I was to have an interview today for a company that I left. Idk why I thought it’d be a good idea to go back – I hated the co the whole time I worked for them. I guess it was familiarity…? I can’t explain myself or why I even applied.
Anyway – interview was supposed to happen today @ 2. Got a call from my child’s school (@ 1:15) that he’s sick, so I had to go get him. Reached out to the recruiter to make her aware. Unbeknownst to me – she’d emailed me previously advising that the interview needed to be rescheduled anyway (the email was in my junk folder where I never look). So it all worked out.
(Email #1) When I emailed her to make her aware that my child was sick, I informed her that I could possibly speak with the interviewers today from 2-2:30, but that I was booked up this week & only had another 30 mins available on Friday.
(Email #2) She writes back if I can meet tomorrow from 1-2. (Email #3) I again email her telling her that due to me leaving early today, I had to rearrange my scheduled meetings etc & provided times I could meet (again). I did advise that I could possibly meet from 1:30-2, but that would be stretching it thin & that I couldn’t do a full hour.
(Email #4) She replies that she could see if the interviewers were open for a 30 minute interview, but asked about my availability on Friday as “the team has quite a bit of flexibility that day”. Keep in mind, I’d already made her aware that I only had 30 mins on Friday & that I was booked up this week.
(Email #5) I replied with: “As mentioned, I am booked this week. But I will gladly see if I have any appointments/meetings that I can move around to accommodate this request”. Neither of us mentioned a day next week that would be beneficial to meet up, I’m not sure why. Maybe I should’ve suggested a day next week but by the emails j received – I think she wanted to get it done as quickly as possible.
To say that I’m pissed is an understatement. I’ve stewed on this all afternoon & I keep trying to look at it objectively, but it’s the actions that I keep coming back to; the lack of common decency. That you would rather inconvenience the interviewee after you’d been told (multiple times) of their availability (or lack of). F*ck the person applying for the job – they can move THEIR schedule around so as to accommodate the company.
I guess I thought it would be different this go ‘round. But it looks like the same old company, with the same disregard & lack of respect for their employees.
I don’t think I’ll even bother to reply back. What do you lot think?
TL;DR: interviewer kept asking me for days to have interview this week when she was told 3 times (at least) that I was booked this week with no availability