Job candidate forced to walk to CEO's house for interview after waiting 3 hours in the office, decides not to show up on first day: ‘I put my phone on silent’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Nov 13, 2026 1:45 PM EST

A CEO thinks that just because he is the one running the business, he can treat his employees, or in this case, a meme job candidate, with disrespect. After all, he is the CEO, so why shouldn't the job candidate wait for an interview with him for three hours, and why shouldn't the job candidate walk to the CEO's house to be interviewed there?

Luckily, this job candidate was not fazed by the CEO's behavior and refused to accept the dismissive treatment from someone who thinks so highly of himself. Instead, they decided to teach the CEO and the company he runs a lesson.

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    Young businessman standing in an office.

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  • When a job candidate gets to see a company's true colors right off the bat, chances are they will rather stay unemployed than work there. That is the case here. All it took was one chat with the CEO, and the candidate knew they could never work for him or his company.

  • CEO made me wait 3 hours, walk in the summer heat to his house, and then asked "why should I pay you that much?" So I ghosted them on my start date.

    A couple of years ago, I was working as a Software Engineer at one of the top companies in my country.
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  • I decided it was time for a change and applied to a competitor in the exact same industry.
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  • Because I already knew all the ins and outs of their business model, I breezed through the first three rounds of interviews.
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  • For the final round, I had to meet the big boss-the owner of the company. My interview was scheduled for 9:00 AM sharp, and the owner had a flight
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  • abroad later that same day. Being a responsible human, I showed up at 8:45 AM. They put me on an empty floor to wait.
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  • Nobody offered me coffee, snacks, or even a glass of water. 9:00 AM came and went.
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  • Then 10:00 AM. Then 11:00 AM. Finally, at 11:15 AM, someone told me the owner wasn't coming to the office, and I'd have to go to his house instead.
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  • They assigned a staff member to escort me, and we literally walked for 20 minutes in the blazing summer heat to get to his residence.
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    Rear view of man in a suit standing in an office.

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  • Once we arrived, I got to sit around for another 20 minutes before he finally graced me with his presence.
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  • After a tiny bit of small talk, he looked me up and down and casually said, "You're such a young guy, why should I pay you that much?!
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  • The people who run businesses and start companies are usually very talented individuals, there is no argue there. But it takes more than business skills to successfully lead a company, especially if you are expecting others to follow you. We've all heard of CEOs who think so highly of themselves that they completely lose touch with reality, and I imagine none of us would have wanted to work for someone like that.

  • It is the leaders who actually care, who think of the “little guy” we all want to work for. People who understand that without everyone in their company, the business would be nothing. This is not a one-man show; it is teamwork.

    This CEO clearly doesn't see his business this way, which is what will cost him this employee, who could have been a great addition to the team. Instead, after the way he was treated, he has something else in mind…

  • Something inside me snapped. Right then and there, I decided I was going to take this job just to burn them later.
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  • They actually ended up extending the offer. My official start date was September 1st, and I was even chatting with HR on August 24th acting all
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  • excited to join. Plot twist: I had another, much better job opportunity simmering on the back burner.
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  • On August 26th, that second company officially came through with a start date of September 10th.
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  • I accepted immediately. When September 1st rolled around-my big "first day" at the sweaty-walk company-I simply put my phone on silent, went back to
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  • sleep, and went completely No Contact. They blew up my phone and started throwing around empty threats about legal action and "blacklisting" me.
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  • I ignored every single call and message. Spoiler alert: nothing happened, and I'm thriving at the better company.
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  • TL;DR: Company owner left me dehydrated for 2+ hours, had me walk 20 minutes in the summer heat to his house for an interview, and insulted my salary
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  • expectations because of my age. I accepted their offer, got a better one days before starting, and completely ghosted them on
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