I gave the interviewer his treatment back
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So, I’ve been applying for jobs recently (sent out about 60+ applications and currently have around 20 interview calls lined up, so things are going well). I applied to this literal ground-level startup called Stravyn Hill.
I get to the interview, and it’s conducted by the founder himself—which honestly just tells me this guy has way too much free time on his hands. Right off the bat, he was rude AF. He had this massive, inflated "CEO attitude" even though they are barely off the ground.
Because of the huge red flags and the lack of tolerance they showed, I obviously decided this wasn't the place for me. I never asked these people to waste their resources on me, and nobody is obligated by their "opportunity." No applicant is dying to work there.
Well, I just got the saltiest rejection/guilt-trip email from them today.
They essentially cried about how much time and effort their "recruitment team" (read: the founder with too much free time) spends on hiring, and told me that because I chose not to proceed, my application is closed and I am officially blacklisted from future opportunities with their organization. Lmao, the joke is on you guys. Oh no, how will my career ever recover from being blacklisted by a no-name startup?
But here is the absolute wildest and most concerning part: at the bottom of the email, they attached an image of me that they had secretly taken and saved during the video interview itself.
Who does that?! It is so incredibly unprofessional, awkward, and creepy. I’m replying to tell them to delete my image from their systems immediately, but I just had to share the sheer audacity of this place.
Has anyone else ever had a company secretly screenshot them during an interview and then use it in a salty "you're blacklisted" email?