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re: ACTUAL Employment Interview Red Flags

Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:27 pm to
Posted by Morpheus
In your Dreams
Member since Apr 2022
7948 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:27 pm to
This was a red flag for me and women/girls I dated but I appreciate your use of this flag as well.

Does say a lot about a person.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
19824 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:27 pm to
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I definitely judge people on their car interior.

Same. I did the same thing when I was single and dating. I walked to the first date with my wife so I could ask her for a ride home and scope out her car.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
19824 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:28 pm to
quote:

This was a red flag for me and women/girls I dated but I appreciate your use of this flag as well.
I was typing out the same thing when you said that.
Posted by Traveler
I'm not late-I'm early for tomorrow
Member since Sep 2003
26657 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:28 pm to
A spit cup in use, but depending on the position applying for, that might be a plus.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
64254 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:30 pm to
Smelling of weed.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
7544 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:30 pm to
Recently interviewed a chick that had white, blue, and pink hair. She had cat posters and plants all over. Sat in this decked out gaming chair. It was a teams interview.

She fricking nailed the interview, the hiring manager hired her (wasn't for my team), and she has been great so far
Posted by cheobode
Member since Dec 2017
1581 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:30 pm to
University of Phoenix, and other diploma mills go straight into the trash. You have a better chance of being hired if you leave those off.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
15094 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:31 pm to
Hygiene.

Not gonna work with you if I can smell you.
Posted by backbone
Colorado
Member since Jul 2026
478 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:31 pm to
If you’re a construction worker and live in your vehicle all day it’s gonna get dirty if you’re actually working.

It would be a red flag to me if it wasn’t dirty, means they aren’t doing shite. One guy where I worked kept a spotless truck and well, that’s all he did.
This post was edited on 9/21/26 at 6:32 pm
Posted by Defenseiskey
Houston, TX
Member since Nov 2010
2413 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:32 pm to
Every 6 months or so I have to interview entry level IT guys. Part of my job is to coach green employees how to work tickets and trouble shoot so I've seen a lot red flags.

In my expirence, if they have a lot of work gaps and don't dress properly, there's a pretty good chance they won't work out. My best hire was a guy who dressed up for the interview and paid his way through school as a busboy/waiter.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
19824 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:33 pm to
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If you’re a construction worker and live in your vehicle all day it’s gonna get dirty if you’re actually working.

Dirt is fine. These were O&G mechanics and techs. I get the job because I did it for years.

I’m talking about a weeks worth of dirty clothes and food wrappers everywhere, not some caliche dirt and your lunch bag from an hour ago.
This post was edited on 9/21/26 at 6:33 pm
Posted by HotBoudin
Metry
Member since Sep 2003
1278 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:35 pm to
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Link?


I’m long retired. Anyway, it was a stripper that decided to be a service engineer. She got the interview via our owner; that’s likely the story to hear.
Posted by Herschal
USA
Member since Sep 2011
2459 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:36 pm to
Lack of eye contact when speaking.
Posted by backbone
Colorado
Member since Jul 2026
478 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:39 pm to
I gotcha
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
21811 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:48 pm to
Never hired/fired.

My FIL (PSU guy) and his childhood buddy (MIT grad) would take people to lunch. If they salted their food before tasting it, that was a red flag.

All I got.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
19824 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:55 pm to
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If they salted their food before tasting it, that was a red flag.

I had a guy give me shite about this once in Kansas City so I reached in my backpack and pulled out a travel sized Tony’s packet and looked him right in the eyes as I dumped the entire thing on my food. Then I explained to him I’m from Nola and his yankee food was going to be too bland for me and there wasn’t any point choking down 1 boring bite to prove myself correct. He got a big kick out of that. I left him with a handful of Tony’s packets.
Posted by titmouse
a tree branch above your car
Member since May 2006
6689 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:56 pm to
If they get their news from TD political talk
Posted by Crow Pie
Neuro ICU - Tulane Med Center
Member since Feb 2010
28004 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 6:58 pm to
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Also when I was hiring for a fast paced production type job I'd walk at a brisk pace to my office with the applicant.
I could watch candidate arrive for the interview at the DC from my office. I'd watch them as they crossed the parking lot and if their "arms don't swing when they walk" then I don't want them on the production line.
Posted by OldHickory
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2012
10900 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 7:03 pm to
Not making me laugh… at least a little. With you, not at you.
Posted by Sody Cracker
Nervous Hospital
Member since May 2016
3439 posts
Posted on 9/21/26 at 7:03 pm to
Falling asleep during the interview. I watched the dude fall asleep and was thoroughly entertained. He slept with his head on the table for an hour. We videoed the whole thing.
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