A netizen shared how he went for a job interview and the interviewer was condescending throughout, saying young people this, young people that.
Here is the story
Went for an interview at a government agency in charge of technology, and the interviewer spoke to me in such a condescending tone throughout. She kept saying stuff like “young people like you will not xxxx”.. “young people nowadays don’t know….”
She even told me “young people like you keep quitting after only a few months on the job because of un-glamorous titles we have in the civil service.. so i am not sure if you are willing to accept a position with a not very nice title, such as associate Something-something, or assistant something-something”.
I did my research into her project that she was in charge of (i have friends in the company), and I’m pretty sure that’s not why people are quitting. Long hours, working through weekends with no compensation, lots of contractors who are not renewed (low motivation).
At least personally I don’t care about titles, what i care about is the salary. And i made that clear to her too (respectfully). Although it irritates me that she spoke to me in such a tone throughout and looked down on “young people”, i was respectful to her.
The position i applied for is not a mid career position, it is a rather junior position, so i guess she has no choice but to hire young people with less experience? Yet she talk to us in such a rude manner.
Well, old bird, please learn more about these “young people” and respect them as human beings if you want us to join your project. If not every few months i will see the same job listing up again.
In the end, I have decided to stay in my current company which offered me a 12% pay raise (similar job scope), instead of moving to this stupid project.