What’s a red flag employers try to pass off as a benefit? – 17 workplace warning signs to look out for
10.
‘A place I worked bought everyone dinner if you worked past 6.
‘I got shit from my manager for leaving at 5… like i was paid to’
-negativeyoda
11.
‘”We value honesty.” Dear reader, they absolutely do not value honesty, no matter how diplomatic and professionally it is given.’
-Altruistic_Dust123
12.
‘Pizza parties. Screw pizza parties’
-monkey_boy45
13.
‘I got an offer from a small publishing company once that halfway through the description of benefits, I was pretty sure I was not going to take, and then the person making the offer was like, “You know, sometimes people like working here so much, they volunteer for extra hours for free!”
‘I had already been kinda creeped out during the interview when they walked me around the office afterwards and everyone was hunched over their desks and not talking to each other, and that comment during the offer made me run for the hills.’
-bostonronin
14.
‘Not being union. They’ll say they’re anti union because of how great they already treat their workers and make you watch anti-union propaganda videos. Meanwhile they’re firing people for things the union would’ve protected them from’
-Towering-Wave-9542
15.
‘Seeking someone who enjoys a fast paced environment (urgency, chaos & dumpster fires 24/7 and we’re gonna make it your problem)
‘Self-starter (we will not train you in or give you any support; we’re actually not sure what you should be doing)’
-Assika126
16.
‘“Highly visible position” = everyone in the company will pop by to dump their crap on you.’
-sweetcherrytea
17.
”You’ll be working with an industry leader’
‘I worked somewhere that uses this phrase on their job ads. It means you will be working with someone who seems themselves as the smartest person in the room (no matter who is in that room), who thinks they know everything, and dismisses a different point of view.’
-ringo5150
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