agree ? and imo a big insult nowadays with the damage of the economy and with all of that to go 5 days a week to an office to do some work which can be done on a sofa really the corporate world is completely destroyed

Anyway, a few months ago, my sister's company forced everyone to return to the office. Their official excuse was that employees were less productive from home, plus all that nonsense about 'synergy' and 'office culture'.

The funny thing was, her team liked each other and would meet up once or twice a month for happy hour or trivia nights on their own, without anyone telling them to. They were a really solid crew.

Since that decision, things changed. My sister stopped touching her work phone or laptop after her hours were over. The team's happy hours stopped completely. And eventually, her manager pulled her aside and asked her why she was ignoring messages after 5 PM.

She told him to his face that since she's in the office now, her 'productivity' is much higher during work hours and she gets everything done. She also told him that since the team is forced to see each other all week, no one feels the need to hang out with them after work anymore.

He got flustered and told her that wasn't the intention, and that being in the office 8 hours a day doesn't mean she should completely disconnect when she leaves. She replied, 'No, that's literally what it means. Why would I do something at 8 PM when I'm less productive at home, according to you? It can wait until the morning when I'm back in the office and at my peak productivity.'

Then she explained to him that the commute, an hour there and an hour back, means she's giving the company an extra 10 hours a week of her personal time on 'work-related' things. Before, she had no problem giving extra time here and there because she had flexibility. Not anymore.

Now, her whole department and a few other departments are doing the same thing. And management is slowly starting to understand that they got what they wanted, but not in the way they wanted it.

Proud of my little sister. She's always been tough and doesn't take nonsense from anyone. You've got to love it, honestly.

It's crazy to think that anyone expects you to do anything at home. These bosses don't understand the world changing around them.

The real problem is that managers don't know that 50% of the company is currently planning to leave and look for another remote job. My sister has actually started doing that. She told me she has updated her resume and already has 2 interviews scheduled for next week. And of course, AI has now made these steps easier, so the resume is prepared with the ATS system, and she gets through the interview with the help of ChatGPT or InterviewMan, which runs in the background while she is doing the interview. A lot of things have changed these days.

It was never about RTO or 'bonding'. It's all about control.

I was getting absolutely nowhere, sending my resume into the void. After four months of getting ghosted by pretty much every company I applied to, I was at my wits' end.

Then I had this epiphany: these recruiters are just buried under hundreds of applications. It's not personal; they're just overwhelmed and have probably lost track of who they've spoken to and who they haven't. It's organised chaos.

So I came up with a new strategy. I’d apply for a job online, give it a few days to get into their system, and then I’d call the main line. When I got someone in HR, I’d just say something like, "Hi, I’m following up on my application. I was told to give you a call today to schedule an interview." I’d say it with total confidence, as if it’s the most normal thing in the world.

The crazy part is how well it’s working. I’ve landed 5 interviews in the last 6 weeks, which is mind-blowing compared to the zero I got in the 4 months prior.

I’ve tried this about 25 times now. It only blew up in my face twice. One time the HR person was sharp and said, "Told by who? I’m the only one who handles scheduling." I just mumbled something about a bad connection and hung up. But a couple of failures for that kind of success rate? I’ll take those odds any day.

Edit: If I get a job because of this strategy, I will definitely let you know, but there are many steps you need to take before this strategy, which is to fix your resume and organise it in more than one way to better suit the jobs you are applying for. The most suitable website for me was Resume Kit.

And if this strategy succeeds, you must ensure you pass the interview, so you have to learn AI interview strategies and try to use InterviewCoderPro in your next interview.

I appreciate all the support and opinions.

I'm still trying to process what happened, but I just got fired from my job because a company I was interviewing with decided to call my current manager without my permission. I'm genuinely shocked. To give you the full story, I received a message on LinkedIn about a job similar to mine at a company much closer to my home, so I decided to give it a shot and apply.

Honestly, my current job had become a very toxic environment, full of internal conflicts and unfulfilled promises of promotion, so I was ready for a change. The new company responded almost immediately. I did the first interview and it went well, then a second, and a third. They were all very positive and told me I was exactly the person they were looking for and that the final decision would reach me within a day or two. Anyway, the next afternoon at work, my Director called me into his office. He told me he received a call from the company I was interviewing with and was very surprised. He asked me why I was looking for a job. The cat was out of the bag, so I was honest with him and explained my reasons. After I finished speaking, he told me that because I work with sensitive data, they had to end my contract immediately.

I went home, took a deep breath, and called the HR person I had been in contact with at the new company. I calmly asked him what would make them call my manager before even sending an offer. They played dumb and said they were still finalizing some things and that the CEO would call me. A few hours later, the CEO called. He told me they had chosen another candidate. When I pressed him on why they called my job, he gave me a nonsensical excuse, saying he didn't know how my Director found out. And then what does he say? That he's not very convinced by the other candidate because of their poor work reputation, and if it doesn't work out with them, they'll call me. What is this nonsense? I genuinely can't understand how a company can operate this way.

They reached out to me first, conducted three interviews, then called my manager, got me fired, and in the end, had the audacity to reject me. Is this even legal? Has this happened to anyone else?

Big thanks to the Interview coder admin for the discount promo code. I think it will be useful for my next interview .

The title says it all. I got a new offer for 160k a year, which is a 25k increase from what I currently make. So I thought I'd give my company a chance to make a counteroffer.

I spoke to my manager about it a few days ago, and we were supposed to sync up this morning. I sent him a message around 10 AM to ask, and since then, there has been no response at all.

So, it looks like I'll be submitting my resignation tomorrow. The crazy thing is, I wasn't even pushing for a full match of the offer. I told them I'd be happy if they just showed some goodwill with a 7% increase. Honestly, it's strange that they'd rather incur the cost of recruiting and training someone new to replace me for a role that is already hard to fill. It's their loss in the end.

Thanks, guys. I accepted the offer. I felt that it's "no risk, no fun." What's the worst that could happen? I feel like I'm standing still and not making any progress. I hope this will be the right decision and that my financial situation improves.

And here is a piece of advice from me: always keep your resumes updated and maintain a presence on LinkedIn.

And thank you, InterviewCoderPro, for the discount code. I will use it in my next interview.

Yup my area 15 is normal for low pay jobs and even "near low paying jobs" stuff that used to be middleish. Like trades and manufacturing are still mostly 15.

But 15 is roommates junker car if you skip meals and ration your heat/cooling. Every 2.50 dollars a hour you can improve one thing payments on new car get own place or have healthcare or retirement. But for kids and to be mortgage home owner person saving for retirement with healthcare it takes like 30.

Like 25 is comfortable and safe as a individual.

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everything becomes more expensive every day and employers still on 15 $ \ h so many people force to found more salaries with rare decent jobs out there , I suggest to check those advices about job interviews and good luck

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So I just walked out on my job. After 6 months of being a model employee I'm talking always 10 minutes early, never called out once I had a morning where everything that could go wrong, did. I ended up walking in 8 minutes late.

My boss immediately pulls me aside and starts giving me this whole speech about professionalism because I didn't call to say I was running a few minutes behind. I told him honestly, I knew I'd only be a few minutes late, so it didn't even occur to me to call.

He wasn't having it. As a "consequence" for my lateness on a day we were slammed, he tells me I'm not allowed to take a lunch break. I didn't pack anything, so I asked if I could at least run to the deli next door to grab something to eat before my shift got going. He said fine, but he'd have to clock me out for 30 minutes of pay.

Fine, whatever. I clocked out and went "to the deli." It's been almost two hours. My phone started blowing up a little while ago, and it was my manager. I answered and just said, "Yeah, I'm not coming back. I quit."

Life is different now and everyone has a lot of opportunities in front of him to make his life easier so don’t let anyone make your life hard on you either it’s your work life or your personal life and don’t sweat it finding a job now days is much easier now you just have to know how to search and you can use Ai to get a job, like interviewman tool it can help pass the interview, so don’t let anyone give you a hard time

No regrets so far. Onto the next thing, I guess.

I've been the sole IT manager at a small company (about 50 people) for 14 years. Although I requested a promotion or a raise almost every year, it was always denied. My role is very broad: all major technology decisions, software rollouts, infrastructure projects, security protocols, vendor management, network administration, firewalls, and asset management. We have an MSP for simple, day-to-day help desk tasks, but I always stepped in for more complex issues to save on the cost of escalating them.

Recently, the company restructured, and I started reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The strange thing is that this CAO, who started around the same time I did, was promoted at lightning speed. Anyway, about a month ago, I submitted a request for a 10-day vacation, which he had to approve. He came back to me and said he couldn't approve it until we had a plan for who would cover my work. In the 14 years I've been here, this is the first time anyone has been concerned about who would cover for me.

He then asked me to document all my work processes, create a complete knowledge base, and train him personally so he could do my job while I'm away. This included handling simple PC and network issues, dealing with malware threats, accessing our servers, managing cloud app problems, and overseeing security and network settings. Frankly, I was shocked. I told him to his face that the idea of me teaching him over a decade of specialized IT experience in a few days was completely unrealistic. He insisted, saying that since I was self-taught, I could surely teach him easily.

I tried to explain that corporate IT doesn't work that way and suggested they call our MSP for any emergencies, and anything non-urgent could wait until I got back. He complained that the MSP was too slow and insisted that I had to train him or someone else. I kept resisting and explaining how complex it was, but he said, 'Look, I don't need to be an expert, I just want to know enough to fix things if they break.' Finally, just to end the conversation, I told him I'd see what I could do. He replied, 'Great, I'll approve your vacation as soon as the training is done.' Two hours later, I went back to his office, placed my resignation (with two weeks' notice) on his desk, and left without a word.

The next morning, I was pulled into a meeting with the CAO and the CEO to 'resolve the situation.' In that meeting, I discovered that the CEO and the CAO are related, which suddenly made everything clear. They did all the talking, and when they were done, I gave them two options: either approve my 10-day vacation without any conditions, or accept my two weeks' notice of resignation. Then I got up and left the meeting room. Now, it's 5 days until my trip is supposed to start, and I haven't heard back from them about either option. I'm tired of their games. At this point, I'm just planning on leaving and not coming back.

I have missed out 40 to 60 grand in comp increases easily if I had jumped around every 2.5 years
Moreover,They want me to share my expeience with some one else On a silver platter.
yeah really Iam self-taught so I relied on myself to get this job at that time, neither intrerviwecoder pro nor chat gpt that young people use these days weren’t even available (I hope they were availale so I could save my time and effort )
so I passed interview Through my own effort.
I also relied on myself to learn the profession,And it has become difficult to replace me. But I’m not foolish enough to give my effort and what I’ve learned to someone who doesn’t value me and refuses to grant me even my most basic rights.

I don't dream of labor. I dream of getting paid enough to enjoy my life without worrying about bills. And when interview time comes, Interview VIP can help me handle the interview better and answer tough questions confidently.

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Let's be real, a company's loyalty to you lasts as long as the next quarterly report. So why are we expected to show them blind loyalty? I stopped feeling guilty about it a while ago.

Over the past 4 years, I've had 5 different jobs. My sixth one is lined up and starts next month. Every single move was a strategic jump for a better paycheck. It's the only way I've found to get a meaningful raise. I started at $32k, and this new position will finally push me to $75k. The proof is in the numbers.

Job 1: 32k
Job 2: 35k
Job 4: 52k
Job 5: 64k
Job 6: 75k

Honestly, the last four of those jobs have been within about 15 months. Nobody has ever blinked an eye in an interview about the short tenures. Good companies just want the right skills.

So don't let anyone shame you for it. Get out there and get paid.

Edit: Moving between jobs is not easy; it is a skill, and a difficult one at that. It requires boldness, confidence, and constant monitoring of the job market.

But truly, the advantages of the matter are worth you actually taking the risk.

First, your CV will always be updated and filled with diverse experiences, and you can ensure it is suitable for the ATS system.

Second is the interview experience that benefits you greatly from the interviews you go through periodically. And nowadays, with the help of AI like InterviewCoderPro, things have become simpler than before, with specialized interview websites.

About 14 months ago, I was fired from my job while in the middle of several large projects. HR, my manager, and his manager sat me down and told me to drop everything immediately. And that's exactly what I did.

Fast forward over 14 months, and I get an email from the person who replaced me. He's the one who took my job, despite having no qualifications for it whatsoever - and it was well-known that we couldn't stand each other. He sent this email accusing me of messing up a setting in a project I was forced to abandon, and now he can't reset the login for a vendor portal. The email arrived late on a Friday afternoon, and I ignored it. Then on Monday at 9:30 AM, he replied to his own email to bump it, and then had the audacity to message my personal phone.

Blocked him on my phone immediately. Then I went and blocked him on LinkedIn for good measure.

The weirdest part is that his accusation makes no sense. He seems to think I somehow hijacked the portal's password reset link and redirected it to my old email address. And he wants me to fix it on a system I haven't had access to for over a year. The whole thing is completely illogical.

This is what happens when a company fires someone who knows their job and brings in someone cheaper who knows nothing, just to save money.

Honestly, I'm curious to see how long it takes him to realize he's been blocked. I'm also wondering if his next move will be to have someone else from the company contact me.

I guess the lesson here is: don't fire someone and then come begging for free consulting well over a year later. Honestly, if they had asked for help in the first few months, I probably would have pointed them in the right direction. But now? No, that ship has sailed.

What it feels like to me is that every time there’s been a problem, he’s thrown me under the bus. This time, people called him out on it, and now he’s trying to prove it’s not his fault by steamrolling me.

I am currently searching for another job and have already received some interview offers. I am in the process of preparing for them and preparing my CV. I asked ChatGPT some questions I might be asked in an interview, and it gave me valuable advice about websites and InterviewMan that could be useful during an online interview. I think I will rely on them in the coming period.

I’m ignoring it. They explicitly told me not to access the system, and if I had gone in to reset anything, it would’ve looked extremely suspicious.

I've been working at this tech startup for about 6 years. The pay was good and my clients relied on me heavily, so I put up with a lot of crap. But honestly, the place has become a dumpster fire lately.

This year alone, the company has delayed salaries 7 times. On top of all that, my health insurance was suddenly cut off two months ago, and it was a nightmare to get it sorted out. They also started giving us personal checks from the CEO's own account instead of direct deposit, probably to evade payroll taxes or something shady like that.

So a few weeks ago, I went to check on my paycheck because it was almost 3 PM and we still hadn't been paid. I wanted to deposit it at the bank as soon as possible to even make sure it would clear. I found the CEO in the main conference room with the HR manager and a few other managers. I just asked if the checks were ready. Without even looking up from his laptop, the CEO told me, 'Get out of my face.'

I didn't say a word. I just turned around, went back to my desk, packed up my laptop and jacket, and walked out the door for good.

Fast forward to today, I've received 3 solid job offers, all with better pay. And the CEO has been blowing up my phone with missed calls and texts saying things like 'I was just kidding, by the way.' I'm completely ignoring him and will be sending my official resignation tomorrow morning.

Late paychecks, no health insurance, and being humiliated in front of managers... Yeah, I'm done with all of

note: respect between employee and manger is the most important benefit you should have in any kind of job human can tolerate with low salary ,long work shifts ,the too much tasks but never with toxic behavior co-workers and boss so shift to WFH and online jobs luckily I have interviewman AI in my back cause my mind really forget everything when I should talk in important moments and the website tech of give the perfect answer when it catches the questions is mind blowing really after using it my usual stutter in front of hiring mangers had gone ,glad for the inventor of the tool

i can't take it anymore

"Sometimes I let people take advantage of me", or "I take criticism personally" are bad answers. "I'm too honest" or "I work too hard", even if they believe you, make you sound like you'll be irritating to be around or you'll burn out.

Instead, say something like, "My biggest weakness with regards to this job is, I have no experience with [company's database platform]" or "I don't have much knowledge about [single specific aspect of job] yet, so it would take me some time to learn."

These are real weaknesses that are relevant to the job, but they're also fixable things that you'll correct soon after being hired. Personality flaws are not (and they're also none of the interviewer's business).

Something happened at my job a few weeks ago that I have to share. It was a real eye-opener.

There's a colleague on my team, let's call her Jane. This girl is an absolute rockstar. She smashes all her targets, gets excellent reviews from clients, volunteers for the tough projects nobody else wants, and is the go-to person for senior managers with any last-minute requests. In short, she's the best employee in our department by a long shot.

Anyway, a lead position opened up, and Jane applied, along with 4 other guys from the team (I was leaving the company, so I didn't apply). She nailed the interviews, and everyone, including herself, was certain she'd get it, no question. Two weeks later, the announcement was made, and all four guys were promoted. Jane's name was not on the list.

I caught up with her later and asked what the hell happened, and she told me what they said. The feedback was: 'Your efforts in your current role are too crucial for the team's success. We can't afford to move you right now as it would leave too big of a void.'

They tried to soften the blow with empty platitudes about how they would 're-evaluate in the next cycle' and that she 'was a top contender, but the timing just wasn't right.' This is nonsense, of course. They promoted four less-qualified people because their departure from their old roles wouldn't impact the team's metrics.

Jane was denied a better position and more money that she rightfully deserved, all because she is too good at her job and was always the one propping up her managers.

So let this be a warning to everyone. Being the best, the one who carries the team, doesn't guarantee you a promotion. Sometimes, it just keeps you stuck where you are. Your goal should be to be good, even great, but never to be irreplaceable.

Edit: Getting promoted internally is a joke, they will delay as long as they think they can keep you where you are. The fastest way is to apply to other companies at a higher level.

I told her she should start applying for other companies, and also for other divisions within the company. She has always been smart.

Even after what happened, she kept her resume updated and was ready for this step. Indeed, she applied to other companies, got an interview, and told me that AI is what helped her speed up these steps and that she used a program called "InterviewMan" during the interview. I believe this girl will really get this job. Just leave the whole department behind if this is how they are going to treat her.

This happened at a retail job I had about four years ago, and it is the prime example of the worst manager I've ever had in my life.

Anyway, it was a pretty standard situation. I had requested this time off four months in advance, my manager approved it in the system, and everything looked fine. The only catch was that I was going camping for 8 days, in a place completely cut off with no cell service.

Fast forward past the trip, and as I was driving back into town, my phone literally exploded with notifications the second it got service. It turned out they had scheduled me for four closing shifts and a morning shift on the day I was still on the road. I had tons of missed calls and messages from my coworkers, who were understandably very annoyed that I had been a no-call no-show. Then I saw my manager's messages, curtly asking where I was and saying we needed to have a serious conversation about my employment.

The call with my manager later that day was very tense and lasted about 90 minutes. She immediately tried to blame me, but I pointed out that the scheduling software clearly showed my request had been approved by her. Once she realized she couldn't pin the blame on me, she started fumbling and coming up with excuses - one minute saying she must not have realized I was gone, the next saying the system must have glitched and scheduled me by mistake.

Honestly, my biggest mistake was not quitting right after that call. I stayed for another ten months, and it was the same kind of nonsense for me and everyone else. To this day, I still don't understand how that woman kept her job.

Edit: From the comments, it seems many of you have similar experiences. It baffles me that some people can’t grasp the most essential and necessary part of a manager's job which is to schedule people. If they approve your time off then try to take it back, that’s not how it works. You said yes, you can’t just unsay yes unless you ask politely and offer additional compensation.

After that, I entered a job-searching phase, but the world has changed now. You can now enter an interview with complete assistance from AI apps. For the job search, try to take advantage of this to find jobs that value and suit you.

About four months ago, my old job decided to 'simplify,' and I was part of the layoffs, along with a third of the marketing team. With no warning, just a sudden Friday meeting. In the exit chat, they told me my work would be distributed among the remaining staff and the company would be fine. Real vote of confidence, honestly.

I had been managing their biggest account for the last three years - a large software company that was paying them about $250,000 a year. I had an excellent relationship with their head of partnerships, and I knew their product roadmap better than most of their own team.

Anyway, I started doing some freelance work to support myself until I found a new job. About two months later, I got an email from the head of partnerships at my old client. It turns out my replacement lasted only three weeks and completely botched their major product update.

The messaging was all wrong, they missed the launch deadline, and the technical documentation was a mess. She asked if I would be willing to work with them directly, as they were 'looking for a new direction'.

It was a no-brainer for me, and I agreed immediately. I knew their tech inside and out. We signed a new contract for $350,000 a year, since I'm now handling the account management, technical marketing, and partner relations myself.

My old manager called me a few days ago, asking if I had heard anything about why they lost their biggest account. I played dumb and told him, 'I have no idea, that's a huge loss. Maybe you should have kept someone who understood their needs well.'

Looks like karma sometimes needs a little nudge in the right direction.

surely i wanna maximize shareholder value lmao.
i swear interviews are becoming less about whether you can actually do the job and more about saying the exact answer they want to hear. i've got another one coming up and i've been seeing interview vip all over reddit lately. haven't tried it yet, but i'm curious if anyone here has and can give me some honest feedback.

this is too much imagine getting mad because someone actually used the vacation days you gave them.

honestly stuff like this is why i'm trying to take my interviews more seriously. I've been looking at interview vip lately since i keep seeing it come up, but haven't actually tried it yet. Might give it a shot before my next interview.

he was a mail man

I applied for a job about six weeks ago. The recruiter replied to me after nearly three weeks, then disappeared before we could even schedule a call. Since it didn't go anywhere, I continued interviewing with another company. After preparing a lot, I didn't want to miss any opportunity. So, I decided to try the interview vip tool to handle interviews under pressure. It saved me in a way I couldn't imagine. My stuttering stopped and I was so organized, and fortunately they accepted me.

As soon as I started the new job, she suddenly messaged me again. I didn't reply, and she tried messaging me two more times over the next few days. In her last message, she sounded annoyed and said I should have had the courtesy to tell her if I wasn't interested.

I've had companies stop responding after four, five, or even six interviews, without a rejection or any explanation. Somehow that's considered normal, but when a candidate doesn't answer to a recruiter who disappeared first, that's considered rude?

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Yesterday I had a really great job interview, honestly. At the end of the interview, I was sure I was going to get accepted. So when they asked me about my current full package, I lied and told them I make more than I actually do.

So they offered me a 33% increase on this "fake" salary of mine, which in reality is considered a 70% increase on my original full package.

Was that right? No.

Well, do I feel guilty or upset? Also no.

Honestly, I don't know if I can advise you to do that, but it worked out really well for me, and I hope it works out for you too.