Ever "walk out" of a job interview?

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Even though most of us are retired, I thought this was interesting.

Elsewhere the question was asked and I had 2 replies of my own.

1) Long time ago I was called to interview for a "marketing" position that had been advertised in classifieds. The interviewer chain smoked, and turned out the job was selling air purifiers door-to-door.
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No salary just commission. They interviewed about 6 people at a time. Interviewers were real sleazeballs. While guy gave his spiel in between puffs I eased out. Saw a few people in parking lot who were po'd, and also one was laughing.

2) Friend told me about an interview she had many yrs ago when she was in her late 20s. It was in a city over 100 miles away (she wanted to relocate). The man (mid-late 50s and quite obese) leered and seemed to ask quite a few personal questions. Then he asked "Would you like to go out for a drink?"
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She smiled and replied "Sure! Where's the ladies room; I'd like to freshen up?"

He directed her, but she left the bldg and got into her car and drove off. He was probably slapping on some Jade East or Brut. :laugh:
 

Only once after I retired in 2005.

I applied for a part-time job as the caretaker of a Psychologist's combination home and office.

The list of duties was long and the pay was low but the thing that sent me out the door was his explanation of how he would leave money and other valuables lying about to test the integrity of the people that worked for him. As the words came out of his mouth I gathered myself up and told him that I would not be interested in the position. The man seemed flabbergasted but I figured it was better to end on pleasant terms right them than go through some bizarre unpleasantness at a future time. That was the last time I ever interviewed for a job.
 
Yes I have only had 3 interviews and did not leave as I was hired before the interviews were over. They had already checked my references before I got there. All 3 jobs were long term positions and I enjoyed all 3 of them. I should say that all 3 employers knew each other and were friends so they knew all about me. I only left 2 of the jobs as I remarried and moved. The last job was at a hospital and our hospital was sold and the business office closed and moved to St. Louis and we were all laid off. So I did not have many interviews.
 

Yes, once. I had gone for an interview, knowing in advance it would be a group interview. When I got to the place, I was not impressed by the atmosphere, the people there (employees, not fellow interviewees) and just got a bad vibe. As I was early, I asked the receptionist where the ladies room was. Then I left.
 
@ Marie5656

I learned long ago that you can learn a lot by arriving early for a job interview, sitting in the lobby, observing, listening, picking up on the "vibe".
 
I was in one situation where there was a 90-day probation period. When the "review" happened at day 85, I let them know I thought it would be best if I opted out before the 90 days. Boss's reactions were harsh and condescending. But so was the working environment, and the pay was SO not worth it...
Found out afterwards, they went through an average of 2 people per year in that spot.
Whew!
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@ JFBev

High turnover is usually a red flag.
I recall finding myself in 2 different positions...VERY high pay, but also high turnover (every couple months), I quickly learned why. Crazy, demanding bosses & ridiculous workload and long hours. No, thanks. :rolleyes: :pfff:
 
Good point about jobs with high turnover...:eek:nthego:
I went to this one job interview and after the interview she walked me through the place ...solemn faces, no one said hello...that was my first clue something was not right. Then, before I left she told me I could start that following Monday. She said not to worry if after the first week or so I didn't like the job, because she would just cut me a check....huh?
Well, I worked there all of 2 hellish weeks of my life I can never get back. It was so bad and there were people interviewing there everyday I was there, because the turnover rate was so high.
After 2 weeks I sent them an email on a Monday morning saying I wouldn't be back, along with a piece of my mind about the wretched boss and there inhumane treatment of their employees.
It's horrible what some employers get away with. My dignity won out over the paycheck. Sometimes a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do!
 
No but I wish I had.
For jerk interviewers clearly not interested in hiring me,
and going through the motions.
very insulting pay.
Asking small pay for much work.
 
Twice in my life I walked out.


1st. time for the post office. My civil service test results were 95 plus 5 points for honorable military service. I could start the following week. 3rd. shift work with split days off. I applied for a job with a small airline because I had my A& P license. That was OK until we moved.


2nd. Interviewing for the job of chemical plant equipment operator for Exxon Chemical. The interview was going great until the schedule of rotating shift work was described. 5 days @ 1st. shift then 2nd. shift then 3rd. shift. Thanked the interviewer, asked for my application back since it had my soc. sec. number on it. I understand some would work those hours because the pay & benefits met their needs. Those hours didn't work for me. I applied for and got a job with better pay & benefits, day shift with weekends off. A job with advancement opportunities making it possible to retire at age 54 with 23 years of employment.


That was years ago. I could be wrong thinking a lot of people with no college education like me don't have the same luxury of being as picky as I was.
 
Not an interview but a group meeting..

The speaker was speaking to the group using a spit cup for his chewing tobacco!! After 10 minutes of watching him spit into it, I got up and left!!
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I sorta did.
Before I retired, I sent out resume's to see what jobs were available.
I got an interview and took the morning off for it.
The interview was a bit unconventional as it including meeting my potential co-workers and a tour of the location. He offered to introduce me to the boss of the location when I said I had to go. He looked shocked! I explained that I had to grab some lunch and go to work!
 
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Around the 1980s recession when there were few jobs and unemployment was high.
I quickly jumped at a data entry job, not realizing how tedious it would be just sitting
there mindlessly entering data into a computer all day. Awful. The first day, I was lucky
to make it to lunch... then I went to lunch and never came back. I called in and quit.

Looking back, it was God's blessing in disguise... because shortly after a string of awful
jobs like that... I found my dream job, a wonderful career I loved with a great company
that enabled me to retire at age 55.
 
Yes. After an initial interview, I was told to sign a loyalty oath before continuing for a job that had nothing whatsoever to do with the government or having anything to do with any sort of secret information. I was insulted. Very insulted. It was a "loyalty" oath to the company. WTH? I handed it back and told them I wasn't interested.
 
No, I've always been desperate for any job and never left during the interview, though I knew during interviews I wouldn't get hired. Once I applied at a locally owned department store in Santa Cruz. I had filled out an application. But in the interview they said they needed more experience. What he wanted was someone pretty.
 
Kitties said:
No, I've always been desperate for any job and never left during the interview, though I knew during interviews I wouldn't get hired. Once I applied at a locally owned department store in Santa Cruz. I had filled out an application. But in the interview they said they needed more experience. What he wanted was someone pretty.
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I retired at age 55. But after my son died six years later, I thought I might go back to work part-time for awhile. I didn't need the money. I needed the distraction. A nice department store at a nearby mall had an ad for clerks, so I applied. Like you, I was qualified... but not young and pretty enough.

Then a neighbor who owned a local restaurant offered me a part-time hostess/waitress job. I worked there for awhile. It gave me a new appreciation of people who work hard in restaurants.

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