Category: Antiwork

Employers: “Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your interview, I don't care what reason you have or what emergencies come up, if you're not at least 10 minutes early, you're unreliable and rejected.” Also employers: “Sorry mate, accidentally scheduled a meeting exactly when your interview was supposed to happen, ain't that a bitch! If you could just wait around for at least another 45 minutes, that'd be great!” I'm at my place of interview right now, wondering why I haven't been called through yet, and the 45 minute example I gave above is not an exaggeration. Interviews are already nerve wracking as hell, and you're gonna make me sit around and wait for you.

At my job, I deal with patient files in a hospital network outside the US. One thing hit me today, much harder than usual: a lot of patients deal with dementia and other neurocognitive decline situations in their 70s, and even sometimes late 60s. It is common, as many know, around the world. But if we are to work until retirement at 65 (if we even get to retire then), a lot of us could work their whole lives, sacrifice dreams and moments with friends and family, just to potentially enjoy 5 to 15 years in good health (if we're lucky). So today, I'm walking around at work as if I got a sinister diagnosis, even though I'm healthy.

Had no less than 10 interviews for unique employers, some of which interviewed me 2 and 3 times for the same role. Of those, 3 actually sent me an email that said they have made a decision and I wasn’t it. The rest? Nothing. Now, I’m interviewing for mid career, degree and experience required in my finance field. The lack of professionalism to interview someone, put them through the ropes, then not even let them know “yes” or “nah” is really frustrating. You owe the working world nothing, and they in turn owe you nothing. I’ll not grant any other interviews in 2023 until a time I decide I want to.