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by f17 1428 days ago
Success stories in capitalism are usually heavily censored to hide the trail of wrecked careers, shady dealings, and invisible nepotism that occurred along the way.

If you want to know the truth about a company, ask its least popular member... or, better yet, someone who was fired.

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When I was interviewing most recently I always included a question along the lines of “what do you hate here?” And while I didn’t ever hear about firings, I did often hear about issues that regular workers saw in their company. It was enlightening.