r/InterviewMan

I work at a secondhand store, and I left my jacket, which was a bit expensive, in the employees' belongings box behind the counter. I didn't take it at the time, but when I came back to get it, I couldn't find it.

I asked my manager about it and he said he didn't know where it went, but apparently after a while they put anything left in that box out for sale. That doesn't seem right to me, because it was clearly owned by someone on the staff, and it hadn't been sitting there for a long time.

Edit: I checked my shifts and it turns out it was in the employees' box for six days. None of my coworkers had ever been told about a policy of getting rid of items, but my manager says that's probably what happened.

This whole thing is honestly absurd. Less than two weeks ago, I posted that I had been accepted for a job at a tabletop/card shop as an events coordinator. During the hiring conversation, the owner said he wanted someone who could "hit the ground running" and put events on the calendar quickly. So... That's what I did. I put together 8 solid events in 9 days. Beginner D&D night, local maker mini-market, Throwback Console Night, Geeky Speed Dating, Board Game Matchmaking, and things like that. On the ninth day, he pulled me aside and said, "I don't feel like this is going to be a good fit."

I asked him what happened, and he basically said to me: "You didn't do anything wrong. You're the strongest events person I've brought in. You did exactly what I asked. The problem is my regulars. They feel like the shop is changing too quickly, and I misjudged what they wanted. I thought your ideas were excellent, but the weekly crowd has been messaging me nonstop saying they feel like they're being pushed out of the space."

So... I'm out of work. Again. I had an interview this morning with a community organization, but they said they received around 240 applications and are talking to a lot of people from that pool. I only have 4 years of event planning experience, so there are definitely people there with way more experience than me. My savings are almost gone. I genuinely don't know what I'm supposed to do next. I was so happy that I finally had something, and now somehow doing exactly what I was hired to do means I'm OUT OF A JOB AGAIN.

But I won't stop here. I'll continue my job search. I remember I used to worry a lot during interviews because of the questions asked, until I read this post which compiled the most common interview questions. I think it will be helpful to me too, and you might find it very useful as well.

I'm currently going through a bit of a phase of reorganizing my life, and I need some advice.

I'm 22 and trying to find more traditional work, not centered around tech. Ideally, it would be work where I can be creative, use my hands, and build real things. I'm not expecting it to make me rich or anything; I just want something that feels stable and won't die out in the near future.

When I was younger, I used to spend a lot of time with my grandfather in his small room/workshop, helping him with things like weaving simple baskets, growing vegetables, fixing small chairs, sanding old tables, and so on. I've always been relatively good at figuring out how to make something or fix it.

I also used to be heavily into music production, around 3-4 hours a day, so I'm used to practicing something for a long time if I'm interested in it.

So yeah, what kind of work or trade do you think I should look into? I have a lot of free time right now, so if it requires a lot of repetition or skill-building, I'm very okay with that.

Thanks in advance!

A few weeks ago, I had a final round interview at a Fintech company in the growth stage. It was a panel of three. Usually, I review the STAR method and prepare my answers, but this time I decided to see who I would actually be talking to.
I spent about three hours scrolling through their LinkedIn profiles. I wasn't just looking at their names; I wanted to know what their backgrounds were. I noticed a pattern very quickly - all three had spent 3 to 5 years in small bootstrapped startups before coming here. One of them even tried to start a niche consulting business but wasn't very successful.
That's when I got the gist of it. These people don't care about big corporate bureaucracy. They are used to building things from scratch, and it seemed like they missed that vibe. They chose this company specifically because it's still a bit unpolished.
So, I decided to throw away the corporate script I had prepared. Instead of talking about how I managed a project that reached 50,000 users, I focused on the "ugly" wins. I told them about a time I had to create a custom onboarding flow using Slack bots and manual SQL queries because we didn't have a budget for a proper CRM. I focused on stories where I had to wear five different hats just to keep things moving.
The vibe in the room changed completely at that moment. It didn't feel like an interrogation anymore; it was like a chat between people who had struggled together in the trenches. One of the leads laughed and told me, "Honestly, we're still dealing with some of that mess here."
In the end, I got the offer four days later. And the salary was higher than the range they had originally posted in the job description.
Honestly, that bit of research changed everything. It's a small effort, but its ROI is incredible. I'll be doing this for every screening call or interview from now on.

note: this was not the only tip I followed I also done some of what I saw in that post very useful and productive .

so good luck

I'm in middle management. My area supervisor told me that the COO had him try to call me while they were sitting together. I didn't answer, and my supervisor said that my work phone was turned off. The COO then told my supervisor that I was being "unprofessional" and that I should be available to my team.

AITAH for turning off my phone while I'm on PTO? I told everyone on my team to do the exact same thing when they're taking their vacation. I'm not upper leadership or anything, but honestly, I believe that if you're taking the time off you're entitled to, people should leave you alone unless something is truly on fire.

Is this just old-school management thinking? Should I start looking for another job? If this comes up when I get back, do I have a reasonable position I can defend myself with?

update: some mangers should learn about the work life balance ,cause I am done of behave like a robot , I am positively thinking of quitting right after founding the opportunity I guess I am gonna use these tips for any upcoming interview wish me luck !

I work at a small, family-owned manufacturing company that makes good money. They brought us into a meeting on Wednesday and told us that, effective immediately, we were all being let go because the business had been sold to an investment group. Apparently the old owners did it as an "asset buy," which means the employees were treated like extra baggage they didn't want on the books. They told us we could "reapply" for the exact same jobs under the new management, but some salaries and benefits had been reduced due to restructuring. They also changed the job descriptions and added more duties to them.

Everyone was shocked. No one had even heard any rumors that this was happening, but so far not a single person has submitted an application for their old position. Unemployment is very low around us, and a lot of places are hiring. The new owners brought in a manager who set up a little application station next to the front office, and put out muffins and coffee. She's sitting there, and no one has touched them or the forms.

The average employee here has been here 16 years, and a lot of people have been here more than 22 years, so many decided to just retire. The funny part, if you can call it that, is that we make a specialty product on machines that our own shop built, repaired, and kept running for years. All that know-how walked out at once. Moving production or handing it off somewhere else isn't realistic. Even the people who handled sales and accounting are leaving. I'm going to give more time to my side business because it's starting to grow, and honestly I'd also rather have more time with my family. The schadenfreude here is extremely high, toward both the old owners and the new ones. Good luck running the place without the people who know how it works.

This is a good reminder that job security can vanish overnight. You might think you have plenty of time to prepare for your next opportunity, only to suddenly find yourself sitting in another job interview. That's why I believe that preparing beforehand is extremely important, and I think I was preparing for interviews incorrectly until I read this post which offers some tips to avoid wrong preparing for interviews. I think it might be very helpful.

I'm thinking of telling them that we're expecting a baby, mostly because I'll probably need to be present for the birth, and I don't want to risk running into problems at a new job because I took time off right at the start. I'd rather know early on if they don't have a problem with that. If they do have a problem, I'll probably stay at my current job.

This position would pay me about $17,000-$21,000 more than what I make now, so yeah, I really want it - especially since our first child is coming soon.

Do you think I should bring it up near the end of the interview, or wait until there's an offer?

My daughter is 19 and was working at a smoothie shop with a name similar to Rooster Juice here in Canada. She gave them 10 days' notice because she's leaving to study, and instead of keeping her on for a bit until she could train the new person, they fired her on the spot. In this economy, too.

The sad thing is that she genuinely really loved that job. She would come home talking about how she put little dinosaurs on kids' cups to make them laugh.

When I left my job at a convenience store in the early 2000s to go to college, my manager shook my hand, asked what program I was going into, and told me to call him if I wanted to take shifts during the holidays.

Have shop owners really become this short-sighted? They're supposedly desperate for staff, and yet they still treat good workers like trash? They're teaching people not to bother giving notice next time. Truly a bunch of idiots.

Do you guys have any tips for her next job interview? someone here Dmed this Post that i think more people could benefit from.

If you have any more sources please link them in the comments🙏

This was a while ago, and I still think about how weird the situation was. I was looking for another IT job, and someone referred me to a company very close to my house. I went through several interviews and they all seemed to be going well, so for a while I felt like it might work out. But there were a few red flags that showed up early: they dodged the question every time I asked about salary, and the main guy interviewing me was honestly... Really difficult. He was younger, only slightly ahead of me in his career, and acted like he was doing me a personal favor by talking to me.

After the final interview, they finally sent me an offer with the starting pay. It was clearly lower than what I had been making at my last job. I tried to negotiate, and of course, the biggest credit for what I’ve learned about negotiation goes to the Tips I’ve read and the experience I’ve gained from attending numerous interviews, but there was no flexibility at all. The interviewer basically told me: "You're probably used to those comfortable city jobs. Here you can't expect the same money." The funny thing is that "here" was not some small office in a rural area at all. It was an expensive corporate park, with landscaping better than a lot of neighborhoods. I told him I needed to think about it, and his voice made it very clear he was confident I would say yes.

Fast forward about five days, and I had a call scheduled with him to give them my answer. For some reason, his manager was also on the call, which I imagine was so he could hear the big successful close or whatever. The interviewer came in with the same condescending tone, and it was very obvious he thought I was going to accept, so when I said I was declining, he sounded shocked.

Then things got awkward. First he asked me if I was serious. Then he started getting worked up and told me I probably wouldn't find anything better than what they were offering. After that little speech, he went quiet for a bit and said he would respect my decision if I was sure, but he needed to ask me one question. Then he asked me directly: "Is it because of me? Did I mess something up?"

At the same time, his boss was sitting there silently listening to all of this. I told him the pay wasn't suitable for me, and left it at that. He genuinely seemed upset, which was very strange, especially considering he had been pushy and condescending the whole time. Honestly, I found the whole thing kind of funny.

Has anyone else ever dealt with an interviewer or recruiter who took it weirdly personally after you turned down an offer?

Hi everyone,

I work in IT Support on fixed shifts (7-3, 3-11, 11-7). We need coverage all the time, so at handoff times (7am / 3pm / 11pm), there's supposed to be someone monitoring the queue and taking incoming work.

Here's the problem: when the person coming in for the shift after mine is late, the person leaving is expected to keep waiting until the other person arrives. If it's 10-15 minutes every now and then, fine, I understand that things happen.

But with a few people, it's become a habit. They seem very comfortable coming in late, and the person whose shift is ending gets stuck staying past their time as if that's just become a normal part of the job.

A few weeks ago, I left exactly when my shift ended. The person after me hadn't arrived yet, so coverage was empty for a bit. My manager emailed me afterward saying that this can't happen and that I'm expected to keep covering until the person after me is there. I haven't responded yet.

Am I wrong for thinking the real problem is the people who are always coming in late, not the person who leaves at the scheduled end of their shift? I have no problem helping when it's rare or a real emergency, but I don't want this to turn into an unofficial expectation that I stay late all the time.

How do other teams usually handle shift handoff issues like this?

Is it normal for the person leaving the shift to keep staying every time someone else is late?

note: even start thinking of updating my cv and shift to remote jobs so I can work comfortably in my home

i already applied for some jobs and prepared after reading those tips . work in my current job became as hell , thanks for reading .