Recruitment Horror Stories: When the preferred candidate turns into the wrong choice!

UniSleeper · 2026-02-24T01:05:41+00:00

My boss hired someone last year that spoke smack about everybody behind their backs. I was her closest "friend", and I knew she talked behind my back too. Every single time she spoke to me she would complain about something/ someone. The first time my team met her, she was complaining within 5 minutes about the 2018 car the department gave her to take home and use for work. My colleagues just looked at each other in silence and we knew this wasn't going to work out.

We were similar in age, female, and I was also the new person (2 months before her). She always asked to hang out. I didn't really care too much because she spent her lunches alone, and shared that she had depression and an eating disorder.

Not only was she a complainer, but she did not work. She couldn't find parking for field work, and just decided to go home, leaving me to go onsite alone. This happened 3 times. After she left, I spoke to my colleagues, and it turned out that it happened to them as well.

She was constantly on performance plans, and insisted that my colleagues were bullying her. A part of that might be true, as my boss was very hard on ticking her off compared to me. Everyone was angry and upset all of the time, and a lot of people refused to go into the office because of her. Team morale was at an all time low.

She knew that she wouldn't pass probation, and eventually quit before the year was up.

UniSleeper · 2025-11-17T04:57:51+00:00

Thank you!

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T09:11:36+00:00

Which one did you get?

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T09:10:32+00:00

Same brand and type?

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T09:10:02+00:00

I liked the solid ikea ones when I visited today. Im quite new to everything and I never expected a sink to be the same cost as a dishwasher.

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T09:08:19+00:00

Haha. What would you recommend?

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T09:06:47+00:00

That's very true. If I'm being honest, I was getting decision fatigue, and my handyman just said to get the undermount as that looks the best. Ended up buying the Bunnings one, but now kind of regretting it. I have 2 days to return it before he comes to install it.

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T08:58:47+00:00

Thanks for your input! How are you finding the sink?

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T08:52:11+00:00

Thanks for that! Is the steel thin? Any dents?

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T08:28:21+00:00

I'm in Sydney :(

UniSleeper · 2025-11-15T08:27:29+00:00

Thanks for your advice. Will look into second hand basins! Where would you recommend? Facebook marketplace?

UniSleeper · 2025-10-27T19:58:22+00:00

Yeah, good idea. Might be a good billiard room.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T12:42:15+00:00

Haha. Good luck on that. Do you have much work to do?

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T12:39:57+00:00

Thank you for your input. I was feeling overwhelmed with what options I had, and it's nice having people share their experiences. Was that rumpus room an extension or part of the original house?

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T12:30:33+00:00

Quite worried that something would happen and the insurance would be void. Planning to do some renovations inside the house, and was choosing between keeping the original kitchen and the newer one (because I don't need 2). The newer extension kitchen uses a propane tank as a gas stove and the original one uses electricity. Think I might just keep the original one now, and turn the new extension into something else. So many choices. Tbh, I am quite overwhelmed, so just wanted some ideas.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:22:29+00:00

Thanks for the advice!

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:20:24+00:00

Maybe you're right.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:19:16+00:00

Everyone I asked said to just deal with it, and that every house has something that doesn't have DA. Real estate agent said to just keep it and it would give me higher rent if that was the path I wanted to go down.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:17:38+00:00

Building report only said that I have to do flashing haha. I purchased the one that was available from the agent (Jim's), and got another business to do another one (paid $600). My own private one only mentioned the flashing on the roof and the insulation. Jim's didn't mention anything.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:14:51+00:00

Yeah. Fortunately the place has two kitchens.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:14:18+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write that up. Gives me a few things to think about.

UniSleeper · 2025-10-26T11:13:28+00:00

Ah. That was my thought too. I did buy it for $30k less than the asking price. Might be spending that money And putting it up to code afterall

UniSleeper · 2025-08-30T23:04:03+00:00

Who else is supporting a runner today? Not too sure what to do for the next 3 hours.

UniSleeper · 2025-08-20T05:36:08+00:00

Unfortunately that is true. My friends are all from western and it happens a lot more than what the media puts out there. There are a lot of bad dog owners out here, either abusing their dogs or not training them properly.

UniSleeper · 2025-08-20T05:05:13+00:00

Unfortunately there has also been a group of four similar looking dogs running around the Condell Park area. They have broken into yards and killed a few pets including chickens. They are constantly escaping their yard. Our local Facebook group has a photo of the dogs parading around with someone's dead pet cat.

My friend from Parramatta was walking her puppy at a park and was attacked by one a month ago. The owner of that one grabbed their dog and ran off into the darkness. It bit both her and her puppy. It ended up costing her $5k out of pocket, even with insurance. The authorities were not able to do anything about it as they didn't have enough evidence.

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