I had an interview a few days ago and a follow up call today. Conversation went roughly
- Interviewer spends 5 minutes telling me I'm not good enough for the job I currently do and that I lack a lot of experience, basically ruining my confidence
- Interviewer tells me that her company would help me fill all these experience gaps, and how nobody else would consider me for a job without the experience and career boost they can give me
- Interviewer offers me a job £15k less than my current one, and significantly more junior
- Interviewer is shocked, surprised and offended when I turn down her offer
My friends all think I was too polite when I turned her down and I should have told her where to stick it. And that I should have told her there must have been a miscommunication somewhere if she thinks the follow up call was worth either of our times.