The biggest “red flags” to avoid during job interviews, according to employees

The devil works hard, but your new boss works harder if you recognize these warning signs.

While many people scrutinize upcoming gigs ahead of time, some warning signs can be seen in the interview itself. As a service to applicants, hires have shared “red flags” to watch out for while being grilled by their potential employers, as seen in a viral Reddit thread.

“What’s one red flag everyone should know when attending a job interview?” the original poster asked in the post.

A possible indicator of a hell gig, per thread, is if the previous holder of the position in question leaves in a hurry.

“I once turned down a job offer because they mentioned that the previous person in the position was leaving after a few months, and most of the people I interviewed seemed stressed,” said one Redditor.

Another Redditor warned against taking jobs where you have to invest in the company “to work there,” writing, “I interviewed for a window installation company and did well on the test. They wanted me in sales and told me I should to pay for a laptop. They would cover it and take it out of my checks if I didn’t have the money to pay up front.”

One user advised applicants to avoid firms that describe themselves as “one big happy family” as this likely means they “expect you to be super available all the time and put work above everything other, even your present life”.

In a similar way, interviewers should not pry too much into an aspiring employee’s personal life.

“A guy once asked me how old my kids were,” said one commenter. “I think he was trying to figure out if I was going to be able to work all kinds of crazy hours.”

They also warned applicants to watch out for gigs where everyone has been there three years or less, as that means there’s a lot of turnover – the only exception being if it’s a new company.

Another Redditor advised applicants to avoid jobs where “employees are either new hires or have been there for 15+ years without any mediation.”

“There is no room for improvement – it is better to leave for advancement,” they warned.

A boss who opposes “clock watchers” is another giant piece of the career care tape because it shows they can expect “more work for no extra pay,” declared one Redditor.

They claimed that this type of employer will be mad when you leave at 5, even when it is the time delivered by the contract.

Another flashing red flag? A preponderance of comments criticizing the company on sites like Glassdoor, through the thread.

“I brought a company’s terrible reviews to Glassdoor and they got so mad they ended the interview,” claimed one Redditor. “Well, guess I dodged that bullet.”

“I showed the owner a very bad customer review and he told me this [the] The owner of a business was stupid and just got away with it,” wrote another. “I didn’t dodge that bullet, I got hired and had a really hellish 4 months before I quit. The ‘guy’ was right. My boss was the problem.”

Meanwhile, hiring experts also advise applicants to be suspicious of firms that have no online presence at all (barring firms in stealth startup mode).

“Any company that doesn’t publish content — or doesn’t have a website or an online presence — isn’t competing successfully in today’s economy,” branding expert Dan Schawbel, author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success ,”. ” he told the Post in 2016. “And you don’t want to work there because they’re going to go out of business. It will hinder your success.”