Employers spark debate after revealing their biggest hiring red flags

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a recent post shared in the popular Subreddit, Antiwork, a Reddit user who goes by the username u/fhetnz, posted a screenshot of a tweet, where one Twitter user asked: “What are your red flags when hiring?.I want your spiciest takes only.” Responding to that question, another person via Twitter recalled an experience where one of his peers took their “sales candidates” out to eat, as a way of figuring out if they should get the job. Any p***iness, no hire.” In a second screenshot, another person responded to the question about hiring red flags and wrote: “A salad with fried chicken, bacon, and six oz of ranch and sweet tea on the side isn’t a healthy lunch.” As another red flag, one Twitter user wrote: “Asking about the salary before we didn’t even start the interview.” In the fourth screenshot of the tweet, one person noted how his friend used to ask his job candidates to show their “Uber rating” and name “the last five vice presidents” of the United States. “He’s in and wants to get a sense of one, do they treat people well, two, do they know what’s going on in the world.” As of 7 April, the Reddit post has more than 44,100 upvotes, with some readers in the comments noting the befits of taking job applicants out for lunch and messing up their order. “Asking the salary range is not a red flag to stop wasting time if the employer didn’t post that info in the job description,” a reader commented.