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Article created by: Justinas Keturka

Usually, going to a job interview is a nerve-wracking process. Sitting there, being evaluated, questioned. “What are your major weaknesses?” “How do you deal with pressure?” “Where do you see yourself in five years?” And you don’t even know if you got the job at the end of it! Below is a collection of overheard conversations and honest thoughts about jobs and the job-search.

Collected by the Instagram account Overheard Recruiting, these situations reveal all the sitcom-worthy struggles people hear about in the workplace. Maybe it will help you feel a bit better about your on-the-job experiences. Be sure to upvote your favorite pictures and share your own unhinged office stories in the comments. Now let's get into it!

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Workplace quote about putting salary in job descriptions to avoid unpaid time off during interviews.

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    Workplace humor quote about interviews and labor market from a collection of hilarious things overheard at workplaces.

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    Funny workplace quote about job experience requirements featuring humor from people overheard at workplaces.

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    Funny workplace quote about canceling cover letters in a post featuring hilarious things overheard and seen at workplaces.

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    Funny workplace quote about explaining gaps on resumes and staff, shared in a recruiting context.

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    Workplace anecdote about understaffing and management care shared as part of hilarious things overheard at workplaces.

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    Funny workplace quote about refusing extra responsibility without title or pay raise, part of hilarious overheard workplace moments.

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    Workplace humor quote about job interviews described as a conversation between two liars for hilarious things overheard.

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    Workplace quote about salary being a company's monthly subscription of an employee, shared in a humorous recruiting post.

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    Workplace overheard quote about consulting firm beating Goldman Sachs with higher pay for same team contract.

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    Workplace quote about companies avoiding bonuses, losing star employees, and paying more to hire talent amid staff shortage.

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    Text graphic with a humorous workplace quote about HR, related to hilarious things people overheard at workplaces.

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    Workplace overheard quote about resignations and bonuses, shared anonymously on a recruitment-themed social post.

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    Workplace overheard quote about unpaid overtime and a nickname based on leaving exactly at 5:01pm.

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    Workplace overheard quote about awful Glassdoor reviews ending a job interview, highlighting hilarious work moments.

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    Workplace overheard quote about interviewing at Chipotle and humor related to infectious disease research and E. coli.

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    Workplace overheard quote about empathy on a debt collection call with a blunt response included.

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    Funny workplace moments and hilarious things people overheard and saw shared anonymously in text format.

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    Workplace humor quote about receiving a pen and mints for five years at a job in a recruitment post.

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    Interviewee shares a hilarious overheard workplace moment about a blunt introduction and a demerit system at a retail job.

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    Workplace overheard quote about a PhD student’s job application declined due to transcript details in mathematics.

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    Funny workplace quote about job interviews highlighting humorous moments people overheard at workplaces.

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    Alt text: Humorous workplace quote about companies rescinding offers and paying fees, shared in a recruiting social post.

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    Text post about job seeker market with humorous workplace overheard message on LinkedIn recruiter tactics.

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