that but hearing you describe it made me finally feel okay with going with my gut.
Never go against your gut. Never. I ignored my gut instinct with my last job and paid for it dearly. I’m fortunate that on some level I understood that I was in a bad situation and set up a contingency plan which I’m now activating.
Weirdly, I had an interview at a company where they appeared to be very much that. Very connected, company outings, very extrovert, even. Which was also why I, as a shy introvert, didn't fit in, even if I was a good match. Red flags can wave in multiple directions I guess.
Shoot, I'll wear whatever hats they want as long as I get paid and get to go home at a decent hour. But if wearing more hats means working more hours (and it usually does) then forget it.
Lol I actually prefer jobs where I wear a lot of hats. I get bored doing the same thing all the time. I just need to like all of the hats they want me to wear.
@@deb5392 me too. I actually look for those jobs and hab them in the past. The only downside for me was if I wasn't allowed to organize my work accordingly and had to switch too frequently between different tasks. But if the work culture suits me and my way of working it actually is kind of perfect for me.
Facts. I also actively avoid listings for "Team Member" positions, or similar. I need my duties and responsibilities specified; I'm not signing up to do "whatever needs be done," for a stagnant wage. If I'm doing the jobs of 8 different specializations, I expect to be compensated for that specialized experience.
You should ALWAYS ask this question first: “What is it in my resume that you saw that caught your attention?” This is your test to see if you should even bother to sit down. You guys should definitely know the que to leave when you hear it. Thank God for this video btw.
So, here's my story. Unfortunately, when I graduated from college there was a really bad recession and job market. It was really hard to find a job, but I came across a position that had been open/unfilled for quite some time (1st red flag). I interviewed with the manager who managed to show his best side to me during the interview and informed me that the previous person had vacated the position several months earlier (2nd red flag). I was offered the position and accepted but immediately found out why the position had been vacant for so long - - the manager I reported to was one of the worst, most difficult bosses you could imagine. One of these people who you can never do anything right for no matter what you do and impossible to work for. This is why no internal candidates applied for the position because they knew about this manager all too well. I don't beat myself up for taking the job because I needed to support myself and had no other options at the time, but it taught me the lesson that if a job has been unfilled for a long time in a bad job market then it probably should be avoided.
I graduated about 3 years ago and still feel the job market is terrible especially for us new graduates likely as things are still recovering from covid. Barely much jobs out there for new people but many for experienced people. I managed to get a job in a hospital here in the UK within a ED department. They put me on an apprenticeship program due to not having a certain degree. Was supposed to be 18 months though ended up near to 2 years. Also pay is rubbish though hopefully should go up now since I am now no longer an apprentice plus have access to their extra "bank" shifts which pay more. I did get an interview for a lab support worker job however turned that down as they stated clearly they won't train pupil for becoming registered as a biomedical scientist which I studied for though am now exploring other avenues. Also looks like I'll have to work in 5 different locations. It was 4k more than my current job when advertised though with my current shift pattern I could make more plus I get some lab experience which I feel this other job would only be the benefit for me though I already get that Sometimes I think it's better just starting your own business. Started flipping cars on the side which isn't as stressful and heartaching compared to job searching plus decent profit when you have the right people with you.
@@thorsrensen3162 To be completely honest, I lasted 9 months before I quit without giving notice. The job was that bad. Fortunately, I had someone I could move in with until I got back on my feet and found another job in 3 months. Then the economy/job market finally improved and suddenly I had a lot more options. You've just got to weather through bad times in your career and come out of it a better, wiser person.
I can't speak to the cultural/general interview process, but I've been the lead on a handful of technical interviews for software development positions, and I've also watched others lead tech interviews, and I 100% agree with you. When I give a tech interview, I have only two main things I'm trying to learn about you: (1) do you have the basic skills needed for the job, and (2) are you able and willing to ask questions to learn more about the job or the task at hand rather than making assumptions? I've seen many interviews either overlook or explicitly not care about #2, and it's come back to bite them in the ass. Interviews should be a two-way process, because otherwise the candidate won't know everything they need to make informed decisions about (and on) the job, and the company won't know everything they need to make informed hiring decisions. That said, I've also been on teams where this conversation happened between me and management: Them: "What do you think of the team?" Me: "They're eager to learn, but they definitely need some training on the application they're developing. There's a lot of domain-specific knowledge they're not familiar with." Them: "We were just thinking of replacing them with new hires instead." Me: "...you'd... still need to train the new hires on the application, though..." Them: "O_O" They looked at me like I was crazy, as if they could just take anyone with basic coding skills and toss them onto a 3-year-old project with no training and get good results. MANAGEMENT couldn't understand that jobs are learning processes, not factories where people who know what they're doing come in and obey orders to pump out products. And I was just like... "get me off this team now, if this is who's running things here".
@@SongofaBeach2012 Applying as a mechanic and asking to see what the shop looks like. Applying for a truck driver position and asking to see the trucks. Other positions that have intangible qualities like psychiatry or dog training can be harder. When I get a tattoo, I ask to use the bathroom. If I see that the toilet's hard-to-clean spots are dirty, I won't hire them. If a company doesn't show there stuff off, that in itself is a red flag.
@@IceMetalPunk It's funny and sad how management types love eating up buzzwords but stares at that "it'll take 2-6 months for a new hire to start pulling their weight" fact and goes "no! I don't want it! Get that outta here!"
HOW? FUCKING TELL US HOW! I got thrown out on my ass in my last interview trying to do that- as an computer and electromech engineer who was applying for a retail position because that's all that is hiring. Tell me how you're supposed do that when any one with a spine is disqualified.
At my last job, the interview had 6 of those 7 red flags, but because of my inexperience and anxiety about getting a job, I ended up taking it. Worst decision of my life so far
Same situation here. My job title was assistant manager but when I joined I found that there is no team to work with. I was doing everything alone. I figured out the solution. At least get 3-4 job offers in hand. Join the best one & if you see red flags or shitty culture don't bother to think twice. Just run away within a week & join other company.
@@KrantirajPatil10 I’ve done exactly that for the same position, Raj. Done it twice this year and it’s already March lol. Will be taking a break for a while and taking in this video.
I feel like such a fool. I got hired at what seemed to be a great job, and the interview was great but that manager didn’t work at my station, but I got so many red flags during the first six weeks I honestly asked myself why I stayed. When your supervisor doesn’t train you, forcing another newbie to train you, yells at you or scolds you in front of the team and flies off the handle at a moment’s notice, it should be obvious that you should flee. I don’t know why I didn’t. To make it worse, the department I worked in was utterly chaotic and perpetually short staffed despite recruiting in large numbers. And the first time I met the other supervisor in legal terms she kidnapped me and another newbie by refusing to let us leave at the end of the shift. Okay we weren’t locked in, but the job required security clearance so until the background checks were done we had to be escorted off the premises. And she refused to walk or drive us out. I got out by getting someone from another company to walk me out and squared it with security but my colleague wasn’t brave enough and ended up being trapped unpaid against his will for half an hour. And there were numerous other incidents that were immoral, potentially dangerous and very likely illegal. After one such incident when I was pretty much forced to work alone for two night shifts, the second one meaning that management had 24 hours to find me at least one person though really four is the minimum the job needs, or cover it themselves… they didn’t. That’s when I finally woke up and realised that I was in a bad situation. It took someone from another company that does the same services towards the end of the second night shift to tell me that it was illegal to expect me to work alone, day or night shift because my managers didn’t tell me, but were willing to use me while they slept tucked up in bed. So I finally managed to get a contingency plan put in place. And as if the universe was confirmed I’d made the right choice, a few days later I went to a meeting with the deputy manager to discuss my problems with being so badly unsupported in what was way more than my fair share of night shifts and within a minute she’d completely flipped the script and turned it into raking me over the coals about my supposed flaws, including stuff I’d resolved weeks ago. So this week was the last straw. Three weeks before my six month probationary period was up, I could see the red flags indicating they were about to sack me so I activated my contingency plan and accepted an open job offer from that other company I mentioned. Coming fully trained and security cleared makes me valuable enough to poach. So I did. I’m now waiting for my induction day and am about to drop my current company in the dirt behind me.
When they ask a generic question like, 'where do you see yourself in 5 years', I know I don't want to work there. My best jobs have been where you just have a conversation.
That is a sign that they are using a standardised job candidates interview and hiring practices manual of some sort and a sign that they really don't know what they are doing.
My sister got this question and she answered that she'd like to be involved with leadership in some way, either at work or in her own personal life. They then turned her down saying that they don't have any positions involving leadership. My sister was upset, especially as that wasn't what she was getting at but I pointed out that it seems they wanted a foot soldier who'd be happy to stagnate and stay in a low paid position.
maybe its not the employer? not to sound mean but are you a hard working person or are you a simple clock it, clock out kind of person. because one of those is worse than the other.
I was once the only girl on a group interview for a internship with two male candidates. The HR lady looked straight at me and asked if I had kids. I was only 22. I know some people become parents at 22 years old but that's not very standard for a college student here were I live so very very weird question. She had no interest in knowing the same thing about the guys, just me. Huge red flag. Wish I had noticed it then, I ended up not lasting 3 weeks at that horrid place.
If a company asks for a rockstar, run! Fast! They want to work you into the ground, doing everything, without paying you properly, or hiring enough staff.
Every time I asked my supervisor for help, I was called a "rockstar" and was basically guilted into continuing with no help despite the disparity in the way work was distributed in my department. I no longer see the term "rockstar" as a compliment but as a tactic.
Red flag number 8; If you are applying for a creative role and they want you to create marketing material for them as part of the interview process 99/100 times it is because they just want the free labor.
Create marketing material. Copyright it (its cheap if not for free) Give to the interviewer informally. If the company uses it, sue the company for a lot of money. It is the reason why Hollywood producers are not willing to hear histories or read scripts from strangers.
Red Flag: When a job description gives detailed description of what is required for the position. Then at the end it also says, "Other duties as assigned."
for me thats not necesssarily a red flag. Work enviroments do genuinely change. Also even if they didnt say that they would still add to your duties/tasks anyway. To make it clear I am NOT defending bad employers as ANY significant change to a role should be handled mutually rather than dictatorially
I think that’s been on every job I have ever had a written description for. I always think of it as the company’s CYA to have you do something not expressly written in the description. To be fair though I have been in a technical repair position most of my career in buildings with everything from air conditioning to x-rays so who knows what you’re going to do that day. The company with the x-ray didn’t have it when I was hired so how could they have encapsulated that in the job description?
In engineering that is normal. What broke last night is the first question of the morning. They often advertise the position as "process engineer" which means what ever it takes to keep the plant running.
Adding my 5 cents: don’t be afraid to stand up and leave if the interview is too abusive and way out of the line. I interviewed years ago for a “very important” institution and the “to be” manager was trying to make me fail asking useless questions, humiliating me and being sarcastic… He even asked how I got my visa to live here. None of the questions were aiming to know more about me, everything was tricky from the beginning to the end, and the guy smiling very very creepy at me. After one hour he had nothing else to ask, he was making up stuff and being a jerk, so I said: “listen, I don’t think this is working well right? I don’t think you are a good fit to be my manager, so can you please walk me to the door?” He said: “ I was not going to hire you anyways, just wanted to see how long you were willing to stay” 🙂 If he is acting like that in an interview , how he would treat me when If I was his employee.
Name them and shame them, mate. I don't know what resources we have for that here in Oz, or wherever you are, but leave a negative (scathing) review on the equivalent of that GlassDoors site mentioned in this video.
A good rule of thumb is how nice and well kept are the employee vehicles in the parking area. A good paying job with decent benefits will allow for average or above transportation means. Not luxury, but dependable.
I love when they say I’m looking for someone with a thick skin. Basically they have issues and they need you to cater to them being able to treat you how they want lol. And, you can’t criticize them because they are super sensitive and unless you want to hear them repeat your criticism back to you a hundred times forever, you basically can’t say nothing. This is a ptsd job beware. Jobs want you to have great interpersonal communication but that’s for you, no understanding back.
Omfg. My previous employer used that on me! Said that I don’t have thick skin. She couldn’t take criticism. Micromanager. Super sensitive. Did not provide training. Lazy af. Power player. Disrespectful af behind closed doors. I knew from my first week I didn’t want to keep the job, but continued because I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt. I regret not asking about the turnover rate. Turns out it was HIGH. I’m unemployed now but I am SO HAPPY I am not working under that person anymore. They also hired me very quickly. I should’ve seen the red flags early on. Lesson learned!
You've clearly never worked for a company that caters to snowflakes. Worst place I've ever worked. Walking on eggshells every single day for fear that someone is going to run to HR
I learned early on to interview the interviewer. I found it amusing how it confused so many that I would ask questions as well as answer them. One time, at a full interview panel, one guy asked me why I asked so many questions - I said an interview was a 2 way conversation and I needed to know if it was somewhere I would want to work. I was offered, and accepted, the job. (and that particular guy was taken away a few years later by the FBI ha ha) 😎
The ultimate red flag, last job I had. The HR woman said at the end of the interview, "You need to have a really thick skin to be on this crew." I thought, "Hmm, sounds like a supervisor isn't doing their job." Which turned out to be true, and it was true for his boss and the foreman above him, and the manager above him.
I remember when I tried to get my first job after high school, they wanted 60 hours a week, 5 12 hour shifts a day, wanted to work sundays and saturdays as mandatory overtime, unpaid. And they wanted to pay 7.50 an hour, and said it was atleast higher than minimum wage. I actually told them to shove it, that a McDonalds would start paying at $10 just down the street with flexible hours.
@@tenchraven I would never work for no pay. Kind of defeats the purpose of being at the job. If my pay stops after a certain hour, I'm heading home at the end of that hour.
Redflag #2, happened to me exactly, I applied for a specific role that aligned with my career goals, then at the interview I realized the job was something entirely different, they just used the job description to get as many candidates as possible. What a waste of my time and complete dishonesty, and it’s a fortune 500 large Pharma company 🤦♀️
I used to get this one in Silicon Valley in my early 20's. So difficult not to answer "living in SF, playing in a band." Which is actually what happened....
I recently had a refreshing version of that question where the hiring person prefaced it with, "A lot of people start here to go into other related fields. What are you interested in learning and being challenged by?"
Interviewer: "Where do you find yourself in 5 years?" Response: "that depends on whether or not the rapture occurred during those 5 years. Have you been saved? Have you heard the good news? Wait, I think I have some pamphlets in my briefcase beside my Bible...."
“We are very fast pace, and no one should be bored, there is always something to do.” = 3 people are expected to do the work of 10. In your first half hour each morning, you will shovel the parking lot, clean the toilets, and mop the roof.
Another big red flag (even before the actual interview) is when they aren't punctual and make you wait for up to an hour if not more! Outside before interviewing you. It shows you that they don't respect their candidates/potential employees time.
Happened to me once. After meeting with all the personnel doing the interviewing I was to meet with the president. She walks in about 40 minutes late because "lunch went long." While interviewing me she asked me to give her one word to describe myself and I said "punctual." Needless to say I didn't get the job.
I was supposed to have a video interview this morning, but the interviewer never showed up. So I exited the interview after the 30 minutes was over and called the person who had called me a couple of days ago to let her know what happened (or didn’t happen). I’m willing to give them one more chance.
Disagree. This is a common interviewer technique. They purposely want to see how you react when something didn’t work to the agreed schedule. Large companies do this all the time. I even saw this technique recommended in a “top 10 things you should do as an employer interviewing a new candidate” video.
Watching this video, I have realised I work for a low quality employer. I realise now that the stress at work and mental pain I am carrying home with me is not me, it is my employer. So many of the red flags you have identified here aligned to poor quality employers are qualities my current employer identifies with, and has identified with for the entire 14 years I have worked for them. It is time for me to find a new job with a new employer.
I disagree with #6. Companies should be replying to all applicants even if the answer is, "we regret that we aren't able to hire you at this time, but thank you for applying." So irritating to spend time doing an interview only to hear nothing back.
savviness is cutting (bobble-) head hunters out of the cut; corporateers like this creepy-as-Eff stool televising itself here do anything to continue hoodwinking dweeby candidates ;)
You wish more companies reply to their candidates as a gesture of appreciation or just simply professionalism. However, there are companies out there who has such high response rate because they lower their standard and yet still unable to hire anyone, which is a red flag for sure.
I really hate it when employers make it sound like it's all a family and you gotta "wear the uniform" as if your entire life needs to revolve around the job. Especially in low wage jobs, it's obvious that people just need the money and nobody's actually super passionate about flipping burgers or punching numbers into a cash til. Just accept the fact that your employees are only there because they have bills to pay and go.
True, I’ll just add that the recruiter still needs to spot if the employee exhibits good work ethics, like, being polite, integrity with money, ability to do quality job without supervision etc.
@@AggysMagic yeah of course, but you can definitely be professional even if you don't like or don't particularly care about the job/company. I'm not passionate about being a flight attendant but I still do the job right
@@AggysMagic I tried that. I have been told I am one of the best workers at my low skill job. The other workers who have been there longer just get mad that an upstart like me is outperforming them and working harder than them. I moved up fast. They got mad and some of them want to tear me down while others depend on me to deal with it. I am at a loss of what to do.
i worked for mcdonalds once and it was super cringy the way they try to make it seem like being part of the job is like being part of a 'friendly community' to make it seem less like i'm forcing myself to work for money and just there to be an easily replaceable cog of the friendship crew. It was only part time but I can't imagine working full time in a place like that
One of my classic red flags, as a software developer, is when the interviewers start asking you whether you've had any experience with 'X' software, then when you say no, they start giving you lessons on how to use it and what it does. A lot of people out there treat interviews as a way of boosting their ego by trying to impress you with their own knowledge of stuff. Instantly cancelled.
Had a crazy experience just two days ago. I was interviewing for an Associate Software Engineer role. Things were going fine initially, but then the interviewer started asking questions about OOP and the definition of encapsulation. I provided what I thought was a solid definition and even gave examples of how it's used, but he disagreed. He continued with more questions, and then suddenly told me my definition was wrong and told the "proper" definition, almost like he was reading from a script. It was obvious he preferred textbook answers over a real understanding. I thought about quitting the interview, but considering the scarcity of callbacks, I hung in there and managed to clear coding rounds. Well, today, HR messaged me saying they want to move forward with my profile. I actually told them not to email or call me back. I checked Glassdoor and Google reviews, and it turns out quite a few people complained about unprofessionalism during interviews, I feel like I dodged a bullet now.
I personally found that companies who insisted that respect was important were the places where I felt the most disrespected. When they insist that bullying, disrespect, discrimination, etc, is absolutely not tolerated, you can be sure it is. It's not when you're the new employee, but it's certainly tolerated when the disrespect comes from their older employees, managers and supervisors.
I agree. I think rules and handbooks are often there to cover their backs in case something escalated too far and things become legal and the ones who made the rules had an idea something will definitely happen or already happened. I once had a coworker threatened me. According to the handbook they were supposed to be fired on the spot. After a talk with my supervisor they joked around and he walked back to his desk and gave me a gloating smile. He was never fired. There are a lot of other instances that should have gotten people fired but never did. Although if there was someone that they did not like then of course the rules applied to them.
@@tohrurikku That's so true! I spent the first 2 weeks on a new job, doing tests on the computer to learn how the company works, their values, etc. I was told again that bullying and discrimination were not tolerated; that if a supervisor had a problem with me, they would take me aside and talk to me, not humiliate me in front of everyone. First day on the job, I get assigned to a lady who'd been working there for 15 years; she criticized me, in my face (like I wasn't there) as soon as the supervisors left, saying I'd be a bother because I didn't know anything, and wouldn't learn anything anyway. I told my boss I didn't feel comfortable working with her, it turned into a huge thing, only to tell me "yes we've had many issues with her, we often have problems with her attitude, but she's been working with us for 15 years and we can't replace her". She litterally made most of the new employees in her department leave, even though they were understaffed, because she had a bad attitude, was rude and bullied people, but nothing ever happened to her.
"Other duties as assigned" means they'll throw stuff at you outside of your skill, experience, and job description, and then decide to get rid of you based on your performance on things you were never intended to do in the first place.
Yes. This was my last job. It was a mish mash of duties and just when I’d master one (without being trained) they’d change me to something else. I lasted two weeks. Learned a lot but also cried every day on the 40 min drive home lol
Yep. Got hired as a "store associate". I was told I would be rotating stock and organizing shelves that costumers mess up in a specific clothing dept. Soon I was expected to do other clothing depts as well as layouts, which was the Dept Lead's job. Then I was unloading trucks in addition to those duties. I was somehow expected to unload a truck, open boxes, hang clothes on roll bars, organize layouts, and rotate the stock at the same time. Then I was under constant pressure to get the truck unloaded faster and wasn't allowed to take my break until it was done. I once got chewed out by the supervisor for delegating some of my duties on the floor to other co-workers so that I could stay in the back to finish the truck. It was actually slowing us down having 3 of us doing the same thing. My supervisor's response was that I didn't have the authority to delegate work to others. So I pointed out that it was impossible for me to be in both places at once. Mind you this was for minimum wage, part time, no benefits. This was at KMART.
@@AuroraAquarius sounded just like Walmart. Same deal there. Every worker there has "other duties as assigned" in their job description. My last 6 months reflected well what they do. I was passed over for a whole 22c raise(!) because I wouldn't go out on the sales floor and do work they pulled finger-twiddling cashiers to do. I was solely responsible for keeping a 180-slot bike rack full in a store with the district's highest bike sales (because I know how to properly build a bike!). And that still wasn't enough. I'm retired now due to my health, and I don't miss that shithouse one bit.
Absolutely. I work in nursing homes. That is a job that will just fuck your soul until it bleeds. I've had to cover in laundry, dietary and central supply as well as my nursing department duties. Doing the work of four people while being paid half a salary. I quit after a few months. Rinse and repeat with the next job.
I understand that, the one I worked at as hourly management pretty much expected me to bend over backwards to get not only my job done in the 8 hours, but sideline a few security and policies in order to get some of the next shifts work done because it “helps the next shift with teamwork” as well as get everything done that the prior shift didn’t get done because “We are all a team here” so I had to pick up what they didn’t do. Then when something didn’t get done (which was literally everyday), they would lay the blame on me despite only having one, maybe two associates in my area if I was lucky to get not only our actual 16-24 hours worth of work done for that day, but doing another 16-24 hours worth of work on top of that because “the other shifts are just as busy with work as well”. Or in the other management position I was in, despite having customers and other associates saying how much I was able to improve the department I was in, it didn’t matter to the higher ups and would literally find every little thing to try chewing me out on despite the fact that most of it you wouldn’t be able to see or tell unless you were physically looking for it or had it point out. Of which they then used a lot of this as an excuse to get me written up even though I was practically following policy to the letter and the stuff I was wrote up for, other associates would do the same but the same managers would turn a blind eye.
I just started at Walmart a month ago and I already left, they ignored my hours available and scheduled me 5 days on 2 off 7 days on. Yeah no fuck that
I remember applying at Wal-Mart. They called me back 2 months later. I'd have been homeless if I didn't find another job before that. I wanted to tell the phone guy to go fuck himself, but I didn't. Now I realize that they ran through their employees and were looking for replacements because they treat them like shit. Thank God I never worked for them.
As someone who lives in a Right to Work State, where many things that are illegal for employers to do elsewhere are fully legal here, your content is a huge help, as I have no social safety nets or means of holding bad employers accountable, so the best I can do is avoid them, and teach others to do the same
Do you mean at-will? Right-to-work is related to unions. Montana is the only state that does not have at-will employment so I believe you have the two concepts confused. Just a heads up.
@@NothingToSeeHere1141 no. I don't. Right to Work is not related to unions if fact, if you do a simple Google search you'll see its the exact opposite. You're the one who's confused
@PyrrhicPax I don't need to look it up. I have a degree in law. But since you can't do your own Google search, here's one of the results (out of millions) that say exactly what I just said. Right-to-work is about unions. I gave you a heads up because it makes you sound clueless if you start spouting that off at work, especially to HR. They aren't going to take you seriously. I know because I also work in HR and have for decades. "A "right-to-work" state is a state that has enacted legislation that guarantees that no individual can be forced as a condition of employment to join or pay dues or fees to a labor union. States have the right to enact these laws under Section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In states with right-to-work laws it is each employee's choice whether or not to join the union and pay dues, even though all workers are protected by the negotiated collective bargaining agreement. Employers in states with right-to-work laws are prohibited from compelling employees to join a union or making union membership or dues a condition of employment." If you do a simple Google search for 'at-will doctrine', you'll be able to read the difference. You're welcome.
One Red Flag that I encountered while interviewing was being asked “why would we hire a woman with a family when we could hire a young single man with no obligations?” Needless to say, I neither got the job nor wanted it after that interaction.
@@ContentConfessional It was a few years ago and I wouldn’t know how to report it if I wanted to. I have no proof, so it’d just sound like I was sour for not getting the job. Though after that interaction, I never even want to entertain working there ever again.
That's an old question, and a good one. I'm surprised that anyone still uses it. The correct answer is: " A young single man doesn't know shit about commitment or responsibility. I do. "
I was a very lucky guy. I worked at Bell Labs for 31 years, loved every minute of it, worked with great people and had great bosses. Then I retired. Went back a few times to visit my former colleagues, had lunch, stayed for the whole day, it was like all times.
In my early year studying Computer Science, Bell Labs is basically a part of CS history, where many amazing people works and where many new technologies comes from. That's really cool! and turns out they are also a great company to work with makes it 1000x better.
I've been very lucky too. After about a decade of misery and feeling like a robot working in fast food, I got hired as the janitor for a daycare that not only paid me for what the job was worth but also treated me like an actual human being. I loved that job, but it still didn't pay much and was pretty lonely. I had even considered getting a second job back at my last place of employment just so I could talk to people again. And then I got scoped out by the pest control company that serviced the daycare. They basically saw that I did good work and offered me the job. Now I both make more money than I thought I'd ever make and thoroughly enjoy my work! =)
I stuck around for a whole year after realising the job was different to what was described. The industry was important to me so I kept telling myself I was "lucky", that I shouldn't "waste the opportunity", that it was "better to be doing something in the field rather than nothing". I finally walked after submitting a major complaint about my boss's conduct but not without crushing my self- confidence in the meantime. Please learn from me. If you're seeing red flags like this, run.
Same, lasted a little over a year, after 1/4 of the staff left/layed off they split the work among everyone else, I was wearing multiple hats every day for the same base pay. No thanks
Seems like these days, that’s common because they need to guarantee a person is a good fit for a position since there’s SO many people vying for it. I ASSUMED that was the reason though. Maybe not.
I agree , I was a candidate for a world class computer company, after 3 interviews I literally told the manager interviewing me that there wont be a 4th interview it's either now or never , I had wasted enough of my precious time. The interviews had went well obviously or they would move you on to phase two, or three. I didn't get the job , but at that point I felt like it was becoming a bit of a game. There should be a law that anything after 2 interviews you should be getting paid for your time and gas.
This is very true. I was once intervieved 3 times for a position, with a fourth interview pending. I had not heard back from them for a good 3-4 weeks, and when they finally got back to me with an interview date, it was just two days ahead (keep in mind I told them I currently worked shifts and need a weeks notice to be able to take time off for the interview). They had no understadning, said that it was either this date or never. I said if they scheduled early in the day or late in the afternoon I might be able to make it work. Nope, it was just that one hour at 1pm they had available for me, nothing else. They even had the nerve to state that if I had "more important places to be" than that interview, I was unfit for the job. Dude, yes - my current _paying_ job?! I just told them that I could not make it in such short notice, and wished them luck. Fast forward a 2,5 years and the company doesn't exist anymore.
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If you really want to help people get jobs, time to tell some home truths.
Time employees looked in the mirror.
Maybe do a video on what red flags employees might be sending to employers during an interview.
I would like to know what I could do better and might be sending red flags I am not even aware of.
A lot here need to start putting their big boy pants on, stop blaming everyone else, and look at what you need to improve to better find a job.
A big red flag is when the interviewer asks you hardly any questions and the entire thing feels like a sales pitch.
Yes! Had this one. They really, really need anyone, because they are all overworked and management is poor.
I had one of those. They had basically fired the entire team and were desperate to immediately replace them. They couldn't even tell me who I'd be working with. Needless to say, I did not take the job. Though thankfully I was employed at the time. If I were on unemployment, I'd be *required* to take it if I got an offer.
Or the 5 minute interviews. You know you didnt get the job then. I have had a couple of these short interviews and didn't get the job.
@@gsilver0 I got one of these jobs and I quit after 2 days.
@@gamerman3815 had a couple of those. One didn’t even read my application. Another was at a bbq restaurant my friend worked at. I had to walk there in the middle of summer, just to get there and the manager only asked about a steel fabrication job I used to have. This told me I never had the job in the first place because the last place I worked before that was an upscale restaurant. He didn’t care about that
I’ve learned this one the hard way. Don’t work for a company who asks you to be a part of their “family”. You’ll be overworked and underpaid.
Family - such a weasel word in a work context.
If they want you to be part of their family, rest assured that it's a dysfunctional family.
Yeah. It's b.s., and it really translates into over-worked, under-valued slave.
Or when they ask you to swear allegiance to the boss.
hahah i just realize it now, the company where I am work now is like that
"we work hard and play harder"
Real meaning: tons of hours of unpaid overtime but we have a ping-pong table in the break room
😂
Which you get fired for looking at...
Yeah, I worked there, too.
Yup...I found that one out early
Also “everyone here hates their life so much that they’re functional alcoholics.”
A ping pong table that is collecting dust that is, because nobody plays ping pong
I went for an interview, tried to enter their car park and was told to go away and park somewhere else. I wasn't allowed to use an empty visitor spot. Then I was ignored by reception whilst she talked to a friend. Finally I was met by the interviewer (who would be my manager) 30 minutes late. Everyone in the office looked totally miserable and there was no conversation at all. Finally the interviewer asked me on a scale of 1-10 how much I wanted to work for them. I thought about it, looked him in the eye and said 2. If I was desperate I would work there, but not out of choice. His jaw hung open, so I thanked him for the interview, got up and showed myself out. One of the best decisions I ever made. The interviewer left within 6 months.
How do you know that the interviewer left within 6 months?
@@carldrogo9492 it was in the local paper. I read about the case. Very interesting.
@@carldrogo9492 Because he made the whole thing up
@@jeffjeffries8924 Bro 😂
Went to an interview recently and the parking attendant yelled at me for parking in the spot labeled "CEO", I touched him wiht the jab. The receptionist was on her phone and didn't greet me, touched her with teh jab. Interviewer came out asking how much pay I wanted, that kind of question earned him a touch from the jab. CEO came in asking about "commotion" he got touched with the jab. True story.
• 4 year degree.
• 10 years experience.
• Must be fluent in (insert laundry list of complicated software).
• Must work evening, weekends, holidays, leap year, etc.
• Must be willing to travel.
• Must be willing to relocate.
• Must complete a 3 hour test on-line before you even know if have any chance of an interview.
*Starting pay $16 per hours, part time, no benefits.*
$16 an hour? Where are you finding wages that high nowadays? I feel like you’re lucky to see $12
😅😅😅😅😅
Or...all that for an admin assistant position!
@@kentmccoy592 or an internship
They are looking for that purple squirrel again.
"One bad employer can set you back years in your career." Very very very true.
True the last one I had made me never work again
@@50_Pence Same here.
Literally about to get fired from retail cause "You can't meet your quota and we believe it's your laziness."
Very true, I had a bad employer that effectively cancelled my career early 2015, and only just now am I finally able to start building it back up again with an entry level position in my field.
@@AshnSilvercorp Oh wow. I am so sorry that happened to you. Keep your head up and don't let this experience with shitey people deter you.
Employers all want someone with
> The experience of a 60 year old
> The drive of a 30 year old
> The energy of a 20 year old
> The obedience of someone making 7 figures
> The pay scale of a 14 year old
I gave you a like for this, but in all fairness not all companies are like that. I’ve had some very good employers over the last forty-something years who treated me very well. Some, not so much.
@@carljohnson4691 don't believe it.... perhaps you where brain washed
@@carljohnson4691 How many of those were within the last 20 years? The last ten? The situation seems to be getting worse.
Underrated comment.
@@carljohnson4691 the point isn't that all of them are this bad but that there is enough who are.
Red Flag: You show up to the video conference interview fully prepared with great questions, professionally dressed and your camera on. The hiring team arrives late with their cameras off. In case they were unaware you polity let them know their cameras are off and unable to see them. They laugh and say: "Ah, but we can see YOU!" Their cameras remain off throughout the whole interview. - Yes, that exact scenario happened to me.
Never accept a job interview through video conference - Interview face to face in person or not at all.
@@freeman8128 that's got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard. So it's worth travelling across country for an in person job? Or even abroad? Initial stages are always phone calls or video calls. I've had just remote, just in person, and a mix. There is no better or worse. They will conduct them how they will conduct them. If you can do it in person then go ahead but your comment is beyond fucking stupid. It's boomer tier logic. Should I give a firm handshake too? Fuck off
@@freeman8128 this is actually a bad advice
@@careem3463 That person clearly never heard of remote work.
@@dantezco the better advice is “match the standard of the room.”
Unfortunately, some of these red flags don't show up until you begin the position.
Exactly! And now I’m quitting after just 2 months 🤦🏿♀️
Be on the look out during the interview, they will say what they need to so that you can say yes, but asking the right questions can help you determine the reality. Also an investigation on LinkedIn can help, see how long previous employees were there. Also study the interviewer when you ask tough questions, body language says a lot. Being super comfortable with giving controversial answers or being stern when asking questions about expectations or perks and of course, the infamous overtime question can give you an idea of their views and where they stand. They after all at that point in time, represent the company. All this helps you to determine the environment and what you are going into.
I was offered alcohol once in an interview and was called "bruh" as if I was magically familiar with them just by seeing them. Immediate red flags. They were incapable of being professional in an interview so I had no confidence in them being professional if I had worked there.
Also if you are fortunate, take a tour of the office after the interview and study the current employees, body language, communication and the overall feel of the office. You can easily sense tension and anxiousness from others.
@@PhanTimo01 thank you for all the advices. I just graduated so I don’t know a lot of things on that subject 😭
I took that job because I was kind of desperate even though it is underpaid
I should have known better especially after the fact that the interviewer (my boss) was literally smoking during the interview even though it was via zoom that’s not professional, is it ?
Yeah, the unfortunate truth.
@@PhanTimo01 I followed somebody from HR into an interview room and on the way we passed a conference room filled to the brim with people with angry passed off looks on their faces. Ugh. The interview was just as bad with the interviewer firing questions and me and then barely hiding his amusement and contempt for me at his attempt to get me flustered. Thanks but no thanks. How do people have contempt for people applying for a job anyway? It boggles the mind.
I went for a job interview today and the manager said, “We’re looking for someone who is responsible.”
“Well, I’m your man.” I replied, “In my last job, whenever anything went wrong, they said I was responsible.”
Most underrated comment
Hope you get a better one man
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LMAO!
Honestly, their reaction to that would probably give you a clue to how good of an employer they are
"We're always hiring" translation "people constantly quit on us because this is a shitty job environment"
I don't know about that. I work for a great company and we're always hiring. A lot of people think they're going to get in and do nothing but get discouraged when they actually have to work. These are the same people who are on their phones 24/7 and refuse to remove their headphones. I work for a food processing company. They're one of the best companies I've worked for. Tuition reimbursement, healthcare, competitive pay, plenty of opportunities to move up and pursue industry specific certifications. The problem is it's cold and a 2-2-3 split shift. Most people can't handle that I guess.
Not just a shitty job enviorment but a shitty job too! With shit pay and shit coworkers where nobody gets paid enough to give a shit! Don't be afraid to walk out just make sure your on your way to your next job that might suck less.
@@Subhumanslug Almost as if your singular job isn't a real environment. If they're always hiring, they're a shitty employer. People can't handle being paid poorly while being treated like shit. Don't try and create a fake narrative.
didnt know aang was so pessimistic
Not always. A fast growing startup is often always hiring even if nobody leaves. Company I worked for has grown from 10 to 500 people in the last ten years. They are always hiring.
"Our work culture is extremely intense and competitive. Employees who quit are merely collateral damage." Actual sentence spewed at me by a recruiter.
What a royal ahole whoever said that to you! They consider themselves too highly important yet the workers are the ones who put them up there to begin with.
Sounds like a job for men and not for little girls
@@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220 Sounds like a job for morons not normal men.
Sounds intense, there is a special kind of people who thrive under such conditions. I am not one of them.
@@chelseachelseafcsuperfan7220 Except it means ignoring the many possible and valid reasons that people would quit a job. It's a huge red flag as on how they think of you as of less than assets.
I worked as a fashion designer before, and I can't even count how many times I passed an interview with a company that asked me to do some "homework" and build a full design with mood boards, sketches and tech specs!! I got tricked a few times and sent those files. As you can imagine, I never got the job. They just tricked young designers to give them free work right into their mailbox. Imagine if they squeezed 10 interviews in a couple of days, ask each candidates to make three designs with tech specs. They have a whole collection done for free. Thank you for bringing this up!!
That's illegal! I cannot believe they got away with it
@@Angy708 it is completely illegal, but they get away with it, it's infuriating!
I got booted after writing a training program. They then hired 2 people for my wage lol
You might be able to sue them actually for that, after all it is illegal for them to have you do work that provides value to the company for free, as the guy said in the video. If you can prove they used your work they had you do for free to add value to their company and still didn’t hire you so they didn’t have to pay for that afterwards that’s highly illegal and you could honestly make a considerable amount of money from them in court if you file a lawsuit.
Yup and that's not even considered a "real" low income job. And they all get away with it too despite laws.
My brother once went to a job-interview and something was off about the company: They didn't seem to put that much emphasis on quality. He left the building... and was immediately scooped up by 2 undercover-cops who quizzed him about what he knows about that company. "Nothing! I was just here for a job-interview!" - "Tell you what: You shouldn't work there."
Atleast feels good to know cops are trying to do their jobs
When undercover cops are telling you, "yeah, you don't wanna work there," ghost that place like it's burning from the foundation on up...yesterday.
@@savvivixen8490
Cop: "You have a chemistry degree? There's that Colombian Baron roundn the corner that is looking up for people, I'd rather advice you to go work there instead."
My first job out of college (video game developer) was at a company where the owner's previous business (construction) went under when they got caught selling stolen fire hydrants back to the city.
@@savvivixen8490 Lol.... Id definitely go warn the bad guys right there :-p....
I wouldnt work for them...
But f. v. c k pigs. Especially ones who are so clearly inept :))
"We're like a family here"
Meaning: no work ethic, no personal boundaries, sacrifice your free time for no compensation
It basically means they want you to bend over backwards for the company, even during an Actual family crisis.
I worked for a company that said that to me and they were honestly the best company I have ever worked for. Were so good to their employees and really treated us with respect. Also let us do a 4 day week if we had to work over time the week before. So I would say your assumption is a bit of over kill.
@@nickcallus7295 I had the opposite experience , look for, if they expect you to carry their bags or to do menial tasks ..then beware
basically my internship lol
And nepotism or favoritism
Red flag no. 7: happened to my husband once. It was a Professor who took 3 rounds of interviews and asked to prepare thesis proposals. He prepared it but the professor kept on asking to better it. Felt like a scam. Beware of professors, some want to get new research ideas in the name of interviews.
Yes. I just had an interview two weeks ago with a company. They have been in layoffs, but posted a job with salary 70% higher than the normal salary for the same position.
The interviewer asked several question for my ideas how to solve their problems. I immediately knew he was shopping ideas.
some unscruplous development companies have engaged in this practice as well. They ask to submit specific computer programming projects/'coding' challenges, and they are using as free development / support services. I mean if you think about it a global company can literally get thousands of candidates) submitting projects and use it as a free resource.
I left academia for this reason and many others. I don’t care about pointless research. I care about money and loving my life outside of work. Not driving your grant forward….
@@JohnS-er7jh basically free intellectual properties.
Beware of Academia in general. There are many unethical people working there.
So many stories. As a young lawyer, I was asked by the name lartner if I was married and then his colleague immediately said "you're not allowed to ask that," to which the name partner responded "oh, this is just a friendly conversation." Then he asked me what I liked to do in my free time, I responded and he said "work should be the most important thing in your life right now." The colleague called me, said the partner liked me and wanted me to meet his partner and I said forget it.
Flash forward 15 years later, I go through a round of interviews with a firm where multiple interviewers discussed the good work-life balance. I responded that that was important to me as weol. Then when I got the call from the main partner who told me that I wouldn't be getting the job, I asked why and she said "we work really hard here, including every weekend, and we didn't get the sense that you're up to that." To which I responded "well, so much for that work-life balance everyone talked about. By the way, saying you work every weekend is not impressive. It just tells me that you'd rather be at work instead of raising your kids. Click."
precisely. i work for my wife and kids. my employer just happens to benefit as well.
Saying you all work weekends tells me you aren’t competent enough at your job to do it during your contracted hours.
@@ollyrukes That's not true. In many professions, particularly the law, there is so much work to do that working weekends becomes necessary. It's not about competence, it's about hiring more people to distribute the work so that working weekends is the exception, not the rule. Unfortunately, for many, working weekends is a badge of honor. That's what I find to be ridiculous. In the interview process I described, I realized after the fact that the interviewers (who were mostly at my level) baited me because they did not want more competition for partnership. Regardless, I never wanted to be at the kind of place.
@@gmh471 so the company is either too incompetent in managing their own resources or the workers are unable to manage their workflow. No matter how you slice it someone is dropping the ball
What law firm is EVER open on a weekend?.........
Can you start tomorrow means the job is so shit that the last employee told them to shove it and walked out
I agree. I think it’s a bit of a power play too. How much can we get this person wrapped around our finger. Oh they’ll come right in great they’ll do whatever. Of course you might need the money ASAP, but if you can afford to push it out a few days or a week it sets some boundaries.
I am not sure it’s a case for software developer jobs. Often this is added position, and those positions are hard to fill now days. So in my company all the positions technically “start tomorrow” :). But in reality, of cause not, we have to do security check, so it will end up 2 weeks at least.
Lol
Maria Guinsburg maybe your company is shit. I see so many software gigs that don’t even push above 70k entry level. You won’t hire people if you don’t pay enough.
😆😆😆😆so true.
Here’s a subtle, yet surprisingly profound red flag: Is the coffee FREE??
I’ve experienced this twice in my career. Ask to see the break room. If the coffee is free, proceed. If you have to put in a quarter, or any amount of money into the coffee machine, then that employer is too cheap to give you a fair wage and decent benefits.
I once worked for an employer who didn't provide free coffee and while it wasn't a bad place to work, we did have turnover - there was nothing keeping them there because there weren't any perks. Good call out.
@@ALifeAfterLayoff The main reason I’ve mastered the art of noticing subtle red flags is because I graduated college just before the Great Recession of 2008. So for the first five or so years of my career all I knew was layoffs. On the plus side, I got a lot of experience in job-seeking and interviewing.
So here’s another pro tip: if you see a job posting you really like, copy and paste the job description into your resume. This will let your resume successfully pass through the employer’s poorly-automated HR system, LOL.
interesting. I would say if the company has a little kitchen where people can make sandwiches, toast and drinks its usually a good sign. often they will have an unoffical tea/coffee club where its free or very low cost for decent drinks
I guess ours is decent then (I’ve never worked in an office environment before so this is new to me)? We have a free soda fountain, coffee machine (one that grinds the beans I think) and purified water dispenser. And before Covid, I think they’d sometimes come by with a cart of alcohol for “happy hour” at the end of the day in some departments, and they used to buy us lunch during busy times or at least once a month. Hopefully that’ll come back.
In one of the best jobs I've ever had the coffee wasn't free, there was no tea provided either, just a kettle to brew your own if you wish. Still had a great time. I'd say when company is trying to dazzle you with free fruit and fancy coffee machine then be alert, because it may mean they will use those gimmicks as an excuse to fall short in other, more vital areas. In Germany having to pay for beverages in the workplace is quite common and yet they have the most effective labour laws in Europe, so...
I fell for the bait and switch tactic before.
It was 2016. The job advertised was for a materials handler, paying 9 per hour. During the interview, I was asked what my salary expectations were, and I said 12 to 14 per hour, especially since I was told I would be building demo displays of their products, which was not in the job description. He then asked if I had experience with their products and building structures, and I said yes. I pointed out that owned a boat manufacturing shop and clearly have a lot of experience using hand and power tools. I also explained, that I did quite a few side hustles sporadically over the last 10 years, using their products to build decks, staircases, and benches. I then told him, past the 10 year job history, when I lived in another state, between 1989 to 1992, I worked for 2 plastics manufacturers, running extruders and presses. The product this employer made, uses an extruder. In fact, it was remarkable similar to the ones I remember using over 15 years ago. So he took me out to the production floor, and asked how to run it. It took 3 minutes for me to recall the steps, and I got it right, and extruded a beam for him, as a demonstration of my ability. Honestly, I was shocked I remembered.
So we went back in the office, and he then told me this. He would start me as a material handler at 12 per hour, then after my 90 day evaluation, he was going to move me to the production line to run the extruder, which starts at 18 per hour. I said awesome. The schedule was just like the old days of working at Micron, four 12 hour shifts then 4 days off, 3 days on, 3 days off. Excellent.
I arrived for my first day of orientation at 7am, and half way through, I told the HR lady what I was promised in my interview. She looked at me puzzled, and said no one makes over 12 per hour there. She then called my interviewer to the conference room, and then he denied making any such claims or offers to me.
It was one of the worst places I ever worked at. I think I was maybe one of 2 or 3 people who wasn't an ex-convict, safety was optional there, and I saw several near misses on my first day where pedestrians just walk right in the path of an oncoming forklift honking their horns.
By day 2, I just didn't come in, and started a new job search. Luckily, I found a new job 2 weeks later, that paid 20 per hour, with way better benefits.
And since it’s illegal to ask a former employer if an individual is re-hireable, I hope when you resigned, you actually let the company know that you were firing them, that they had failed.
People need to get it through their heads that you are not owned by your employer, you are not a slave, and they are not a slave driver, there’s not any purchase agreement or bill of sale when it comes to your well-being.
You are not required to give two weeks notice, they cannot legally require it unless they pre-pay you for it. Most companies do not give severance anymore so what gives them the right to expect a two week notice… do they give you a two week notice when they fire you?
Everyone needs to remember you have the right to fire your company, the same as that company has a right to fire you. Oh, and by the way, keep a file on your supervisor and manager directly. After all, they are keeping one on you, and your records are as legal as theirs are. Be accurate, be honest, and make sure to include dates and times, and brief descriptions of what’s going on. Work journals are considered diaries, which are legal documents in a court of law. There are several cases that can be cited where journals and diaries have been used as evidence because it corroborates as proof of a situation. And don’t just keep them for yourself, keep them as a witness testimony if someone else is being harassed or mistreated. What goes around comes around and you never know how someone might help you as well.
People need to start banding together and suing employers when they misrepresent themselves. Class action lawsuits are what change the corporate world… take the tobacco industry as an example. A multi multi billion dollar industry that was changed because a few thousand people got together and wouldn’t back down. When we hold these corporations and employers accountable, it changes the structure.
Take Budweiser as another current example. A simple boycott has brought that company to its knees. think now how effective multiple class action lawsuits would be by changing corporate law. People have to remember just because something is currently law or on the books doesn’t mean that it is permanent or that it’s constitutional. Laws and guidelines are changed every day because of things like class action lawsuits.
Also, people need to start considering their options when suing the individual supervisor or manager themselves. You’d be surprised how effective it is at changing the entire landscape of a corporation when you take legal action against your direct supervisor or manager. If you sue them individually, they have no corporate power behind them. This is how, Scl€ent0Logy took down the IlR$ and the F€D$. They sued agents individually and as a result no one wanted to take the case and it was costing the federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars every single month to keep the case open. That’s the way you change the landscape.
Corporate America has been a slave structure for way too long developed by the Rockefellers after World War II. It began with the educational system, teaching children that you’re nothing if you weren’t an obedient employee who keeps a job.
The concern for the average employee has never been for their well-being, but only focused on their productivity. Why do you think you only get two weeks vacation per year?. In the grand scheme of things does that make any sense?
Look at countries like Sweden, where it has been on record for many many years that their people are happier than anywhere in the world . I’m not one for Socialism, capitalism really is the best but I am for socializing certain things and also having a lot more requirements for allowing people time off. Two weeks out of 365 days is ridiculous and to be made to wait a year to qualify is also absurd, not to mention the immense amount of grief, that most companies give you if you do take sick days or vacation. Think about the last time that your manager made you feel awful because you had to take a sick day or some personal time to get some things taken care of. They don’t care about you, they only care about their bottom line, their productivity, and in their eyes they own you.
Sue, sue, sue, it is the only thing to do…
@@vdgitaliano thanks for your support. :)
@@vdgitaliano Come to third world country and you can say that again, over-population make individual value so low that's basically get a job is all that matter. Blast your ass off and hope one day, you can accumulate enough to migrate to first world country or you will always be slave. Born as a slave. Die as a slave. No exception. :)
After 18 years, my father asked his company to terminate his contract negotiating a compensation money to leave because of his new abusive boss, that or going to court. So he went to a few interviews and brought with him a voice recorder.
Dear god I hope someone shut that horror show circus down.
Went to an interview. Interviewer doesn't shake hands. No small talk. The VERY FIRST thing he says, "I can spot when somebody is lying." At end of interview, he didn't ask if I had questions. I asked anyway, "What is the major challenge the company is facing?" His response: Low morale. Ha! No sh1t, Sherlock.
“I can spot when someone is lying”
No, you can’t. Not unless you’ve been professionally trained as a psychoanalyst, and are VERY familiar with that individuals baseline emotions. And even then, you’re gonna be about 70% accurate AT BEST.
Interviewers who say that usually say that so that they can dismiss your answer as a lie if it’s not the answer they want.
Lol the interviewer was full of shit. Even highly trained interrogators have a little bit above 50% chance of spotting a lie, after decades of staring psychopaths in the face.
Whoever says something like that is 100% full of shit
Omg I went for an interview once and the owner said he knew when people were lying. It was so weird because I wasn’t lying and felt like I was being judged and told I was lying. Sooooo weird.
I don’t shake hands and let people know up front. That was precovid, now I don’t have to explain why. I also don’t do small talk but I will have a list of questions to ask my interviewer/ee during that time.
One time I interviewed for a risk management position and the interviewer had no personality and it was a painful interview. I already worked for the company in another department and know the workplace well. I didn’t get the position but given that I would have been above her I would have ended up firing her at some point anyway.
I would walk out. I'd never work for a company that wouldn't even SUPERFICIALLY respect me as a human being
We want a team player ...""When we ask for unrealistic things, don't complain. When someome does something unethical, don't complain. When someone doesn't do their fair share, don't complain. In fact, don't talk...just work. No ideas, no input, no feedback. And work harder." That's what being a team player means.
Im keeping this in my mind..thanks..I'm starting a new job this month😂👍
So so true!
Word for word, completely agree! "When someone doesn't do their fair share, don't complain"....yes, guess what, you have to "help out" and do their work as well, while those poor little darlings are sitting on their ass and busy chatting/having a good laugh/doing nothing. That was what did it for me and I quit. I was already overworked and underpaid. They said I wasn't loyal to the company :)
That actually sounds like the perfect employee....for a shit job. He's talking about an interview for a REAL job.
@@Jsteiner1974 sadly most jobs appear to be shit jobs
Red flag: says "job description includes but is not limited to" and then *lists 135 job duties*
I think we've come across some of the same jobs.
I once interviewed with a nursing home. Those jobs suck anyway, but this place...what the hell, man?
I was told in the interview that not only would I be responsible for nursing department duties, I would also have to cover central supply, laundry, assist in dietary, cover activities and rotate as the receptionist. I swear, that list of job duties rivaled my kids' last Christmas list.
I walked out. There wasn't a chance in hell that I was going to let them work me to death, run me into the ground and have the nerve to pay me bubble gum change for the privilege.
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Let's not forget the infamous "and all other duties as assigned"...
Wal-Mart
@@rickbailey7183
This is a popular one in retail
"Fast Paced" tells me they have a resource issue and will expect you to do the work of 3+ people and they are happy burning through people to do this
I ran across a listing where it was exactly that: a 3 in 1 job. Had 3 similar roles listed in the description. Hard pass.
It seems like every job ad says that line.
Possible! I work in the legal field and my first job in law was “fast paced” exactly as you described. My current job is also fast paced but not due to lack of resources (I’m with a Fortune 500 company) it’s just the nature of the work so there is fast paced and manageable out there as well
It's true, been there, done that. Worked at a pharma company doing analytical chemistry, and ended up ground into nothing. Now I am working in a warehouse and much happier. I will work in a lab again perhaps, but never for a company that demands "fast paced" performance. This means that if you aren't a marathon runner in your twenties, you are likely to be burned out by the job.
@@1000mizz It seems like every company is trying to wring us dry, squeezing 3 jobs from every person.
‘Murica :(
Here’s another one: I was at the end of a grueling interview that had two-employees interviewing me. I was asked if I had any questions for them, so I asked, “what do you like about working here?” They sat there dumbfounded and stumbled over themselves to grasp on to something they could say they liked. The best they could muster was, “ the benefits aren’t bad”.
That's a great idea. Thank you.
My father told me about that one; you’d be surprised how many people can’t answer that question when you’re just entering the workforce
That's my favourite question to ask.
@@bobmacabre6873 Some people are prepared for it and can rattle off a list of things; but the ones who can’t are even more telling, I think.
@@teagan_p_999 me too😊
“We’re a family here!” = We treat you like a child
“Fast-paced environment!” = toxic environment
“High energy” = high turnover
Manager: "You have to trust me." = You can't.
More like 1. We are nice to you so we can get away with paying you poorly, 2. Overworked environment, 3. Don't act like a human and don't show emotion
Fast-paced environment also means you need to multitask, sacrifice your weekends, work long hours
"capable to work under pressure and able to multitask" = we expect you to do the workload of 3 persons for a jar of pennies
Fast paced eviroment= You are 3 days behind schedule from the moment you start.
The best advice I got about job hunting was, that the interview is a two way interview. It is the job seeker’s chance to interview the employer, it really empowers the job seeker if one approaches the interview with this in mind. There is nothing more empowering than to end an interview, ones self.
Which should be taught in schools. Basic fundamentals of social interaction, like not tolerating bullies, advocating for your needs and demanding pay for what you're worth. Our kids are leaving school without these and if they do get it, its from incidental exposure, not a structured education.
Maybe if they were empowered through education, instead of beaten into submission by it, the next generation might outgrow the weaknesses of the last few centuries.
@@haydentravis3348 Education has never really taught this. It has always been taught on the job site. The difference is, up until the 80s/90s, most companies paid a semi-decent wage so it was less likely to randomly come up.
Today though, when even "bachelor degree required, 3 years of experience, entry level" jobs aren't upfront with salaries because it isn't remotely a livable wage... yeah.
When they're desperate to hire, think twice. When the interview seems hastily done and too easy, think twice. Same applies to choosing a partner.
As a former retail manager, that can be entirely dependent on the job market too. We had spells (especially when the pandemic first hit) where we went months without a single application coming in - meanwhile running shorthanded & burning out the existing staff. There came a point that if you had a pulse & showed up for the interview, you got the job...
@@Krazyk007x2 That's pretty much all anyone needed to get a job at the place I worked. Like, all you needed to get hired on was a professional license and to maintain a body temperature somewhere roughly in the 90's.
They would hire a fresh corpse just to have a warm body on the floor.
@@shannonnealey2839 That's what it came to, warm bodies to fill spaces lol.
The last sentence hit hard man :(
Real talk!!!!
I had an interview with an employer and he said he yells every so often. I laughed at him and told him he and I have a problem already. I stood up reached out my hand and said thanks for your time and good luck with your business and left laughing as I did.
It's hard to believe that there's still people in the corporate world who think they can treat fellow employees like farm animals and still have a job the next day.
Legend! 😂😂😂👏👏👏
Well see here's where you messed up. I would've taken that job and sued the shyt outta them for creating a hostile work environment. That's illegal in every state. belittling an employee or intimidating a employess is illegal. There are some people who make a living literally by suing their employers. They take these jobs knowing how hostile the environment is, just to being about litigation.
@@Letstalkaboutsex1911 a professional ashole buster
Good 4 u. :)
A good piece of advice that's sad but true, the people you work with are not your friends. Only tell the people you work with what you want them to know because they are going to repeat it, especially if it's a toxic work environment.
Yes. Treat it like high school and you’ll be fine.
Best to tell them nothing....virtually ever....keep your answers bland and short if asked anything.
That is so damn true!
A good friend once told me, "Never tell the people you work with anything that you wouldn't tell a cop."
Very, very true. I love my job and I love the people I work with, but I don't tell them anything that I wouldn't want getting back to head office. I don't hang out with anyone after work hours and I don't even go to every "staff dinner". They don't understand why I'm not as into things the way they are but that's because they are all much younger than me and haven't learned this hard lesson yet.
Want to add something to this, be careful when you're showing your portfolio during an interview. As a designer, I tend to show my previous work during a job interview, and employers would look at them ask how I go to those designs and what difficulties I came across. However, there is this one time, when I was being interviewed by a game studio in Vancouver, the producer came into the room with two other designers, looked at my portfolio and half jokingly said to the two designers, "Hey, we can copy this into our game" or "Do you think we can do something similar". There are no copyright laws for protecting an idea or a concept unless it's patented, and these people knew the chances of some random designer's work is patented is very low. After that producer looked at everything in my portfolio, his attitude and tone shifted, he started talking about their game studio making multi-million dollars, and my designs are just not up to their level. (don't even know how the two things are related) He even told me to go home, come up with some new ideas, and if he likes them, he may invite me back for another round of interview. I walked out the door, feeling like I was used, insulted, and thrown into the trash bin.
Ive heard about that elsewhere. Also big corpos steal indie ideas
@@arat2376 it appears that this is quite common.
What company is that?
Ubisoft???
@@miguel213 what happened to me wasn't with Ubisoft.
This is a subtle one, but when there's no middle aged people there I always find it alarming.
People at the height of their career with options leave. If there's just old and young people I know what I'm looking at; bad managers and young grads without the confidence to chase other options.
Yep because they can manipulate the young ones' enthusiasm. It's so sad to see, because some of these young folks have so much potential.
Or it could be that age discrimination is just part of their culture and if you don't look like them then you're not a "culture fit"
This. If it's only young college students/ recent grads, people near retirement or a mix of both something is up. Manager might have picked these age groups because they're easier to manipulate... or so they think.
Wow, never thought of this one, I'll add it to my list.
Not necessarily. In my organization, we're all in our mid-twenties to thirties. We're a team of 4, a new organization, and all in leadership positions. I can't imagine a middle aged person wanting to work under a director that's 26.
Prerequisite: 10 years experience in a five year old software.
During the recession I saw that a lot in my field.
Saw a post about the guy who designed some new software who got rejected for a job because he didn't have the experience they were looking for for that software. They wanted 10 years experience, he had personally designed and produced it a year and a half before.
I see that all the time, annoying as well get out.
Translation: looking for a good lier. Maybe it's a sales, marketing, politics, law, or journalism job?
Job requirements are often just a wishlist. Especially right now, when nobody can hire. This is a really great time to be a junior dev
Yep. Seen this myself. Asking for 10 years of experience in software that was released 3 years ago. HUGE red flag. x_x
"We're looking for people who aren't afraid to wear many hats" - translation: "We need multiple people to do this job, but we don't want to pay the correct number of people to do it."
well, I don't see a problem with that, assuming you can do that and get payed for that properly.
Like lets say you need 3 people for doing stuff, and you got 1 person that has the skill and the ambition to do all of those 3, I'd pay that person double and have him do 3 different type of jobs.
@@sergiusprintar5491 How often do people actually pay the correct amount though? I'm currently in a job where I'm expected to support 8 highly-complex web applications when 1 or 2 is the norm for a normal developer. At least, in all my other jobs it was. And I make _less_ than I did at that other job where my team would only support 1 app at a time.
The reason I can't quit is because this is the first job I've had where the medical benefits aren't garbage, and I'm contractually obligated to stay for a certain period of time.
I never see people who say "We're looking for people who can wear multiple hats" actually pay people any more than a normal employee. If you were willing to pay extra for someone who covers multiple jobs, good for you. But just because you would do it doesn't mean that every employer will.
@@danieltaylor4185 my point was that working multiple type of tasks isn't a bad thing assuming you are compensated properly and you are not overloaded (ie: working over 7 hours, actual work, per day).
When you are either getting overloaded or the pay is not proper, then yes, fuck that, its bad.
@@sergiusprintar5491 Yeah, I did kind of go on a bit of a tangent. My point was that it's really rare to find someone who does the multiple hats thing right. I've never found one myself. But I'm at least hopeful that there might be some out there, now. So... thanks for that, haha.
A recruiter wanted to place me in a job that wanted a candidate who could design and test complex circuit boards, and write firmware and software for the boards. I told the recruiter that she should be looking to hire 2-4 people.
This is one of the greatest channels on RUclips, seriously. We literally have access to a very seasoned recruiter who is willing to be absolutely transparent. Incredible.
Here's a good one:
Ask them what they did for their employees during the pandemic
They usually just try to change the topic, ask you to stop that topic or just simply told you're not qualify right away.
My company laid a bunch of people off, and the ones they didn't lay off they sent to work from home so they didn't have to pay for facilities, cut their yearly bonuses and decided to indefinitely postpone raises. But we're all "family" here....
@@cjd2889 wow that crazy I got a raise.
Good call! I did this when I was looking for a job 5 months ago. The answers were very telling!
I am so thankful I found my current employer by the end of 2019. It’s a food service industry, contracted to work for a law firm/office building. My employer may not have continued to pay me for the time off, but continuing to pay for my benefits it’s better than completely left cold waiting for a return date. They’re also following a new city law in regards to pandemic payment too!
"Describe yourself in one word?"
"Hired."
"Shit, can he do that?"
Good one
"describe yourself in one word"
me : (thinking)
(thinking)
(thinking)
me : "no"
@Drew Peacock reasonable
Jokes on you my interviewer ask 3 words
@@ArchieDeZ consider me hired?
When I see "Must be able to hit the ground running", I read that as "We won't take time to train you or help you get your bearings, and you will be expected to be up to speed within your first half hour on the job."
Literally my last job. It was so strange. When I asked to be trained she said,”I’m a small business, I don’t have time to train”. She finally trained me and told me to do things wrong. When I caught on, I got in trouble for not knowing better. Such a bizarre experience. I was let go after two weeks for performance. Despite zero training, being left alone all day and other employees saying I was doing a great job. Literal crazy making. Never been so glad to leave a job.
Yup!
My first job was at Taco Bell. No training before my first shift, just right into the fire. After 2 hours, I was on my own at the window. Didn't end too badly fortunately, but not a great first impression.
@@EmpressEllie sounds like an experience I had as well. "You're the manager now, write the policy manual. Uh, can you train me on my job responsibilities first. No, we don't have time. And why are you taking weeks to master the basics? Uh, because in all the years you've been running your business you didn't bother to write a policy manual. Perhaps that's why you run through managers faster than cinnamon rolls? What? Don't tell us how to run our business." Lol.
@@vendingdudes YESSSS!!! Did we work for the same company!!! Lol. Awful awful experience. The audacity to put your employees through that and then treat them like they are incompetent!!!
The last time I was interviewed, a couple of years ago, I was drained and exhausted from the agency life in a senior role and wanted to go in-house for change of pace. This affected a lot of the questions I asked in the interviews. In an interview with one tech company, I asked what the work-life balance was like. The HR rep proceeded to assure me that it was great. I followed up with a question about whether this was something the leadership team encouraged and made sure people actually did. Her response was one giant red flag. She was somewhat taken aback and then said that she sometimes works on weekends, but that it is because she LOVES it...and that the founder is always going on vacations.
Hahahaha needless to say I did not pursue this opportunity, since I have worked for plenty of owners who made sure they were rested but had no issue overworking their teams.
I had similar experience. I was also tired of working in agencies and was looking for in-house position. During an interview with big FMCG company I asked about life-work balance and HR response was something like "well yeah it's a popular theory nowadays". Two years passed and I am still puzzled about this response. Maybe they never had any issues with overtime work. Maybe it's normalized to the point that life-work balance seems like just a theory. Maybe she misinterpreted my question and thought I wanted flexible work hours or longer breaks (and I just didn't want to work at night and during weekends, that's all). They rejected me, for better or for worse, so I have no idea.
I ended up in a company with insane work schedule, agency again. All I know is that after all that horrible experience with lost sleep, meals and basically normal life I will never allow HRs to get away with such vague answers to such important question
7:15 "If you're going to ask you to provide your own equipment for the job, that's a major red flag."
Teachers everywhere: >.>
and teachers are still overworked and underpaid.
That's only in America.
Sign painters use their own kits. I know some machinists do also, the good ones.
@@shaqman8649 you kno that going in, if you still want to teach thats on you until its fixed.
mechanics typically do bring their own toolbox/tools so this isn't super relevant to the auto industry. also, many jobs nowadays do require you to have a laptop, although i believe most people have that at this rate lol
One of the red flags I have is when they say “we work until we finish” or something along those lines. That means they’ll work the shit out of you.
...work until all work is complete!....
"We work until we're finished" means "expect frequent and lengthy unpaid overtime and a lot of shit if you decide to leave on time to meet social obligations".
Had that said to me for a job. Spent a year there working as long as it took staying late and working weekends, then I came in 5 minutes late twice due to the public transport system being garbage (bus literally didn't show up one time and the second it just drove by without stopping) and despite me shelling out for a taxi to try and make it in time.
They chewed me out and told me I wasn't embodying the company spirit.
That was the last time I didn't take my contractually allowable lunch break or stuck around after my obligation had ended.
That stuff goes both ways but there are plenty of bad bosses that are blind to any minute extra you spend for them to help them out of be credit to team but focus in like a hawk on a single minute of billed time you "stole" from them.
Ah 8 hrs all done.... they added another one. When? 10 minutes ago... i see
Yup!
I actually had a workplace that had 'til the work is done' but they offerred overtime pay and a maximum possible hours. Kinda made it ok.
I once interviewed for a job that wanted a PhD in plasma physics and 15 years experience. They offered a salary comparable to a lab technician. Usually when an interview goes south, I bite my tongue, but not this time. I told them in no uncertain terms that it was rude to waste people's time.
Good for you!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 It's a joke how much these companies devalue people
Quite sincerely, thank you for your public service on this Jim! I've been in similar situations, but not able to do the same.
Good for you!
@@jennaeisel9072 Thanks Jenna. Honestly, I have no idea what these people were thinking. I don't have a PhD in plasma physics, but I did graduate work in plasma physics, which was probably as close as they ever got to interviewing someone. The kind of person they wanted would have commanded about 2.5X the salary they offered. I could have saved some gas had I known this ahead of time.
@WorldFlex Many do, but this one decided not to. Now I know why, but I can't imagine how they thought it would help.
I was hired by Canada Post as a rural mail deliverer. On my first day a woman walked up to me and said, "You're not going to like me" and then walked away. I stood there for a moment as another employee leaned over towards me and said, "She's going to be your supervisor." The resulting mental abuse that followed was phenominal. The union would not help me until I completed my 3 months probation - even though I was paying union dues from day 1. Union reps would roll their eyes and walk away when I mentioned her name and told me it would be of benefit to stick to the 'city' routes from now on. I quit on my last day of probation.
Unions are rackets
I recall my first engineering job with a major ship builder in Hampton Roads. The first thing my manager told me was, “I throw my engineers under the bus”. I was flabbergasted to say the least. Long story short, I walked out on my manager 1.5 years later with no job lined up. Best decision I ever made. Been with my company for ten years now. I love my career.
"One bad employer can set you back years in your career" so true. I was so happy when I got the job I have because I was unemployed for a year so I worked my butt off at this job, working OT and doing 80-100 hours a week thinking I'd move up in the company being the best and working hard. Didn't happen, got passed up for promotion after promotion and only two small raises in five years. Quit working overtime and looking now for a new job and re-enrolled in school. Please never respect an employer when they won't even respect you.
Every time I read stories like yours I'm glad that in my country, you're not allowed to work hours like that as a general employee.
It's actually against the law, which means that nobody can ask you to do that.
Of course, if you really want to work that much, you can start your own business, which means you aren't bound by worker protection.
Same 7 yrs, but knew after 3 years but did the old wait and routine, it'll get better. Nope. Left a short resignation, talked with the manager then left. 4 raises in all that time, 2 promotions.
And I concur with your last sentence.
My current job put me in a similar situation. Was told I will be developer and they put me in IT. Leaving in a couple weeks
I watched a worker like this. They died suddenly and the board posted their job the next day. Don't ever work beyond the job description. Being jobless for a little while is painful, but undervaluing your time is lethal.
@Divine Retribution Ya it turns to “45 hours is no problem…. 55 hours; just a one time issue… to 60 hours every week.”
Cheap ass big corpos need to hire more people and stop being so selective in the hiring process. They spend 3 months to get the best candidate but lose 2 experienced individuals due to burn out.
*When you're only looking through rose colored glasses, all of the red flags just look like flags.*
...you just described my last relationship. Thanks, I hate it.
Underrated comment
BoJack Quote let’s go
No, they all still look like red flags still. Every flag that WASNT red now DOES look red. Dumb saying.
The way to avoid the glasses is to take your time, put out many applications, and get 5 interviews before making a choice. Desperation leads to desperate situations, which leads to more desperation.
I was once in an interview and when they asked me about my salary expectations I implied that I wanted the highest within their range (which was published in the job offering post) since I had all the qualifications for the job. The woman that was interviewing me was going to be my bossed and smirked and said that it would be lower since I didn't have many years of experience (eventhough I was in the range requested as well). The interview ended and I was called back by a subordinate of my interviewer, I got the job but refused it, when the lady asked me why I replied "I did not like the attitude of the woman who interviewed me, she does not seem nice at all" and the lady could help but laugh (in what I feel in agreement to what I said lol)
Good for you!!
Honestly it seems to me like you are too caught up in interpersonal BS. You literally just gave so-and-so intellectual liberty to engage in social warfare upon the person who interviewed **you** simply because **you** didn't click with them. You are like the superficial douchebag whp has a mental breakdown when their burger is medium-rare instead of medium. You are also obviously oblivious to the power you wield as a consumer and a producer.
#sorrynotsorry
@@ericfarina9609 ok corpo
@@ericfarina9609 Unfortunately, that's the attitude most people have and that's why companies take advantage of them. I like Valeria's attitude. She had all the requirements, so why shouldn't she ask for the maximum salary? In any case, her problem wasn't with the money, but with her boss's attitude. I say she dodged a bullet.
@@tirkdiamond "I implied".
Enough said.
I have plenty of sympathy for Valeria.
My point is that this broken world should not teach Valeria, you, or I, to "imply".
People are passive-aggressive about everything and direct about nothing for a reason- our culture incentivizes it. People are "taught" to avoid conflict resolution and seek sympathy after the fact.
Instead of understanding conflict resolution on a society-wide level, our society teaches people to avoid conflict as a form of "individual empowerment" which is really just abandonment of meaningful obligations in favor of a cult of selfish rights.
Just recently quit a toxic job and to whoever is reading this, please know that: 1. FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION, if something feels wrong, it is wrong. 2. IF THEY SAY: we are all friends here, BIG RED FLAG
Hm
“Low quality employers are low quality for a reason”
That hit the proverbial nail on the head!
yeah cause they are full of low quality employees. Thats my experience. Employers are working hard to give everyone better but employees keep screwing them over
Best job I ever had was with private municipal contractors. I was a glorified pamphlet dispenser getting median wage and recommendations for normally doing next to nothing in air-conditioned environment.
Red Flag #3 is something I find it be a big problem with cybersecurity jobs. They want 10 years of experience, a bachelor’s degree, 3-4 advanced certifications, but only want to pay around $30K/yr for all of those qualifications. 🙄
Oh hell no!!
Generally when you see garbage like that, it's because they're trying to outsource. In order to outsource, they have to show they're offering the same job to Americans. But the loophole is exactly that - ridiculous requirements, low pay, and then they can tell the government, "we can't find anyone qualified or willing to do the job!" and get a visa allotment.
@@TravisNewton1 exactly
Ridiculous and unbelieveable. It's like they want the moon.
A job posting like that will get 0 resumes sent in
Here’s one that should definitely be on the list. The interviewing/hiring manager bashes his staff while interviewing you. And no I didn’t take that job.
Yep, you definitely need to watch out for this one. I found this out the hard way. If the person who is going to be your manager bashes everyone else behind their back, he'll do it to you too.
Oooh I was in one of those interviews myself and when I reported back to the Agency who introduced me to the company I said I wouldn't have taken the job if I was offered a £100,000 a year. They were quite annoyed at my reply.
@@RedSiegfried that's exactly what i've been told on current job, and I was like wtf; They also asked me, what salary I wold be happy with; I knew those are two red flags, but I decided to give it a go, and now im a team lead; just saying saying, few red flags, should not make you dismiss the job entirely;
"Were looking for someone to come in and hit the ground running." This may very well mean that you will be baptized by fire with no formal training, or that the department is in such ruin that they're hoping for a magic man who will fix things.
Also, if "being a self starter" or "doing things without being told" is mentioned a lot. Obviously it's great to be a go-getter, but in my experience, this means they are impossible to please, and you will be in a no win situation. If you don't do something, they will say "I shouldn't have you to tell you to do that," and if you do something without being told, they will want you to have done it a different way, or to have done something else.
In my experience its crucial to list "doing things without being told" because theres a shit ton of people who just slacks off the moment they are not immediately being told to do something. I remember at a job where you were assigned roles/jobs in the morning and the supervisor had overlooked one of the employees, and that guy instead of going to the supervisor getting his duties for the day, hid in a back office playing games all day because "he hadnt recieved any orders"
I spent 18 years living with this. I would rather die in a gutter than work for people like this.
@@Vitross I can see your point, no supervisor wants to baby sit and tell people what to do every minute of every day. However, in the experience I was referencing, they mentioned it four or five times during the interview, and ironically, I don't think my supervisor ever walked past my desk without asking "what are ya working on." And, it seemed like the "training" was more geared towards "gotcha" and "well your resume said you've done this before" rather than giving someone the tools they need to succeed.
I got bit by the "hit the ground running" trap.
I love "hit the ground running" positions. They weed out the people that won't be able to keep up.
“No two days are the same” ie, you’ll never be able to get into any kind of comfortable routine or rhythm. Each day you’ll travel into work dreading the completely unmanageable, unpredictable car crash of circumstances you’ll somehow have to cope with.
Along those lines, "flexible schedule." They don't give a shit about giving you a consistent schedule or any kind of predictability, and you're going to be expected to drop everything for them at any time. They will never, ever try to work with you unless you're a teenager still in school.
I like that. I hate routine
This is called life many jobs have extremely varied workloads and day to day expectations .
@@williamnicholson8133 i agree with you. Some jobs are like that and certain people (me) fit better for a position like that. I hate routine, i hate monotany. I need a little pressure and constant change to keep me motivated
@@jona3180 As someone who has ADHD. This seems more like a blessing than a negative thing.
Here's a subtle one. They refuse to give you a tour. Now, there may be a legit reason for this. Time crunch, secure environment, safety issues. Fair enough. But IMO, asking to see your potential work environment is a perfectly reasonable request. But if they refuse without giving you a valid reason, or worse, seem annoyed at your request, that's never a good sign.
i applied for a job as engineer at a hotel....i have years of experience in building maintenance but never worked in a hotel setting....sent in my resume and within 10 minutes of meeting the manager he was showing me the rooms and the mechanical rooms and even up to the roof to look at the HVAC equipment....he answered every question i had and went back and forth on numbers and it was done deal all within 30 minutes...im still there
Yes!!!! I always get a tour
I once had an interview, after which some part of my brain was telling me, "Don't take this job." I ignored it and accepted the job because I couldn't figure out what exactly was wrong. It was by far the worst company I've worked for (and I've been in the work force for 30 years). If your intuition tells you that something is off, don't ignore it.
True, if the employer is small or not well run, these problems can trickle down to you. I do security 👮🏻♂️ and see this often.
I had that with the first school I taught at. My gut was telling me it wasn’t going to be a good, but my rose colored glasses was all “go out and save the world”.
I wanted to quit 2-weeks into it. Ended up leaving for a different school 9-weeks into the school year. I was the fifth teacher to do so.
Yup. I walked out in the middle of an interview. I politely declined the job because it wasn't a good fit.
I'm currently in this boat. Something about the job telling me don't take it but it's the only high paying offer I got
With over 40 years in the job market, I've seen every one of the signs from a bad employer during a job interview. Sometimes multiples of the bad indicators. Fourth years ago there were a lot more employers that were up front and actually were a great employer and regularly promoted employees. Today, few companies promote anyone because they really don't expect you to spend decades with them. One good question an interviewee should ask is "Where do you see a person that gets hired in this position to be in 5 or 10 years?" If they pause, there is no path for advancement and the position is a dead end.
nah, the question about "where do you see yourself in 5 years" is totally dumb, no matter if it comes from the employer or a potential candidate. Because in your own mind you see yourself surrounded by strippers in Las Vegas, smoking a cigar, but the answer is always some corporate bullshit. "I hope to see myself in a leadership position at your company, advancing the interests and productivity of my team".
@@santroff5050 here's something I never thought before - in the current political situation, chances are I'll be drafted into military when Russia invades my country. We are neighbors to Ukraine. Can any corporation ask me in good faith "where do I see myself in 5 years"? We are living in a distopian culture where the emphasis is on personal development and career, when realistically, it could all be over in blink of an eye. When confronted by this reality, all the usual office discourse feels very superficial and irrelevant
That’s a great question to ask!
I’m a younger employee and I feel like I’m constantly being taken advantage of by my employers... I just left a terrible job and your tips may help me finally learn how to stand up for myself and my worth moving forward.
all younger people get taken for a ride big time. Take my advice as strange as it sounds, get your parents to come to the interview with you, it may seem a little odd but they will be able to negotiate a much higher pay than they would offer if you were going alone.
@@jackoff4052 That's an awful suggestion. That is a surefire way to get a candidate passed over for somebody else.
@@jackoff4052 take your parents with you? wth? Lmao
I think its important to know your worth and NOT be scared to reject any offer which is dodgy or giving off bad vibes. Mentally its often better to be unemployed than in a crap job as you can focus on finding a good job...in a crap job you end up focusing on the job and finding another job!
It’s so discouraging to be working hard and be on top of your shit to just be treated like just another number. Probably has made me give less shit about any job that’s nothing to due with my personal development.
If they ever say "we work hard and we play hard" run like the wind. It means they want to work you to death.
@RUclips WantsToSilenceMe I've been told it twice and both jobs were a bunch of long grueling hours and no play. I've found any company that is in some way proud of working hard is a big red flag. You should be working smart not hard and if things are hard you should be figuring out how to fix that.
Or its a secret gay nightclub
That is 100000% true. I've heard that in an interview, got the job, and proceeded to work an 8 extra hours per week (48 hours minimum). That shit adds up to 32 extra hours a month for no extra pay. Utter bullshit.
@@TheShoeCare "our boys work hard and they play harder."
We work hard we play hard mean "employee work hard executives play hard"
My grandma always told me 1. Interview them, 2. Look at the current employees, do they seem miserable?? 3. Always ask to see what your workspace is. 4. Always use the bathroom & break room to see how well kept they are.
I went for a job at an old whiskey distillery, and my desk was at the end of a hallway with no windows, next to the bathroom door, and the photocopier, so glad I didn’t work in that dungeon.
This comment wins, hands down.
My dad told me the very same thing. He told me to observe the current employees and gauge morale. Show up randomly during each shift, if applicable, to observe working conditions and the workspace. Is it clean and neat? Or is it a hot mess and ball of confusion? Are supplies well stocked? Is the equipment in operation safe or is it old and in need of repairs or replacement? What does the breakroom look like? Is it depressing and sparsely decorated? Is it messy? This could be a way of discouraging long breaks. Is the bathroom clean and stocked with toilet paper, soap and paper towels or a hand dryer? Is it locked at all times, requiring a key for access? Do employees actually get to take breaks?
My dad told me all these things are potential red flags. But I learned something else. If you apply for a job and get hired on the spot, just know that the job is going to be some bullshit, like setting unrealistic expectations and working you into the ground. I actually went to apply for a job; it was about 8:30 in the morning. I turned in my application and left; the administrator chased me down in the parking lot.
That should have been the first red flag.
Interviewed and then invited to a second interview...ten minutes after the first. Second interview consisted of asking my name and welcoming me aboard.
Second red flag.
Then I'm scheduled for orientation...in twenty minutes. Wait, what? I wasn't prepared for that shit.
I was ushered to a conference room and left to fill out a thick stack of paperwork for new hire stuff. 45 minutes later, I am sent to train on the floor.
What. The. Hell?!
30 minutes of training and I am thrown on a hall of residents who have not been touched for at least ten hours or so. I get everyone cleaned up, marched firmly to the conference room, collected my stuff, filled out a clock in slip, left it on the administrator's desk and then walked out.
Total time elasped: about three and a half hours or so.
That was the most insane experience I've had in the wonderful hell that is employment...and I've been through employment hell in gasoline uniforms.
@@shannonnealey2839 LOL, my grandma worked in sweat-shops during the depression, so as bad as we think it is.... we have to give those who came b4 us "props" for the littlest of improvements we "benefit" from. Now, I am in Fortune 500 Corporate hell.... any Puiblic company is now ADDED to the Hall of Shame, of worst Org's to work for.... they doubled the price of all of our benefits, and doubled the workload with all of their burecratic double-talk and BS. Now, after about 3 years of their ownership all the original sales-men & talent left, and the company is tanking big time.. Lesson 5 if the highly sucessuful place you work for is bought-out by an Publicly traded compoany, be the 1st to leave; not the last....
Thanks for sharing
I had an interview at an aerospace manufacturing facility once. Sounds cool, right?
Upon entering, the foyer looked like a dilapidated 70's living room with peeling wallpaper, there was no HR office to speak of (I was interviewed in a glorified storage room), I was walked through the "factory" (employees looked miserable and one even stuck her tongue out at the HR lady, to which she replied "oh, she likes to do that..."!), and the HR lady kept referring to a shack in the middle of this glorified pole barn (no air conditioning at all, even though they were manufacturing high end titanium alloy parts...) as having a "laser" in it, as if I'd be impressed...
When we finally sat down in some meeting room joined with a couple other people, they noticed that I was not only rather intelligent (I'm a polymath), but I also have a good sense of humor (which they said they really needed around there... uh oh...). When it came to expectations of pay, though, the room became dead silent, and I thought that one or more people were going to stroke out. Apparently, none of them were even making that much... Oh, and when I got to the question of layoffs (I had checked Glass Door beforehand), they beat around the bush but, remembering that I'm smart, gave up and basically confessed to a bad business model with poor management and a greedy family that ran the place (these people were really pissed off at this point because they knew that they wouldn't be able to hire me, yet seriously wanted/needed me).
I walked out and never looked back. "Don't judge a book by its cover."
Yep, I'm hoping to say I'm "done" with Mfg companies. They have consistently turned-out to be the worst places to work.
Interviewer took his pen out of his pocket & said: "sell me this pen".
"I don't have to. You've already bought it, haven't you?" I replied
I didn't get that job.
faqing legend
Lmao 🤣
Someone watched wolf of Wall Street lol
😂
I actually had an employer ask me the same question. Turns out, being creative and imaginative in details and specific aspects of said pen doesn't merit the 'responsibilities and sophistication' required to be a bartender at this establishment.
Ok, but can you sell me a pint of Guinness and tell me it doesn't taste like shit?
I went back a few months later and ask if the manager was still working there. NOPE. He's was fired for theft!
*wow, I'm so shocked*
I'm not sure if this is an example of karma but I felt 100% satisfied to hear that. It probably wasn't something personal but I legit tried for that job interview to impress the manager.And to be shot down on the spot is never a good feeling when you're already at a low point.
Move on I guess.
A big sign happens before the interview. I told a recent interviewer that I couldn't schedule anything for Tuesday or Wednesday because I have class. Made sure I repeated that at least 3 times. Went ahead and scheduled me for a Wednesday interview. Nope, if you can't take my time into consideration, imagine what it's like working for you.
@@DonLicuala the weird thing about people is they hear the days we say. It's frequently better to say the days you WANT; leave out the days you are unavailable. For some reason, our brains remember what they hear and it is harder to make the mental switch to what we didn't hear. Of course, I make the same mistake all the time.
I’m leaving my dr for that reason
Sounds like a loyalty test. Will you be able to give up your personal needs for the company?
We should start lying and use that as reverse psychology... To get the days & times we REALLY wanted in the first place! 😎
I feel if they had really valued you as a future employee they would have found you a window... instead of one less applicant
I had an interview at a car dealership for a salesman job , and the manager told me he thought I would be a good fit. In order to hire me he would have to fire the guy was not performing anymore, he implied that he would be doing that immediately, as if I said "yes" the guy goes that very moment. I told him that was highly unethical, and that I didn't want the job at that point. How did I not know that he just hated the guy and was just looking for an excuse . How did I not know if he would do the same thing to me 2 months down the road.
100% agree. The optics are horrible to a prospective employee.
If they'll do it with you they'll do it to you.
That should be some kind of fraud. He never had an actual job to offer you in the first place. It already belonged to someone else.
It's not unethical to fire salespeople who don't meet their numbers, or anyone who underperforms. If you don't want it to happen to you, then don't suck at your job.
That happened to me once before, but in a different way. I was hired for the job, and walked around the office and introduced to everyone. Later, that same day; I noticed attitudes from two coworkers. The manager had hired me, and then fired them that very same day! I felt like hammered shit. It made for a very uncomfortable working environment; so much so, that I left after three weeks. Soon after, the company laid everyone off and closed down that location. So I dodged a bullet, but boy was that a mess.
I’m glad you put in that last red flag. I’ve had the experience of going through a lengthy hiring process where it slowly became a clearer at each phase that the scenarios that they kept asking me about with an increasing level of details were real managerial issues they were trying to solve. At one point they even brought me into a real meeting with the managerial staff to “get a sense of how I fit into the culture and collaborated with their current staff.” They we’re taking about real work issues and kept asking me, “What do you think?” Or “What would you do?” At that point I started feeling like they were using me as an unpaid consultant. I didn’t feel right about the process and walked away from that opportunity because I thought if this is how much they are asking of me without pay before they hire me how much uncompensated work would be involved even if this process is legit and I get the job. I always second guessed myself for that but hearing you describe it made me finally feel okay with going with my gut.
Never go against your gut. Never. I ignored my gut instinct with my last job and paid for it dearly. I’m fortunate that on some level I understood that I was in a bad situation and set up a contingency plan which I’m now activating.
“We’re like a big happy family 🥰” NNNOPE
Someone is, but not ordinary workers in most of the cases
My employer was like that.
I asked if they were a cult.
I had a some say to me during a interview I asked Brady or Manson.
Weirdly, I had an interview at a company where they appeared to be very much that. Very connected, company outings, very extrovert, even. Which was also why I, as a shy introvert, didn't fit in, even if I was a good match. Red flags can wave in multiple directions I guess.
"I don't think of it as a company. More as a source of cheap labor, like a family."
How about the classic: "you will wear many hats in this position"
"great! i look forward to getting just as many paychecks each week!"
Shoot, I'll wear whatever hats they want as long as I get paid and get to go home at a decent hour. But if wearing more hats means working more hours (and it usually does) then forget it.
Lol I actually prefer jobs where I wear a lot of hats. I get bored doing the same thing all the time. I just need to like all of the hats they want me to wear.
@@deb5392 me too. I actually look for those jobs and hab them in the past. The only downside for me was if I wasn't allowed to organize my work accordingly and had to switch too frequently between different tasks. But if the work culture suits me and my way of working it actually is kind of perfect for me.
Facts. I also actively avoid listings for "Team Member" positions, or similar. I need my duties and responsibilities specified; I'm not signing up to do "whatever needs be done," for a stagnant wage.
If I'm doing the jobs of 8 different specializations, I expect to be compensated for that specialized experience.
You should ALWAYS ask this question first: “What is it in my resume that you saw that caught your attention?” This is your test to see if you should even bother to sit down. You guys should definitely know the que to leave when you hear it.
Thank God for this video btw.
Because America!
cue ?
You are exactly right. But when I asked that they told me to leave. lol
@@Christophylax Good for you, dodged a bullet there. It probably wasn't worth it.
@@Christophylax Seriously, what happened?
So, here's my story. Unfortunately, when I graduated from college there was a really bad recession and job market. It was really hard to find a job, but I came across a position that had been open/unfilled for quite some time (1st red flag). I interviewed with the manager who managed to show his best side to me during the interview and informed me that the previous person had vacated the position several months earlier (2nd red flag). I was offered the position and accepted but immediately found out why the position had been vacant for so long - - the manager I reported to was one of the worst, most difficult bosses you could imagine. One of these people who you can never do anything right for no matter what you do and impossible to work for. This is why no internal candidates applied for the position because they knew about this manager all too well. I don't beat myself up for taking the job because I needed to support myself and had no other options at the time, but it taught me the lesson that if a job has been unfilled for a long time in a bad job market then it probably should be avoided.
What happed did you stay untill you had found another better position or did you get used to his behavior.
@@thorsrensen3162 He became the man he once loathed
I graduated about 3 years ago and still feel the job market is terrible especially for us new graduates likely as things are still recovering from covid. Barely much jobs out there for new people but many for experienced people. I managed to get a job in a hospital here in the UK within a ED department. They put me on an apprenticeship program due to not having a certain degree. Was supposed to be 18 months though ended up near to 2 years. Also pay is rubbish though hopefully should go up now since I am now no longer an apprentice plus have access to their extra "bank" shifts which pay more.
I did get an interview for a lab support worker job however turned that down as they stated clearly they won't train pupil for becoming registered as a biomedical scientist which I studied for though am now exploring other avenues. Also looks like I'll have to work in 5 different locations. It was 4k more than my current job when advertised though with my current shift pattern I could make more plus I get some lab experience which I feel this other job would only be the benefit for me though I already get that
Sometimes I think it's better just starting your own business. Started flipping cars on the side which isn't as stressful and heartaching compared to job searching plus decent profit when you have the right people with you.
@@thorsrensen3162 To be completely honest, I lasted 9 months before I quit without giving notice. The job was that bad. Fortunately, I had someone I could move in with until I got back on my feet and found another job in 3 months. Then the economy/job market finally improved and suddenly I had a lot more options. You've just got to weather through bad times in your career and come out of it a better, wiser person.
I've learned to interview the interviewer. If they don't like it, that's a red flag. In that case you aren't an applicant- you are a supplicant.
I can't speak to the cultural/general interview process, but I've been the lead on a handful of technical interviews for software development positions, and I've also watched others lead tech interviews, and I 100% agree with you. When I give a tech interview, I have only two main things I'm trying to learn about you: (1) do you have the basic skills needed for the job, and (2) are you able and willing to ask questions to learn more about the job or the task at hand rather than making assumptions? I've seen many interviews either overlook or explicitly not care about #2, and it's come back to bite them in the ass. Interviews should be a two-way process, because otherwise the candidate won't know everything they need to make informed decisions about (and on) the job, and the company won't know everything they need to make informed hiring decisions.
That said, I've also been on teams where this conversation happened between me and management:
Them: "What do you think of the team?"
Me: "They're eager to learn, but they definitely need some training on the application they're developing. There's a lot of domain-specific knowledge they're not familiar with."
Them: "We were just thinking of replacing them with new hires instead."
Me: "...you'd... still need to train the new hires on the application, though..."
Them: "O_O"
They looked at me like I was crazy, as if they could just take anyone with basic coding skills and toss them onto a 3-year-old project with no training and get good results. MANAGEMENT couldn't understand that jobs are learning processes, not factories where people who know what they're doing come in and obey orders to pump out products. And I was just like... "get me off this team now, if this is who's running things here".
What are some good questions to ask the interviewer in order to find out what type of manager or work environment the job will be?
@@SongofaBeach2012 Applying as a mechanic and asking to see what the shop looks like. Applying for a truck driver position and asking to see the trucks. Other positions that have intangible qualities like psychiatry or dog training can be harder. When I get a tattoo, I ask to use the bathroom. If I see that the toilet's hard-to-clean spots are dirty, I won't hire them. If a company doesn't show there stuff off, that in itself is a red flag.
@@IceMetalPunk It's funny and sad how management types love eating up buzzwords but stares at that "it'll take 2-6 months for a new hire to start pulling their weight" fact and goes "no! I don't want it! Get that outta here!"
HOW? FUCKING TELL US HOW! I got thrown out on my ass in my last interview trying to do that- as an computer and electromech engineer who was applying for a retail position because that's all that is hiring. Tell me how you're supposed do that when any one with a spine is disqualified.
"Why should I hire you to be a network security engineer"
"Well, I hacked my way in to your outlook calendar and invited myself to this interview"
Rofl
Good one! 😂
Interviewers response: I was really looking for an idiot with a political response, but thanks for coming.
How is the comment section so good? 😂
@@emilyau8023 Because 99% of us have experienced all this same shit from a different shovel, regardless of where we are on the planet.
At my last job, the interview had 6 of those 7 red flags, but because of my inexperience and anxiety about getting a job, I ended up taking it. Worst decision of my life so far
unfortunately alot of ppl fall for that shit including me
Same. I thought I got a scriptwriting internship but I was baited hard and now I’m stuck with it until August.
Same situation here. My job title was assistant manager but when I joined I found that there is no team to work with. I was doing everything alone.
I figured out the solution. At least get 3-4 job offers in hand. Join the best one & if you see red flags or shitty culture don't bother to think twice. Just run away within a week & join other company.
@@KrantirajPatil10 I’ve done exactly that for the same position, Raj. Done it twice this year and it’s already March lol. Will be taking a break for a while and taking in this video.
I feel like such a fool. I got hired at what seemed to be a great job, and the interview was great but that manager didn’t work at my station, but I got so many red flags during the first six weeks I honestly asked myself why I stayed. When your supervisor doesn’t train you, forcing another newbie to train you, yells at you or scolds you in front of the team and flies off the handle at a moment’s notice, it should be obvious that you should flee.
I don’t know why I didn’t. To make it worse, the department I worked in was utterly chaotic and perpetually short staffed despite recruiting in large numbers. And the first time I met the other supervisor in legal terms she kidnapped me and another newbie by refusing to let us leave at the end of the shift. Okay we weren’t locked in, but the job required security clearance so until the background checks were done we had to be escorted off the premises. And she refused to walk or drive us out. I got out by getting someone from another company to walk me out and squared it with security but my colleague wasn’t brave enough and ended up being trapped unpaid against his will for half an hour.
And there were numerous other incidents that were immoral, potentially dangerous and very likely illegal. After one such incident when I was pretty much forced to work alone for two night shifts, the second one meaning that management had 24 hours to find me at least one person though really four is the minimum the job needs, or cover it themselves… they didn’t. That’s when I finally woke up and realised that I was in a bad situation. It took someone from another company that does the same services towards the end of the second night shift to tell me that it was illegal to expect me to work alone, day or night shift because my managers didn’t tell me, but were willing to use me while they slept tucked up in bed.
So I finally managed to get a contingency plan put in place. And as if the universe was confirmed I’d made the right choice, a few days later I went to a meeting with the deputy manager to discuss my problems with being so badly unsupported in what was way more than my fair share of night shifts and within a minute she’d completely flipped the script and turned it into raking me over the coals about my supposed flaws, including stuff I’d resolved weeks ago.
So this week was the last straw. Three weeks before my six month probationary period was up, I could see the red flags indicating they were about to sack me so I activated my contingency plan and accepted an open job offer from that other company I mentioned. Coming fully trained and security cleared makes me valuable enough to poach. So I did. I’m now waiting for my induction day and am about to drop my current company in the dirt behind me.
When they ask a generic question like, 'where do you see yourself in 5 years', I know I don't want to work there. My best jobs have been where you just have a conversation.
You want an engaging conversation
That is a sign that they are using a standardised job candidates interview and hiring practices manual of some sort and a sign that they really don't know what they are doing.
My sister got this question and she answered that she'd like to be involved with leadership in some way, either at work or in her own personal life. They then turned her down saying that they don't have any positions involving leadership. My sister was upset, especially as that wasn't what she was getting at but I pointed out that it seems they wanted a foot soldier who'd be happy to stagnate and stay in a low paid position.
I have honestly never encountered a good employer. It's a depressing hell in every workplace.
Actually it all developing... in the wtong direction...
maybe its not the employer? not to sound mean but are you a hard working person or are you a simple clock it, clock out kind of person. because one of those is worse than the other.
Well, I am underpaid, but at least I have lots of free time on my workplace.
Not true. If that's your experience, then most likely you are the problem.
I had a good manager, who insulate the team from the toxic director. It’s not ideal but I can love with that
I was once the only girl on a group interview for a internship with two male candidates. The HR lady looked straight at me and asked if I had kids. I was only 22. I know some people become parents at 22 years old but that's not very standard for a college student here were I live so very very weird question. She had no interest in knowing the same thing about the guys, just me. Huge red flag. Wish I had noticed it then, I ended up not lasting 3 weeks at that horrid place.
Thats just plain rude wow
She was sizing you up
That question is against federal law.
@@TheJhouston Not in my country, as far as I'm aware
@@gabyfraga9294 What country would that be? In the US it is outlawed under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
If a company asks for a rockstar, run! Fast! They want to work you into the ground, doing everything, without paying you properly, or hiring enough staff.
Also "willing to go the extra mile," "bubbly personality" etc.
Every time I asked my supervisor for help, I was called a "rockstar" and was basically guilted into continuing with no help despite the disparity in the way work was distributed in my department. I no longer see the term "rockstar" as a compliment but as a tactic.
The game was rigged from the start
If a company asks for a ‘rockstar’ throw a diva-like tantrum and demand a shed load of cocain and prostitutes
@@aceeeed lmao
Red flag number 8;
If you are applying for a creative role and they want you to create marketing material for them as part of the interview process 99/100 times it is because they just want the free labor.
Create marketing material.
Copyright it (its cheap if not for free)
Give to the interviewer informally.
If the company uses it, sue the company for a lot of money.
It is the reason why Hollywood producers are not willing to hear histories or read scripts from strangers.
@@eng3d that is extremely intelligent. Thank you for the tip.
High turnover rates were always a Red flag for me⏳
Jobs that reappear after just a few months are a sign a place isn't very nice to work for!
Even government jobs have high-turnover, experienced it myself and not fun.
@@TheCoolOwen Are there even decent jobs? Anywhere?
@@RawrLyss. Exactly. Any job someone takes, there will be b.s. the interviewer didn’t reveal during the interview process.
Amazon
Red Flag: When a job description gives detailed description of what is required for the position. Then at the end it also says, "Other duties as assigned."
for me thats not necesssarily a red flag. Work enviroments do genuinely change. Also even if they didnt say that they would still add to your duties/tasks anyway. To make it clear I am NOT defending bad employers as ANY significant change to a role should be handled mutually rather than dictatorially
"other duties at the request of the employer". I can't remember the exact phrase, but I had something like that in my contract...
I think that’s been on every job I have ever had a written description for. I always think of it as the company’s CYA to have you do something not expressly written in the description. To be fair though I have been in a technical repair position most of my career in buildings with everything from air conditioning to x-rays so who knows what you’re going to do that day. The company with the x-ray didn’t have it when I was hired so how could they have encapsulated that in the job description?
It sounds like a job in the Navy.
In engineering that is normal. What broke last night is the first question of the morning.
They often advertise the position as "process engineer" which means what ever it takes to keep the plant running.
Adding my 5 cents: don’t be afraid to stand up and leave if the interview is too abusive and way out of the line. I interviewed years ago for a “very important” institution and the “to be” manager was trying to make me fail asking useless questions, humiliating me and being sarcastic… He even asked how I got my visa to live here. None of the questions were aiming to know more about me, everything was tricky from the beginning to the end, and the guy smiling very very creepy at me. After one hour he had nothing else to ask, he was making up stuff and being a jerk, so I said: “listen, I don’t think this is working well right? I don’t think you are a good fit to be my manager, so can you please walk me to the door?”
He said: “ I was not going to hire you anyways, just wanted to see how long you were willing to stay”
🙂 If he is acting like that in an interview , how he would treat me when If I was his employee.
Wow, so disrespectful!
Name them and shame them, mate. I don't know what resources we have for that here in Oz, or wherever you are, but leave a negative (scathing) review on the equivalent of that GlassDoors site mentioned in this video.
Whoa 😮
That’s beyond red flag!
Should’ve reported the employer for harassment
A good rule of thumb is how nice and well kept are the employee vehicles in the parking area. A good paying job with decent benefits will allow for average or above transportation means. Not luxury, but dependable.
I love when they say I’m looking for someone with a thick skin. Basically they have issues and they need you to cater to them being able to treat you how they want lol. And, you can’t criticize them because they are super sensitive and unless you want to hear them repeat your criticism back to you a hundred times forever, you basically can’t say nothing. This is a ptsd job beware. Jobs want you to have great interpersonal communication but that’s for you, no understanding back.
Sounds like my job.
More likely they are abusive and have high turnover rate... but they would rather go through 1000 new hires than change their toxic culture
Omfg. My previous employer used that on me! Said that I don’t have thick skin. She couldn’t take criticism. Micromanager. Super sensitive. Did not provide training. Lazy af. Power player. Disrespectful af behind closed doors. I knew from my first week I didn’t want to keep the job, but continued because I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt. I regret not asking about the turnover rate. Turns out it was HIGH. I’m unemployed now but I am SO HAPPY I am not working under that person anymore. They also hired me very quickly. I should’ve seen the red flags early on. Lesson learned!
You've clearly never worked for a company that caters to snowflakes. Worst place I've ever worked. Walking on eggshells every single day for fear that someone is going to run to HR
and who wants to listen to negative criticize ?
I learned early on to interview the interviewer. I found it amusing how it confused so many that I would ask questions as well as answer them. One time, at a full interview panel, one guy asked me why I asked so many questions - I said an interview was a 2 way conversation and I needed to know if it was somewhere I would want to work. I was offered, and accepted, the job. (and that particular guy was taken away a few years later by the FBI ha ha) 😎
Care to share the backstory on the FBI bit? lol
Yeah I'd be interested to hear the backstory too.
@@Lolo-_ Nothing major. Basic government job: drugs, hookers, private sex den in the jail, gets fired for theft... you know... a supervisor ha ha 😎
@@TitoTimTravels 🤣🤣🤣🤣
What questions did you ask? i have 2 interviews tomorrow
The ultimate red flag, last job I had. The HR woman said at the end of the interview, "You need to have a really thick skin to be on this crew." I thought, "Hmm, sounds like a supervisor isn't doing their job." Which turned out to be true, and it was true for his boss and the foreman above him, and the manager above him.
That means the boss &/or customers are an A$$hole xD
Sounded to me like you're gonna have to endure some hazing and pranking til we see you can fit in.
crappy. :( needless to say I'm guessing you didn't stay long there?
That is me right now. Not fun.
Yes! Its their job to resolve conflict not mine!!!!
I remember when I tried to get my first job after high school, they wanted 60 hours a week, 5 12 hour shifts a day, wanted to work sundays and saturdays as mandatory overtime, unpaid. And they wanted to pay 7.50 an hour, and said it was atleast higher than minimum wage. I actually told them to shove it, that a McDonalds would start paying at $10 just down the street with flexible hours.
If the words "mandatory" and "unpaid" are used in the same sentance ever, walk out and call the labor board. File a complaint.
@@tenchraven I would never work for no pay. Kind of defeats the purpose of being at the job. If my pay stops after a certain hour, I'm heading home at the end of that hour.
@@chadnorris8257someone's got to pay for all those American billionaires and the 3000000000000000 dollar national debt.
what?! 7.50 per hour 12 hours a day for a month isn't even 3000 dollar a month...
@@mesia2453 it was 12 hours a day that got me not the 7.50, but that was back in the day of 25 cent candy bar and 69p burger.
Redflag #2, happened to me exactly, I applied for a specific role that aligned with my career goals, then at the interview I realized the job was something entirely different, they just used the job description to get as many candidates as possible. What a waste of my time and complete dishonesty, and it’s a fortune 500 large Pharma company 🤦♀️
Found this once on the internet.
Boss: "Where do you find yourself in 5 years?"
Employee: "Not here because my contract is limited to 2 years."
in flee market
😂😂😂
I used to get this one in Silicon Valley in my early 20's. So difficult not to answer "living in SF, playing in a band." Which is actually what happened....
I recently had a refreshing version of that question where the hiring person prefaced it with, "A lot of people start here to go into other related fields. What are you interested in learning and being challenged by?"
Interviewer: "Where do you find yourself in 5 years?"
Response: "that depends on whether or not the rapture occurred during those 5 years. Have you been saved? Have you heard the good news? Wait, I think I have some pamphlets in my briefcase beside my Bible...."
“We are very fast pace, and no one should be bored, there is always something to do.” = 3 people are expected to do the work of 10. In your first half hour each morning, you will shovel the parking lot, clean the toilets, and mop the roof.
More like shovel the parking lot, recode the billing software and re shingle the roof.
I was told "there is always something to do" But you can't do half of the shit till a certain time
Ah yes, my favorite task to do, *moping the roof*
Don’t forget, vacuum the lawn!
Another big red flag (even before the actual interview) is when they aren't punctual and make you wait for up to an hour if not more! Outside before interviewing you. It shows you that they don't respect their candidates/potential employees time.
Yeah if I show up on time and they make me wait that long I’m walking out. Their time is not the only one that is valuable
Happened to me once. After meeting with all the personnel doing the interviewing I was to meet with the president. She walks in about 40 minutes late because "lunch went long." While interviewing me she asked me to give her one word to describe myself and I said "punctual." Needless to say I didn't get the job.
I was supposed to have a video interview this morning, but the interviewer never showed up. So I exited the interview after the 30 minutes was over and called the person who had called me a couple of days ago to let her know what happened (or didn’t happen). I’m willing to give them one more chance.
@@smack6030 nice 👍
Disagree. This is a common interviewer technique. They purposely want to see how you react when something didn’t work to the agreed schedule. Large companies do this all the time. I even saw this technique recommended in a “top 10 things you should do as an employer interviewing a new candidate” video.
Watching this video, I have realised I work for a low quality employer. I realise now that the stress at work and mental pain I am carrying home with me is not me, it is my employer. So many of the red flags you have identified here aligned to poor quality employers are qualities my current employer identifies with, and has identified with for the entire 14 years I have worked for them. It is time for me to find a new job with a new employer.
I disagree with #6. Companies should be replying to all applicants even if the answer is, "we regret that we aren't able to hire you at this time, but thank you for applying." So irritating to spend time doing an interview only to hear nothing back.
savviness is cutting (bobble-) head hunters out of the cut; corporateers like this creepy-as-Eff stool televising itself here do anything to continue hoodwinking dweeby candidates ;)
nah, you're just feeling entitled
going from scan to scan w/o ever asking about f/u, mustcha be kidding us..?
@@Janzer_ not much to be entitled to a lousy form letter or mass email, a simple task for any true professional. Ghosting is for amateurs.
You wish more companies reply to their candidates as a gesture of appreciation or just simply professionalism. However, there are companies out there who has such high response rate because they lower their standard and yet still unable to hire anyone, which is a red flag for sure.
This needs to be played at every HS and college graduation.
For real!!!
freshman AND senior years at both. Internships and part-time high school jobs are the same BS
Hell yeah!
Their donating companies will likely ask them to make the video disappear.
No it doesn't get over it
I really hate it when employers make it sound like it's all a family and you gotta "wear the uniform" as if your entire life needs to revolve around the job. Especially in low wage jobs, it's obvious that people just need the money and nobody's actually super passionate about flipping burgers or punching numbers into a cash til. Just accept the fact that your employees are only there because they have bills to pay and go.
True, I’ll just add that the recruiter still needs to spot if the employee exhibits good work ethics, like, being polite, integrity with money, ability to do quality job without supervision etc.
@@AggysMagic yeah of course, but you can definitely be professional even if you don't like or don't particularly care about the job/company. I'm not passionate about being a flight attendant but I still do the job right
profit sharing would make ppl passionate.
hourly is a death trap
@@AggysMagic I tried that. I have been told I am one of the best workers at my low skill job.
The other workers who have been there longer just get mad that an upstart like me is outperforming them and working harder than them.
I moved up fast. They got mad and some of them want to tear me down while others depend on me to deal with it.
I am at a loss of what to do.
i worked for mcdonalds once and it was super cringy the way they try to make it seem like being part of the job is like being part of a 'friendly community' to make it seem less like i'm forcing myself to work for money and just there to be an easily replaceable cog of the friendship crew. It was only part time but I can't imagine working full time in a place like that
One of my classic red flags, as a software developer, is when the interviewers start asking you whether you've had any experience with 'X' software, then when you say no, they start giving you lessons on how to use it and what it does. A lot of people out there treat interviews as a way of boosting their ego by trying to impress you with their own knowledge of stuff. Instantly cancelled.
Had a crazy experience just two days ago. I was interviewing for an Associate Software Engineer role. Things were going fine initially, but then the interviewer started asking questions about OOP and the definition of encapsulation. I provided what I thought was a solid definition and even gave examples of how it's used, but he disagreed. He continued with more questions, and then suddenly told me my definition was wrong and told the "proper" definition, almost like he was reading from a script. It was obvious he preferred textbook answers over a real understanding. I thought about quitting the interview, but considering the scarcity of callbacks, I hung in there and managed to clear coding rounds.
Well, today, HR messaged me saying they want to move forward with my profile. I actually told them not to email or call me back. I checked Glassdoor and Google reviews, and it turns out quite a few people complained about unprofessionalism during interviews, I feel like I dodged a bullet now.
I personally found that companies who insisted that respect was important were the places where I felt the most disrespected. When they insist that bullying, disrespect, discrimination, etc, is absolutely not tolerated, you can be sure it is. It's not when you're the new employee, but it's certainly tolerated when the disrespect comes from their older employees, managers and supervisors.
I agree. I think rules and handbooks are often there to cover their backs in case something escalated too far and things become legal and the ones who made the rules had an idea something will definitely happen or already happened. I once had a coworker threatened me. According to the handbook they were supposed to be fired on the spot. After a talk with my supervisor they joked around and he walked back to his desk and gave me a gloating smile. He was never fired. There are a lot of other instances that should have gotten people fired but never did. Although if there was someone that they did not like then of course the rules applied to them.
@@tohrurikku That's so true! I spent the first 2 weeks on a new job, doing tests on the computer to learn how the company works, their values, etc. I was told again that bullying and discrimination were not tolerated; that if a supervisor had a problem with me, they would take me aside and talk to me, not humiliate me in front of everyone. First day on the job, I get assigned to a lady who'd been working there for 15 years; she criticized me, in my face (like I wasn't there) as soon as the supervisors left, saying I'd be a bother because I didn't know anything, and wouldn't learn anything anyway. I told my boss I didn't feel comfortable working with her, it turned into a huge thing, only to tell me "yes we've had many issues with her, we often have problems with her attitude, but she's been working with us for 15 years and we can't replace her". She litterally made most of the new employees in her department leave, even though they were understaffed, because she had a bad attitude, was rude and bullied people, but nothing ever happened to her.
@@mhyer9838 Companies who keep people like that deserve to fail. She's a dead weight to them and costs them good employees.
True.
I find this to be a true statement.
"Other duties as assigned" means they'll throw stuff at you outside of your skill, experience, and job description, and then decide to get rid of you based on your performance on things you were never intended to do in the first place.
Yes. This was my last job. It was a mish mash of duties and just when I’d master one (without being trained) they’d change me to something else. I lasted two weeks. Learned a lot but also cried every day on the 40 min drive home lol
Yep. Got hired as a "store associate". I was told I would be rotating stock and organizing shelves that costumers mess up in a specific clothing dept. Soon I was expected to do other clothing depts as well as layouts, which was the Dept Lead's job. Then I was unloading trucks in addition to those duties. I was somehow expected to unload a truck, open boxes, hang clothes on roll bars, organize layouts, and rotate the stock at the same time. Then I was under constant pressure to get the truck unloaded faster and wasn't allowed to take my break until it was done. I once got chewed out by the supervisor for delegating some of my duties on the floor to other co-workers so that I could stay in the back to finish the truck. It was actually slowing us down having 3 of us doing the same thing. My supervisor's response was that I didn't have the authority to delegate work to others. So I pointed out that it was impossible for me to be in both places at once. Mind you this was for minimum wage, part time, no benefits. This was at KMART.
Yeap. Or if they don't like you that will be the excuse
@@AuroraAquarius sounded just like Walmart. Same deal there.
Every worker there has "other duties as assigned" in their job description. My last 6 months reflected well what they do. I was passed over for a whole 22c raise(!) because I wouldn't go out on the sales floor and do work they pulled finger-twiddling cashiers to do. I was solely responsible for keeping a 180-slot bike rack full in a store with the district's highest bike sales (because I know how to properly build a bike!). And that still wasn't enough.
I'm retired now due to my health, and I don't miss that shithouse one bit.
Absolutely.
I work in nursing homes. That is a job that will just fuck your soul until it bleeds.
I've had to cover in laundry, dietary and central supply as well as my nursing department duties. Doing the work of four people while being paid half a salary.
I quit after a few months. Rinse and repeat with the next job.
When I worked as a Wal-Mart store assistant manager When I was working 73 hours a week I was told the workload was not unreasonable . I was almost 60.
I understand that, the one I worked at as hourly management pretty much expected me to bend over backwards to get not only my job done in the 8 hours, but sideline a few security and policies in order to get some of the next shifts work done because it “helps the next shift with teamwork” as well as get everything done that the prior shift didn’t get done because “We are all a team here” so I had to pick up what they didn’t do. Then when something didn’t get done (which was literally everyday), they would lay the blame on me despite only having one, maybe two associates in my area if I was lucky to get not only our actual 16-24 hours worth of work done for that day, but doing another 16-24 hours worth of work on top of that because “the other shifts are just as busy with work as well”. Or in the other management position I was in, despite having customers and other associates saying how much I was able to improve the department I was in, it didn’t matter to the higher ups and would literally find every little thing to try chewing me out on despite the fact that most of it you wouldn’t be able to see or tell unless you were physically looking for it or had it point out. Of which they then used a lot of this as an excuse to get me written up even though I was practically following policy to the letter and the stuff I was wrote up for, other associates would do the same but the same managers would turn a blind eye.
I just started at Walmart a month ago and I already left, they ignored my hours available and scheduled me 5 days on 2 off 7 days on. Yeah no fuck that
Exactly the reason I'm not going salary!
I remember applying at Wal-Mart. They called me back 2 months later. I'd have been homeless if I didn't find another job before that. I wanted to tell the phone guy to go fuck himself, but I didn't.
Now I realize that they ran through their employees and were looking for replacements because they treat them like shit. Thank God I never worked for them.
Ah yes, the "reasonable request".
As someone who lives in a Right to Work State, where many things that are illegal for employers to do elsewhere are fully legal here, your content is a huge help, as I have no social safety nets or means of holding bad employers accountable, so the best I can do is avoid them, and teach others to do the same
All states are right to work except Montana.
Do you mean at-will? Right-to-work is related to unions. Montana is the only state that does not have at-will employment so I believe you have the two concepts confused. Just a heads up.
@@NothingToSeeHere1141 no. I don't. Right to Work is not related to unions if fact, if you do a simple Google search you'll see its the exact opposite.
You're the one who's confused
@PyrrhicPax I don't need to look it up. I have a degree in law. But since you can't do your own Google search, here's one of the results (out of millions) that say exactly what I just said. Right-to-work is about unions. I gave you a heads up because it makes you sound clueless if you start spouting that off at work, especially to HR. They aren't going to take you seriously. I know because I also work in HR and have for decades.
"A "right-to-work" state is a state that has enacted legislation that guarantees that no individual can be forced as a condition of employment to join or pay dues or fees to a labor union. States have the right to enact these laws under Section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
In states with right-to-work laws it is each employee's choice whether or not to join the union and pay dues, even though all workers are protected by the negotiated collective bargaining agreement. Employers in states with right-to-work laws are prohibited from compelling employees to join a union or making union membership or dues a condition of employment."
If you do a simple Google search for 'at-will doctrine', you'll be able to read the difference.
You're welcome.
@@PyrrhicPax Right to Work is about unions dude, and its 27 states. All I did was a "simple Google search".
One Red Flag that I encountered while interviewing was being asked “why would we hire a woman with a family when we could hire a young single man with no obligations?” Needless to say, I neither got the job nor wanted it after that interaction.
WOW. What state was this if you don't mind me asking?
@@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT Maryland.
@@ContentConfessional It was a few years ago and I wouldn’t know how to report it if I wanted to. I have no proof, so it’d just sound like I was sour for not getting the job. Though after that interaction, I never even want to entertain working there ever again.
That's an old question, and a good one. I'm surprised that anyone still uses it. The correct answer is: " A young single man doesn't know shit about commitment or responsibility. I do. "
Wow, you really dodged a bullet there!
I was a very lucky guy. I worked at Bell Labs for 31 years, loved every minute of it, worked with great people and had great bosses. Then I retired. Went back a few times to visit my former colleagues, had lunch, stayed for the whole day, it was like all times.
Please let me know how you were hired!
In my early year studying Computer Science, Bell Labs is basically a part of CS history, where many amazing people works and where many new technologies comes from.
That's really cool! and turns out they are also a great company to work with makes it 1000x better.
I've been very lucky too. After about a decade of misery and feeling like a robot working in fast food, I got hired as the janitor for a daycare that not only paid me for what the job was worth but also treated me like an actual human being.
I loved that job, but it still didn't pay much and was pretty lonely. I had even considered getting a second job back at my last place of employment just so I could talk to people again.
And then I got scoped out by the pest control company that serviced the daycare.
They basically saw that I did good work and offered me the job. Now I both make more money than I thought I'd ever make and thoroughly enjoy my work! =)
@@phajeb001 I responded to your question, but I don't know what happen. It did not post.
Amazing bro. You’re one of the lucky ones.
I took a dream job and 2 weeks into it the entire job changed into something I didn't get hired for.
I quit within a month.
Same but 2 weeks for me.
Wish I had the balls
I stuck around for a whole year after realising the job was different to what was described. The industry was important to me so I kept telling myself I was "lucky", that I shouldn't "waste the opportunity", that it was "better to be doing something in the field rather than nothing". I finally walked after submitting a major complaint about my boss's conduct but not without crushing my self- confidence in the meantime.
Please learn from me. If you're seeing red flags like this, run.
Same, lasted a little over a year, after 1/4 of the staff left/layed off they split the work among everyone else, I was wearing multiple hats every day for the same base pay. No thanks
2 weeks, how about changed the day of... xD
A red flag is a long drawn out recruitment process. 2 interviews is enough.
Seems like these days, that’s common because they need to guarantee a person is a good fit for a position since there’s SO many people vying for it. I ASSUMED that was the reason though. Maybe not.
I agree , I was a candidate for a world class computer company, after 3 interviews I literally told the manager interviewing me that there wont be a 4th interview it's either now or never , I had wasted enough of my precious time. The interviews had went well obviously or they would move you on to phase two, or three. I didn't get the job , but at that point I felt like it was becoming a bit of a game. There should be a law that anything after 2 interviews you should be getting paid for your time and gas.
This is very true. I was once intervieved 3 times for a position, with a fourth interview pending. I had not heard back from them for a good 3-4 weeks, and when they finally got back to me with an interview date, it was just two days ahead (keep in mind I told them I currently worked shifts and need a weeks notice to be able to take time off for the interview). They had no understadning, said that it was either this date or never. I said if they scheduled early in the day or late in the afternoon I might be able to make it work. Nope, it was just that one hour at 1pm they had available for me, nothing else. They even had the nerve to state that if I had "more important places to be" than that interview, I was unfit for the job.
Dude, yes - my current _paying_ job?! I just told them that I could not make it in such short notice, and wished them luck. Fast forward a 2,5 years and the company doesn't exist anymore.
Very true, but also beware when you never actually see your boss and are employed too fast. Mostly, that indicates a high turnover rate.
@@MrLeonightis Google, right ?