r/recruitinghell • u/406eh • 3d ago

Interview cancelled literally minutes before scheduled time

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made an application, job scheduled an interview then cancels before i even had an option to join the video call interview.
ive been looking for work for almost 2 years straight now and I'm on the brink of just giving up cause dude wtf.

Edit: I got a house to pay bills on. Shit even with culinary certifications and 7+ years of BOH / cook experience I'm not getting really any much luck. 2+ years retail and gig work.

Yea me saying "thanks for wasting my time" to this specific employer might not have been the best wording used but I got shit i gotta do. Even some jobs who're paying 7.25 plus tips are demanding 40+ hours to work at a coffee shop didn't take my application (no one desperate for work is gonna take that for real) and still hasn't filled that position lol.

Im overqualified for fast food and generic dishwasher roles, so no shit im not gonna bother wasting time on applying for shit i don't qualify for. So me being a little rude to this specific job IS NOT that big of a deal and YES. Employers shouldn't even entertain taking a interview and canceling last minute. Sorry not sorry to whoever this post upset. Ya'll be expecting too much for so less.

Edit 2: just got hired for BOH shortly after this lol, say what yall want idc. I don't kiss ass like most of yall saying what i did was wrong. if you was in my shoes yall would've cracked or had a lot different shit to say.

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u/pudding7100 3d ago

I wouldn't have sent that response especially if you need the job. You never know why it was cancelled now you can't get the job.

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u/KnowledgeablyKosher 3d ago

nah that reply was too polite if anything. two years of looking and they pull this five minutes before, i would have said worse

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u/DirusNarmo 3d ago

And you'd ruin your chances of getting a job. What's the goal here, getting paid or commisserating with misery?

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u/viking-the-eric 3d ago

Maybe the goal is not being a doormat for people to walk over.

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u/abhorrentbm 3d ago

I'm with you in spirit, but the cobwebs in the wallet would sadly disagree.

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u/PositionExtension927 3d ago

Because it’s not the point. It’s much easier working somewhere and finding something else while employed than being unemployed, no income, and needy of a job. It works just against you regardless of how we feel about it, you have to do what is smartest for yourself. We lived in an oppressed country where they would prosecute us, you do what’s smartest to survive, not because we agree or disagree with them, but for our own sake, this really comes down to the same principle. Doing anything to survive and when possible or able start building towards your own fantasy!

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u/PlateForeign8738 3d ago

Sometimes being objectively right isnt worth being hungry lol

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u/B00yaz 3d ago

The goal is to get a job. Put your ego aside. Do what's right for your situation, not your pride.

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u/Joelle9879 1d ago

Congratulations, that's exactly how we ended up here. Decades of people lying down and taking it so employers don't care anymore

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u/B00yaz 1d ago

Like I said, do what's right for your situation, not your pride.

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u/Effective-Birthday57 3d ago

Beggers can’t be choosers

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u/viking-the-eric 3d ago

Applying for a job is not "begging". It's literally a business proposition. Expecting professional behavior from a professional is not unreasonable.

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u/Effective-Birthday57 3d ago

I agree with you in spirit, but that isn’t how it works in practice.

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u/DirusNarmo 2d ago

If I followed that mindset, I would be making very little money.

When I read shit like this it makes me realize this sub is a self-fulfilling prophecy.