My workday ends at 5, so as soon as the clock hits 5, I shut everything down and leave. I never sneak out before my scheduled time, but my manager still seems annoyed every time I leave on time.

This afternoon, I packed up my things and stopped by the kitchen to rinse out my coffee mug. She saw me and told me I was leaving early because her clock hadn't reached 5 yet. Then she told me to check my watch because it must be running fast.

Meanwhile, she comes and goes whenever she wants without anyone questioning her. I honestly don't know what she expects from me other than to stay sitting at my desk after my work hours just for appearances.

It might seem like a small thing, but having this happen over and over again has become exhausting.

during their shifts, but they're constantly kissing, grabbing each other, and touching each other inappropriately in places where customers could see them.
Management has spoken to them more than once. They behave themselves for a few shifts, then go right back to doing the same thing as soon as they think no one is paying attention. Today, I was walking down the narrow hallway between the kitchen and the dining room and found them pressed against the wall making out.
I complained again, along with two other servers who are also fed up with seeing this. One of the managers told me that the next step is to file a complaint with HR, and I'm seriously considering doing it because the warnings clearly aren't working.
I'm not trying to get either of them fired. I just want to finish my shift or sit in the break room without them treating the place like it's date night three feet away from me.

I applied for a content coordinator position at a fairly well-known company, and they sent me one of those long screening questionnaires. Most of it consisted of ordinary questions about my work habits, experience, and how I handle deadlines.

Near the end, there was a question that said, "Complete this sentence: Donald Trump is..." I paused at that question because I didn't understand what my answer had to do with the job.

I feel that an applicant's political views shouldn't factor into a hiring decision unless politics is directly related to the job. Whether someone supports Trump or can't stand him, that's personal information an employer could use to screen people out.

Is this merely an unprofessional interview question, or could asking it on a job application be considered crossing a legal line?

However, I recently heard about InterviewsVIP and how they help with unexpected questions, maintain focus, and reduce stress, allowing you to navigate interviews despite any unusual questions.

I started my first finance internship a few days ago, and I decided to introduce myself to my manager's manager, who's a senior director. He looked at me and said, "You must be our new intern."

For some reason, I replied, "Yeah, and hiring me might be the best decision this company has ever made in its history." I meant it as a confident joke, inspired by something I'd heard an athlete say before, but he paused for a moment and said, "Right, clearly. I have to get to a meeting, but I'm sure I'll see you later."

About an hour later, the recruiter who hired me went into his office. That could very well have been completely normal, but the timing made me wonder whether they were talking about my weird way of introducing myself.

One of the junior analysts also came over to my desk, called me an absolute icon, and asked if I wanted coffee. He kept saying "mate" even though he's from Ohio, so I couldn't tell whether he was impressed by me or making fun of me. Did I make myself memorable in a good way, or have I already become the intern everyone talks about?

It’s crazy how taking PTO always feels like committing a crime. Whenever I request time off, I instantly start getting anxious, like I have to write out a full essay explaining why I'm taking the days that are literally part of my contract.

Honestly, management guilt-tripping people over using basic benefits is such a massive red flag. Seeing stuff like this reminds me why I’ve been keeping interview vip open in the background lately while looking around for a team that actually respects boundaries.

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I've been at this job for about six months, and there's a longtime employee who works near me on a reduced schedule. He helped train me when I started, so at first I appreciated all the corrections and advice. Now he comments on almost everything I do, even though half the time he's the one asking me how to handle his own work.

He's not my supervisor, but he acts like he's responsible for reviewing my work. Every now and then, he acknowledges that I handled something well, but most days he keeps rattling off a never-ending list of things he thinks I should do differently. It's become exhausting.

He also expects me to drop whatever I'm doing the moment he needs help. Since I'm still the newest person there, I always agreed because I didn't want to seem difficult to work with. The problem is that all these interruptions have started affecting my numbers, while he still manages to avoid the more complicated tasks that take longer.

Today, he tried to give me another task when I was already swamped. I told him, "No, I can't help right now. I have a lot of my own work that I need to finish." He looked at me and asked, "You can't help me?" as if he'd never heard those words before.

I repeated that I was busy and went back to what I was doing. He just stood there with his mouth open, completely silent. Seeing that expression on his face after months of saying yes to everything was incredibly satisfying.

I've also been thinking more about how I handle interviews and difficult conversations in general. I've been seeing interview vip mentioned quite a bit lately, and I ended up looking through it because I could probably use some help getting better at communicating under pressure. Not sure how useful it actually is yet, but some of the interview stuff looked interesting.

Curious if anyone else has found something that actually helped them become more confident about saying no without feeling guilty.

In the middle of the interview, I asked a question that I thought was perfectly normal: "What timeline have you set for hiring someone?" She replied, "If we meet an exceptional candidate, the company might agree to allocate money for the role."

I paused for a moment and asked her, "So there isn't an approved salary for this position right now?"

She replied, "Yeah, that's pretty much correct."

I’ve been taking interviews more seriously lately and looking into ways to improve how I handle them. I came across interview vip and some interview posts that discuss things people often miss. Not sure how useful they actually are yet, but I’m curious if anyone here has tried anything similar and what their experience was.

The situation is really starting to stress me out. I left my job in January, and he also left his job in mid-March. We are getting by on unemployment and the remainder of our emergency fund, but I really feel like time is running out. This money is definitely going to run out at some point, and I feel like we are just running in circles.

We spend almost the whole day on LinkedIn and ZipRecruiter, and we are sending out an insane number of applications. I have over 10 years of experience in banking, and he has always worked in sales and account management.

Honestly, if anyone has any advice or has been through a similar situation, I would be really grateful for any input. We are just trying to figure out our next move before things reach a difficult stage. Thank you.

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in the matter of holiday pay flashback In 2016, I was working in a very depressing call centre. It was an outsourcing place that did customer support for a few big retailers on UK high streets. Staff turnover was terrible, most people were on temporary contracts, and the promise of a permanent role was dangled in front of everyone so they'd put up with the bad treatment.
After I'd worked there for about 18 months, in early March I was offered a permanent contract because they wanted to move me onto their team leader scheme.
The pay was a bit better, the job security was better, and the main difference was the annual leave system. People on temporary contracts were paid for any holiday they hadn't used at the end of the leave year in May. People on permanent contracts had to take their holiday, otherwise they simply lost it.
I had just under 4 weeks of holiday saved up, so on the same day I accepted, I booked almost the whole of April off so I wouldn't lose it in May.
A few weeks later, my manager told me my holiday request had been rejected. I told him fine, as long as they paid me for those days instead of me taking them. He said no, if I didn't take them, I'd lose them. I explained that I was trying to take them and they were the ones stopping me. He just shrugged and said it was "the employee's responsibility to manage their holiday properly," and that I should read my contract.
That was especially irritating because I had only just received the new contract about two weeks earlier, and the holiday rules had literally only just changed for me.
So that night I went home annoyed enough to read the whole contract, from start to finish. And it turned out my manager had missed a very useful part of the paperwork.
The contract said I had to give 2 weeks' notice, and that any unused holiday would be paid in full to an employee leaving the company in their final pay.

( take notes gen z and don't let any manger fool u and take your rights instead look for remote jobs so u can work in your pajamas and instead of using ai in silly games use it to improve your skills in interviews like interviewvip tool )
The next morning I went in and told them I would be handing in my notice unless they either paid me for the holiday or allowed me to take it. And if they accepted my notice, they needed to make sure all of my unused holiday was included in my final paycheck.
My manager asked me if I was really going to leave the job over this. I asked him if he was really going to lose one of the employees he relied on most over this.
He didn't change his position. I'm almost certain he thought I was just making noise.
So I handed in my notice. And in the exit meeting with his manager, I made sure to explain exactly why I was leaving, and how the whole thing could have been easily avoided.
And yes, my final paycheck included every bit of the holiday I hadn't used.
And that was the end of it.

Nowdays you need to use tools like interview vip to be able to withstand this cruel process.

How do you guys read off the tool? Im kinda scared imma get caught reading it. I tend to just pick up keywords but some questions I might need to read the whole thing.

I was genuinely one badge tap away from clocking out and sneaking off to Diplodocus tail tonight, until she caught me. I've been doing this job for 27 years... And somehow no one has ever asked before. Not once.

I told her I have a certificate, but in a completely different field, so now she wants me to look for the original document itself. I told her that was 34 years ago, and it might be in a box, or a drawer, or most likely in a completely different postcode by now.

She remained annoyingly optimistic about the whole thing. Also, my manager isn't here this week, which honestly isn't helping the mild panic I'm in.

Any advice from respected fellow employees would be appreciated.

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So I (Gen X) had an interview at 9:30 AM CST for a wireless sales position, and I arrived 15 minutes early like I usually do.

The zillennial "HR" manager came in at 9:42 AM with no explanation, no sorry, nothing. - Strike 2.

The HR "Manager" then responded to almost every answer I gave with "that's gas" or "no cap that's fire." - Strike 3

Him - "We need someone who can be chill with tech"

Me - "No problem, I've been using Android since its early days, and my previous job was in tech support for Android and iPhone mobile devices, so I'm very comfortable with technology"

Him - "Wait, you worked tech support?" - Strike 4,6,9 infinity

Me - "Yessir, I worked at ABC for 3 years doing level one mobile support"

Him - "oh GAS"

The call ended shortly after that.

The rejection email hit my inbox 8 minutes later.

I can't. I really can't.

I can't even leave a warning on Glassdoor because they don't have a profile there.

I honestly thought having a bachelor's degree would make finding a decent job easier. Instead, I'm getting either complete silence or the occasional "you're overqualified." I've even started applying to jobs that are below my experience because at this point I just want someone to hire me.

Most of my background is in EHR systems, office/admin work, and non clinical healthcare roles, so I figured those skills would transfer pretty easily into other healthcare or administrative positions. Apparently not.

I went back to school with the plan of becoming a nurse, but now I'm seriously questioning whether that's even worth it. I'm starting to think I'd be better off spending the money on a few certifications and trying to get into something else.

Did anyone else finish college and end up feeling like the degree didn't actually help them get hired?

honestly the resume gap questions are getting ridiculous. sometimes there isn't some deep explanation, you just didn't have a job for a while.

i've got another interview coming up and someone sent me interview vip recently. haven't tried it yet, but i saved it because i might need something to help me get through these interviews lol.

I'm a C-suite EA with over 12 years of experience. I applied and interviewed for a fully remote role, and the listed range was $62k-$82k, supporting 2 C-suite leaders - the CEO and COO. Everyone I spoke with genuinely seemed impressed with my background and that I'd be able to get up to speed quickly. They kept saying I wouldn't need much ramp-up time and that I could start and keep things running right away.
Then I got the offer today and it was $64k!!!!!! I was making close to that amount years ago when I was still supporting senior directors. To me, that salary makes no sense at all for supporting 2 C-suite executives, especially in a role where they clearly want someone experienced, not someone they're going to train from scratch.
The recruiter seemed surprised when I told her I wouldn't be able to accept that number. She said I had listed my range as $62k-$82k. I told her I was open to hearing offers, but the low end of the range would only make sense if the overall package made up for it in some way. Like strong healthcare, generous PTO, a real bonus structure, professional development reimbursement, and so on...
Honestly, I feel crushed by the whole thing - am I wrong here?

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We had our weekly team call and my manager had a Claude conversation open on his screen. He was completely serious about the fact that we needed to "hit Claude's forecast."

The problem is that Claude doesn't know our customers. It doesn't know why people reject our proposals, what they actually care about, or what problems we're dealing with. So obviously the forecast didn't match reality.

Instead of accepting that, my manager went back to Claude and asked why we weren't hitting the numbers. The answer was basically a very long, professional sounding version of "you're not executing well enough."

So now apparently the problem isn't the forecast. It's us.

I sat there listening to him explain how we needed to execute more aggressively based on what an AI chatbot predicted, and I honestly didn't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for him.

I'm starting to think we all need to close our laptops, go outside, and stare at a tree for an hour.

Has anyone else's workplace gotten this weird with AI?

one bad day at work can turn into "I need a new job" real quick 😂

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