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'Why should we hire you?' Bill Gates reveals 'perfect answer' to question that has vexed job seekers

'Why should we hire you?' Bill Gates reveals 'perfect answer' to question that has vexed job seekers

Woman eating at Applebee’s dined and dashed on a $120 meal — until one mistake cost her 8x the price

Woman eating at Applebee’s dined and dashed on a $120 meal — until one mistake cost her 8x the price

Company fires employee of 14 years, then accidentally tries to recruit them for the same job — for less pay

Company fires employee of 14 years, then accidentally tries to recruit them for the same job — for less pay

Boss overruled a worker’s concerns about the store layout — freaks out as customers couldn’t even get inside

Boss overruled a worker’s concerns about the store layout — freaks out as customers couldn’t even get inside

Underpaid director hits all targets only to be told bonus was canceled — he found the perfect reply and a $53,000 raise

Underpaid director hits all targets only to be told bonus was canceled — he found the perfect reply and a $53,000 raise

Manager fires employee and cuts access to office system — then comes crawling back asking for help

Manager fires employee and cuts access to office system — then comes crawling back asking for help

Team lead makes an insensitive 'joke', but employee’s decision to quit gains online support

Team lead makes an insensitive 'joke', but employee’s decision to quit gains online support

Employee finds out he's going to be fired, so he walks into the meeting with an unexpected plus-one

Employee finds out he's going to be fired, so he walks into the meeting with an unexpected plus-one

Outperforming employee has the last laugh after HR cuts his yearly pay by 30 percent without notice

Outperforming employee has the last laugh after HR cuts his yearly pay by 30 percent without notice

Supervisor tries to track phone calls to 'tighten things up' — instead, wrecked a system that ran smoothly for 30 years

Supervisor tries to track phone calls to 'tighten things up' — instead, wrecked a system that ran smoothly for 30 years

Woman shares simple tip on how she gets men to take her seriously at work

Woman shares simple tip on how she gets men to take her seriously at work

CEO tells employees to 'go somewhere else' if they want to work from home, so they all quit

CEO tells employees to 'go somewhere else' if they want to work from home, so they all quit

Boss tells longtime manager to stop answering questions — regrets it when the team misses every deadline

Boss tells longtime manager to stop answering questions — regrets it when the team misses every deadline

Woman claims she got a callback from every company she applied to after using AI to build her resume

Woman claims she got a callback from every company she applied to after using AI to build her resume

Boss asks employee to come 5 minutes early to work — his straightforward response is getting applauded

Boss asks employee to come 5 minutes early to work — his straightforward response is getting applauded

Workers learned their bathroom breaks were tracked, so they found a loophole — costing the company $50,000

Workers learned their bathroom breaks were tracked, so they found a loophole — costing the company $50,000

Man shares 'friendly reminder' about life after his coworker passed away in office

Man shares 'friendly reminder' about life after his coworker passed away in office

Worker quits in epic style after being forced to come into office for mandatory Zoom meeting

Worker quits in epic style after being forced to come into office for mandatory Zoom meeting

Man fired for wanting a raise deletes thousands of hours of work, leaving boss in a fix

Man fired for wanting a raise deletes thousands of hours of work, leaving boss in a fix

Employee started giving their bare minimum after company investigated their efficiency and speed

Employee started giving their bare minimum after company investigated their efficiency and speed

Employment lawyer explains reasons why high-performing workers are fired and it's eye-opening

Employment lawyer explains reasons why high-performing workers are fired and it's eye-opening

Employee decides to quit after company hires new staff with 20% more than their wage

Employee decides to quit after company hires new staff with 20% more than their wage

Job seeker bolts mid-interview after two bizarre questions that had nothing to do with the job

Job seeker bolts mid-interview after two bizarre questions that had nothing to do with the job

Toxic manager tried to 'ambush' her in a disciplinary meeting — but she had a plan of her own

Toxic manager tried to 'ambush' her in a disciplinary meeting — but she had a plan of her own

First-time babysitter was expecting $20 — but she 'lost her mind' when she realized how much she was paid

First-time babysitter was expecting $20 — but she 'lost her mind' when she realized how much she was paid