'[It] is just really tacky': Job candidate interviews with glowing recommendation, picky manager spots one flaw and refuses to hire her

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    My manager's idiotic "test" for interviews
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    This happened a few years ago and it still annoys me to think about to this day. This story is kind of the reverse of how most of the stories here go, so maybe it doesn't fit... but Imk
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    So, I used to work at a coffee shop, and we had this batty, loony-bird manager. One day, one of our semi- regulars mentioned that she needed some part time work. We
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    were hiring for part time, so I put in a good word for her, knowing she would have been an easy choice. She had a lot of experience and had a good rapport with everyone who worked there.
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    She gets an interview. Manager sits down with her, offers her a coffee. She says sure, just a mug of drip coffee. They have the interview, and she leaves.
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    I ask my manager: "Well? Isn't she great?" Manager says: "She was okay, but she accepted a cup of coffee which is just really tacky." I thought she was joking. I ask: "Are you serious?" Manager says: "Yes! You should never accept something offered to you at an interview, that's so inappropriate."
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    Her résumé was great, she's personable and already well-liked by all of her potential new co- workers, but she accepted a cup of coffee -- at an interview at a COFFEE SHOP -- so she's out.
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    The person who was hired. instead was awful. She had never worked in the service industry before. She was r de to customers and got into arguments a lot with them. She also couldn't help dial in the coffee ever because -- hahaha - she doesn't drink coffee due to her "impressive" caffeine allergy.
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    And just for the record: Yes, you should accept the offer of coffee at an interview, if for no other reason than to avoid having to work with managers like this.
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    Frazzledragon What a dumbass power play, and so arbitrary. I can't even put the rest of my thoughts | have on this matter into words.
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    Drachenfuer WHAT?!?! This is the exact oposite. I have been in probably hundreds on interviews, been on panels, worked with hiring professionals......and it was always the advice that when offered something in an interview you take it (unless
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    allergic of course). If it is gross, then talk instead of eating or drinking then find a subtle way of getting rid of it. Did this attitude change recently?
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    Filthylucre4lun... accepts the coffee doesnt accept the job, accepts the job doesnt accept the coffee am i the only one who is fuming over this?
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    try-catch-finally Anytime someone comes out with a "rule" that is clearly just pulled fresh from their I go ahead and ask- "that's interesting- can you give an example of any other (rational) company that does that?"
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    loricat I'm curious, what would happen if you casually offered this manager a coffee?
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    Outrageous- Had a coffee shop manager like that. I put in an application all is well got a date for an interview. Rode Mike bike to the interview had on khakis and a solo shirt. She said I was not dressed up enough and it
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    was inappropriate to ride a bike to work. I was 15 at the time. She gave me a second interview to make up for it. I did not go back. They were only in business like 6 months total.
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    Tired Retired Nu... So does your boss think you should not accept your paycheck when it is offered?
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    thizzman60 Offering somebody a coffee could be a good opportunity to see if they have any actually knowledge of coffee lol. Dumb manager.
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