The Bad Hire Podcast

She Faked a Carjacking to Get Out of Work

What do you do when an employee calls in claiming she was just carjacked and needs the entire week off… only for her boss to call her actual phone 30 seconds later and he

He Blew $4,000 on the Company Card His First Day

What do you do when a brand-new employee gets a company credit card on his first day… disappears at lunch… and comes back with $4,000 worth of suits, ties, and shoes? In

Her Text to Her Boss Got Her Fired

What do you do when an employee going through an incredibly difficult time starts crossing the line with her much-younger manager? In Episode 45 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Mo

He Planted a Digital Bomb Before Getting Fired

What happens when a software developer spends years secretly building a “kill switch” designed to cripple the company the moment he’s fired? In Episode 44 of The Bad Hir

She Stole for 10 Years Before Anyone Noticed

What do you do when your top employee disappears without a trace… only to discover weeks later that he was secretly in witness protection? In Episode 43 of The Bad Hire,

She Used 20 Fake Names to Get Hired

How does someone use 20 aliases, seven Social Security numbers, and fake credentials to get hired over and over again? In Episode 42 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Morgan, and Em

The Worst Fake Résumé We’ve Ever Seen

What happens when a “perfect” candidate can’t even flip a piece of toast? In Episode 41 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Morgan, and Emma react to another round of unbelievable lis

She Stole $40 Million Without Anyone Noticing

How does someone steal $38.7 million from a company… without anyone noticing for years? In Episode 40 of The Bad Hire, Ken and the team react to unbelievable hiring disa

He Stole $200,000 on His First Day

What happens when an armored truck employee steals $200,000 on his very first shift? In Episode 39 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Nathan, and Emma react to another collection of

He Faked His Mom’s Death to Get Out of Work

What happens when an employee claims his brother died, his mom passed away, his car was stolen, and he got COVID multiple times… only for everyone to discover it was all

A Fake Degree Cost Him a Fortune

What happens when a CFO lies about a Stanford MBA for years… and nobody notices until an anonymous tip exposes everything? In Episode 37 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Morgan, an

He Took a Phone Call During His Job Interview

What do you do when a candidate shows up nearly an hour late to an interview… then answers personal phone calls in the middle of it? In Episode 36 of The Bad Hire, Ken,

The Employee Who Disappeared Without a Trace

A receptionist starts calling clients “Sparkles Chompers.” A salesman disappears without a trace. And a remote engineer gets caught using a fake video feed during Zoom

The Most Unqualified Hire We’ve Ever Seen

A new employee accuses her manager of poisoning her with heroin. Another worker gets fired for scratching lottery tickets behind the register. And one admin casually anno

She Lied About EVERY Degree on Her Résumé

A bank manager physically grabs an employee by the arm. A new hire brags at lunch that his résumé is completely fake. And an MIT admissions dean spends 28 YEARS buildin

He Got Fired After Delivering ONE Pizza

A pizza delivery driver lasted exactly one delivery before getting fired. A firefighter showed up drunk on his first day. And a candidate with violent felonies asked why

One Tweet Ended Her Career Overnight

What happens when a single tweet destroys your career before your flight even lands? In Episode 31 of The Bad Hire, Ken is joined by Randall Wilson and Jamie Franco for a

She STOLE Half the Store… Then Fell Asleep on the Job

What do you do when your brand-new hire steals inventory… and then falls asleep an hour into their shift? In Episode 30 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Nathan, and Emma react to mo

He Got ARRESTED Before His First Day… Then Still Asked for the Job

What do you do when your brand-new hire texts you… asking to push their start date back… because they got arrested? In Episode 29 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Morgan, and Emma

He Tried to Hide Alcohol in a Coffee Cup

What do you do when a new hire shows up to orientation… drunk… at a substance abuse treatment center? In Episode 28 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Morgan, and Emma react to some o