Just thought of Something--Job Interview Related

JBKO · ‎12-16-2011

Hey everyone. I have been at my company for over 5 years. The first 3.5 years were quite tumultuous for me because we had some people in management positions that were awful. In January 2017 we had a big overhaul with many supervisors and managers leaving (or getting fired) and things improved immensely.

Anyway, I was thinking about a certain manager who left last year and why I never cared for her. I hadn't thought about this in a while, but I recalled exactly why I didn't like her. A position opened in our department, and since she was the head, she was conducting the interviews. I had a coworker who was a very nice guy, someone with the education and work ethic for the position. He applied and she scheduled an interview which was during his shift. We were allowed to wear our uniform but he went out of his way to bring a suit and put it on. We all knew he was excited for the opportunity.

I came to find out a days later that she never interviewed him. He went to the administrative office on time, prepared and before she sat down to talk to him, she pointed out that he ended a phrase in his resume with a preposition. Due to this, she didn't feel comfortable interviewing him and she would reconsider it he resubmitted it and corrected that error.

She had had a copy of his resume for days. Why didn't she email him before the scheduled interview to notify him of the error? Why didn't she point it out and interview him anyway. I thought that was outrageous and truly felt bad for the guy. He was humiliated and left our company soon after.

Is this standard? I mean I went to see an apartment the other day and felt bad for wasting the landlord's time because i quickly know it wasn't the place for me. I've been on a ton of interviews and have never had anything like this occur.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

Um as someone who has had a bit of HR training, he should have gone straight to HR.

That is BEYOND ridiculous for her to do that and was a complete morally and ethically reprehensible thing for her to do just to get off on a power trip on a subordinate.

She legally didn't break any HR laws (nothing against being a rotten human being) so they couldn't have really done anything for him.

But before he left (good for him!!!) he should have made sure the company knew the type of abusive manager they had in their midst. A good employer would appreciate that.

Certainly hope she is gone and karma bites her big time.

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

Since you were not there and are hearing these things second or third hand, I would take the "information" with a grain of salt. Stories tend to change over time and with bias as they are told.

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.

JBKO · ‎12-16-2011

CrazyDaisy you can say that about absolutely everything in life. It's almost pointless to even mention it here. I only care about sharing what I know to be fact.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

Where I work we hold "courtesy" interviews with people who don't have a snowball's chance of landing the job.

They meet the basic requirements and we are required to interview 5 candidates. That means 4 outsiders and the bosses brother in law.

This tactic isn't any better.

JBKO · ‎12-16-2011

Haha Snowpuppy. The boss's brother-in-law. Exactly. This particular manager's brother was going to work for the company but I guess he found something better than what sissy could provide.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

All I have to say is I'm so grateful that I am no longer part of any kind of work force and hope I never have to be again.

Kitlynn · ‎03-09-2010

If that is really what happened then I would say she already knew she didn't want to give him the position and was just looking for an excuse to not have to interview him for the job. Sometimes people who have power really have no sense of fairness and are not open minded enough to really do the job right.

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

@JBKO wrote:
CrazyDaisy you can say that about absolutely everything in life. It's almost pointless to even mention it here. I only care about sharing what I know to be fact.

Not really pointless if your facts are not true or even out right lies, Spreading rumors as facts usually stops in High School

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.