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‘I’ve Never Been So Disrespected In My Life’: Woman Shares Her Most Terrible Job Interview Experience That Was Full Of Red Flags
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‘I’ve Never Been So Disrespected In My Life’: Woman Shares Her Most Terrible Job Interview Experience That Was Full Of Red Flags

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Job interviews are often stressful for the candidates applying. We rehearse our answers to questions we expect to receive to avoid any surprises and do our research on the company to ensure we sound well prepared, but one scenario we often don’t anticipate is realizing that we just don’t like the company. A job interview is a two-way street, after all, so there’s no point in taking a job if you had an awful experience at the interview.

One woman, Natalya Haddix, recently detailed on TikTok her negative experience during the interview process at a potential job. After being frustrated and confused by many factors, Natalya ended up walking out before she had even completed the interview. After she shared the experience online, however, not all viewers agreed with Natalya’s reasoning.

Below, you will find Natalya’s full explanation of her experience, some of the comments viewers have left and an interview we were lucky enough to receive from her, so you can decide for yourself whether or not the red flags she spotted would have been deal breakers for you too. Let us know what you think in the comments below, and if you have ever walked out of a job interview, we would love to hear why. Then if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring times applicants changed their minds during an interview, you can find that right here.  

After a job interview left a bad taste in her mouth, Natalya Haddix decided to detail her negative experience online

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You can hear Natalya tell the full story right here

@natalyahaddix It’s a corporate nightmare. #interviewprep #corporatelife #entrepreneurtok ♬ original sound – Natalya Haddix

To gain some more insight into this situation, we reached out to Natalya via Instagram. First, we wanted to know what inspired her to share this video. “Honestly it was so frustrating, and I’m a huge advocate for employee rights in the workplace. I truly believe that the best workplaces are created from leadership that respects their employees and puts their employees first,” Natalya told Bored Panda.

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“I’ve always wanted to have a discussion around that, so when this experience happened, I took it to TikTok not really thinking that it would blow up, just kind of wanting to share my experience and tell people that this is not normal,” she shared. “It shouldn’t be normal for others … I am very passionate about changing the culture of the workplace in general right now, changing the concept of how Americans work. The whole concept needs a reboot.”

We also asked Natalya what bothered her the most about the interview process. “There was just a disregard for who human beings are,” she told Bored Panda. “It’s one thing to structure your interview in a way that allows you to interview a lot of people at once.”

“It’s another thing to communicate to someone directly who steps into the door, who took time out of their day to apply to your company, to come all the way to your company, to get dressed up– Interviews take a lot of energy, and to tell someone right when they step in the door, ‘You really don’t matter to us. We’re just running through interviews because we need to put some butts in chairs’, essentially” Natalya explained. “That was so disrespectful to me. I think specifically the whole set-up [bothered me]. When there was no privacy for the interview, the fact that you put an interview in a room with all these other people.” 

After a viewer commented that this interview process would have been normal for older generations, Natalya responded with another video defending her opinions

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You can see Natalya’s follow up video right here

@natalyahaddix Replying to @sandrapedersen1 city girls act their wage. #SephoraConcealers #DrPepperTuitionContest #citygirls #genz #joblife ♬ original sound – Natalya Haddix

We also asked Natalya how she would have conducted the interviews if she had been in charge. “I’m getting a lot of hate for saying, ‘Oh I had to drive 45 minutes, and I had to fill out a paper application.’ That’s not really the point. That would have been worth it to me had the whole interview been worth my time,” she explained.

“But if I would have done it differently, I would not have held it in that location,” Natalya said. “Greeted each person like they were a human being with gratitude that they showed up to the interview. The person who greets you at an interview is just as important as the person interviewing you,” Natalya explained.

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“I would have first done a phone screening,” Natalya elaborated. “Second of all, brought people in, greeted them with a smile and gratitude. And finally, given privacy for the overall interview experience.”

We also asked Natalya what she’ll be looking for in her next job. She noted that she currently has her own business, but she’s looking to do even more. “I do digital marketing and social media for companies,” she told Bored Panda. “I have clients through that, and I make a good income through that. It’s just, at this point in time, I really want to jump on a team full-time in a leadership position to see what I can do for a larger company. Just to have that experience, so I guess what I’m looking for is good leadership, strong culture, and a mission and values that I’m about. And a willingness to allow employees to grow and to bring ideas to the table.”

In terms of what she considers a dealbreaker, Natalya says she won’t accept poor leadership. “If I sense poor leadership, I am out of the door so fast,” she told Bored Panda. “I worked for a company that I was so excited about, it was like a dream job for me. But I worked with them for one month, and I left because their leadership was not what I thought it was. But I’ve also stayed with companies that I didn’t really like the job, but the leadership was so amazing that I was willing to put forth the work.”

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We then asked Natalya how she feels about the various reactions to her video. “I completely understand it, and I respect the differing views,” she told Bored Panda. “I always respect a good debate, and I always respect others’ opinions.”

“Obviously, there are some people in the comments who don’t respect me,” she noted. “If they’ve got some growing to do, some internal looking to do at themselves, I don’t take that personally whatsoever. In fact, I find it a bit comical sometimes,” Natalya explained.

“But I understand the differing viewpoints. My parents were raised in the generation that you put your head down, you get to work, you do hard work for 50 years, and then eventually, you get out,” Natalya says. “I think that’s all well and good, but I also think if you can find a way to make the system work better, why wouldn’t you? I wish more people would support that. I see a lot of people starting to and even changing their mind because of my video, and I think that’s amazing.”

“At the end of the day, I will stand by my decision to walk out because I’m demanding respect,” Natalya told Bored Panda.

She also responded to the comments saying that she must be a diva or a nightmare to work with. “I’m a great employee, and I can give you so many references to prove that. But I don’t have to prove that to anybody, which is why I don’t argue in the comments. But when I find a company that I want to work for that respects me, I am a great employee for them.”

My parents are Midwest, we’ve got Midwest work ethic. They taught me to go above and beyond for everything,” Natalya added with a laugh.

We would love to hear your thoughts down below on Natalya’s video. Would you have walked out of this interview process as well, or did it sound perfectly fine to you? Regardless of what you think about her decision, however, it’s important to remember that everyone should feel confident and comfortable where they end up working. If you don’t, there’s no need to stick around.  

Viewers are split about the situation, with some agreeing with Natalya and others noting that there is a generational divide

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adam_jeff avatar
Adam Jeff
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So basically she wants a well-paid remote job with a big company, but applied for a poorly-paid in-person job with a small company, and then complained that the company was small and she had to go in person?

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Pat Bond
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You got it, I've worked in major global corporations, people with her attitude don't tend to last long.

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MiriPanda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmm, she demands respect but calls a receptionist 'girl' and 'baby girl'? At least that part sounded condecending.

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Kathryn Smith
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1 year ago

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It's regional. She's in Florida, not New York. The terms don't have the same connotations in all locations.

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Bored Retsuko
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm very sorry but she already lost me at "you want me to drive 45 mins for a first interview?"...

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Honu
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it was more that the first interview wasn't on the phone or video chat. Maybe it's different from field to field. I work in tech. Every interview process I've been through has started with a phone interview. That's going back to the 90s. It would be very odd to me, even pre-pandemic, if a company wanted to start with an in-person interview.

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Lucy Anders
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if her resume said like as many times as that pointless rant. Clearly she has terrible communication skills, yet we're supposed to sympathise with her???

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MMcD
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was reading that, okay, and I’m thinking “okay, she writes ‘like’ a lot,” okay. I’ve never felt so disrespected by a story, okay 😆

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ThisIsMe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I gotta go with the "entitled dumbass" comment below. Because if she's as savvy as she says/thinks she is, she should have considered those red flags. You aren't obligated to waste your time or their time if you already know this isn't going the right way for you. For the record, I work for a very large global company, and a marketing coordinator would be an entry level position at roughly that salary. We would do a phone interview first, but we would require less experience and would still consider straight-from-college for the right person.

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Melissa Mayhem
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a job that only pays $36k per year- that interview process sounds about right.

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Kathryn Smith
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Funny how my $36K/yr job started with a phone interview, then.

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Marianne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, it's rude that they made her wait. Apart from that, I have no idea what was wrong for her. Also funny that she calls it a red flag that the company is not what she thought. Well that's bad research on her side.

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Keith O
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL. I wanted to comment something clever and snarky so badly, but the existing comments already hit the nail on the head.

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Angie May
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this is the most disrespected she's ever been in her life she's led a pretty cushy existence.

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Demi Zwaan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are you applying for anything in marketing when you communicate like that? You wouldn’t even make it through the first round anyway.

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Beverly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This woman would be hell to work with. She did the company a favor.

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Laura Dawson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gen z don’t know anything as they have little life experience. The ones I’ve encountered demand to be promoted within a few months, want loads of money while doing the bare minimum and get offended if you ask them to take a call. Many people treat others with respect for decades. There are good workplaces. I’m glad people are not applauding her as she does sound entitled. It’s this I’m young and hot attitude where they put down anyone older than 26 that no one knows anything & they know everything.

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Me. Just Me.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was thinking the same. She goes on about working this hard, as though she's been slaving away at low level positions working her way up the ladder. I'm sorry, but just because Gen Z is coming into the workforce does not mean that suddenly this is how work places operate. I left a very toxic job recently with nothing lined up because of how much it was affecting me mentally. It was a hard decision but a good one. The job I accepted was posted on LinkedIn (meaning they saw my profile) and I was invited for an in-person interview without any prior phone calls, video, or anything. It was nice that all 3 people I interviewed with were there that day and I only had to come in one time. I'm right in the middle in terms of age among the people in the office and it's comfortable casual, but operates professionally. This sense of entitlement is going to lead to a lot more toxic work places and a lot of companies failing because no one of any gen wants to deal with entitled people.

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ZombieRedfox
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry to say, but back in the day when people wanted to have a job interview, they didn't have Zoom, Facetime or any other means to communicate via internet or video calls. In person interviews was how you conducted business and interviews. I'm sure that company is petty crappy, but saying an in-person job interview sends red flags is ridiculous. You're acting a bit entitled.

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Lola G
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like she simply didn't research the company she applied for.

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S Mi
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's offended by the application? That seems...odd to me. I'd be way more offended by the interview venue and wait.

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Lola G
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given the salary, "marketing coordinator" in this case means handing out flyers on the street. That's another reason why you research the company before showing at an interview.

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CatWoman312
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First of all it sounds like they were doing group interviews which a lot of companies have been doing now since the pandemic and some did before. Likely they’re hiring multiple people and this is the easiest way to narrow it down. Secondly she knew everything before going, but went and still complained? This is an entitlement issue. You can’t just go jump in the fire and not expect to be burned. Life doesn’t work like that. She needs to grow up.

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SaggyCap
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is a perfect example of Gen Z. Spoiled and entitled and so out of touch.

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PandaPops
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work in healthcare in the UK. You apply for the job online.. you get short listed and have a face to face interview.. thats it.. done.. and hopefully you receive a phone call soon after stating you got the job. I dont understand the several interviews, zoom calls and whatever other hurdles people are expected to jump over whilst most probably still working their previous job. Things are getting too complicated these days. And I'm not even mid 30's yet?!

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Gozer LeGozerian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some Gen Z really need to get over themselves. You did not invent everything and you sure as he'll didn't invent standards or having criteria

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Tom Murphy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this is the most disrespected she's ever felt, she's an entitled dog mother. I'm a white man and have been disrespected far more egregiously than this.

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Conan Maschingon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what a fucken idiot, probably still lives at home with her parents and that is why she says she is not hurting for work

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Sweetpotato314
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As soon as someone starts spouting off about their generation, I tune out. It's, to me, as useless as your astrological sign. Nobody cares. I spotted the red flags immediately and wouldn't have driven to the interview. What an entitled, annoying woman.

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Fembot
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this a US thing, the not in person first interview? Because where I’m from, out of all applications, 3-5 are selected for an in person interview. Just one out of 2-3 interviews /meetings tops, where the last one is the contractual stuff. I can see how the first one of these could be video, sure, but not being willing to drive 45 mins for a 1 in 5 chance of a job? As a candidate you’d want to get a feel for the place of business you might end up working, and the people you’ll be working with?

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IsItNapTimeYet
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Speaking from a registered nurse perspective, and who just finished interviews and accepted a new position, phone screens seemed to be the standard. I had phone screens to make sure I had the qualifications, and then in person to make sure my personality worked with the current personnel. What am I missing? Did I miss something? Are in in person interviews not reasonable??? Seriously, please tell me.

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Nadine Bamberger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just don't understand why she applied for a job in the first place and before she did the research and discovered it wasn't what she wanted.

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ERIKA H.
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've worked legitimately toxic jobs and can spot red flags from a mile away. Although this company might have some toxic traits, this girl comes across to me like she has a really bad attitude and I wonder if she'd find issue with even the best company - when she complained about having to go in person for an interview, I immediately knew it was all down hill from there. Side note, I agree the paper applications are super annoying, but I learned that they are also needed for recording purposes.

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Aunt Messy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One hour. That's all of my time anyone ever gets. If we have an appointment - for anything - and it's an hour before you show up, I'm out of there. I wouldn't hang around that long for a job interview. It says something about THEIR professionalism and work ethic if they can't keep a schedule.

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Annie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like a couple of "interviews" I've had: one was to sell knives door-to-door and the other was to sell knock-off perfume door-to-door. Absolutely NOT how they described the job or I never would have bothered with the interview.

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Bittersweetie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her firm stance is based on many over-generalizations and wide assumptions. I'm kinda dizzy. 💫😵💫

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Alexa Bowles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She doesn’t need money? Based on the amount of makeup she probably has a sugar daddy. God help this county.

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Casey Payne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That company was not professional by any standard. If someone handed me a generic application form after I drove in and found parking, by invitation, by insistence, I would have left before I used profanity. That's for jobs for high school students that haven't figured out where they're going in life. Not for any body with education and/or experience. It was demeaning, but necessary way back when I started. There's no excuse for it today. Not when you can click a button and have everything you need to know about the person. I sure as hell did not want to give up my autonomy, but since it is gone now, any company that makes me come to their office to fill out that useless application can burn in hell.

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B.Nelson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think some people are missing things. 1) she had to fill out a paper application after already filling out and online application and her resume. 2) they didn't take the interviewies into a separate room, she could hear everything that was being discussed in someone else's interview.3) the position's wage was much lower than it should be for all the job. 4) she scheduled a time for the interview but they didn't interview her during that time. This was the first round of interviews. They don't really need those in person these days.

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Alex Martin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she was offended by the process. Honestly, the company sounds like it's run by clowns. Group interviews are highly disrespectful, take the time to treat prospective employees like individuals who matter. If you have a resume, you don't need an application form- again respect your applicant's time. If they don't show you basic respect as an applicant or interviewee you should expect disrespect and indifference as an employee.

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Adam Jeff
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So basically she wants a well-paid remote job with a big company, but applied for a poorly-paid in-person job with a small company, and then complained that the company was small and she had to go in person?

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Pat Bond
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You got it, I've worked in major global corporations, people with her attitude don't tend to last long.

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MiriPanda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmm, she demands respect but calls a receptionist 'girl' and 'baby girl'? At least that part sounded condecending.

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Kathryn Smith
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1 year ago

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It's regional. She's in Florida, not New York. The terms don't have the same connotations in all locations.

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Bored Retsuko
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm very sorry but she already lost me at "you want me to drive 45 mins for a first interview?"...

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Honu
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it was more that the first interview wasn't on the phone or video chat. Maybe it's different from field to field. I work in tech. Every interview process I've been through has started with a phone interview. That's going back to the 90s. It would be very odd to me, even pre-pandemic, if a company wanted to start with an in-person interview.

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Lucy Anders
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if her resume said like as many times as that pointless rant. Clearly she has terrible communication skills, yet we're supposed to sympathise with her???

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MMcD
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was reading that, okay, and I’m thinking “okay, she writes ‘like’ a lot,” okay. I’ve never felt so disrespected by a story, okay 😆

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ThisIsMe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I gotta go with the "entitled dumbass" comment below. Because if she's as savvy as she says/thinks she is, she should have considered those red flags. You aren't obligated to waste your time or their time if you already know this isn't going the right way for you. For the record, I work for a very large global company, and a marketing coordinator would be an entry level position at roughly that salary. We would do a phone interview first, but we would require less experience and would still consider straight-from-college for the right person.

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Melissa Mayhem
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a job that only pays $36k per year- that interview process sounds about right.

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Kathryn Smith
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Funny how my $36K/yr job started with a phone interview, then.

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Marianne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, it's rude that they made her wait. Apart from that, I have no idea what was wrong for her. Also funny that she calls it a red flag that the company is not what she thought. Well that's bad research on her side.

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Keith O
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LOL. I wanted to comment something clever and snarky so badly, but the existing comments already hit the nail on the head.

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Angie May
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this is the most disrespected she's ever been in her life she's led a pretty cushy existence.

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Demi Zwaan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are you applying for anything in marketing when you communicate like that? You wouldn’t even make it through the first round anyway.

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Beverly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This woman would be hell to work with. She did the company a favor.

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Laura Dawson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gen z don’t know anything as they have little life experience. The ones I’ve encountered demand to be promoted within a few months, want loads of money while doing the bare minimum and get offended if you ask them to take a call. Many people treat others with respect for decades. There are good workplaces. I’m glad people are not applauding her as she does sound entitled. It’s this I’m young and hot attitude where they put down anyone older than 26 that no one knows anything & they know everything.

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Me. Just Me.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was thinking the same. She goes on about working this hard, as though she's been slaving away at low level positions working her way up the ladder. I'm sorry, but just because Gen Z is coming into the workforce does not mean that suddenly this is how work places operate. I left a very toxic job recently with nothing lined up because of how much it was affecting me mentally. It was a hard decision but a good one. The job I accepted was posted on LinkedIn (meaning they saw my profile) and I was invited for an in-person interview without any prior phone calls, video, or anything. It was nice that all 3 people I interviewed with were there that day and I only had to come in one time. I'm right in the middle in terms of age among the people in the office and it's comfortable casual, but operates professionally. This sense of entitlement is going to lead to a lot more toxic work places and a lot of companies failing because no one of any gen wants to deal with entitled people.

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ZombieRedfox
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry to say, but back in the day when people wanted to have a job interview, they didn't have Zoom, Facetime or any other means to communicate via internet or video calls. In person interviews was how you conducted business and interviews. I'm sure that company is petty crappy, but saying an in-person job interview sends red flags is ridiculous. You're acting a bit entitled.

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Lola G
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like she simply didn't research the company she applied for.

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S Mi
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's offended by the application? That seems...odd to me. I'd be way more offended by the interview venue and wait.

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Lola G
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given the salary, "marketing coordinator" in this case means handing out flyers on the street. That's another reason why you research the company before showing at an interview.

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CatWoman312
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First of all it sounds like they were doing group interviews which a lot of companies have been doing now since the pandemic and some did before. Likely they’re hiring multiple people and this is the easiest way to narrow it down. Secondly she knew everything before going, but went and still complained? This is an entitlement issue. You can’t just go jump in the fire and not expect to be burned. Life doesn’t work like that. She needs to grow up.

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SaggyCap
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is a perfect example of Gen Z. Spoiled and entitled and so out of touch.

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PandaPops
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work in healthcare in the UK. You apply for the job online.. you get short listed and have a face to face interview.. thats it.. done.. and hopefully you receive a phone call soon after stating you got the job. I dont understand the several interviews, zoom calls and whatever other hurdles people are expected to jump over whilst most probably still working their previous job. Things are getting too complicated these days. And I'm not even mid 30's yet?!

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Gozer LeGozerian
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some Gen Z really need to get over themselves. You did not invent everything and you sure as he'll didn't invent standards or having criteria

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Tom Murphy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this is the most disrespected she's ever felt, she's an entitled dog mother. I'm a white man and have been disrespected far more egregiously than this.

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Conan Maschingon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what a fucken idiot, probably still lives at home with her parents and that is why she says she is not hurting for work

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Sweetpotato314
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As soon as someone starts spouting off about their generation, I tune out. It's, to me, as useless as your astrological sign. Nobody cares. I spotted the red flags immediately and wouldn't have driven to the interview. What an entitled, annoying woman.

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Fembot
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this a US thing, the not in person first interview? Because where I’m from, out of all applications, 3-5 are selected for an in person interview. Just one out of 2-3 interviews /meetings tops, where the last one is the contractual stuff. I can see how the first one of these could be video, sure, but not being willing to drive 45 mins for a 1 in 5 chance of a job? As a candidate you’d want to get a feel for the place of business you might end up working, and the people you’ll be working with?

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IsItNapTimeYet
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Speaking from a registered nurse perspective, and who just finished interviews and accepted a new position, phone screens seemed to be the standard. I had phone screens to make sure I had the qualifications, and then in person to make sure my personality worked with the current personnel. What am I missing? Did I miss something? Are in in person interviews not reasonable??? Seriously, please tell me.

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Nadine Bamberger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just don't understand why she applied for a job in the first place and before she did the research and discovered it wasn't what she wanted.

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ERIKA H.
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've worked legitimately toxic jobs and can spot red flags from a mile away. Although this company might have some toxic traits, this girl comes across to me like she has a really bad attitude and I wonder if she'd find issue with even the best company - when she complained about having to go in person for an interview, I immediately knew it was all down hill from there. Side note, I agree the paper applications are super annoying, but I learned that they are also needed for recording purposes.

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Aunt Messy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One hour. That's all of my time anyone ever gets. If we have an appointment - for anything - and it's an hour before you show up, I'm out of there. I wouldn't hang around that long for a job interview. It says something about THEIR professionalism and work ethic if they can't keep a schedule.

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Annie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like a couple of "interviews" I've had: one was to sell knives door-to-door and the other was to sell knock-off perfume door-to-door. Absolutely NOT how they described the job or I never would have bothered with the interview.

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Bittersweetie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Her firm stance is based on many over-generalizations and wide assumptions. I'm kinda dizzy. 💫😵💫

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Alexa Bowles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She doesn’t need money? Based on the amount of makeup she probably has a sugar daddy. God help this county.

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Casey Payne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That company was not professional by any standard. If someone handed me a generic application form after I drove in and found parking, by invitation, by insistence, I would have left before I used profanity. That's for jobs for high school students that haven't figured out where they're going in life. Not for any body with education and/or experience. It was demeaning, but necessary way back when I started. There's no excuse for it today. Not when you can click a button and have everything you need to know about the person. I sure as hell did not want to give up my autonomy, but since it is gone now, any company that makes me come to their office to fill out that useless application can burn in hell.

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B.Nelson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think some people are missing things. 1) she had to fill out a paper application after already filling out and online application and her resume. 2) they didn't take the interviewies into a separate room, she could hear everything that was being discussed in someone else's interview.3) the position's wage was much lower than it should be for all the job. 4) she scheduled a time for the interview but they didn't interview her during that time. This was the first round of interviews. They don't really need those in person these days.

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Alex Martin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she was offended by the process. Honestly, the company sounds like it's run by clowns. Group interviews are highly disrespectful, take the time to treat prospective employees like individuals who matter. If you have a resume, you don't need an application form- again respect your applicant's time. If they don't show you basic respect as an applicant or interviewee you should expect disrespect and indifference as an employee.

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