u/ackshee

r/recruitinghell is a subreddit dedicated to sharing horror stories and humorous posts about the difficulties of the hiring process. Overall, there is a general anti-corporate sentiment, and many posters come to the subreddit to vent about how difficult it can be to even get an interview due to intense pre-screening processes. OP manages to get an interview, but throws it out the window after being told to wait 10 mins.

ORIGINAL POST - Recruiter and hiring manager bash me for leaving an interview after they join 10 minutes late

OP explains that they had a virtual interview scheduled for 2:00. At 2:07, the interviewer joined the virtual interview, but was on the phone with someone else, and signaled for OP to wait 2 minutes. After exactly 2 minutes, OP hung up the call, and went on with their day. OP was a desirable enough candidate that the recruiter reached out and tried to fix things. However, OP doubled down, refused to carry on with the interview, and told the recruiter that the interviewer should have rescheduled instead of making them wait 10 minutes.

Some users think OP is inflexible and being dramatic

>OP somehow got the most anti corporate management sub to side with management. They messed up big time

>In a sub where people are often sharing that they’re struggling for months on end to even get a single call back it must be absolutely infuriating to watch someone squander their opportunity and then be so cavalier about trying to make it someone else’s fault.

>How can ANYONE not understand that 1) people get held up with work fires/meetings that won’t end 2) it is to your advantage to be relaxed and accommodating.

>I think this is far and away the thread in this sub I've seen that proves to me there are some people who are unemployed for an inability to act like an adult and not because an algorithm fucked em

>This isn’t a college class where you get to leave if the professor doesn’t show up after a certain number of minutes. This is a job you’re trying to get, and you screwed yourself because you couldn’t be patient.

>Why did you leave the call? They were late but that time was already blocked anyway, right? Yes they were late and shit happens but you literally should have at least 1 hr blocked from 2pm to 3pm. You left after 2:10pm, which is within the time for the interview.

Other users see this as a sign of bad management, and think OP dodged a bullet

>in my experience it’s usually a sign the manager is a bad manager if they can’t be punctual or communicate for something as simple as an interview. and there’s a clear double standard where if OP was 10 minutes late, they likely will just deny them the role regardless of what the reasoning was

>OP is already employed and looking for a better job. it sounds like they didn’t want to waste their time any longer than they already had, and can apply elsewhere to jobs that respect their time better while they continue with their existing employment. I agree it was a move that would obviously take you out of the running, but I can understand making that emotional decision in response to such rudeness, and OP honestly did it really professionally all things considered. They definitely behaved more professionally than the recruiter or the manager in this exchange.

>Honestly? I respect you for leaving. I know you’re getting a lot of hate but the hiring manager fumbled this IMO. A real professional would have gracefully rescheduled this. Their mismanagement of time is not on you.

>Op is correct, hiring manager is rude and unprofessional. You do not want to work for a company that cannot put their best foot forward during an INTERVIEW. You dodged a bullet op everyone else is a bunch of bootlickers.