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In HR and recruiting, you have the BEST stories.<\/h2>\n

You’ve lived through them to tell the tales (anonymously, of course!) We simply put them on paper for others to empathize\u00a0– and\u00a0enjoy a little hiring humor.<\/p>\n

Share this with your colleagues who may have taken a call from Joe\u2019s grandma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In HR and recruiting, you have the BEST stories. You’ve lived through them to tell the tales (anonymously, of course!) We simply put them on paper for others to empathize\u00a0– and\u00a0enjoy a little hiring humor. Share this with your colleagues who may have taken a call from Joe\u2019s grandma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":108192662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2155],"class_list":["post-999881446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiring-candidates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHiring Humor: The Meddling Grandmother - Dice Hiring<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In HR and recruiting, you have the BEST stories. You've lived through them to tell the tales (anonymously, of course!) 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