Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

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    "I say NO, you and your company are the red flag."
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    Am I wrong for what I said during an interview?
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    My phone interview was scheduled for 1pm and was told to call at that time to speak to one of the regional sales managers. Only time I have for an interview is during my 30. minute lunch so I have to do interviews in my car.
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    I call at that exact time in my car no answer. Wait 5 minutes call again no answer. I tell the recruiter what's going on. He apologizes saying I'm not the first one this has
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    happened too. First Red Flag. One of them calls me back. Has no idea who I am says the other manager will do the interview and will call me right back.
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    Waited the whole 30 minutes and did not call me back until an hour later when I was back at work. Wasted my half hour lunch and I could not eat my lunch. The recruiter told
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    me they apologized and want to speak with me tomorrow morning. I thought okay let's give them another chance but let's really see if this recruiter is being honest.
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    Calls me on time at least the next morning. Calls me the incorrect name and says I haven't had time to view this beautiful resume
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    of yours I'm just pulling it up now. 2nd red flag. Can you tell me more about your background? I say to him do you know what happened yesterday? He says I know
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    there was a mix up in time. I explained to him that they strung me along for 30 minutes wasted my lunch time and I could not eat lunch. So why should I
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    work for your company after doing that to me? What is so special about your company? Does not even apologize or care that they wasted my time. Proceeds to be
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    sarcastic saying there's nothing special we're not busy at all. Listen we're extremely busy blah blah. I feel like I'm being attacked by someone I'm trying to give a job to and to be honest this is a red flag.
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    I say NO you and your company are the red flag. Wasting my time. Not even an apology or a ounce of empathy and we end up telling each other off and I hung up the phone.
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    I could smell the narcissistic and manipulation from miles away. I will not tolerate disrespect from these companies.
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    Was I wrong to call him out during the interview?
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    jTimb75 You should not have to call the company/interviewer. Interviewer/Recruiter is ALWAYS the one that calls the candidate. Unless it's a Teams/Zoom call then you log in at the designated time. I never call them, EVER. It's always been them calling
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    me. I actually had a recruiter from a company schedule a call with me on Tuesday. It was for 30 minutes. He was ten minutes late. He apologized but extended the call for 45 min. Didn't thank after that I stayed on etc. regardless they call you. Good luck
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    natewOw Was it a little unprofessional? Yeah, probably. But this was 100% not a company you wanted to work for anyway. If it was cathartic for you to do this, I say more power to you.
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    Aggressive_Sta... Nope. Companies like this have to be called out. Who cares if you burned a bridge? Who cares if it's "unprofessional"? They're not courteous of you. You don't need to be courteous back.
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    billiarddaddy You were honest. They sound horribly unorganized. and just expect everyone to go along. You dodged a bullet.
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    MIXL_Music No. These companies look. to prey on those that will bend at the knee at any requests. This was possibly a test to see how you respond to last minute changes. You have every right to be mad and to snap at them. Fuck em.
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    cadaverousbones Nah good for you. These companies can crumble to the ground for all I care if they want to treat potential and current employees badly. They didn't even know your name lol.
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    ImpressiveSim... I would tell the recruiter too. Seriously. Especially if you're not the first, per your recruiter.

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