It was a group interview with a company that helps people qualify for the government's internet subsidies. Ad made it sound like some sort of customer service position to help families navigate the government sites to get the application done.
What the ad didn't tell me:
I knew it was a group interview on Zoom. I didn't know 300 people were in the group.
I didn't know it was a 1099 position. They made that sound like a benefit. Total pay – expenses; pay tax on the remainder. They didn't mention that on 1099 you pay both the employee and employer taxes.
The ad also didn't mention it was not customer support, but sitting outside grocery stores to find prospects.
It also didn't mention there's no base pay. I did a few days of canvassing for Green Peace; they at least paid a bit over minimum wage regardless of donations raised.
I had to get out of a class I teach for this interview. I hate the bait and switch.