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Have you ever left an interview or denied a job offer after being interviewed after realising it’s not worth it? If so, why?

Mine was when I went for an interview, first the interviewer was very thorough about my personal life, who I live with, how many people are there in my family how often I visit my parents as they live in different state, for how long I stay with them, and if I have someone to take care of at home. It was already a red flag, but I went with it. Then she casually mentioned that th job is for night shift, while the advertisement was for day shift. Then she told me the salary would be almost 2/3rd of what was mentioned. The final nail in coffin was when she said, “NO leaves are appreciated while you work here, not even sick leaves.” I got up, I said this is not the kind of place I would like to work at, almost snatched my resume from her hands and…


Mine was when I went for an interview, first the interviewer was very thorough about my personal life, who I live with, how many people are there in my family how often I visit my parents as they live in different state, for how long I stay with them, and if I have someone to take care of at home. It was already a red flag, but I went with it. Then she casually mentioned that th job is for night shift, while the advertisement was for day shift. Then she told me the salary would be almost 2/3rd of what was mentioned. The final nail in coffin was when she said, “NO leaves are appreciated while you work here, not even sick leaves.” I got up, I said this is not the kind of place I would like to work at, almost snatched my resume from her hands and left. The receptionist asked me what happened, she was friendly as I talked to her before going into the room. I told that it did not work. She almost gave me a smile that I thought meant good decision.

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