Haiii!

I was set for an online interview yesterday. 2:30 to 3pm. I had my notes, my resume (printed) and everything else set up. I waited, clicked on the link at 2:30pm and entered the virtual waiting room. got the "please wait for the host to let you in" message.

2:31

2:33

2:36
.....

Nobody picks up. I message my mom that i'm still waiting.

2:40

2:43

2:47

I WAIT FOR GENUINELY THE ENTIRE HALF HOUR. I refreshed the link a few times, my mom messages the interview (waiting for a response) and I contact the help line they linked. Nobody responds at all.

I stay on the line until 3:17.

Apparently, the interviewer sends my mom a message. "I waited in the chat for 5 minutes. after that, it's considered a missed interview. :("

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CHAT WHERE!? Both of the links they gave went to Google Meet. My dad checked the link on his side, too. Nada. I saw NO OPTION for a chat anywhere, not in the waiting room either.

I'm so disappointed. I was really looking forward to this interview, and did my best to be prepared, on time and in a good environment for the call. All for nothing.

I believe we're going to try and reschedule, as well as visit the location I was applying for in person.

Can anyone tell me what could have happened? Or what I could have possibly done wrong? I just assumed that the interviewer might have been on the wrong platform and not noticed, like Zoom or something of the like that does offer a chat window. Help!!

I have an interview coming up in a few days (yeah, i know you see these a lot) but i did have some other questions.

For instance, i know that dressing appropriately for the interview is important, but I saw the tip of dressing with company colors (ie, in this case, red) can help associate you with the company. is that a good idea? and what's too on the nose?

How do they feel about hair accessories and jewelry? What else do i need to know for the interview that i might not think of?

i've done a pretty good amount of research i think- training videos, reading threads, trying to memorize the pad thingies. I'm applying for FOH and tried to look up the other places i could get cycled around as well.

I'm a teenager, but this isn't my first professional interview, so at least i don't have to worry about doing this for the first time. Most of my other jobs are also in customer service or the like. I really do want to work at Chick-Fil-A! I love customer service. I Just don't want to mess this up.

I have a chromebook, it's about 3 years old and acts like it's 15. slow, glitchy. anyways, i want to get some ad blockers and such from the Chrome Web store to ease the strain on my computer trying to load them in when i open a site.

For that, you need a parent to put in their password thing. whether it's a google password or parent password, doesn't matter. My dad doesn't know where it is, and he gets frustrated when i ask because it takes him so long to reset it. Mind you, he chooses not to save it for "security reasons". He's the main one in control over my stuff, my mom can see it but I don't think she messes with it much because it will send my dad off. My dad doesn't have bad intentions, but he gets very stressed easily and is likely to get mad and shut stuff down if he gets worried.

I need a way to download an ad-blocker and other extensions without needing a parent to sign in.

Yes, i have tried downloading some from the app store, but many aren't compatible with chromebook or just don't do anything. Help!

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