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According to data collected by Zipia, a platform that matches job seekers with businesses, it takes the average person 24 weeks of active searching to land a position. During that time, they get a fair share of rejections. In fact, a job seeker has a 36.89% chance of receiving an offer after having one interview. So they're more likely to get a "no" than a "yes."
What's even more frustrating, sometimes it seems that this number is so low because recruiters simply don't know any better. Recently, Reddit user PeepsAndTreats made a post on the platform, asking everyone, "What's the most laughable reason you've been turned down for a job?" And as many of the answers reveal, there are plenty.
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#1
Because I wasn’t comfortable sharing a hotel room with someone I don’t know for out of state training. I offered to foot my own room bill but I was told I wasn’t getting the job for “not being a team player”. The roomie in question? A 40M, while I was 25F and newly married.
Jared Robinson 2 years ago
That has so many red flags on it I'd be surprised if that company is still in business. That's all the lawsuits waiting to happen
SadieCat17 (she/her) 2 years ago
Why do the lawsuits matter more than the safety of the woman right now?
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Red Reilly 2 years ago
whoooa that is bad. Saying that, just went to a big work conference and this guy was hitting on one of my colleagues so hard, like he was adamant they were going to hook up that night. So of course we find out he's married with kids.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
At last! An employer who provides you all the information you need to know before you start the job.
ChickyChicky 2 years ago
I've had to share a room at a conference before. It wasn't a big deal. Because I was paired with someone I was comfortable with. No way I would have shared a room in this situation. YIKES
Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
when myself and a work colleague were sent on a work trip, the manager asked us both if we were comfortable with a twin room or would need separate rooms. even though he is smaller than me, completely gay, and we were great friends. we made a bit of a sleepover of it, with facemasks and horror films and had a great time. but the important thing is, even though everyone knew we got on so well, they still ASKED if we were comfortable with that, rather than just assuming.
Tshepo Bobby 2 years ago
why would they expect a lady to share a room with a dude, ? I am a guy and I would be uncomfortable with a strange woman sleeping next to me
Jules Daly 6 months ago (edited)
Ones marital position is irrelevant. You should not be expected to share with someone of the opposite gender.
We managed to get in touch with PeepsAndTreats and they were kind enough to have a little chat with us about their post.
"I think I was job browsing and looking at the Anti Work subreddit [when I came up with the idea for it]," they told Bored Panda.
"I thought about throwing the question out there to let people vent."
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#2
I worked for the company recently but had to be off for 6 months before I could apply again. Got told my husband almost dying and having a failing liver wasn’t a good enough reason to take time off and live off my savings. They wanted someone who would put the company first. I’m never putting a company first (and yes I’m only there for the money!).
Seadog 2 years ago
That's corporate America in most cases. They couldn't care less about the workers needs
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
I would put that company first - on the list of places I'd never work for.
UselessKnowledgeFont 2 years ago
Jeez, if US, they should have done FMLA. Still would probably need to use own savings, but it would hold the job
Dana Drapkin 2 years ago
i didn't get hired, because i told the interviewer that my previous job was working for myself, as an independent bookkeeper, but had to move back cross country to take care of my ailing mother, and therefore had to close my business of one employee (me) down. He called me stupid, and not understanding that work is a priority and abandoning an business that one owns shows lack of drive. would never have accepted the job anyway, if he thinks work is more important than health and / or family
White Sauce Hot Sauce 2 years ago
A company will never suffer for you, so don't feel like you should suffer for a company.
Edward Treen 2 years ago
Good grief! In the UK, an unfair dismissal case would probably result in a huge payout for the OP, and nationwide bad press coverage for the a*hole company.
Patricia Smith 2 years ago
We're all just working for money and benefits, if there still are any! Anyone with the LEAST bit of intelligence knows this! The company just tries to sell this line to see if YOU'll buy it!
#3
I applied for a job clipping newspaper articles for businesses. Back in the day, before Google, businesses would hire this company to go through all major newspapers, magazines, professional journals and clip out any articles related to the business or their products. Then once a month they'd get a big envelope with all their clippings.
Anyways, I went for the interview and the old man interviewing me said he thought I was capable of doing the job but that the work was soul crushing and the other people who worked there were so bitter that it would break my spirit and I was too young for that. I was around 25. He was very sweet about it and right as I left, two employees got into a shouting match over a pair of scissors and I realized I was really grateful for not getting hired.
two-sided llama 2 years ago (edited)
"leave me here to die in a pile of my own clippings" " no i cant leave you" "Someones got to do the clippings"
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Marcellus II 2 years ago
Or the two employees got so crushed by overwork --- because the 'kindly old man' kept maliciously scaring off the relief brigade/ potential hires...
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Indeed, there’s no need to pretend everything is sunny all the time, said Liane Davey, a Toronto-based industrial-organizational psychologist.
According to her, it's not a good idea to vent to your boss, or to colleagues below you in the org. chart — this will just spark fighting between teams. Instead, try to pick someone you trust, who isn't already entangled in the situation that triggered you.
Focus the most revealing parts of your rant around yourself and how you are feeling. Keep your comments about co-workers and bosses objective. For instance, instead of saying, "Bob was rude," highlight that Bob interrupted you, and that made you feel like he doesn't have any confidence in your work. Davey believes expressing yourself that way ensures you come off as mature and not just flinging blame.
#4
I wouldn’t hold the interviewer’s hand and asked him to please not touch me. It was a lab job studying fertility and he wanted to hold my hand while explaining the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle to me (I’m a female).
ETA he told me I was a beautifully qualified candidate and that he would’ve picked me had I been friendlier. Ew
ETA 2: I was only 20 at the time.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
Thank God he wasn't offering a demonstration of fertility techniques.
#5
After being turned down for a job I was highly qualified for, one of the employees reached out to me 'off the record' just to tell me why I was turned down. It turns out they wanted to give the job to the director's friend, and the job posting was because they were required to do that legally, to 'show' that nepotism or favoritism does not exist. Then he proceeded to tell me to keep applying and not get discouraged. I cried so hard that day after thanking him for being honest. I applied to their sister company and got the SAME job, making more than double the pay. I guess things work out the way they are supposed to for a reason.
Alexia 2 years ago
I was offered a job once, just for the offer to be revoked the next day because they had decided on an internal promotion. I was speechless. 6 months passed by, and they reached out to me again: "We'd like to offer you the job again; our internal promotion didn't work that well." WTF?? :)))
Frank Hassler 2 years ago (edited)
Man, this happened to me on a state job once. About 2/3rds of the way through the interview they let slip that me being there was just a formality so they could say they interviewed people before hiring the internal candidate they wanted. I think it was meant as an apology as I was well qualified and excited about the position, but it sure felt like an F U.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
It was. Do these people even CARE that these mock interviews waste time and money for the jobseekers?
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Eliyahu Rooff 2 years ago (edited)
I've experienced that with government jobs. I remember particularly a job listing for a small boat operator for the Corps of Engineers. It specifically required experience operating a particular brand of boat of a specific length with a specific brand of outboard. As a former boat owner, I knew that 16 to 24 foot small boats and outboards are fungible, and if you can operate one of them, you can operate any other one, even if you need a few minutes the first time to famliarize yourself with the layout of the controls. I made some discrete queries and found that, yes, they'd written the ad with a specific person in mind.
Ralph Watkins 2 years ago
I worked at my local VA hospital. They would posts with very specific requirements. We all knew it was to hire someone from the outside. When someone in-house met the requirements they would be told the position was not being filled after all & then suddenly there is a new face in admin. Some jobs were certainly created for friends & family too.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
I worked for a fortune 500 company that did this all the time. They would post jobs outside when they knew exactly who they were going to give the job to inside. They would also do this to inside applicants.
Audrea Womboldt 2 months ago
I was offered a management job out of state, spoke to the owner several time over the 3 week period of getting everything packed and ready to move, was assured again and again that the job was waiting for me. Moved to the new state, called the owner, and was told that he decided to give it to his wife's friend's 18 year old daughter.
Miss Katty 1 year ago
This happened to me twice in about 2 weeks. I applied for a supervisory position I was highly qualified for. Went to the interview. The interview went very well but I was told that they were planning to promote from within, then why advertise publicly? Same thing at the second interview but because I was so qualified they offered me a part time subordinate position for less that the one I applied for. I told them I can't work for that rate nor as a part timer. They wanted me so badly that they offered a full time subordinate position.The position? Cross train over 3 or more diffferent positions with different pay rates all succesively smaller that the first. And within each position I would be paid the smaller rates. I said no thanks and moved on.
Demosthenes 2 years ago
This happens at almost every company every day. Most businesses have a recruitment policy and process but typically only one final hiring manager. It is a simple thing for the hiring manager to hire whomever they like from the pool of candidates and nothing can prevent them from hiring friends or recommended candidates from friends.
Jerry Mathers 2 years ago
For private companies in the US, I don't think legal has anything to do with it. I think companies do this to pretend it's not nepotism. I wish they wouldn't do it though. It's a waste of everyone's time. Just post actual job openings. There is nothing wrong with promoting people from within the company.
Tshepo Bobby 2 years ago
lot of companies do it, if they want to bring their friends, they create opening, interview a few people, knowing very well who they want...waste of time and money for applicants
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"It's sad and scary," they noted, adding that quite a few also sympathized with managers who are swimming in an overwhelming body of applications.
#6
"you are overqualified for this position and you aren't likely to stay long term".
It was a seasonal role for 3 months. I was in college and needing a summer job. It's EXACTLY what they asked for.
Glenn Schroeder 2 years ago
That was just an excuse. There was another (possibly illegal) reason they weren't telling you.
Mickie Shea 2 years ago
If the pic is accurate the white guy had no chance.
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
The job does not exist because it has already been given to a family member of a boss or manager. In some places they have to advertise and interview a certain amount of people or face a fine for unfair hiring practices
Seadog 2 years ago
One place denied me because "I made too much on my last job." I don't job hop. I stay in one place until something goes bad enough for me to quit. Had they hired me I likely would've been in management by the end of the year. Instead, they waited 6 months to call me back, sorry, I'm in management elsewhere.
Eliyahu Rooff 2 years ago
"Overqualified" is a poor excuse. When I owned a business years ago, I had college professors apply as a summer job, and was happy to have employees I could learn from.
Baali Venomax 2 years ago
I was told I was over qualified to join a newspaper as a junior editor at entry level. Apparently if you have a portfoli of stories you have already written as a sample of your ability, you are too advanced to start at the bottom, I guess. I never did find out the REAL reason I wasn't hired. Mind you, this was a long time ago, it might be different now.
#7
"I'm not hiring you because your achilles is strained and you need a cane to move around."
For a data entry job.
Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 2 years ago (edited)
Definitely not in the U.S. it's illegal to discriminate against someone for a disability. (I caught your sarcasm. Feel free to ignore if you're already aware.)
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 2 years ago (edited)
If that isn't the clearest case of illegal discrimination I've ever read.... (At least in the U.S.)
James Wilkerson 2 years ago
Company needs to have more than 15 employees for ADA to kick in. If it's small enough you're legally allowed to discriminate.
Load More Replies... HumblTx 2 years ago
I was told by my manager, "That's why you didn't get promoted." I asked, "Excuse me, why?" He said, "Because you have cancer." What does that have to do with anything?
Tshepo Bobby 2 years ago
you going to be away for long time due to chemo or you will die soon and we have to do the whole process again, HR hates it...bosses hate it when people are away from work
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Vasana Phong 2 years ago (edited)
This could go both ways honestly, they hired a lady to answer phones in the back, when she came to meet with our manager she was walking around (very mobile) day of start she was walking with a cane( nothing wrong with that) but her job duties included get up and about here and there, instead she would sit in her room screaming for someone to get this and that for her ( she had a mirror against the wall that reflected whoever walked by) nice lady but it got too much
Michael Largey 2 years ago
Not a good comparison. The primary diabilities of the woman you described in your story were not physical. They were laziness and entitlement.
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Glenn Schroeder 2 years ago
I wonder if the actual job involved more than data entry? I'm in no way making excuses for the employer; just thinking out loud.
The Redditor believes applicants and recruiters have such a complicated relationship largely because, again, of the disorganization on the employer's end as well as their lengthy hiring process, including excessive interview rounds.
"For people looking for work, you're (likely) going somewhere you've never been to meet someone you've never met before and try to impress them enough that they think you're good enough to work for them... That's pretty stressful and difficult," they said.
"You're often left in the dark. You also never know if you've sent your application into a black hole or if you'll actually hear from someone. Some of the job postings can be ridiculous in what they want. Getting hired by some companies is a marathon, phone or video interviews, plus in-person interviews, plus drug tests, plus whatever else they feel like."
#8
When I was about 21 or so I applied at a local computer repair / custom build shop. Two people in my friend group already worked there. One of them referred the other. They both referred me as I was kinda known as the “hardware guy” of our group.
One of the managers interviewed me. It was quick, awkward, and felt more like he was doing it out of obligation rather than interest.
I successfully and easily answered the few hardware, build, and troubleshooting related questions that he asked. When he asked why I applied there I told him: I love fixing things, solving problems, am really handy with building things, and am super passionate about computers and technology in general.
He told me right then that I wasn’t hireable because I “knew too much.”
I stopped and asked if that’s not the point of a repair/troubleshooting job…. Having experience with the product so you can fix it.
He said no. He wanted people he could teach.
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Later found out from one of the friends that the owner was overheard having a rant about the audacity of someone like me applying there as he reprimanded the manager for interviewing me.
Apparently the owner was notoriously racist. I’m on the more tan side of skin complexion and have an obviously ethnic name. Until that moment it never even occurred to me that I had never before seen a single poc working there at all.
Christof Irran 2 years ago
I had this job interview back in the mid-1980's. I waited in the reception area, and just before I was called in for the interview, a young woman in a wheelchair arrived. The interviewer said that if I wanted to we could do the interview (for interview practice) but he has to hire the the person in the wheelchair.
Mylo 2 years ago
Did you miss the part where he was told that someone overheard the owner reprimanding the manager for interviewing 'someone like him'?
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"You don't have reliable transportation"
Job site was literally 2 blocks from my house
Faith Love-robertson 2 years ago
Meaning that they intend to use your vehicle for their company free of charge.
Ronnie Beaton 2 years ago
I would genuinely *love* to work somewhere within ten minutes walk of my house.
Tshepo Bobby 2 years ago
they want someone they can send on errands using your own car probably without compensation.
Many would agree with them. A global survey of over 1,200 HR professionals and 3,700 job seekers by Sterling found that a third of those who dropped out said the hiring process was too complicated, with 22 percent expressing an issue with the background screening process.
However, only 9 percent of the surveyed HR professionals thought that candidates would find their hiring process complicated.
#10
I said I wouldn’t leave a $46k /yr job for $30k and no benefits with a “promise of more as they grow”. But they wanted someone with experience. Seems I wasn’t the right fit😂
Seadog 2 years ago
I've been there. Smaller $ difference but equally relevant based on minimum pay required. Company uses the "bonus" as a way of offsetting the difference in pay. In reality, the bonus is bogus. They pay $10 per $1000 (that's what they tell you) what they don't tell you is it drops to $5 once you sell $20k which I did consistently. They also said you'd get other bonuses for hitting a personal goal, department goal & a store goal each month. Impossible because if you ever got within $5k of that goal, they'd raise it $10k. So to get even, once I hit $20k I'd use a coworkers (single mother that was primarily a delivery driver) sales code to make sales. Cost me very little and helped her a lot. Screw their corporate BS. I moved on to greener pastures after 3 years, she left for the same reason a year later.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
They didn't want someone with experience. On the contrary, they wanted someone who was completely naive.
Bet Rob 2 years ago
I know a young man who's working in large-church media ministry (think sound and lighting). A staff member at another church in the area kept pestering him to come interview with them for a similar position. They knew up front he was employed full-time. Turned out they wanted to hire him PART-time, at no more per hour than he was already making. It was far enough away that he'd have had to move, or else deal with a ridiculously long commute. "But we'd probably want to bring you on full-time eventually, maybe in a year or two." Yeah...no.
Mickie Shea 2 years ago
I like asking what they be looking for so I can decide if I want the work.
#11
The one that still gets me is when I first entered the workforce and got turned down for entry level retail and fast food jobs because my only reason for wanting to work there was to get money. I remember one manager told me "we don't want people that are only motivated by money to work here".
San 2 years ago
Why else would one want to work? I am an ai engineer and I only go to office for the money.
Tamara Kroonen 6 months ago
But I guess you did not say that in the interview.
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LH25 2 years ago
Same. Love my job, have great co-worker and management. But I'm there for the paycheck.
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Vasana Phong 2 years ago
Yes, I want to be an intern working here at this fast food establishment
Dread Pirate Roberts 2 years ago
It's not like OP is trying to become a doctor lol If someone wanted to work in medicine solely for money, that would be concerning. But I don't think most of the people who work in fast food and retail do so because they consider it their life's calling.
Dragons Exist 2 years ago
Unless it's a hobby job you actually enjoy, you are only there for money
Deborah B 2 years ago
Money, to learn, to build employment history. The question should be "Why do you want to work for us, rather than one of the other minimum wage employers?" I think you're supposed to show that you've thought about the type of work and working environment, and how you expect to grow and develop yourself in the role.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
Which is still a load of corporate b******t with a healthy dose of a*s kissing included. The only reason to work is for the money
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I took about 6 years off from working full time to be a foster parent for teenagers. Apparently to hiring managers, this means I'm unreliable . . . Meanwhile, I had to buy a minivan to drive them, their friends and their stuff all around. I drove them to thousands of medical, dental, vision and therapy appointments. I sat through hundreds of meetings with teachers and school principals. I bargained shopped for clothes, backpacks, and more since the DCS clothing budget was $25 per month for each kid. I coordinated bio-parent meetings, testified in dozens upon dozens of court cases and set up sibling playdates. Terribly unreliable, huh?
Marno C. 2 years ago
Honestly? Our society has a lot of cruddy, prejudicial, devaluing attitudes towards foster kids and foster parents.
Pollymere 2 years ago
Yup... I know someone who is volunteering at the moment to "prove" they can do the job they've done for twenty years after taking a couple of years off to be a full-time carer. The fact they didn't try to balance caring with a job shows responsibility but plays havoc on your references.
BubblesD M 2 years ago
This shows how competence based applications can be an advantage, not just a CV of paid work.
#13
Some job recruiter gave me shade because I wore a red jacket to my interview and she specifically said that's why I wouldn't be right for the job. 🙄 Whatever, enjoy being crazy
DarkViolet 2 years ago
Riiiiiiiiiight. They were looking for any and all excuses not to hire anyone but their golden child.
#14
I was offered a job, but it was then revoked immediately because I told her I would need to give notice at my current job. I told her the fact that she thinks it's ok for me to just ghost my current job and start immediately tells me everything I need to know about how she operates her business, then wished her luck.
Glenn Schroeder 2 years ago
You dodged a bullet. They wouldn't hesitate to treat you the same way they wanted you to treat your current employer.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Yeah, awfully funny how you never get two weeks termination/layoff notice
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They had those dumb aptitude tests, and the interviewer said he won't bother taking me into the interview room because I got a high score in the math section, and they wanted someone who could learn on the job.... wtf does that even mean???
DarkViolet 2 years ago
It means that they couldn't underpay you for the job you would have been doing.
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
It means you're smart enough to catch them out when they try to fiddle with your wages
Catherine Spencer-Mills 2 years ago
Desperately looking for any job at all, I applied for a customer rep position. I didn't really want it, but they paid money. Personality test has a question I have never figured out the correct answer. There was a meeting and there are left over donuts. Do you a) go get the donuts immediately? b) go get the donuts during your break? c) don't go get the donuts whenever? d) ask your supervisor if it is okay to get the donuts? It's a mystery.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
No matter what answer you gave, it would have been the wrong answer.
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#16
I was once rejected for not giving enough examples to answer a question.
They asked me for an example, singular, not plural.
My background was from industries where you follow instructions exactly or people can die.
Another time I was rejected for giving an incorrect answer to why something was magnetic. The next day I asked a colleague who knew magnetism inside out if I was wrong. I wasn’t.
Caroline Melzer 2 years ago
Maybe they wanted you to answer that something is magnetic due to magic.
Craig Walker 2 years ago
I'm an experienced database developer and once was rejected by the interviewer because I couldn't answer his question of "what's in a text file?" I mean how would I know without a at least a filename. Later on I thought that maybe he was trying to ask for the file extensions for the database files, but didn't ask the question properly.
#17
I showed up too early.
My interviewer told me, he didn't appreciate me hovering before the interview.
I had just been sitting on a chair for half an hour
DarkViolet 2 years ago
If you have to depend on public transportation, either you get to your destination 45 minutes early, or 10 minutes late. Honestly, do these interviewers have a LIFE?
kansasmagic 2 years ago
I had a boss once who acted like that. Complained that I showed up to work early and waited in the seating area outside. Guy had like *no* authority, but abused it completely.
Seadog 2 years ago
The biggest mistake I see young people make is coming in for their interview while out for the day with their friend(s) and said friend(s) also come in to the store and mill around. NO. If you're not coming alone then be sure your companions stay in the car or leave and come back. If they'll hang out while you're interviewing, then they're likely to hang out and keep you from doing your job.
Linda Daulby 2 years ago
This happened to me i was 2 minutes early he said either be 15 or 20 mins early so that they could see me sitting there, to see if i was on edge or down to earth. according to them i was both. I wasn't i was calm as day.
Blue Chambers 2 years ago
Yea don't show up to an interview half an hour early. The interviewers are trying to get their work done in time for your interview. You showing up that early really screws with them too because they're trying to finish to get to you.
#18
That my answers weren't detailed enough. It was a shelf stacking job in a supermarket and I already had half a year of retail experience. I'm so sorry that I didn't go through a detailed analysis of how I pick up boxes, take the products out and and put them on display.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
Take stuff out of box, put stuff on shelf. Repeat until you run out of boxes or shelves. How much more detailed does it need to be?
two-sided llama 2 years ago
well you slowly caress the products like they're your babies and then you kiss the products on the cheek. you take care of the product until you have to leave it to shelf college. you soon lose your box husband and become a box widow. you find a new hot box to flirt with. turns out its a widow too and has a child that's young. it will give you said child and the process then starts to repeat in a orderly fashion
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Sylvia Schmitz 2 years ago
One could have added to make sure that all the products face the right way and that those with the shortest best before date are in the front. Also that nothing with broken packaging gets put on the shelf.
Shaunn Munn 2 years ago
Mind the code dates. And don't assume a date on anything. Customers have bad habits of picking up products to look at and putting them back, without regard to dates. Also check for tampering, damage, etc. Disregarding these costs businesses money, and in a worst-case scenario, lawsuits.
April Pickett 2 years ago
Did you talk to each bottle/jar/can, encourage it, and give it a kiss for the future?
#19
I once went to an interview for a sales job at a car dealership. I was told to sit and wait for the manager, and even though I arrived at the specified time, 45 minutes went by. Eventually, I get asked to go ascend the staircase to the manager's office. Inside, he tells me that I failed the interview, which was a shock because it hadn't felt like it had started yet. And he was like, 'I've been observing you since you got here,' to which I replied, 'I've been waiting since I got here.' He goes, 'That's the problem.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
So what did the manager expect the applicant to do? Sidle up to prospective buyers while waiting?
WindySwede 2 years ago
Yes, do some free work..? "It's like you are only here for the money?!"
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Scott Rackley 2 years ago
I've had a couple, I figured out the tricks quickly, then left stating I wasn't interested in their offer.
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Jon Steensen 2 years ago
you can learn a lot of how people really are by observing them when the are not "on". E.g. there is a story about a person who managed to get himself disqualified before the interview has started by being rude to a person whom he percieved to be the receptionist, when infact it was the leader of the department. If you want to judge a persons character, have a look for how they treat people who they don't think matter (typically waitreses, receptionist, janitors, kitchen staff etc.).
Nightshade1972 2 years ago
Reminds me of what happened to a friend of mine, a few years ago. She was supposed to have an interview at 11. She showed up, according to her cellphone's clock, at 10:45. When she gets there, the business clock says (gasp) 11:02. Instead of being greeted immediately by the interviewer, my friend approaches the receptionist, tells them who she is and what she's there for, and the receptionist barely glances at her and says, "(Interviewer) will be right with you." At something like 11:25, according to the business clock, here comes Interviewer, screaming at my friend for "being late." My friend tried to explain what time she got there, and tried to show Interviewer that the business clock showed a later time than her cellphone did, and Interviewer wasn't having it. My friend voluntarily left, without having been interviewed, and considered it a bullet dodged.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
I suppose it's better than the one I've read about where they deliberately keep everyone waiting and hire the one that is there when everyone else leaves because it shows they're "committed"/desperate enough to tolerate being disrespected by their employers
#20
I walked into the interview, sat down and the guy looks at me and the first thing he said was "I'm not hiring you, you're not aggressive enough"
And I said "okay" and left.
Trish 2 years ago
I wonder what would have happened if you slammed your fist on his desk, and yelled something aggressive.
David Leick 2 years ago
"Wadya mean I have to pay for my own brass knuckles? I should've applied to the mafia."
Load More Replies... Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Should have punched him in the face. "Congratulations! You're hired"
Rostit. . 2 years ago
should have punched him in the face and taken a dump on his desk. Then turned the job down and left.
zak 2 years ago
Was it a sales job? Probably just a test to see if you try to "turn a no into a yes"
Dan Holdsworth 1 year ago
That is an open invitation for someone to simply deck the silly bugger and walk out.
#21
I was turned down by multiple jobs in 2005-2007 for “failing the personality test”????? I still don’t know how I failed them, aside from picking the answer of “get the manager” when someone was being a twatwaffle? Almost 2 decades later I know now it’s because I am on the spectrum, and those tests were designed to screen out the neurodivergent. It’s fine, I never wanted to work at McDonalds, Banfeild Pet Hospital, or Family Movie anyways.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
I HATE those stupid personality tests with the burning heat of a thousand suns! They’re a pointless waste of time and effort!
HTakeover 2 years ago
If an application requires that I take one, like a Culture Index, I immediately withdraw my application. They're looking for a cookie cutter idea of a person.
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Dread Pirate Roberts 2 years ago
That's discrimination, and in my country it's illegal, but jobs get away with it constantly regardless.
Nightshade1972 2 years ago
A few years back (well before the pandemic) I was trying to find something I could do from home. The personality tests were a stupid waste of time, because they'd ask things like, "Your coworker said this/did that, how would you respond?" I always gave a "neutral" response--if I'm working from my own house, dealing directly with customers, I won't have any coworkers, so it doesn't matter what an imaginary coworker says/does, nor does it matter how I'd respond. Apparently, the powers that be disagreed, so I never got hired. No great loss.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
Similar to the same c**p interview I got when applying for a job at a law firm--running the photocopiers! Apparently 17 years' experience mattered for nothing.
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Sid*o*licious 2 years ago
I always wondered about those. I applied at a shoe store. I worked at another one while applying to this one. They told me I didn't fit the company. Just found out I have adult ADHD with out the hyper part. Lol. So because we are neurodivergent we don't get to have jobs? I am a stay at home mom now and have been thinking of going back into the workforce, anyone know if they got rid of those stupid tests?
Baali Venomax 2 years ago
I got turned down for a night job at Tescos, stacking shelves, for putting the same answer down on how to deal with a customer who is having a meltdown. I'm not qualified to handle people who are losing their s**t, thats what managers are for. Maybe that is something only the ND think of doing, rather than trying to calm the customer down themselves and making things worse. Not diagnosed with Autism(yet) but I do have BPD so interactions with people are often difficult in stressful scenarios.
Jenny Mason 1 year ago
One of the questions asked during my son's autism testing was "If you see one of your classmates crying in the playground what would you do?" His answer was "Get a teacher". This was just one of his answers indicating he is on the spectrum.
Load More Replies... ChickyChicky 2 years ago
As a teenager I wasn't hired because a question asked "how many of your friends do drugs" and I answered honestly, something like 3-5, because guess what I'm a teenager in high school. Correct answer folks is LIE. A couple years later they had a lawsuit against them for these discriminatory questions.
#22
I was “too qualified” for the job. After getting a unanimous approval from everyone that interviewed me the hiring manager turned me down cause it was be too easy to promote me and raise my pay. That’s literally what they said to me.
Stanley Yayo 2 years ago
Heard this a lot and was not hired for knowing and having done too much over the years in several industries I've worked in as an ad man.
Ralph Watkins 2 years ago
I was getting out of the military & was working at one of the govt agencies. I voiced interest in a job there when I got out. I get called to a section, not even an office the one day. I am being interviewed for the job. There was massive US govt military & civilian cuts going on. They were trying to pinch every penny. They confirmed all of my job experience & education. You are over qualified. We need someone who could come in at a GS-7 level. Maybe a GS-9. But you are GS-11 material so we can't hire you.
#23
I applied to work at a gunshop when I was 22, they told me I didn’t meet the criteria and they were looking for more experience in sales. Fast forward 10 years and one of the guys who told me that is applying for the company that I work at where I am the lead salesman. He didn’t meet the criteria I was looking for.
zak 2 years ago
Depending on your level of experience at the time, that sounds like a perfectly reasonable reason to not hire you. 🤷🏼♂️
Sara Wilson 2 years ago
Agreed. He could have been being nice, and granted, at 22, maybe u DIDN'T have enough sales experience. So OP was just being petty in denying someone a job because he didn't get one when he was a kid? Maybe he did something rude or inappropriate during the interview and the guy was just trying to be nice
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Michele Jensen 1 year ago (edited)
i wouldnt hire a 22 year old either to sell guns and that level of petty and immature 10 years on showed it was a good call
hcaballero57 2 years ago
Something kinda similar happened to me. When I was 21 I applied at a place and when I turned in the application the man who took kinda berated me because I was dressed not like I was ready to find a job. When I left I saw him throw my application in the trash. 2 weeks later, I was working at the club I worked at, (I was a bouncer at that time) that same guy came to the club. I stopped him and told him he wasn't allowed inside because the way he was dressed and we have a dress code. He recognized me and got pissed and walked off.
Eliyahu Rooff 2 years ago
Gunshops can be weird that way. While in the Army, I cross-trained as a small arms repairman at Aberdeen Proving Ground and graduated top in my class. I was trained to work on everything from .22 caliber match rifles to the Davy Crockett Weapons System. (It's a recoilless rifle with nuclear capabilities if you haven't heard of it.) I applied for a job at a gun shop and was turned down because my training hadn't encluded over-under shotguns -- just pump and automatic ones.
#24
I went through 4 rounds of interviews for a startup to be an entry-level sales rep. I've worked in sales for 8 years. They wanted someone with more experience. For entry-level.
BPisaddictive 2 years ago
A small business in my town had a sign in their window: Looking for apprentice with experience
Mickie Shea 2 years ago
Any salesman who will not work for commissions, minus company expenses, is not a true salesman/lady.
GothamQueen 2 years ago
I saw a post somewhere for a tech job using a particular software, it was an entry-level job and they wanted the person to have five years experience with the software. Turns out the man who actually wrote the software was turned down because he didn’t have five years experience, but he had only created the software three years ago.
Jon Steensen 2 years ago
Oh it is a classic. We want people with lots of experience they can put into use for our company, yet we still don't won't pay them more than if they were a newby. There are lots and lots of companies that don't know how to set realistic expections, or even know the field they are in very well and just aim for the high side just to be sure, when they clearly don't need one with that much experience to do a rather mundane task. This has e.g. been examplified when a company required 10 years of experience in using a programming language that had not been around for that long.
April Pickett 2 years ago
That's like asking for a Master's Degree for a new hire, with 10 years of experience.
#25
When they asked why I left my last job my reason was that the company shut down and everyone was laid off. They said that my answer was negative and was trying to shift the blame. I didn’t badmouth them or even complain, I actually said I loved it there which was true, but they decided that for some reason saying that they shut down was negative.
Seadog 2 years ago
at least 1/2 the business on my resume no longer exist. Things change over a 50+ year period.
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Turned down a job offer due to not being ready to work 70-80 hours a week in a country where its indeed illegal to work that long, also unpaid overtime...
Baali Venomax 2 years ago
*holds up sarcasm sign for those that didnt get it* ;)
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#27
"I don't have time to train you " so why did you offer me the job ?
Trish 2 years ago (edited)
Training the right person is an investment that many companies overlook.
RabidChild 2 years ago
In retail, on the job training has been replaced by videos that tell you not to steal or join a union and have really nothing to do with the actual job you perform.
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Vanessa MacKenzie 1 year ago
I suspect what they mean is "coachable" they want someone who is willing to listen to constructive feedback for improvement. If you think you know it all, then you're no coachable. (Key word for applications that was taught to me by my job seeking support company) You can be qualified but still have room to learn and grow.
Seadog 2 years ago
The training (if that's what you call it) you get in auto parts stores is probably the least amount you'll find in any industry. It's usually something along the lines of " here's the computer, just answer the questions on the screen, hit the corresponding number, fill in the blanks where applicable"
#28
Chemist with 6 years of experience at the time. Got turned down for a job because "you seemed overconfident in your abilties"... This was a place that was doing the exact same stuff I have been doing. They even had the models of instruments I use every day. I brought them through how to operate it to demonstrate my knowledge in the interview. How is knowing what you know "overconfident"? Also, that is the first time someone has ever called me overconfident in my life and it sent me reeling for weeks. I suffer from a great lack of confidence.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Tool & Die Maker for 20 years. Felt like teaching some basic classes in AutoDesk, Solidworks, design at a local college. Several local companies send their apprentices there for the schoolwork portion. The head of that department, an engineer, interviewed me. I assumed the engineer was knowledgeable and gave a high level overview of my experience, what I planned to cover, etc. My explanations evidently weren't student focused and far too technical, I was told. No kidding, I assumed the engineer could keep up.
Kate 2 years ago
I was turned down for an internal job because I was “enthusiastic” enough. I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was supposed to be a cheerleader instead of doing my job well and how would she know if I was enthusiastic, she was texting the entire interview!! It went to someone that had less than a year’s experience but was younger and prettier. That was when I started looking for another job.
Jerry Mathers 2 years ago
I can actually understand this. Overconfidence in chemistry can lead to a mistake that ends up killing peoples rather quickly. Depending on what you are working with, fires, explosions, or odorless gases can be made by a small mistake. You want people that are cautious in their approach. I'm not saying that was the case here. But I can see why they would want someone who shows caution.
#29
I have a very small nasal piercing with a small stud in it. Most people don't even notice it. The interviewer (for a receptionist job at a car dealership) said if I got the job I would have to take it out. I said sure, I'll wear a clear spacer. No, she says. I have to take it out and let it close up. No spacer. This isn't exactly outrageous...except it was in Seattle. Seattle. Do you know how many people here have visible tattoos and non-earlobe piercings? Literally everyone. They turn you away at the county line if you don't have at least one piercing or tattoo. It's not considered unprofessional here. In another city years before, I was interviewing for a temp agency job. The interviewer explained the agency was owned by two "traditional" older women and female employees were require to wear panty hose AT ALL TIMES. Even if you were wearing pants (which were discouraged) and close toed shoes. I mentioned wearing trouser socks with slacks and it was like I'd suggested coming to work naked. Absolutely not, full length, to-the-waist panty hose *at all times.* Sge asked how I felt about this requirement and I said I'd do it if it was required because I needed the job. Apparently this was an inadequate quantity of panty hose enthusiasm, because I didn't get the job. Boo hoo.
Baali Venomax 2 years ago
Mine boggles at the word pantyhose. Call them tights for hells sake, the rest of the world does.
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KariAdoresHerKats 2 years ago
I wouldn't wear tights for love or money. Awful yokes and under trousers is just disgusting
Miles Mawyer 2 years ago
I have 0 gauge earlobes, and I almost always were clear silicone plugs. Lots of times people don't notice them. I was offered a job and told I would have to take them out. So..... rather than a perfectly round hole, you'd prefer I have a floppy ovoid hole? What's the point exactly?
#30
I was turned down for someone who came to the interview in a dirty shirt because I was 'too intelligent' and would 'leave within six months for a better opportunity.' The guy they hired quit on day two. They called me back and pretended like I was their first choice. This was around the beginning of COVID, and I needed a job, so I took it. I worked there for two years and was always gassed up about being promoted and such, but nothing ever happened. The first job I applied to was a work from home job with a 40% increase in pay. I was interviewing for an office job promotion, and they were telling me that they needed to interview more people. I gave them an ultimatum: Give me the job at the same pay that I'm being offered and make it work from home, or I am leaving. They declined. I told them I would have to resign. They asked me to stay on for two weeks to help them out. I didn't show up the next day. They ended up giving the job to my supervisor at the time, and he gets to work from home full time. I should have left after six months.
#31
I didn’t get a job teaching Computers 101 for a nonprofit because I couldn’t produce references for a job that I left several years before that had gone out of business.
Jeremy James 2 years ago
Almost every place I've worked has gone out of business a few months after I left. I'm sure it's a coincidence, but do you really want to take that chance?
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
Have you thought about getting a job at Facebook?
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#32
I tried to get a job at a local lawn mower/small engine repair business working their front desk. Owner questioned if “I know computers well.” I said I do, I asked what software they used primarily. He said he just wanted to make sure I could “move around on the computer, and open programs in their computer version.” I replied I think I can manage that. He asked” what programs do you know,” to which I said well the standard things like word, excel, PowerPoint, email, etc, but I might just need a quick once around whatever sales program they might have.
He said “well we use windows 95, so I don’t think this is going to work out.”
Scotira 2 years ago
Curiosity got the better of me and I searched through the link to find out when this happened: 2007. Windows 95 in 2007 😳🙈
Richard Michael 2 years ago
I still had an additional pc running 95 in 2007. A computer nerd you are not.
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Alyssa Phillips 2 years ago
I work at a major pharma company. One piece of equipment I use runs on Windows 95. We have one computer in a closet that we pay a ridiculous amount of money to keep 95 on it.
Eliyahu Rooff 2 years ago
He didn't know the difference between a program and an operating system.
Pollymere 2 years ago
I always used to have Windows 95 Advanced Level on my CV because most didn't realise. I once got a job because I had Advanced certificates in all the Microsoft packages. I spent the first two weeks of the job on training courses for Word, Excel and PowerPoint starting at Basic level. They used to just let us get on with it and then we went home after lunch. I knew more about Excel than the Trainer 🤦♀️
#33
Several years ago- they were eliminating part rime positions at the drug rehab facility I worked for or so we were told . They had limited spots and despite it being internal only they wanted to interview everyone. The job would come with benefits and a shared office, things we didn't have as part time employees. I was passed over because I privately told another employee that I had to to get this position for financial reasons and she snitched on me. I still don't get how that was a bad thing. They even brought it up in the interview so I know she snitched. Turns out the part time jobs weren't at risk. After, my boss was like I can give you 39 hours a week! It'd like working full time. I was like yeah just with no benefits I'll stick to my 32 hours like normal. What clowns. I left pretty quick for an actual fill time job and finally got full health insurance.
René Sauer 2 years ago
It´s appalling that health care and unemployment benefits can be tied your place of work. Like, if a employee leaves the company for whatever reason, be it on his own or from being fired, the now former employer should have exactly ZERO power over if he gets unemployment benefits or not.
Tara L. 2 years ago
Never ever give a fellow employee any information that they can use against you. I've learned that the hard way, I am a friendly person by nature and it was a hard lesson to learn that your fellow workers are not really your friends, even if they act like your friends. The second the opportunity arises they will throw you under the buss.
Rob Tobi 2 years ago
I work in IT and went to a. Interview, their requirements was as if they took my Resume and built a job in it.. I walk in ..and in the lobby was another coworker from my current job ..I interviewed first .. I walk in and the man literally said "oh youre a woman" .. and I was like yes, last time I checked. I didn't get the job, but my male coworker did. No big loss the company ate it a year later and was taken over. So I got lucky on 2 accounts.
#34
I had to fill out one of those b******t personality assessments and was told I couldn’t be trusted because I said I’d talk to someone privately before reporting them for drugs. This was for like a Dress Barn or something.
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
I was bored, at IKEA, and applied for a job using one of there interactive computer stands. The computer told me I was, “psychologically unfit” for any position at IKEA. Called my wife over, and we both laughed. On subsequent trips would always apply…always got, “psychologically unfit” :)
Poké Man 2 years ago
Ah yes, classic BILLY bookcase. We've all seen it before...LACKs the level of psychological fitness for IKEA. It's NUTID to worry about, it will KNUTSTORP you from pursuing your dreams elsewhere
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SpongeBob SquarePants 2 years ago
Come on, people. You must lie on those tests. Don't let them know the real you.
Shane Hussel 2 years ago
I foolishly admitted to using marijuana as a college student for a grocery store job. It was called an "honest test" and I believed that.
#35
Like a month-long interview process, 3 candidates for 2 open positions, finally heard back, "We're going with (name) down the hall, so she can really hit the ground running" Always ask if there's an internal candidate being considered for the job.
Blaze Fitzwater 2 years ago
I'm employed but a few months ago I interviewed for a 100% remote job, dream benefits package and a substantial raise. After completing the required presentation, I made it to the third round. A few days later the recruiter called and said, "We've decided to go with someone internal but the hiring manager loved you." 🙄
Miss Katty 1 year ago
2x same sh@t. Great interviews but told off the bat they were considering internal.
#36
Walked into an interview, completely, if not overprepared for some sort of charity. We were to design a brochure as part of it. Me being me thought that was a bit silly and thought a bookmark (this was a long time ago) was a much better idea that would reach more people. Who really reads a brochure? They loved it! They loved me! It would have been a really interesting job. They phoned me to tell me that they were hiring a friend they knew but loved the bookmark idea and could they keep it!? Christ. Baffoonery.
Baali Venomax 2 years ago
I'd have asked for permanent credit given every time they used the bookmark, they have to admit oh *insert name* designed this, not our staff. Eventually word would get around and people who want bookmarks, would contact you to do the job for them :)
Load More Replies... Marcellus II 2 years ago
Pss... That job? It never existed. It was a free way to get suggestions, and it worked.
leendadll 2 years ago
I applied for assistant to VP of a charity. Part of the interview was writing a thank you letter for a donation. They were stunned when I worked in their mission statement and other hoopla. Asked how I knew it. I pointed out it was all in the interview paperwork they'd given me earlier. Didn't get the offer but learned my letter became their template.
#37
I got turned down at a well known tractor company because the job description said "Associates of Sciences or similar degree is required" and I have Associates of Sciences but in the interview I was turned down because I didn't have a bachelors degree. I'm like, "so the job description should say Bachelors degree required then? lol". The guy sounded like he wished he could have hired me because I had experience and passed all the tests they gave but his bosses would not let him hire someone without at least a 4 year degree. I'm sure whenever I get my degree and if I apply again, it will change to Masters. Maybe PhD just to turn a few wrenches lol
Dread Pirate Roberts 2 years ago
Sadly, bachelors degree has become the new high school diploma.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Sadly, it's just as meaningful as a high school diploma. Judging from some of our hires, just as easy to get too.
Load More Replies... Glenn Schroeder 2 years ago
I'd love to hear their reason why you need a bachelor's degree to work in a tractor dealership. I don't mean any disrespect to the people who work in one, because I know specialized knowledge about tractors would be a big benefit, but exactly which bachelor's degree would give you that?
Robin Roper 2 years ago
And this is why so many young people believe they have to get a 4 year degree.
Michael Riehle 1 year ago
Years ago I was a hiring manager at a company that was generally a great place to work. I was new in the job so I had to clear any hiring decisions through my immediate supervisor. The way this worked - or was supposed to - it should have been essentially a rubber-stamp on his part unless there was a serious red flag. Over and over he rejected the best candidates I found for BS reasons like what university their degree was from. The guy he ultimately *insisted* I hire was one of the top five least competent people I've every worked with. I wound up leaving and let everyone in senior management know about a number of unethical and possibly illegal things he was doing (and man he was good at covering his tracks, until I made them aware and they made a very special effort to look into it) and it came back to bite him. He was so surprised when they gathered enough evidence to fire him for cause. Apparently he did much the same thing at the next company he went to work for.
Jenny Mason 1 year ago
Do you have to take a 4-year degree course to get a bachelor's degree in the US? My son did his in 3 here in the UK. (BSc Software Engineering).
Seadog 2 years ago
I've known places like this. They no longer have that rule as most people with a degree aren't going to apply for those jobs and if they do, won't accept the low level pay being offered. And as it's become painfully obvious, having a degree has nothing to do with intelligence or ability.
Paul Richards 2 years ago
Probably only needed a high school diploma and on the job training to do the job
#38
I was once not hired because I did not have a masters degree. I didn't ever get a masters degree but applied years later and got the job pretty much on the spot. Same title and position. Same pay.
Alyssa Phillips 2 years ago
Some jobs factor in experience... at my old one, 2 years equaled an associate's, 4 a bachelor's, 7 a master's, etc.
Richard Michael 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, no. That's not how it works, lol. Those companies are delusional. An internship is only the last step in a degree. This is like an military spouse demanding to be addressed by their husband's rank.
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Some places r learning that's degree doesn't meant u r knowledgeable and have a work ethic. I was once told that u needed a degree to b an effective supervisor (told to me, a supervisor, with no degree)
#39
Turned down... "failed the psychological assessment" I did get a job once where when i asked about if i would be considered for the job the incumbent in the positon told me I wasn't aggressive enough to get the job and my boss at the time told me I was too aggressive to get it. I got it.
#40
I recently interviewed for a job that wanted me to stay for like five years. They said that they wanted someone to stick around way more than one year, "preferably five years or so because even after a year, we lose money training someone new."
I decided to make a joke of it and said, "unless my husband and I get divorced, I'm not going anywhere" because they knew we had moved to the state for his job.
I guess to them that translated to "my husband and I are having marriage issues, and I hate this town too much to stay here for any reason other than him." Only the latter half of that statement is true.
I think expecting someone to be all excited to stay in the same position for five years without even knowing anything about how the managers or company runs things is pretty ridiculous.
Kare Deter 2 years ago
A job interview is to showcase professionalism and formality, not really the place for joking around unless the interviewer initiates it.
Mickie Shea 2 years ago
Still, agree to whatever they say. They lie, why not you?
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Always say, of course will. Cause they’ll fire you for nothing, without notice.
Arian Arian 2 years ago
I was once at an interview where I had to fill in a questionnaire as part of it. It was badly translated from English (I am not a native Eng speaker) with multiple typos and grammatical errors. I filled the questionnaire and also corrected all the errors. Not surprised they decided not to hire me but I had a good laugh and told this joke for years to come.
BubblesD M 2 years ago
It's silly of them because anyone can SAY they'll stay in a job for five years and change their mind. What are they gonna do? Breach of promise?
#41
“You don’t have the necessary qualifications” McDonalds. I was 29 and studying a bachelors. I’d worked for them from 18 to 19 😂
Dana Drapkin 2 years ago
i don't know about where you are, but here (Canada) the "right" qualifications means Phillipino. Right now, more than 90% of management at Mcdonalds is all Phillipino, and they will ONLY hire their own. Problem is, try proving it.
Hey! 2 years ago
Not sure where you live in Canada but where I live, also in Canada, that is not the case at all. The McDonalds are a great bed of ethnicity, which make it fair for everyone.
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The opposite happened for me. I called the interviewer an a*****e during the interview after he made some off color remarks about my weight. Got hired 2 days later.
Hey! 2 years ago
I was interviewing for an Internal Auditor job. The main person asked to give some examples of what I found "bad" in my last job, where I had worked for a big Canadian company. After I repeated a few times that I didn't remember, and she kept asking incredibly that I didn't, I sighed and said that yes I did remember but it wasn't any of her business. And would she want me to spill the beans on her company as well on my next job? Which was also a big brand in Canada. The other person present was my future boss, and the other one was her boss. No one ever put her boss in her place except her. I was the only one after her. I got the job.
#43
I was almost turned down for a job because I had "only" one year of experience in COBOL. My thought upon hearing this was "Isn't COBOL a programming language you can learn... in about a day?"
BlackestDawn 2 years ago
While you can probably learn the syntax in a day or two I think experience is more about the idiosyncrasies of the specific language. Though experience in other languages should also count towards that at a slightly reduced "rate".
#44
Aptitude test was actually a " are you ADHD test" recognised the questions and test they made you do
#45
Somewhere in late ots, 2007-2010. I interviewed at dollar general for cashier position. I had several years experience as cashier in grocery stores. It was an 8$ an hour job and they said they chose an applicant with a bachelors degree. TF?
Abigail Strong 2 years ago
Cuz they need someone more efficient and smarter then the manager so that they can make them do everything that a manager does, but without sufficient pay.
Seadog 2 years ago
Having a Bachelors doesn't make them better or smarter than an experienced person. I know a lot of people with degrees that are great in their field but put them somewhere else or ask them something outside of their little box and they're dumb as a box of rocks.
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Couldn't get work after graduating college with a physics degree. Ended up going to a coffee shop down the road from where I was living at the time. Filled out the application and saw a manager same day. There was a little chit chat before and then she asked "So, have you ever made coffee before?" and pointed at the espresso machine. I replied with "I make coffee at home all the time!" She looked me dead in the eyes, straight faced and said "It's not the same.". There was an awkward pause and then after a bit more chit chat, she sent me on my way.
Libstak 2 years ago
She is right though and it seems like you are saying home made coffee is a good enough standard for a Barista.
Justin Everett (Tehashi) 2 years ago
Or maybe they're one of the people who owns a pro-style espresso machine, so they actually do know how to make coffee just like a barista would.
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Green Mill in Minnesota rejected me for a kitchen manager in the mid 2000 because I didn’t speak fluent Spanish. I’d made it through 3 interviews before they asked me that question
Seadog 2 years ago
Virginia. Auto parts store hired a girl solely because she could speak Spanish. She had zero knowledge of cars and parts. The kicker? What few Spanish speaking customers we had absolutely did NOT want her or anyone else speaking Spanish to them I actually saw more than one shut her down, and told her we're in America and they speak English.
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Minimum wage job wanted experience for the cashier. I was like…how do I get experience if no one hires me? Also, the damn cash register is like a one day training job. Eff off with that garbage
Kel_how 2 years ago
I've been using self-check out machines for several years now. Can I put that on my resume as cashier experience?
Seadog 2 years ago
Sorry, I can't help myself. Your comment made me think of this. "I have years in of experience in loss prevention." Oh? Tell me of your time in LP. "Oh, never worked in LP but I have been using self checkout at Wart-Mal for years, I know all the tricks."
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#49
My old boss went into an interview for a new hire and didnt like the pants she was wearing and walked out of the interview.
Abigail Strong 2 years ago
"Hi, I'm-" "NO LEAVE MY PRESENCE WITH THOSE DISASTROUS LEG SLEEVES"
#50
I asked about the attendance policy during an interview. I didn't want the job they bait and switched me into the interview for. The position was already filled and they were looking to fill the void the other employee left (another bait and switch). Promotion. I told them I was no longer interested. I had to attend a 5 minute meeting later, explaining to me that I didn't get it.
What do you think ?
Alexandra 2 years ago
And that is why employers now whine that "no one wants to work anymore". People still want to work, but not unpaid long hours and while being treated like a necessary evil. I'm from the boomer generation myself, but all this vilifying of the Gen-Z and millenial generation is just an older generation being in denial.
ChickyChicky 2 years ago
The funny thing is the generations before vilified the boomers for not wanting to work anymore.
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Temporary Dork 2 years ago
I remember interviewing for a web editing position in the late nineties and being turned down by two women who didn't know HTML from FTP and claimed my nuanced answers (I had several years of experience by that time) didn't show enough enthusiasm for "the internet" %-)
David Martin 2 years ago
I was walking the mall applying everywhere I could when a phone kiosk employee spotted me and stepped in my way, saying "Hey, I see you've got a bunch of applications. We're looking to hire, if you'd be interested." I said sure, expecting to get an application, pointed towards a main store, but no; He hands me a Bic pen and tells me to sell it to him for $200. He walks away, comes back, and I say "Excuse me, sir, could I interest you in a new pen?" He asks how much it is and I say $200. He gets this shocked look, puts up his hands and goes "Whoa, whoa! It's just a pen, what makes it so expensive?" I was already so over it by now so I shrug and said "I dunno, my boss didn't tell me anything about it or train me, he just gave me the price". He did not hire me
Peter Smith 2 years ago
The hiring manager took offence to my low grade in Spanish GCSE (UK end of school exams). All my other grades were good, I just struggled with languages. He grilled me as to why I would even put that grade on my CV and eventually turned me down for the role. The job had nothing to do with speaking/understanding a foreign language.
Mr. Toast 2 years ago
Not so off the wall. Big name Company. IT job. I am suited and we'll turned as it was expected in London in those times. IT manager interviewing I noticed his shirt had old sweat stains as they had gone yellow then I noticed the greasy hair. Basically bad hygenie issues. Shutdown after that and interview barely lasted before I was glad to leave.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
If anyone wants utter frustration, try working for the U.S. federal government. Applying one place can take months upon months, with so many hours of paperwork, repeated endlessly. And you have to have at least some level of security clearance for so many jobs. And 99% of the time, there is no job. They had an employee they wanted to give a new job-title promotion to, and the anti-cronyism, law says that if there's a new job created, they have to list the job and allow applicants; they can't just give it to their cronies. But the law can't make them give a fair shake to these applicants. I suppose familiarity with a position is a valid reason to favor someone, but it makes applying for government jobs darned near impossible.
Seán Hannan 1 year ago
I once did a 2-hour aptitude test for a job where I got 100% of the answers correct in 37 minutes. I phoned for an update a couple of days after the date by which they told me I'd hear from them. I was told I didn't score well enough on the aptitude test. The next day, I got a call from the same HR person, telling me they were very impressed with my score and offering me the job.
Lissa Allcock 1 year ago
I once failed to get a job as a librarian due to my science fiction interests. I had helped run SF conventions and it was on my CV because it showed my ability to work as part of a team which my job as a one-man-band librarian did not evidence. My conclusion was that it showed I had too much life outside of work, because the people that decided it was a deal breaker were HR and not the staff I'd have been supporting.
Alexandra 2 years ago
And that is why employers now whine that "no one wants to work anymore". People still want to work, but not unpaid long hours and while being treated like a necessary evil. I'm from the boomer generation myself, but all this vilifying of the Gen-Z and millenial generation is just an older generation being in denial.
ChickyChicky 2 years ago
The funny thing is the generations before vilified the boomers for not wanting to work anymore.
Load More Replies... Temporary Dork 2 years ago
I remember interviewing for a web editing position in the late nineties and being turned down by two women who didn't know HTML from FTP and claimed my nuanced answers (I had several years of experience by that time) didn't show enough enthusiasm for "the internet" %-)
David Martin 2 years ago
I was walking the mall applying everywhere I could when a phone kiosk employee spotted me and stepped in my way, saying "Hey, I see you've got a bunch of applications. We're looking to hire, if you'd be interested." I said sure, expecting to get an application, pointed towards a main store, but no; He hands me a Bic pen and tells me to sell it to him for $200. He walks away, comes back, and I say "Excuse me, sir, could I interest you in a new pen?" He asks how much it is and I say $200. He gets this shocked look, puts up his hands and goes "Whoa, whoa! It's just a pen, what makes it so expensive?" I was already so over it by now so I shrug and said "I dunno, my boss didn't tell me anything about it or train me, he just gave me the price". He did not hire me
Peter Smith 2 years ago
The hiring manager took offence to my low grade in Spanish GCSE (UK end of school exams). All my other grades were good, I just struggled with languages. He grilled me as to why I would even put that grade on my CV and eventually turned me down for the role. The job had nothing to do with speaking/understanding a foreign language.
Mr. Toast 2 years ago
Not so off the wall. Big name Company. IT job. I am suited and we'll turned as it was expected in London in those times. IT manager interviewing I noticed his shirt had old sweat stains as they had gone yellow then I noticed the greasy hair. Basically bad hygenie issues. Shutdown after that and interview barely lasted before I was glad to leave.
The Original Bruno 2 years ago
If anyone wants utter frustration, try working for the U.S. federal government. Applying one place can take months upon months, with so many hours of paperwork, repeated endlessly. And you have to have at least some level of security clearance for so many jobs. And 99% of the time, there is no job. They had an employee they wanted to give a new job-title promotion to, and the anti-cronyism, law says that if there's a new job created, they have to list the job and allow applicants; they can't just give it to their cronies. But the law can't make them give a fair shake to these applicants. I suppose familiarity with a position is a valid reason to favor someone, but it makes applying for government jobs darned near impossible.
Seán Hannan 1 year ago
I once did a 2-hour aptitude test for a job where I got 100% of the answers correct in 37 minutes. I phoned for an update a couple of days after the date by which they told me I'd hear from them. I was told I didn't score well enough on the aptitude test. The next day, I got a call from the same HR person, telling me they were very impressed with my score and offering me the job.
Lissa Allcock 1 year ago
I once failed to get a job as a librarian due to my science fiction interests. I had helped run SF conventions and it was on my CV because it showed my ability to work as part of a team which my job as a one-man-band librarian did not evidence. My conclusion was that it showed I had too much life outside of work, because the people that decided it was a deal breaker were HR and not the staff I'd have been supporting.
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