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People who were fired on their first day at work/saw somebody get fired their first day at work: What happened that led to the firing? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Anonymouse@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is not uncommon in IT type jobs with individuals from a certain country. I was at lunch with a coworker when he was approached to do an interview for a cousin of one of his friends. I must have looked puzzled because he explained it to me and I was flabbergasted. He said that it was more common during phone interviews, but since "they all look the same" to white hiring managers, it still happens over video interviews.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Hate it when I do an interview with Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard shows up