u/vityya

Anyway, I was in an interview today and it was going very well, until the hiring manager suddenly asked me, "Tell me three reasons why we shouldn't hire you."

I got flustered on the spot and the question completely threw me off. I blurted out some stupid answers and I'm sure it cost me my chance at this job.

When it was my turn to ask questions, I decided to ask him, "Okay, if I were to receive multiple offers, what would be the main reason for me not to choose to work here?"

Man, his expression did a complete 180. It was obvious he got very annoyed and said something like, "Look, our company isn't for just anyone." Then he quickly wrapped things up and said, "That's a bit of an aggressive question. Anyway, thank you for your time, we'll be in touch."

This whole process is a joke. And I don't even want to work in a place that has such double standards. Just for context, this wasn't an entry-level position. I'm currently a lead and have over 11 years of experience.

Anyways, I started to email some companies that are looking for employees, and one of them replied today, saying the interview will be tomorrow morning in office. any tips about how to pas this time??

update: luckily, I came across this post about how to be calm and less stressful during the interview, will apply each tip and will update you.

Hi!

I (23M) work at a very small bank in a city in upstate NY. There are only 5 of us: our CEO (I'll call him B2), a manager, and 3 tellers, one full-time, one floating part-time, and me part-time. Recently I saw a post about how to get a job quickly and I started looking for another job through cold emails, and wow it got me a part time job in just 3 days!

I applied to a new job because my hours at the bank aren't enough to cover rent and normal bills.

Right now my schedule at the bank is Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, so I told the new job (an after-school program) that I can work Mondays and Wednesdays during the day. I let B2 know that I wouldn't be able to come in during those hours if someone was out, and he told me I'm not allowed to work another job at that time because I need to be available to cover, based on the hiring paperwork I signed. Apparently there have to be 3 people in the bank at all times, so if for any reason 3 out of 4 people end up being unavailable, I'm expected to come in no matter what.

I understand why he wants coverage, so I went back to the after-school program and told them I wouldn't be able to commit to the original availability I gave them. They told me that B2 can't need me to keep those days free for free, and that if I'm expected to be available like that, I probably should be getting on-call pay under NYS labor laws.

I'm going to ask B2 for a copy of my employment contract the next time I go in, and I'm also trying to reach NYS labor (their phone line is useless, of course 🙃). I wanted to ask here if anyone knows what the next step I should take is, whether on-call pay applies in this kind of situation, or if there's something specific I need to ask for in writing. Thanks!

I'm really struggling right now because of a decision I made a few weeks ago. I left a very comfortable work-from-home job where I was earning around $100,000, for a new on-site position at a company where I got a promotion and a salary increase to around $130,000 per year.

I've only been at this new place for just over a week, and honestly, regret and sadness are overwhelming my heart. I now commute to and from work, which takes about 50 minutes every day, I'm paying around $950 a month for my apartment rent on my own, and the constant interruptions from colleagues passing by my desk are driving me crazy. Most importantly, I really miss the sense of familiarity and support I had while living with my family.

As someone working in hardware development, finding another fully remote job like the last one is very difficult. I genuinely thought that the $130,000 offer was the right step for my long-term career and personal development. But despite all these logical reasons, I'm trapped in an overwhelming feeling that I sacrificed much more than I gained.

Has anyone else gone through something similar? What did you do to change your perspective or accept a decision that initially felt so wrong?