30 Employer Red Flags That Potential Employees Might Not Immediately Spot

They can be quite tricky to spot sometimes.

Liezel

• Published in Interesting
• April 8, 2022

Gone are the days when people just let themselves get abused and overworked for years on end just for that little hope of getting better days soon. Now, more and more people are getting the courage to just simply drop it and leave when they experience even a bit of injustice in the workplace.

We think that's the way it should be. People shouldn't stand for toxic culture and make business owners or people in higher positions think it's okay not to give employees what's truly due to them.

Although this might put some businesses in difficult positions, it can also cause a lot of stress for workers looking for better opportunities who don't want to end up in companies just like the ones they just left.

Fortunately, the internet is here to prevent just that. Reddit user taylortaylortaylorrr decided to help out people in their job hunting journey by asking members of Ask Reddit to share things that they consider as red flags from an employer that others might not immediately recognize.

These people were kind enough to share their precious knowledge. From employers asking "Do you have children?" to them saying "Nobody works here for the money," there are definitely some more subtle signs job hunters should look out for.

Read on and check out these pieces of advice.

It's also worth mentioning that they might have a serious planning issue in their department

It seems like they're just sucking the young people dry of hopes and dreams

It also means you probably won't be doing anything actually related to your job description

They seriously expect employees to degrade themselves further?

Oh no no, we work because it's just so much fun!

Yeah, if they're already cheap on the coffee, they're probably cheap on everything else including salary and raises

Translation: Your pay will be competing against your bills

They're just asking if, you know, you want to work overtime and not be paid

That is just flat out deception if they do this

They just have to make you miserable instead of just saying, "Yeah, we don't want to give you that raise."

Then are you just basically holding them hostage?

It meant flexible for them, not you

We're passionate about not starving to death thank you

We're not family and no they're not also supposed to give family kind of payouts

Uhm, it's none of their business?

They never really realize they're the reason some of their employees are leaving, do they?

Keep these in mind because you might need them someday

Get all the info you need from that site so you know who to run from

This one is a lie that is not well thought off

Beware all ye who dare enter this place

Little things like that would show you how much they actually care about you

Eventually, you'll get stuck in the middle of a situation nobody wants to be in

Not having an HR department is not something to brag about

When it comes to nondescriptive salary ranges, you'll probably always end up on the lower end of it

Having a fast-paced environment is not a luxury

Similar to "ninjas," "gurus," or "superheroes"

They basically want you to live at work

They stay by choice because any other option is far worse

It shows who is really getting the money in the place

Huge turnover problem right there alright

When you're desperate for a job with better opportunities, where you might be treated better than you were in your last job, it can be easy to get deceived by sweet words and seemingly great offers but the truth is, you should be wary of those things. Keep looking for a job that is really worth it.

Hope this list of red flags could help you avoid all those unfair employers.

Liezel