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A terrifying mix of green and red flags.

That's what my last job was, when I think about it. They sold me so hard on the phone interview, said literally everything I wanted to hear, they weren't too far away. They did require me to shave my beard for safety reasons, and boy did that hurt. But that's how hard they sold me. So when the red flags started waving I remained earnest and honest as possible and tried my best to provide an honest day's work. They made me read some absurd self-help book for businesses. They started demanding accounting for how long a task takes me to complete despite how many other responsibilities I tended to from day to day. They started having disciplinary meetings where they isolate me with an unambiguous Boss and HR person who reveal that they have thoroughly catalogued every bad day I've ever had and decision outside of my control that…


That's what my last job was, when I think about it. They sold me so hard on the phone interview, said literally everything I wanted to hear, they weren't too far away.

They did require me to shave my beard for safety reasons, and boy did that hurt. But that's how hard they sold me.

So when the red flags started waving I remained earnest and honest as possible and tried my best to provide an honest day's work. They made me read some absurd self-help book for businesses. They started demanding accounting for how long a task takes me to complete despite how many other responsibilities I tended to from day to day. They started having disciplinary meetings where they isolate me with an unambiguous Boss and HR person who reveal that they have thoroughly catalogued every bad day I've ever had and decision outside of my control that they made for me that is now my fault somehow and if I don't start being more perfect at my job starting now they're gonna fire me.

And I just think “Is it ALWAYS going to be liked this? Am I actually doomed to push this fucking boulder up the hill over and over? “

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