What's the biggest corporate red flag you've ignored?

Workplace Red Flags
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When I interviewed for my last job, the hiring manager casually mentioned,

“We work hard and play hard… emphasis on work.”

I laughed. They laughed. I thought it was just interview fluff.

Cut to three months in:

  • My “training period” was 80-hour weeks.
  • “Optional” weekend work turned out to mean “if you don’t show up, don’t bother coming Monday.”
  • PTO requests were treated like personal insults. (“You’re taking time off? Must be nice.”)

I ignored every flashing red flag because the title sounded impressive and the pay was decent. Moral of the story, If someone tells you up front they’re a workaholic…
believe them and run.

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NEVER work somewhere that uses “work hard, play hard” as their tagline.

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Yeah, I won’t be doing that ever again

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Unlimited PTO

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we are a family, becasue why do so many people say that