Tell Us Your Worst Hire Ever Story (Anonymously!)
Every HR leader has that one story — the hire who made you laugh, cry, or question everything. Now’s your chance to share it.
We’re collecting real-world hiring horror stories to help HR and business owners learn from each other… all while having a little fun.
Welcome to the HR Story Circle
We’re collecting real (and completely anonymous) stories from HR pros, business owners, and hiring managers about the worst hire they’ve ever made. From résumé lies to unbelievable first-week disasters, these stories help us understand the challenges of hiring — and the everyday realities HR teams face.
How You Can Participate
Just share your story using the form below — no names, no companies, no identifying details. Seriously, you can confess freely. All we need is your email. Your experience becomes part of a collective project designed to help others learn, laugh, and hire smarter.
What You'll Receive
Everyone who submits a story will get exclusive early access to our compiled Worst Hire Ever Storybook — filled with real hiring horror stories, HR insights, and practical takeaways for avoiding similar disasters in the future.
Here is one of our stories....
A candidate listed three professional references. We called all three.
They all sounded suspiciously alike — same tone, same pacing, same background noise.
Turns out the candidate had created three separate Google Voice numbers and was pretending to be each reference. Their slip-up? He greeted us with the same phrase every time… "Hello, this is the manager speaking."