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Topic: Is this rude or what!!!
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| Ahppy1 | Posted – 7/10/2007 11:17:37 AM | show profile I lost my job a few weeks ago and have been sending out resume out the wazoo. This morning I had an interview set up this and the guy i had the interview with wasn't there!! THe door to the office was locked, called and got the answering machine and left a message. I don't even care if they call back to resched. because of what happened. The position is part time, but better then nothing. It would have been nice to work a few days a week while still looking for full time..but it still pisses me off someone would do that. |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 7/10/2007 11:39:38 AM | show profile I wouldn't leap to assumptions. Many he forgot or maybe he was in an accident and had to go to the emergency room. If they don't call back, I would forget about them, though. |
| Ahppy1 | Posted – 7/10/2007 11:53:24 AM | show profile true...but first reaction. They company called but did not leave a message..noticed the # on the caller id. |
| Ahppy1 | Posted – 7/10/2007 11:54:10 AM | show profile oh and had spoken to him yesterday to set up the interview and confirmed back the time and address |
| caitlinkelly | Posted – 7/10/2007 1:31:07 PM | show profile Best to reconfirm by phone or email the same day of your interview. |
| catlondon | Posted – 7/10/2007 2:12:01 PM | show profile Most likely he forgot or blew you off, but, if they call back, give them a chance to explain first. This happened to me once--the person who stood me up had been notified that day that a family member had killed himself and just dropped everything and ran. I could completely understand that and was thankful I waited to find out before expressing my indignation. She did call me about to two days later to explain and apologize. |
| pamelabeth | Posted – 7/10/2007 4:05:07 PM | show profile | email poster hmm do let them explain and apologize. many different things could have happened. i think that if you confirmed all info the day before, there shouldn't have been a need to confirm the day-of as well. surely they should not have forgotten about you within 24 houirs. but again, let them explain, and see what happens from there. once, i misremembered an interview time. it was a few years ago--i got the day wrong, or the time wrong; i don't quite remember anymore. anyway, i realized my mistake when i got an irate call from the woman who was supposed to interview me (there had been no confirmation phone call between us). i called her back and apologized profusely. this was shortly after 9-11. i explained to her (the truth) that i was still quite a bit in shock and that i'm not usually one who fails to show up. she not only did not forgive me but was very cold, scolding me when i had already apologized. i thought, wow, better after all that i will not be working with her....! i did need the money, but never that badly. |
| MedScribe | Posted – 7/10/2007 5:11:53 PM | show profile Definitely give him an opportunity to apologize first.I think your understandable feelings of righteous indignation are compounded by the fact that you lost your job recently and your ego has taken a beating. I'd stop leaving messages until you actually get his voice and then explain that you made it for the interview and were disappointed to find he wasn't there. Hopefully that will be his chance to apologize profusely -- and your cue to graciously accept. |
| Telling It Like It Is | Posted – 7/10/2007 5:22:42 PM | show profile | email poster Forget about the: maybe someone died, or maybe they were in an accident or maybe they got hit by lightning. We live in a techniolical age where we have cell phones connested to our ears, e-mail, voice mail not to mention courier pigeons. This person was rude and an idiot. Also who doesn't have the voice/ability to talk to a peer, receptionist, leave a sticky note on the door for YOU? The only thing that could explain this if right now they were in the hospital---period. Employers today have the upper hand---they know you want something from them: employment and instead of being seeking great employees and wanting them to be a part of the team and convincing them that they should work at their company they ask: why did you apply to the ad? why do you want to work here? Uh, duh, did you look at my resume at ALL? Did you see my skills, background, experience, degree? Whatever happened to happy HR or potential employers who are professional? Where have they gone? You should have received some form of communication by now. It is NOT up to you to call them. Unless he is in the hospital, forget about him. This is baffling to because unless he has dementia, with the time, and I'm imagining this, that it takes to review resumes, call applicants to schedule interviews you gots to be the absent minded ding dong to blow someone off like that. If he does call you back and you do get the job, you can forget to show up for work from time to time and when he inquires as to why you didn't call or e-mail or courier pigeon or have a friend call in you can make some bunk up like: my great uncle from Scandanavia died. |
