People tend to forget that when you go to an interview, it's not just the manager seeing if they want to hire you, but you seeing if you want to work for that manager. I would never work for someone that disrespected my time like that.
May be part of a psychological test, see how long the candidate will sit there waiting. I'm pretty sure after a half hour I would get up and open drawers and doors and look around the office. Daryl
My father had a job interview where he waited from 8am to 5pm before the interviewer met with him. Why because he needed a person who had infinite patience. The interviewer greeted him and said lets talk about the job, that he had passed the interview and was hired. My dad asked but we haven't had the interview. Yes we did, the waiting was the interview. He did the same thing with his replacement. Naha Air Force Base Okinawa.
Management: "Make him wait an hour or so. If he stays, he's desperate enough to work long hours for low pay, and he'll be afraid to quit and risk not finding a new job."
Everything pictured says that it is not a police interrogation room. Police do not leave pencils laying around that could be used as a shank. Room is too large. Table is too big. Door locks from the inside.
Had an interview with contractor for design/build work in Iraq after the first war. Came and and started telling me how Imwasnt qualified, didn't know this or that, etc. After listening patiently for about two minutes he stopped and said "well?" I responded by stating he obviously hadn't read the resume or contacted my references but that Inwould give a few minutes to read the resume. He said "that's fair." After he was done reading he says let's try that again as I jumped up, snatched my resume from his hands and replied I wasn't interested. Biggest ass in an interview I ever met.
I met with some Radio industry "execs" for a job at a station in Myrtle Beach back in the 70's. Both were drunk and disrespectful so I told them to fuck off and left. It's been my experience the job only goes downhill after the interview, so don't waste my time.
Had an interview once, where they escorted me to a glass box meeting room, in the middle of an open concept office, and left me to stew for over an hour. HR lady came by at that point, and seemed genuinely pist that manager hadn't shown up. Didn't want the job, after they provided more info.
Another place in Canada, a big auto parts conglomerate, was reputed to leave you in the reception area for a while, as people wandered past on 'other' bizz and checked you out.
Yep, I don't really want to work for a firm that is so disorganised that they set up an interview and then don't attend.
ReplyDeleteInterview for a government job: a pretend interview for pretend 'work'.
ReplyDeletePeople tend to forget that when you go to an interview, it's not just the manager seeing if they want to hire you, but you seeing if you want to work for that manager. I would never work for someone that disrespected my time like that.
ReplyDeleteMay be part of a psychological test, see how long the candidate will sit there waiting. I'm pretty sure after a half hour I would get up and open drawers and doors and look around the office.
ReplyDeleteDaryl
My father had a job interview where he waited from 8am to 5pm before the interviewer met with him. Why because he needed a person who had infinite patience. The interviewer greeted him and said lets talk about the job, that he had passed the interview and was hired. My dad asked but we haven't had the interview. Yes we did, the waiting was the interview. He did the same thing with his replacement. Naha Air Force Base Okinawa.
ReplyDeleteManagement: "Make him wait an hour or so. If he stays, he's desperate enough to work long hours for low pay, and he'll be afraid to quit and risk not finding a new job."
ReplyDeleteSounds about right.
DeleteNothing says it's a job interview... He might be sitting in a police interview room. They will make you wait to cause mental strain...
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts as well. Hard to leave if you're cuffed to the table.
DeleteEverything pictured says that it is not a police interrogation room. Police do not leave pencils laying around that could be used as a shank. Room is too large. Table is too big. Door locks from the inside.
DeleteHad an interview with contractor for design/build work in Iraq after the first war. Came and and started telling me how Imwasnt qualified, didn't know this or that, etc. After listening patiently for about two minutes he stopped and said "well?" I responded by stating he obviously hadn't read the resume or contacted my references but that Inwould give a few minutes to read the resume. He said "that's fair." After he was done reading he says let's try that again as I jumped up, snatched my resume from his hands and replied I wasn't interested. Biggest ass in an interview I ever met.
ReplyDeleteI met with some Radio industry "execs" for a job at a station in Myrtle Beach back in the 70's. Both were drunk and disrespectful so I told them to fuck off and left.
ReplyDeleteIt's been my experience the job only goes downhill after the interview, so don't waste my time.
Had an interview once, where they escorted me to a glass box meeting room, in the middle of an open concept office, and left me to stew for over an hour. HR lady came by at that point, and seemed genuinely pist that manager hadn't shown up. Didn't want the job, after they provided more info.
ReplyDeleteAnother place in Canada, a big auto parts conglomerate, was reputed to leave you in the reception area for a while, as people wandered past on 'other' bizz and checked you out.