# Job search: is it ever OK to mention insanely high turnover at prior job?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-search-is-it-ever-ok-to-mention-insanely-high-turnover-at-prior-job/916549 "2020-07-27T23:04:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-search-is-it-ever-ok-to-mention-insanely-high-turnover-at-prior-job/916549/42 "2020-07-30T16:04:30Z")

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If an employment application asks for a reason for leaving under prior employment, they are looking for resigned, laid off, or fired. You shouldn’t put down any more details than that.

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