(warning, kinda long) interview today with a great company as a customer service agent for HVAC and plumbing etc. I mask for interviews, btw..
The first two people I talked to were great! First one had to step away due to something within the job that needed her help. Second one was VERY nice, soft spoken, cordial and very professional. They both liked me for this role. I had told 2nd guy that I smoke the green stuff, so he was so kind to check with HR to see if they test for that specifically, and wanted me to meet a project manager. Sure, fine.
I walk into his office, first thing he says is “you don't have to wear that in here, but you can if you want.”
Me: I like to mask for initial interviews and initial meetings, thank you.
Him: (dismissively) yea yea I know you, can mask in a grocery store or not, we basically have the same rules here.
Me: I choose to.
Him: that's fine, whatever. So I don't have your resume, tell me about yourself.
Me: uhh… The gentleman who brought me in here has it, I can send you a copy to your email!
Him: no, that's fine, just tell me about you.
So I do a bit, and he asks me very redundant questions from the first guy. I answer, a little wary. Then I notice his eyes keep darting to…..my chest region.. then he mentions the pay part. I ask him straight up, what's my base pay?
Him: oh you can make so many margins of pay here. If you sell X you get X on your base pay.
Me: what is my base pay?
Him: well I'm getting to that. All of my people out there earn up to $25/hr! They allllll have seniority tho!
Me: what…..would….be…..MY….base….pay?
Him: well I have people who —
Me: SIR! I have asked you 3x. What would MY BASE PAY…ME, not your other employees, be?
Him: STILL GLANCING AT MY CHEST BTW well we would start you on $17..
Me: sir, we live in CA. There was a law passed that mandates jobs to not be THAT difficult to just find out the base pay. I am cutting this interview short, because of the way you talk to me, the way you danced to just get an answer, AND you looking at me inappropriately.
I walked to the first gentleman's office, told him what he did, he apologized, and I left to home to cry..