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JOB APPLICANT WALKED OUT OF INTERVIEW AFTER INTERVIEWER TOOK HER SWEET TIME ON THE PHONE

Walked out of an interview since they kept me waiting. First time!

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I got there 15 minutes before the interview start time. I was told that the VP I was interviewing with was “finishing up a phone call” and would be just about 10 more minutes. Totally fine.

20 minutes go by. “Just a few more minutes” I am told by the same receptionist. Another 15 minutes go by. At this point, I’m done.

I walk up to the receptionist and told him that clearly this was a bad time for the VP, please have them call me when they are available, and I do not appreciate my time being wasted. They said ok, and I walked out.

Waiting to see if I get a call from the VP. Receptionist certainly had a shocked pikachu face when I told him I was leaving.

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Netizens’ comments

  1. I’ve done this too depending on how the HR or recruiting team acts. If they’re sorry and apologize it’s fine and I move forward.
    If they’re rude and try to make it seem as if I should even be grateful for the “opportunity “, I leave. The reason is because if they’re this bad at hiring, they’re going to be worse to work with.
  2. I once got an interview set up for a Tuesday at 1300 over the phone. Great, I had nothing going on at that time, so I waited patiently. 1330, nothing yet, maybe they’re running late, no big, I’m chilling at home.
    1500 rolls around, and I’m irritated. I have no number to call to follow up.
    Wednesday at 1300, I get a call from a number I don’t recognize. I answer, and it’s them. I’m irritated, so I laid into the interviewer for not double checking the day/time they scheduled me for and told them I’m no longer interested since this reflects poorly on them.
    Had another interview set up later in the week anyway that I wanted more, got the job with no issues other than emails weren’t going through on their end because they tried sending through indeed, and indeed flagged it as spam.
    Easy fix, she emailed me directly, and we had a laugh about how the stuff you don’t want shows up, but necessary ones show up in spam 90% of the time.
    Love the new job, by the way.
  3. I had been working as receptionist for a company for about a year when they then needed to hire new staff. The aplicant arrived and the two managers who were to be interviewing them were chatting in an office (behind closed doors). They were aware that the applicant had arrived. After about 15 mins I went in to remind them that the applicant was waiting. They didn’t seem fussed, and it was another 10 or so mins before they finally called the applicant in.
    After the interview had ended, I asked why tf they delayed interviewing this person for so long.
    “Oh, it’s a strategy we like to use to see how personable someone is, you know, do they strike up conversation with the receptionist or do they just look at their phone?”
    These pathetic and ill-mannered individuals were really just getting off on some power play. Bleugh.
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