He Set the Same Dryer on Fire Twice… and Blamed the Switch [The Bad Hire Ep. 54]

The dryer kept shutting off.

The safety switch said it was getting too hot.

So he took the switch out.

The clothes caught fire. They put it out, sat him down, and explained why that switch exists.

Then it happened again.

And he still thought the switch was the problem.

And somehow, that's only one of the stories in Episode 54.

This week on The Bad Hire, Ken and Nathan are joined again by Allen Darby, founder and CEO of Alaris Acquisitions, to react to a job offer sent to the wrong candidate, an employee who stole CBD oil on camera with his name tag showing, and a Gen Z hire who showed up late to his first meeting and later joined a video call from his unmade bed. Plus, the iced coffee interview debate that took over the internet, and why Allen leaves a Zoom call after five minutes.

• The job offer that went to the wrong person
• A chef's knife like a foreign object
• Name tag on, camera rolling
• "How'd you notice?"
• Two fires, one safety switch
• Late to his very first meeting
• The unmade bed on camera
• He used Allen as a reference
• Casual Friday, too casual
• Iced coffee in a job interview
• "Mental note, don't bring iced coffee to a meeting with Ken"
• Allen's five-minute Zoom rule

• A safety switch isn't a suggestion.
• Keep your candidate stack organized.
• Your interview is your very best impression.
• On camera is still at work.
• Flexibility is a give and take.

• 00:00 Cold open
• 00:16 Welcome to The Bad Hire
• 00:51 Ken welcomes Nathan and special guest Allen Darby
• 01:13 Allen on Alaris Acquisitions
• 02:13 Do buyers background screen the team?
• 03:48 "This one was my fault"
• 04:18 The job offer went to the wrong person
• 04:30 A chef's knife like a foreign object
• 05:08 Let go that night, real candidate hired
• 06:19 Ken's restaurant days
• 06:52 Sponsor: Bchex
• 07:36 CBD oil goes missing from the health and beauty aisle
• 08:12 On camera, in uniform, name tag showing
• 08:51 "He just asked how we'd noticed"
• 09:53 The high-limit safety switch
• 10:57 He removed it. The load caught fire.
• 11:19 Then it happened again
• 11:55 Still blaming the switch
• 12:11 Callback: the cigarette at the chemical plant
• 13:32 Callback: biking to the ER
• 15:10 Allen's Gen Z hire
• 15:59 15 minutes late to his first meeting
• 17:03 An unmade bed behind him on camera
• 18:00 Then he used Allen as a reference
• 18:13 Callback: the cat nuzzler
• 19:39 The Gen Z conversation
• 20:32 Back to the office: "Will you pay for my makeup?"
• 21:52 Casual Friday in boxer briefs
• 22:35 The national iced coffee debate
• 24:21 "This is the very best impression you're going to make"
• 26:16 "Okay, boomer"… actually, Gen X
• 27:26 How are you on showing up on time?
• 27:51 Late if you're not 10 minutes early
• 30:37 Allen's five-minute Zoom rule
• 31:18 Measure results, not time
• 32:41 The flip side: all hands on deck
• 34:08 Thanks for watching