Terrible Interview...

United States
July 19, 2012 3:37pm CST
A few days ago I interviewed for this entry level position at a store at the mall, it was basically a sales position. The interviewer (who shall remain nameless) was extremely rude to me and completely condescending. He criticized my major at school, how long it's taking me to get through school (I'm only 23) , my past jobs, the way I responded to his questions...just awful. I am aware that you can't pick and choose who you work for, but this was over the top. I know that he is the one supposed to be "judging" me, but treating one of your potential employees that way only results in me not wanting to work for him. Has anyone else experienced a situation like this? Do you think I should confront him? Needless to say I'm not taking the job, but I feel like he deserves to know how rude he's being. Maybe he doesn't even realize. What do you guys think? I need some opinions :)
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
19 Jul 12
Honestly this is what I would do.. Wait, if he doesn't call you back then don't worry about it, but warn people not to apply to that store, or even shop there. If he does call you back tell him that you've changed your mind and that his behavior at the interview was unacceptable, that no one needs to be treated the way you were and that you will be telling friends and family alike to neither apply nor shop at the store. Also If your still fuming, you might want to contact corporate and let them know.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Jul 12
somecowgirl sometimes the CEo of a company has no idea what his or her interviewers are doing. I went to the ceo of a sports good company as they told me my answers were all good and I was hired only to have the interviewer call her manager boss. I heard him say"What size dress does she wear? she told him about a 16 and she was just on the ball."no do not hire her, I only want 12's here" this so infuriated me I went to the top and told this elderly man who weighted possibly 260 pounds. His reaction" well this was not kind miss but the managers have charge of the sections and I guess they want the best looking women as receptionists. Then to add insult to injury he suggested I come replace his secretary while she was on vacation for much less than the job I wanted out of plus I was not fast at typing and was not looking for a typing job.I thanked him but said no thanks and left.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
19 Jul 12
That is awful but there are places out there that do that! I think it'd be rude and I would not want to work for nor shop for a place who said "oh we can't hire you based on how much you weigh." That should be part of the Equal Employment Opportunity thing they have. It sounds like the boss was trying to come on to you in a way and I'd have been upset at that, not to mention I wouldn't have taken less then what you were looking for.
• United States
20 Jul 12
That's terrible! So sorry to hear that. For my experience, he acted like he knew what he was doing, he told me about all his strict policies blah blah blah, but I think it was all talk. He was completely unprofessional.
@monkmano (585)
• Canada
19 Jul 12
hi stainedglassroses, this sounds absolutely terrible, i have not experienced such an interview but have had one i suspected to be a bit similiar. it was for an entry level position as well at a copy centre at my university. he was quite cold, about my responses but never insulted me about school or myself. that is incredibly rude, i have also had beligerent bosses and this is not acceptable. this makes me quite upset, even if it isnt me people shouldnt be trested that way even if some scum of the earth gets a little bit of authority at a retail job!! all the best.
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• United States
20 Jul 12
Thanks, I'm definitely going to someone higher up to complain about it :) I don't want another person to get treated the same way I did.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
19 Jul 12
hi stainedGlassRose hi that sounds awful and what right had he to critisize your major and how long you were in college. surely if he is intelligent he would realize it takes money to go to college and so it takes longer at times if you have to work part time. He certainly was not making your interview go well at all. I think you should ask to speak to the manager or CEO of the company as they ought to know they have an interviewer who is not interviewing p eople the way he or she should.
• United States
20 Jul 12
Thanks, I definitely will!
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
19 Jul 12
Don't be sad. No man who kicked a dog carcass. You insulted, because you are a higher dignity. Insults come from people who are not confident. You are a threat to him. I think, you do not need to take the job, unless you are ready for war diplomacy.
• United States
20 Jul 12
This made me feel better lol. Yes, he definitely had low self esteem to stoop as low as criticizing another person that way.
@Outcast (632)
• United States
19 Jul 12
It sounds to me that they are looking for a certain type of person to hire. That is the only way I can see him acting that way. He figures that if he acts like that then you wouldn't want to work for them and they can continue their search for the one they want. I have been in that situation before. Needless to say I didn't work for them long. But I did work there long enough to expose the manager was stealing the store blind.
• United States
20 Jul 12
Well that's good lol. Yeah, maybe you're right. Maybe he knew right away that I wasn't the person for the job. Still doesn't give him the right to treat me like crap though.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
19 Jul 12
Oh yes, I've had one interview that's the worst for me so far. He is such a big know it all and even made some degregatory remarks about my previous employer, like he claims he knows how they operate, blah blah! And he is pre-empting everything about me, like he thinks I wouldn't stay long because I'm married to a foreigner, how he thinks I would be insecure since I'm a CPA and my manager is not, those sort of thing. I was like, is he interviewing me or reading my future? Lol. Suffice to say I just made some really short answers so we get done with it soon. And then when were done he said to just expect our call if I made it. I said, still calmly, that they shouldn't bother, and I'm so sorry to have wasted both our times on a very disappointing interview. I would have want to lash him more but I stopped because they have my info on my resume haha! Goodness knows what they will do with it if I offended him even more. So after 2 days I received a call from them for a job oFfer. I really said I'm no longer interested. She asks why and I said I don't think its something I want to get myself into given the rude treatment I got during the interview. This time I reverted to the poor little girl act. She tried to say that he's really a nice guy and all but just a toughie at work. I said well, I was there for work exactly, not to be up close and personal with him. You saying that he is really like that when it comes to work made my decision fimer. Lol. I didn't really regret turning it down because I have something better.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
20 Jul 12
I second that, that there's still something better for you. Besides, you wouldn't wanna be part of an organization who takes in people with attitudes like that, would you? I mean that person should have realized that thru him, he is representing the company, it's values, ethics, the works and should have been more professional about it. Apparently if he's comfortable enough to do this at work, chances are this is being tolerated in his department. I could be wrong, but I for one know for myself that I wouldn't wanna be associated with people like that.
• United States
20 Jul 12
Yep, if he calls me back to offer me the job, I am definitely telling him no, because of the way I got treated. I know I can find something better where someone will respect me
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
24 Jul 12
Really very sad to read. This type of incidents do happen at the interview. But whatever happen to you was unbelievable. May be he was insulted by somebody and he has reciprocated it on you. This is tendency of coward people who can not face the stronger s, tease the weaker. Actually it is very ridiculous but this is the only thing they can do. It is said that everybody is a tiger in his lane. Don't worry, and do not get disturbed. Always feel that may this service was not meant for you so God has given this treatment so that you would not dare to accept it.