The Bad Hire - The Art of Hiring Great People
Episodes
The Creepiest Hiring Story We’ve Heard Yet
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when an employee literally follows you home… and starts asking security about your personal life?In this episode of The Bad Hire, Ken...
This Is Why You Don’t Lie in Interviews
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a candidate lies in an interview… fails the background check… and then accidentally leaves a 10-minute voicemail screaming at he...
The Most Ridiculous Way Anyone Has Ever Quit a Job
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when two employees are days away from full-time offers… and instead of waiting for their background checks they steal company mascot ...
“I Don’t Get Mad… I Get Even” — Worst Interview Answer Ever
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when a candidate looks you dead in the eye during an interview and says, “I don’t get mad… I get even”?In Episode 24 of The Bad...
7 DUIs… and He Still Wanted the Job
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Seven DUIs.Cocaine use.And somehow… still applying for the job.In Episode 22 of The Bad Hire, Ken Monroe is joined by Nathan and special guest Willi...
He No-Showed… Then Called to Reapply 15 Minutes After Being Fired
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
He missed his first day of work.Then missed the next.Got terminated for attendance.And called back 15 minutes later asking if they were hiring.In Epis...
She Faked Her Brother’s Death for PTO
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when a brand-new hire claims her brother died… gets paid bereavement leave… and then you find out he’s very much alive?In Episode...
He Took the Company Card on a $15,000 Vacation
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes a “bad hire” is just a bad apple.In Episode 19 of The Bad Hire, Ken and Nathan are joined by special guest Steve Stewart, CEO and co-fou...
He Faked a $1M Offer Letter to Get a Raise
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How far would someone go to get a raise? In Episode 18 of The Bad Hire, Ken, Nathan, and Emma react to one of the wildest stories yet—about a guy wh...
She Came to Tutor Kids… Drunk
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a seemingly perfect candidate walks in on day one… and immediately proves she’s not the same person you hired?In Episode 17 of T...
Hiring Is a Skill - Interview With Laura Mazzulo of East Side Staffing and Ken Monroe, CEO of Bchex
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Follow Laura at www.EastSideStaffing.com and @learnwithlaurahr on all platforms!In Episode 16 of The Bad Hire, Ken (CEO of @bchexscreens...
He Fumbled a $500,000 Deal… and Still Didn’t Get Fired
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you blow a $500,000 client shoot… and your boss still takes you to dinner? In Episode 15 of The Bad Hire, Ken and Nathan sit down ...
Lawyer Found Passed Out in Office Bathroom | EP 14
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when your brand-new attorney is found high in a bathroom stall—just four days into the job? Or when a retail worker starts running a ...
The Marketing Director Used PTO for Jail Time | EP 13
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your marketing director gets arrested for a DUI… in the company car… then uses his PTO to cover the week he was in jail?In Episo...
One Email Ruined This Guy's Career | EP 12
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a “perfect hire” walks out for a smoke break… and is later found drunk in the street insisting they didn’t even work that da...
He Lied About Getting Into MIT to Get the Job | EP 11
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when a job candidate lies about graduating from MIT… then gets caught because of a pizza order? Or when a new hire brings a toothbrus...
She Got Fired… Then Her Sister Called to Threaten Us | EP 10
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when an employee vanishes with your money, another claims to be Alexander Hamilton reincarnated, and a fired worker’s sister calls yo...
He Put “Batman” on His Job Application… Twice | EP 9
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when a job applicant legally changes his name to Batman… and actually gets hired? Or when a fired employee pulls out two bottles of w...
He Said He Was Kidnapped to Avoid Getting Fired | EP 8
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A guy gets caught driving on a suspended license… and uses the company card to pay for bail. A sandwich shop employee mixes bleach and ammonia —...
He Paid Bail With the Company Card | EP 7
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new hire gets fired on the spot… and just shows up again the next day like nothing happened. A manager takes his team to a strip club to “boost ...
He Jumped Out a 5th Floor Window… Then Quit | EP 6
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A guy who brought ninja weapons to work. A military vet who leapt from a 5th floor window to win an argument. A lactose-intolerant candidate who broke...
She Robbed a Bank on Her Lunch Break | EP 5
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A librarian who did absolutely nothing for 90 days. A bank robber who forgot to remove her work ID before committing the crime. A coder who lied about...
Burned on the Grill: The Hire That Almost Didn’t Survive
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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. Another proudl...
The New Hire That Catcalled A Coworker On His First Day
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 date...
Bad Hire Stories You Won’t Believe (But They Really Happened)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the new hire who seemed perfect on paper turns out to be a total disaster? In this episode of The Bad Hire, Ken Monroe sits down wit...
The Bad Hire Begins: Introducing the Podcast + $10,000 Contest
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Behind every bad hire, there’s a story worth telling (and a lesson worth learning). In this very first episode of The Bad Hire, host Ken Monroe intr...
The Bad Hire - Trailer
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bad Hire is a bold, human-first podcast about hires gone wrong. Hosted by Ken Monroe, CEO of Bchex, each episode unpacks the funniest, strangest, ...