Ep. 16 Preschool Teachers, Drunk EMTs, and Masturbating Co-Workers: Welcome to Nine to Five Nightmares

In this episode we talk about the dark side of hiring. The misconduct, the red flags, the things no one tells you in the interview. William Tincup and Ryan Leary sit down at Fama’s booth during HR Tech with Amy Warren and Micole Garatti to unpack the viral worthy, lawsuit laden, and reputation wrecking behaviors lurking in plain sight. If you’ve ever hired someone and crossed your fingers, this one’s for you. Key Takeaways ➡ Preschool teachers posting about hating kids and drinking on the job. Yes, this really happened ➡ One EMT got drunk, stole an ambulance, hit a person, and ran. All while on the clock ➡ 25 percent of candidates in entertainment and media flagged for misconduct on Fama reports ➡ A CFO candidate had multiple fraud charges and prostitution allegations. All verified ➡ Fama’s goal is to get workplace misconduct down to 5 percent. Currently around 10 percent ➡ One client saw a 116 to 1 return on investment using Fama in higher ed hiring ➡ Misconduct costs companies trillions globally. Prevention is cheaper ➡ Social screening is not about disqualifying people. It’s about making informed choices ➡ Executives with red flags cost exponentially more in brand damage and chaos ➡ Everyone has a global audience now. One bad hire can go viral and wreck your brand ➡ He masturbated behind a glass door while she was on a work call. HR can’t make this up ➡ Modern hiring means screening beyond the resume. TikTokers and CEOs alike Chapters 00:00 Live at HR Tech with Fama 01:30 Employee horror stories. Preschool edition 03:00 Drinking on the job and public scandals 05:00 The glass door story you’ll never unhear 07:30 Stolen ambulances and fleeing EMTs 09:45 Why misconduct will never be zero 11:15 Industries with the most red flags 12:45 The fraudulent CFO and his past 14:30 When your employee steals twice 16:00 Interpreting Fama reports like a human 18:30 ROI of social screening 20:00 How viral behavior destroys brands This limited series is brought to you by FAMA, Modern Candidate Screening. Talent teams use FAMA to improve candidate quality, create safe and inclusive workplaces and place the right leadership for their organizations. You can subscribe and listen to the #9to5Nightmares podcast here https://fama.io/podcasts or here Guest Info Amy Warren, VP of Marketing, Fama https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyjwarren/ Micole Garatti, Director of Product and Content Marketing, Fama https://www.linkedin.com/in/socialmicole/ Connect with us William Tincup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tincup/ Ryan Leary LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanleary/ Connect with WRKdefined on your favorite social network Site: http://www.wrkdefined.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wrkdefined LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrkdefined Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WRKdefined Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRKdefined Substack: https://wrkdefined.substack.com/