I had an interview today. The job consists of answering the phone when clients have doubts or problems. I want an income until I finish my degree. They don't pay much, but it's something.
The company looks good, and so does the office. But the recruiter was intimidating. She kept repeating she would check my references in a threatening way, for some reason. I have nothing to hide, so fine.
She then wanted to know if I was pursuing another career, as I'm in college. Of course I want to do better than working 5 hours a day in a call center. Doesn't everyone? Yet I remained polite – Reassuring her that I had a real interest in working for the company.
What bothered me is what came next.
The recruiter wanted to make sure I would be 100℅ invested in the role and wouldn't have any obstacles messing up my work schedule. So much so that she asked me whether I had personal projects or any upcoming MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS scheduled in the afternoon (the job is part-time in the afternoons).
I felt humiliated. Not so much because of the question but because she wanted me to give my 100% to them and trade personal issues like health for work when they won't even pay minimum wages.
Does she want me to give everything up for a company I don't know? Definitely not. I won't make such a commitment to a firm I've never worked for. Maybe I'm overreacting and in the wrong here. But it just felt off.