I applied for a job and was selected to do two panel interviews. It went well and was asked to meet with the VP of the company.
Before that meeting I received a call asking me to communicate to my current employer, a customer of the company I’m interviewing with, that I’m in the process of interviewing and ask if it would be a problem.
I told the potential new company that there was no way I would do that and to take me out of the running for the position. They said they were concerned about upsetting a customer. Apparently they don’t understand that the reason I took the interview is because my current employer is going to stop doing business with them.
I confirmed with another candidate that they asked her to do the same thing. It’s just stupid.