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re: ACTUAL Employment Interview Red Flags
Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:34 am to ChestRockwell
Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:34 am to ChestRockwell
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How about showing up for an interview about 10-15 minutes early, and having to wait another hour? That's completely disrespectful, and a red flag by the employer right off the bat.
That would suck.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:35 am to SallysHuman
Yep. They never gave me a reason or apologized. Glad I passed up that job.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:40 am to SallysHuman
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How about showing up for an interview about 10-15 minutes early, and having to wait another hour? That's completely disrespectful, and a red flag by the employer right off the bat.
This happened to me. Met a guy for lunch, got there 10 minutes early. He was over a half an hour late so I was sitting at a table by myself for like 45 minutes.
They eventually made me an offer for the same amount of money I was making and the dude was shocked when I told him no thanks
Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:53 am to jmarto1
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If they are not mindful of their own space then they are even less mindful of others space. I doubt they operate well in a team
Exactly. We were giving guys company trucks with a couple hundred grand of specialty tools that needed to be taken care of. Plus i just don't trust having someone who can't throw their trash away take care of a unit thats worth tens of millions and has to work on live oil wells.
Now that i only hire white collar people, i don't do it anymore. I think my new version of it would be show me how many unread emails you have. But HR would probably throw a fit. Good news i only hire other managers now so it's less of an issue.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:00 am to HotBoudin
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Anyway, it was a stripper that decided to be a service engineer.
I can't believe I haven't heard this one before. But somehow I'm not surprised by this part:
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She got the interview via our owner
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:19 am to BabyTac
quote:what about a spinach or chard shirt?
A collard shirt
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:22 am to SallysHuman
When potential employers would ask”Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” That absurd, lazy, dumb assed question used to be a red flag to me…it irritates the shite out of me when it’s asked. Where I see myself in 5 years? Being your damned boss so I can ask you the same annoying arse question!
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:34 am to PurpleSingularity
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If you manage a janitorial company, awesome idea
These were large OD coiled tubing units and big fluid and nitrogen pumps. The pipe alone cost millions of dollars and there were thousands og hydraulic circuits on these units. One screw up could destroy a well. I don't need someone who's too lazy to throw away trash working on them. Most of then were engineers, mechanics or e-techs.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:47 am to billjamin
I find your decision making skills questionable,
being you jump to the conclusion the messy car is their car
my wifes car with 3 kids was always a disaster.
good thing I drove my primered truck, it was clean inside
or would you judge me on the primer, instead?
being you jump to the conclusion the messy car is their car
my wifes car with 3 kids was always a disaster.
good thing I drove my primered truck, it was clean inside
or would you judge me on the primer, instead?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:51 am to dr
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I find your decision making skills questionable,
It's worked out pretty well for me so far.
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my wifes car with 3 kids was always a disaster.
Then i probably wouldn't trust her with a 200k truck or 15k digital torque gun. For an admin job i wouldn't care or even look.
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would you judge me on the primer, instead?
Is there 3 days worth of mcdonalds bags in your passenger floor board? IDGAF about the paint.
This post was edited on 9/22/26 at 11:52 am
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:53 am to SallysHuman
Facial piercings
Pronouns on their resume
Unnatural hair color
All of these are an immediate disqualification IMO.
Biggest red flag though is when I ask what questions they have and they immediately start asking about starting pay and vacation policies. I’m fine with them asking, but if that’s the first question they have, it indicates to me they’re not looking for a career here and will jump ship at the drop of a hat.
Pronouns on their resume
Unnatural hair color
All of these are an immediate disqualification IMO.
Biggest red flag though is when I ask what questions they have and they immediately start asking about starting pay and vacation policies. I’m fine with them asking, but if that’s the first question they have, it indicates to me they’re not looking for a career here and will jump ship at the drop of a hat.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:05 pm to billjamin
by the way, I'm the guy that cal'd all those high dollar measurement tools
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:07 pm to SallysHuman
Jesse Lee Peterson told y’all .
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:14 pm to dr
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by the way, I'm the guy that cal'd all those high dollar measurement tools
The guy who did that worked for me too so part of it was to save him from some of the idiots that were trying to be field techs in the eagleford in 2014. It was a mess down there.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:17 pm to SallysHuman
3 stick out in my mind.
First one is when I asked his comfort level with working as part of a team. He told me he was more comfortable working where nobody told him what to do. He'd rather be the guy who was like a kid in a basement by himself.
Another asked if we drug tested - before we even started the interview. Told him yes and he got up and left.
Last one showed up in a huge Angry Birds t-shirt and a Phineas & Ferb baseball cap. I politely declined the interview.
First one is when I asked his comfort level with working as part of a team. He told me he was more comfortable working where nobody told him what to do. He'd rather be the guy who was like a kid in a basement by himself.
Another asked if we drug tested - before we even started the interview. Told him yes and he got up and left.
Last one showed up in a huge Angry Birds t-shirt and a Phineas & Ferb baseball cap. I politely declined the interview.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:19 pm to SallysHuman
We had a guy come in with a McDonald's breakfast combo, started the interview asking if he could eat it, interview was over before he finished his biscuit.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:23 pm to SallysHuman
1. Zero knowledge of the position, process or company. Read the description of the job, take a moment to know basic information associated with the company.
2. Filler conversations words, such as "um", "like" and random use of "big" words that have no bearing or association with the interview process.
3. Poor hygiene, take a shower, smell decent, and wear clothes that are appropriate for the interview.
2. Filler conversations words, such as "um", "like" and random use of "big" words that have no bearing or association with the interview process.
3. Poor hygiene, take a shower, smell decent, and wear clothes that are appropriate for the interview.
Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:22 pm to BabyTac
it's mr bullshite himself.Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:26 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
So still at that taco bell?
Posted on 9/22/26 at 1:26 pm to Darth_Vader
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Facial piercings Pronouns on their resume Unnatural hair color
All of these are an immediate disqualification IMO.
What about people who steal?
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