The interviewer gets on the Zoom call and immediately makes a point about how he “only has 30 minutes” for this interview, but then right as he ends that sentence, as if on cue, he gets a call, supposedly from a client.
He bumbles out something about having to “put out a fire,” and asks if he can take it, to which I reply “sure”. He places me on mute, but leaves his video on.
After watching him happily (and with zero apparent urgency) yap at whoever it was for approximately seven minutes, I hung up on the inconsiderate bastard and went about my day. Felt damn good too bc that was the first time I ever did that, and can remember a time when I would have continued sitting there with my thumb planted firmly in my ass, just waiting
A whole forty minutes later, I get an email with the subject “Apologies,” where he reiterates his apparent (and vague) desperate need to “put out a fire” but reassured me that he is now ready for the interview, but understands if I no longer want to participate.
I simply wrote back “no thanks,” when I really wanted to write back how much of an inconsiderate prick he is, wasting my time like he did when I spent the whole morning prepping for the interview by:
- compiling notes detailing relevant work experience.
- reserving a study room at the local library so I would have a quiet place to hear/listen/respond to him.
- eating breakfast, taking my pills, and other self-care prior to ensure I was in top form.
- charging all of my electronics prior to the library opening to ensure no surprise outages would occur.
- performing all necessary equipment checks prior.
This guy is the complete embodiment of why I hate applying for new jobs/interviewing in the first place, and he is damn lucky he got away with a simple “no thanks” to his insipid offer instead of what I really thought about him