I’ve been off and on looking for a better work place for over a year now. My current job isn’t hard, but I think I can get better pay somewhere else in a much less toxic environment.
I’ve had over 20 interviews, no hire. I’ve worked with well every recruitment firm in the greater Atlanta area. Some interviews are fine, some are a joke where the interviewer cracks jokes the entire time, and others just straight up lowball. I recently had one that I drove an hour into the woods for, just to have it cancelled while I was enroute, and additionally the interviewer was on vacation anyway.
This latest one I feel tops all of that.
After my last interview, I was of the mind that I’m not driving anywhere, we can do a video chat. A recruiter asked if I would be up for interviewing at 12 noon. I agreed, but he hid the company’s name. I finally got the companies name, it was fine. He said wait for an email.
12 comes and goes and no teams invite. I check my email about 3ish and see 4 teams emails, they email me, cancel, email and then cancel again. I then see a 5th email for an interview the next day.Email had the wrong name. Whatever, I thought maybe it’s the name of who I’m meeting. I’m not feeling it. I’m not feeling well after some new meds, but I’m going to do it anyway.
The next day, I take my lunch break and drive to the far end of the parking lot. I walk into the woods next to work. Open the interview. The interviewers come on and:
“Excuse me?, Who am I speaking to?”
I introduce myself
“I’m sorry there seems to be a mistake”
“Ok thanks bye””
The recruiter starts spamming me an hour later. He wants to know if I’ll interview today. I’m just going to ghost and if he keeps up I’ll just block. I’m done.