• Punkie@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    “I was fired from my previous job due to acts of drunken sloth and a little theft. Then I spent time on my couch, doing nothing but watching Starsky and Hutch reruns in my underwear, eating cold spaghetti-os from the can and drinking warm beer. Then when the welfare checks ran dry, I blackmailed a manager at the next job. He hired me, I did nothing, but he was replaced by someone who didn’t have anything I could dig up in his past quick enough. I can’t work with Tom Swift Jr. there, so I am applying here. Here is a list of my demands upon hire, and some background checks I ran on you. When do I start?”

    – what these people think about a gap in your employment, possibly.

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      7 months ago

      You joke, but there are people that will actually admit crazy shit like this.

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        I kid you not, I once asked a candidate what their greatest weakness is on the job. They then obliged with a vivid story about how they were pretty much the worst employee ever at their previous job. It was a clear “I don’t know what I expected” moment, to be sure.

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      7 months ago

      Not too far from the truth, honestly.

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      7 months ago

      Brilliant work, I just don’t believe I’ll be able to remember it all in the interview…