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re: Ever walked out of an interview?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:56 pm to Dirty Don
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:56 pm to Dirty Don
I didn't leave the interview, but I left on the 2nd afternoon of the company orientation. At the interview where I was hired, I was told that I would be making a percentage of the gross revenue for each completed trip. With the percentage they told me, I knew about how much I could make per week just starting out.
On the 2nd afternoon of the 3 day orientation, the payroll person gave a presentation on how to submit your "hours" every week to be paid correctly. When I heard this, I turned around and looked at the back of the room and the HR guy that was running orientation was standing back there. I immediately got up and asked him to step out in the hall with me and asked about the "hours" thing. He told me that I would make $11 per hour for the first 60 days, then it would go to percentage. I told him that I was not told about this in the interview, he insisted I was. I returned to the orientation room, got my coat and a few belongings and hit the road.
On the 2nd afternoon of the 3 day orientation, the payroll person gave a presentation on how to submit your "hours" every week to be paid correctly. When I heard this, I turned around and looked at the back of the room and the HR guy that was running orientation was standing back there. I immediately got up and asked him to step out in the hall with me and asked about the "hours" thing. He told me that I would make $11 per hour for the first 60 days, then it would go to percentage. I told him that I was not told about this in the interview, he insisted I was. I returned to the orientation room, got my coat and a few belongings and hit the road.
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 5:59 pm
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Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:06 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:you are a much nicer person than me. Once I figured out it was some stupid door to door shite i would have been done.
I thought about it, but the kid I was shadowing was very nice and this was his income I would be messing with. I was polite and stuck it out. Not so much when I got back to the office.
I would never walk out on a legitimate interview with a company. However, knowing its a pyramid scheme id been out
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:07 pm to ruzil
The industry I am in doesn't have a younger generation coming in to do the work. The older generation is retiring and there are a lot of job postings that go unfilled for months.
I was hit really hard by a recruiter at the start of this year. I don't even know how he came across my phone number nor my email. He was promising the moon yet never answering my questions about pay and benefits.
I go along with it because I figured if I could get a big bump in pay I'd go for the opportunity.
I get to do a phone interview for the plant manager and it is going very well. He asks me what I expect to be paid and I throw out a large number expecting to haggle as is common in the lumber industry.
He responds offering me 30% less than I am currently making and claims that's the final deal. I scoffed at him and asked why, he responds that it isn't fair to his other employees. I started laughing and told him life isn't fair and I am not moving 1000 miles away from my home to make 30% less money and have really bad working hours.
He was quite rude about the whole ordeal and I found that pretty insulting.
About 10 days later the company recruiter starts hounding me again on the phone. I finally had a chance to talk to him and told him that there was no way in Hell I would ever work for his company. If you are going to disrespect me in the interview process then you'll never respect me as an employee.
He finally quit calling me everyday but sends me an email every 3-4 days asking me to reconsider.
I was hit really hard by a recruiter at the start of this year. I don't even know how he came across my phone number nor my email. He was promising the moon yet never answering my questions about pay and benefits.
I go along with it because I figured if I could get a big bump in pay I'd go for the opportunity.
I get to do a phone interview for the plant manager and it is going very well. He asks me what I expect to be paid and I throw out a large number expecting to haggle as is common in the lumber industry.
He responds offering me 30% less than I am currently making and claims that's the final deal. I scoffed at him and asked why, he responds that it isn't fair to his other employees. I started laughing and told him life isn't fair and I am not moving 1000 miles away from my home to make 30% less money and have really bad working hours.
He was quite rude about the whole ordeal and I found that pretty insulting.
About 10 days later the company recruiter starts hounding me again on the phone. I finally had a chance to talk to him and told him that there was no way in Hell I would ever work for his company. If you are going to disrespect me in the interview process then you'll never respect me as an employee.
He finally quit calling me everyday but sends me an email every 3-4 days asking me to reconsider.
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:18 pm to oR33Do
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The industry I am in doesn't have a younger generation coming in to do the work. The older generation is retiring and there are a lot of job postings that go unfilled for months.
You must be a real crack buggy whip salesman.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:54 pm to dualed
Was in an interview, and it was going OK. Skills I had were in demand. So, in the middle of it, I stood up, zipped my day timer and said "looks like this isn't a good fit". He almost fell over himself getting me to stay. I got the job and a signing bonus.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:58 pm to ruzil
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You must be a real crack buggy whip salesman.
Lol.. No my son, hardwood timber will be around for generations to come.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:22 pm to dualed
I almost did in 1988. Straight out of college and interviewing in Dallas for a job in Texas.
1- I didnt really want to move to Texas
2- The interviewer was a dic. He was an Indiana grad and was busting my chops over Indiana beating LSU in basketball the year before.
3- He was pushing my buttons with pointed questions.
I finished the interview and walked out KNOWING I would never be offered the job. Two weeks later I got the offer. I worked for that guy for 2 years. Turns out he was just seeing if I would stand up for myself.
Ironically, my oldest is a sophomore at Indiana University. I emailed him two years ago to 1- Thank him for hiring me and 2- Let him know my daughter was going to IU.
1- I didnt really want to move to Texas
2- The interviewer was a dic. He was an Indiana grad and was busting my chops over Indiana beating LSU in basketball the year before.
3- He was pushing my buttons with pointed questions.
I finished the interview and walked out KNOWING I would never be offered the job. Two weeks later I got the offer. I worked for that guy for 2 years. Turns out he was just seeing if I would stand up for myself.
Ironically, my oldest is a sophomore at Indiana University. I emailed him two years ago to 1- Thank him for hiring me and 2- Let him know my daughter was going to IU.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:16 pm to ShermanTxTiger
Since this has mostly become a "shitty interview situation" thread moreso than a straight up walked out thread:
Around ~5 years ago, when ATT was going crazy installing Uverse, they had a cable installation job available (the big underground cables, not the in home kind). I had just been laid off of a job that I'd had for over 8 years. It paid solid money for a non-degreed position ($40k). The first part of the "interview" was simply taking a test at a testing center fairly close to where I live. I was in the 90th+ percentile of three of the four sections (mostly circuit stuff), and around the 60th percentile of the 4th (reading meters, they had a lot of oldschool analog meter reading sections, something a company like ATT would never use).
I got a call for an interview in Baton Rouge (I was in NOLA). They gave me the date, time (2PM), and location. They said that they would call me early on the interview date to tell me who to ask for once I got to the office. So come 10:30AM, I haven't heard anything from them. I keep calling the guy that emailed me and get no response. Come 11:30, I leave NOLA for BR. Again, I had just been laid off and was living off of $230/week unemployment. The $30 or so in gas that it costs me to get out there isn't trivial (it's about 15% of my weekly budget). I continue calling him during that ride and get nothing. I hit Gonzales around 1:30 and finally get a call back. The guy tells me that the position is filled.
Needless to say, I both avoid using any ATT products and actively encourage others to avoid their products. I know that it doesn't make a dent in the big scheme, and their shitty UVerse product is turning people away without me, but it makes me feel better.
ETA: It's one of a handful of situations that went wrong for me that has lead to my significantly improving my situation. If I get that job, I may never go to UNO and finish my EE degree. Within 4 months, I'lll be making significantly more money than I would have if I were still at ATT.
Around ~5 years ago, when ATT was going crazy installing Uverse, they had a cable installation job available (the big underground cables, not the in home kind). I had just been laid off of a job that I'd had for over 8 years. It paid solid money for a non-degreed position ($40k). The first part of the "interview" was simply taking a test at a testing center fairly close to where I live. I was in the 90th+ percentile of three of the four sections (mostly circuit stuff), and around the 60th percentile of the 4th (reading meters, they had a lot of oldschool analog meter reading sections, something a company like ATT would never use).
I got a call for an interview in Baton Rouge (I was in NOLA). They gave me the date, time (2PM), and location. They said that they would call me early on the interview date to tell me who to ask for once I got to the office. So come 10:30AM, I haven't heard anything from them. I keep calling the guy that emailed me and get no response. Come 11:30, I leave NOLA for BR. Again, I had just been laid off and was living off of $230/week unemployment. The $30 or so in gas that it costs me to get out there isn't trivial (it's about 15% of my weekly budget). I continue calling him during that ride and get nothing. I hit Gonzales around 1:30 and finally get a call back. The guy tells me that the position is filled.
Needless to say, I both avoid using any ATT products and actively encourage others to avoid their products. I know that it doesn't make a dent in the big scheme, and their shitty UVerse product is turning people away without me, but it makes me feel better.
ETA: It's one of a handful of situations that went wrong for me that has lead to my significantly improving my situation. If I get that job, I may never go to UNO and finish my EE degree. Within 4 months, I'lll be making significantly more money than I would have if I were still at ATT.
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:38 pm to BilJ
Yeah I just graduated college and one of my degrees is in marketing so these companies are everywhere for me. I can't actually believe that so many people in this thread fell for that shite.
Literally googling the company prevents that. Not to mention the job description and everything about it is noticeably sketchy. If some of the stories told here predate widespread use of the internet, that's a little more understandable.
Literally googling the company prevents that. Not to mention the job description and everything about it is noticeably sketchy. If some of the stories told here predate widespread use of the internet, that's a little more understandable.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:40 pm to dualed
I drove 7 hours one way for an interview on my own coin. Took one of my 10 free days per year off from the internship.
I get there, he shows me around the office, sits me down and says he would never hire someone that did an internship and he is going to hire a same year graduate with "real world" experience and he just wanted to tell me in person. Then he trashes my internists AND criticalists decisions when talking about cases....all 6 of them.
Not only should i have walked out, but I should have given beaten him. Not surprisingly, he is struggling mightily now.
I get there, he shows me around the office, sits me down and says he would never hire someone that did an internship and he is going to hire a same year graduate with "real world" experience and he just wanted to tell me in person. Then he trashes my internists AND criticalists decisions when talking about cases....all 6 of them.
Not only should i have walked out, but I should have given beaten him. Not surprisingly, he is struggling mightily now.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:42 pm to dualed
Never walked out of an interview, however, there was this one time where I went to an interview and the position I was expecting to be interviewed for "got filled yesterday". They tried swaying me into another position that I had no interest in. The whole "bait-and-switch" thing had me slightly pissed off, but I politely told them that I wouldn't be a good fit for the position, shook their hands, and thanked them for their time. Never, ever want to burn a bridge, as others have said.
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:44 pm to lsewwww
quote:
I get there, he shows me around the office, sits me down and says he would never hire someone that did an internship and he is going to hire a same year graduate with "real world" experience and he just wanted to tell me in person. Then he trashes my internists AND criticalists decisions when talking about cases....all 6 of them.
Was he the owner? That would be obnoxious enough for me to email the guy in charge.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:45 pm to lsewwww
Time wounds all heels.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:06 pm to dualed
No, although I withdrew myself from consideration shortly after (within 36 hours or so).Thanked them for time (even I was glad to GTFO out of the interview).
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:13 pm to SpartyGator
I interviewed with this douchebag hiring manager once who took 5 long phone calls during the interview. I politely told him I didn't think the position was right for me and hopped in a cab to the airport for an earlier flight home.
I see him at big tradeshow occasionally and he's still a dick.
I see him at big tradeshow occasionally and he's still a dick.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:16 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Posted by TheCaterpillar
When I first moved to Nashville after college, I had no job lined up. I just basically threw a dart at a map and said I wanted to live here. Had barely any idea what kind of job I wanted and had no leads on them.
Looking back, that was dumb, but it all worked out and I have a great job now and so does my wife.
That being said, I was looking for gigs on craigslist I was so desperate. I went to one that posed as a sales job at a very nice place. I went to the office in my suit and tie and it seems very legit. The people looked professional and the office space was very, very nice and convincing. I am waiting with the receptionist for my interview and a 25 year old kid walks up to me and says, “time to shadow me”.
We then drive an hour outside of Nashville to some podunk town and proceed to walk door to door in our suit and ties to sell office supplies. It’s the middle of summer and I am sweating my dick off. I immediately knew I wouldn’t take this job, but I was stuck doing this for 9 HOURS. I find out from the guy I’m with that they get barely any commission and pay for their own gas and sales supplies.
When I get back to the office, THEN it is time for the interview with the head guy. I am sweaty, exhausted, and had to eat burger king in White Trash, USA for 2 meals that day. I see the boss through the glass doors to his office interviewing the candidate before me and he is a 35ish year old absolute sleezeball looking guy with slicked back hair named Gustav plastered in a gaudy gold name plate on the door. I kindly asked the receptionist where the bathroom was and walked out the door to my car and left. It was already dark and I had arrived at 7:30 AM.
I found out later it’s a pyramid sales scheme designed to trap desperate college kids to sell their shite and earn peanuts in return.
I don’t feel bad at all about it considering I will never meet those people in business, they won’t remember who I am, and they were intentionally vague about the job on the listing and put up a completely fake front posing as a legit business.
I went through the same thing. Mine wasn't nine hours, but maybe about 4. The dude at the end interviewed me and offered me the job right there. I was young and stupid and didn't prepare for the interview and I accepted. When I got home, I had a horrible feeling in my gut so I looked up the company and read in horror tons of warnings to stay away from that crap. I immediately called back and said I was sorry and had made a mistake and turned down the position.
Needless to say, I do hardcore research before going to an interview these days.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:20 pm to ShermanTxTiger
quote:
Turns out he was just seeing if I would stand up for myself.
Yeah, when I first started getting more serious interviews (not just localized internships/shorter-term gigs), that used to be a pretty big issue.
I remember one guy emailing me back (I asked for feedback about a certain technical skill that another candidate had more of than I did), but I remember him really telling me not to be so anxious when discussing the "Crappy" jobs I've had when I was in school/home.
I always still need to improve on interviewing, though.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:42 pm to SpartyGator
quote:
I always still need to improve on interviewing, though.
I work with people frequently on interviewing. My quote is ...."5% of us interview well naturally. The rest of us have to work our arses off to be good at it"
Bottom line.. we can all improve in that area.
Posted on 2/14/15 at 12:41 pm to ShermanTxTiger
Relevent story.... about 4 years ago I applied for a position with my employer's competitor that they had posted online. It was a position I was qualified for, but no position was open at my current employer for upward mobility at the time.
I polished and tailored my resume` specifically for the position, and followed all instructions, and they never returned any of my emails. I went so far as to flag their ad on CL and saw it get removed. The next day it was reposted, and I resent my resume`. I know for a fact they had it. The assholes wouldn't respond to me.
Fast forward to last week....
I now have a much higher paying job in a much higher position, and that company that never responded to me 3 or 4 years ago .... that owner is now my bitch. He reports directly to me. And I'm in the process of shutting down a site that has been his primary source of business for the last 10 years.
I could find other work for him in the area at some of our other sites...
Or not....
The saying on page one "Careful who's toes you step on, someday they might be attached to an arse you have to kiss" certainly rings true.
I polished and tailored my resume` specifically for the position, and followed all instructions, and they never returned any of my emails. I went so far as to flag their ad on CL and saw it get removed. The next day it was reposted, and I resent my resume`. I know for a fact they had it. The assholes wouldn't respond to me.
Fast forward to last week....
I now have a much higher paying job in a much higher position, and that company that never responded to me 3 or 4 years ago .... that owner is now my bitch. He reports directly to me. And I'm in the process of shutting down a site that has been his primary source of business for the last 10 years.
I could find other work for him in the area at some of our other sites...
Or not....
The saying on page one "Careful who's toes you step on, someday they might be attached to an arse you have to kiss" certainly rings true.
Posted on 2/14/15 at 12:49 pm to deeprig9
So are you going to be a big man or a little man?
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