The Bad Hire Podcast by Bchex

38:20

Sep 9, 2026 · EP 48

She Faked Her Child’s Death for Money

She told her coworkers she had adopted a child. Then she said her house burned down and she lost everything. Her coworkers rallied around her, ...

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33:13

Sep 2, 2026 · EP 47

She Faked a Carjacking to Get Out of Work

She calls her boss in a panic and says she was just carjacked. She’s so traumatized she needs the entire week off.

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35:52

Aug 26, 2026 · EP 46

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

He got a company credit card on his first day. By lunchtime, he had spent $4,000 on suits, ties, and shoes — because he thought the card was a “job ...

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42:20

Aug 19, 2026 · EP 45

Her Text to Her Boss Got Her Fired

An employee meets her younger manager in a Chick-fil-A parking lot, asks him for a hug, then texts him while he’s in Las Vegas.

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23:31

Aug 12, 2026 · EP 44

He Planted a Digital Bomb Before Getting Fired

A software developer secretly builds a digital “kill switch” that crashes company systems after he’s fired. A woman works as a fake nurse at more ...

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41:26

Aug 5, 2026 · EP 43

She Stole for 10 Years Before Anyone Noticed

A top-performing salesman disappears overnight. His apartment is empty. His phone is disconnected. His coworkers think something terrible happened.

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41:27

Jul 22, 2026 · EP 42

She Used 20 Fake Names to Get Hired

A fake nurse treated thousands of patients. Another employee quietly stole millions of dollars in medical supplies.

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42:40

Jul 15, 2026 · EP 41

The Worst Fake Résumé We’ve Ever Seen

A “professional chef” couldn’t even flip a piece of toast. Another employee spent workdays sleeping under her desk.

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38:47

Jul 8, 2026 · EP 40

She Stole $40 Million Without Anyone Noticing

How do you steal $38.7 million from your employer without anyone noticing? That’s just one of the unbelievable stories featured in Episode 40 of The ...

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39:58

Jul 1, 2026 · EP 39

He Stole $200,000 on His First Day

A brand-new armored truck employee steals $200,000 before finishing his first shift. A payroll specialist quietly creates 281 fake paychecks worth ...

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30:22

Jun 25, 2026 · EP 38

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

A high school newspaper uncovers a principal’s fake degrees. A Cloudflare employee secretly records her firing and goes viral.

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24:09

Jun 17, 2026 · EP 37

A Fake Degree Cost Him a Fortune

A CFO lies about having a Stanford MBA. A Walmart executive gets exposed during a promotion review. And a Notre Dame football coach loses one of the ...

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35:44

Jun 10, 2026 · EP 36

He Took a Phone Call During His Job Interview

A candidate shows up nearly an hour late to an interview. Then he takes a personal phone call. Twice. And somehow still demands to know why he didn’t ...

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24:25

Jun 3, 2026 · EP 35

The Employee Who Disappeared Without a Trace

A receptionist gets fired after giving clients bizarre nicknames. A salesman vanishes from work and never returns.

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22:37

May 27, 2026 · EP 34

The Most Unqualified Hire We’ve Ever Seen

A new hire thinks management is trying to poison him. Another employee uses a fake doctor’s note to cover a Vegas trip.

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20:04

May 20, 2026 · EP 33

She Lied About EVERY Degree on Her Résumé

A bank manager twists an employee’s arm after being interrupted. A new hire casually admits his entire résumé is fake during lunch.

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28:55

May 13, 2026 · EP 32

He Got Fired After Delivering ONE Pizza

A pizza driver refuses to wash dishes because it’s “women’s work.” A firefighter gets a DUI before finishing his first shift.

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37:49

May 6, 2026 · EP 31

One Tweet Ended Her Career Overnight

A PR executive tweets something offensive before boarding an 11-hour flight… and gets fired before she lands. A Teen Vogue editor loses her dream job ...

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23:23

Apr 29, 2026 · EP 30

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

A new hire steals inventory… then falls asleep on the job. Another candidate fakes transcripts — and hires someone to pretend they’re from the ...

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21:30

Apr 21, 2026 · EP 29

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

A new hire gets arrested before his first day… Another steals a wallet while filling out onboarding paperwork…

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19:28

Apr 15, 2026 · EP 28

He Tried to Hide Alcohol in a Coffee Cup

A guy shows up DRUNK to orientation… at a rehab center. Another candidate brings his mom — who asks for help paying for her teeth.

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24:48

Apr 8, 2026 · EP 27

He Did a Zoom Interview… Completely Naked

A candidate does a Zoom interview completely naked. Another employee thinks he’s above everyone — and proves it.

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24:48

Apr 1, 2026 · EP 26

The Creepiest Hiring Story We’ve Heard Yet

A candidate does a Zoom interview completely naked. Another employee thinks he’s above everyone — and proves it.

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20:46

Mar 25, 2026 · EP 25

This Is Why You Don’t Lie in Interviews

A candidate lies in an interview… fails the background check… and then leaves a voicemail accidentally exposing everything.

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17:35

Mar 18, 2026 · EP 24

“I Don’t Get Mad… I Get Even” — Worst Interview Answer Ever

A candidate says “I don’t get mad… I get even” during an interview — and then proves it with a story about sabotaging a coworker.

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28:41

Mar 25, 2026 · EP 23

The Most Ridiculous Way Anyone Has Ever Quit a Job

Two employees are days away from being hired full-time… Instead of waiting for their background checks to finish, they steal company mascot costumes, ...

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37:43

Mar 5, 2026 · EP 22

7 DUIs… and He Still Wanted the Job

Seven DUIs. Cocaine use. And somehow he still expected to get hired. In this episode of The Bad Hire, Ken Monroe sits down with Nathan and guest ...

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32:03

Feb 25, 2026 · EP 21

He No-Showed… Then Called to Reapply 15 Minutes After Being Fired

He no-showed his first shift. Got fired for attendance. Then called 15 minutes later to ask if they were hiring.

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27:41

Feb 18, 2026 · EP 20

She Faked Her Brother’s Death for PTO

A candidate screams about ghosts during a scheduled interview. A designer casually admits she burned her boyfriend’s house down.

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53:27

Feb 11, 2026 · EP 19

He Took the Company Card on a $15,000 Vacation

Hiring someone isn’t the win—keeping them honest is. In Episode 19 of The Bad Hire, Ken and Nathan sit down with Steve Stewart, CEO of SongHub and ...

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26:28

Feb 6, 2026 · EP 18

He Faked a $1M Offer Letter to Get a Raise

An edited offer letter. A fake top-secret mission. A hiring manager with a trauma linked to the color orange. Episode 18 of The Bad Hire is ...

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34:21

Jan 28, 2026 · EP 17

She Came to Tutor Kids… Drunk

A literacy tutor shows up to meet the kids… while drunk. A job candidate’s boyfriend gets kicked off company property—after urinating in the bushes.

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53:13

Jan 21, 2026 · EP 16

Hiring Is a Skill - Interview With Laura Mazzulo of East Side Staffing and Ken Monroe, CEO of Bchex

In Episode 16 of The Bad Hire, Ken (CEO of @bchexscreens ) and Nathan are joined by guest Laura Mazzullo (@learnwithlaurahr - founder of East Side ...

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39:40

Jan 14, 2026 · EP 15

He Fumbled a $500,000 Deal… and Still Didn’t Get Fired

$500,000 shoot. Total chaos. He should’ve been fired. But instead… his boss took him out for dinner.

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20:21

Jan 7, 2026 · EP 14

Lawyer Found Passed Out in Office Bathroom

A freshly licensed attorney shows up four days into the job… high, incoherent, and passed out in the office bathroom stall. A retail employee ...

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20:06

Dec 31, 2025 · EP 13

The Marketing Director Used PTO for Jail Time

A marketing director gets a DUI in a company car—then uses PTO to cover the week he’s in jail. A gas station employee spirals into a Clash of Clans ...

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31:29

Dec 16, 2025 · EP 12

One Email Ruined This Guy's Career

A single sentence on live TV. One wrong email attachment. One employee who vanished and never came back.

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30:01

Dec 10, 2025 · EP 11

He Lied About Getting Into MIT to Get the Job

From a fake MIT acceptance to a military arrest at a call center, this episode of The Bad Hire goes from absurd to jaw-dropping.

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23:14

Dec 3, 2025 · EP 10

She Got Fired… Then Her Sister Called to Threaten Us

What would you do if a fired employee’s sister called the office to threaten you? Or if someone disappeared after being hired—and it turns out they ...

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33:06

Nov 26, 2025 · EP 9

He Put “Batman” on His Job Application… Twice

What happens when a fired employee cracks open two full bottles of wine in the middle of the office? What about a guy who insists his name is legally ...

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26:53

Nov 19, 2025 · EP 8

He Said He Was Kidnapped to Avoid Getting Fired

He said he got kidnapped to avoid getting fired. Another guy used the company credit card to post bail. And someone at a sandwich shop mixed bleach ...

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21:07

Nov 12, 2025 · EP 7

He Paid Bail With the Company Card

He paid his bail bond with the company credit card. Another guy ghosted being fired and just… kept coming to work. And someone else? They pulled out ...

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26:16

Nov 5, 2025 · EP 6

He Jumped Out a 5th Floor Window… Then Quit

Would you jump out of a 5th story window to prove a point? One guy did. Another brought ninja weapons to work and quoted his sensei.

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39:00

Oct 29, 2025 · EP 5

She Robbed a Bank on Her Lunch Break

Did you know some people lie on their résumés… and then refuse to let women review their code? One guy stole tools from his job, told his coworkers ...

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30:12

Oct 22, 2025 · EP 4

Burned on the Grill: The Hire That Almost Didn’t Survive

Did you know some hires don’t even make it to lunch on their first day? One threatened a coworker with a box cutter on a smoke break.

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25:21

Oct 8, 2025 · EP 3

The New Hire That Catcalled A Coworker On His First Day

What do you do when a new hire orders room service for a week, then vanishes back to their old job? Or when a candidate casually admits to making ...

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26:13

Sep 24, 2025 · EP 2

Bad Hire Stories You Won’t Believe (But They Really Happened)

What happens when the new hire who seemed perfect on paper turns out to be a total disaster?

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04:34

Aug 27, 2025 · EP 1

The Bad Hire Begins: Introducing the Podcast + $10,000 Contest

Behind every bad hire, there’s a story worth telling (and a lesson worth learning).

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