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What r/jobs is talking about this week

r/jobs has 2,870,897 members and 96 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 26.9 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

2,870,897members
96posts in the last 24 hours, newest 13 min ago
26.9comments an hour right now, newest 4 h ago
13,161points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/jobs this week

work13interview10career7offer7company6month6quit6experience6looking6better5fired5feel5

Top threads this week

  1. A layoff is still a layoff. But this shows how basic decency is better compared to just treating employees like strangers from very next day.
    13,161 points534 comments7 d ago
  2. I walked out of a job interview today for the first time in my life.

    So today I did something I’ve NEVER done before. I literally got up and walked out of a job interview. For context, I’ve been unemployed and actively searching for work. I was invited to interview...

    7,652 points2,614 comments5 d ago
  3. We’re living in hell, cannot believe this posting is real
    4,657 points2,025 comments6 d ago
  4. Apparently you can’t go to the bathroom anymore at work

    Mind you about 30-40 minutes before I said break I went to the bathroom for 5 minutes. They were replying to my break message that was later on…. This job is actually driving me insane, why would...

    4,497 points547 comments5 d ago
  5. Burn it all down - let corporations choke

    So freaking mad now. I was laid off from being a director at a FAANG 6 months ago. Fine, my boss was really bad and glad to be out of there. Since then I’ve been applying like crazy and have...

    1,375 points207 comments2 d ago
  6. The AI layoff gamble is backfiring.
    581 points82 comments4 d ago
  7. Fired today. I feel defeated.

    This year I have been let go twice. The job I had until this morning was the highest paying job I have ever had. They said it wasn't the right fit, at 44 I probably won't ever find a fit.

    378 points160 comments6 d ago
  8. How is gen z supposed to get a stable career

    I have no idea how I'm supposed to get a job that is supposed to support a family. Go to the bottom for tl:dr I am 20 and I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but I'm determined to get a job and...

    348 points113 comments7 d ago
  9. When will jobs come back? Will it ever come back?

    Feeling defeated. There are no jobs.

    176 points83 comments5 d ago
  10. Am I genuinely cooked?

    4 years unemployed. I live in Toronto with my parents, am 26, didn’t finish college, barely have work experience, am I cooked? Like am I never going to get a job in Toronto? Like I applied to...

    145 points166 comments3 d ago

Newest posts

  1. My co worker is offloading his work to me
    1 points0 comments13 min ago
  2. Company vehicle
    1 points0 comments34 min ago
  3. Would it be worth my time to apply for 'Reposted' jobs?
    1 points0 comments35 min ago
  4. I asked who covers the job when someone takes vacation. The interview got awkward very quickly.
    1 points0 comments36 min ago
  5. Would you rather be a OTR truck driver or monk for the rest of your life, and why?
    1 points0 comments37 min ago
  6. How do I handle a job/family issue.
    1 points0 comments47 min ago
  7. 26 M ChudMaxxer, unemployed since July, and seriously questioning my career direction. Should I just join the military? What do I do ?
    1 points0 comments51 min ago
  8. How should I answer “why did you leave your job?” after only a month at the job I’m leaving?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  9. Upcoming Interview. How Best to Bring Up New Job?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  10. Potential Offers
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
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