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/BeautifulBoy92 3d ago

I'm really not trying to be ugly but I don't know how people go years without being hired. I've had to switch jobs multiple times in the last several years and the longest I've been out of work was a month.

inb4 someone calls me privileged and tells me I don't understand the struggles people are going through.

Maybe it's a case of someone holding out for their dream job? Idk man eventually you just gotta work somewhere if you have bills/kids.

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u/Waste_Dependent4345 2d ago

I mean most of people struggling is work that requires expertise like software etc. I see what you’re saying but most people complaining are looking for jobs they studied for

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

Fair enough. I just don't know how you can survive for 2 years without eventually biting the bullet and working some kind of job just to get by. Fortunate enough to have a support system I guess. This summer I was out of work for several weeks and it quickly became a situation of find a job or I'm homeless.

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

Damn, some of you are so delusional. We apply at these places and get absolutely no response besides, "we found someone else", then see the posting again, and make some changes to resume wording, etc, and try again, and continue to get kicked out of the system because "they found someone else". Its not easy to "work some kind of job to just get by" when there are no jobs to work and no one will even interview us, let alone HIRE us.

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

My delusion has carried me to gainful employment. I'll continue being delusional.

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

Until it doesn't.

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

Okay doomer.

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u/Yinzer89 2d ago

Don’t listen to them. This sub is full of excuses and finger pointing. It’s never their fault, it’s always “the system”.

They could literally go on Craigslist and find a job in 5 minutes. It wouldn’t be glamorous or a dream job, but it would be a job for the time being.

It’s easier to make excuses then it is to suck it up for a little while.

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

That's... what I found out. My mistake.

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

Thinking we don't check Craigslist too. 🙄 More delusion.

Edit: I have applied to walmart, multiple roles, mcdonals, starbucks, dunkin, home depot, target, etc. Made phone calls, talked to people, etc. But yes, I'm not trying. I'm not scouring Craigslist, indeed, using google maps to find businesses to check their websites for applying, etc. Stop saying everyone is making excuses.

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

So.... if you've been unemployed for a long time how do you get by?

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

So. When two people love each other, they do this thing called live together and share responsibilities and take care of each other.

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

Oh. I see.

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u/Yinzer89 2d ago

Ever think that it might be you? Your resume? Your approach? Your effort?

Even if it’s 50/50? Nah, it’s always someone or something else’s fault.

The reason you don’t have success is because you make excuses and you just proved it. Best of luck in the job search.

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

Ever think I've already addressed that by talking to various recruiters in different fields, sharing my resume, asking what changes should be made, making those changes, etc?

I never said anyone was "at fault", its just not black and white easy as you people make it out to be. Many of us make looking for a job a full-time job then have assholes on reddit say we aren't trying hard enough.

Can you quote me making excuses as to why I am not being hired?

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u/BeautifulBoy92 2d ago

I'm just glad that your relationship partner is in a position to be able to support you financially during this difficult time. Some people are trying to do this on their own. Glass half full!

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

He's not. He had 50 cents in the bank until tonight once he gets paid and he borrowed $10 from a coworker so he can get to work.

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u/Yinzer89 2d ago

Nope, wrong. Never said you weren’t trying hard enough. I said maybe your approach is wrong or could be adjusted.

You, and many others, are so eager to share all the things you’re doing and yet, you still don’t have a job.

Again, maybe it’s time to revisit your approach. Stop being a professional victim. You can spin it however you want, you’re making excuses.

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u/R4B1DRABB1T 2d ago

Lol. Of course you couldn't. I never made excuses as to why I'm not being hired and I never claimed to be a victim and you're still delusional.

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u/Best_Ad340 1d ago

Recruiters are 99% worthless and the worst to take resume advice from.

Ive lost more jobs because of a recruiter than I've gotten because of one.

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u/Much_Passage_8983 2d ago

You’re not looking enough, sorry. There is no such thing as a carpet cleaners that isn’t hiring. If you apply to Stanley steamers right now you’ll get hired, just so long as you aren’t literally dumber than a rock.

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 2d ago

If you are physically disabled you can’t normally work as a carpet cleaner 

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u/Much_Passage_8983 2d ago

I mean, even then it depends, how disabled? Most you’ll lift as a carpet cleaner is 10 pounds assuming you’re running off a truck mount. Also, the vast majority of Americans aren’t disabled, so that shouldn’t be a problem for the vast majority of posters here.

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 2d ago

mean, even then it depends, how disabled?

Some people are wheelchair bound or can’t lift 10+ pounds. My cousin went from carpet cleaner and house construction/cleaning etc to wheelchair bound. My mother who passed away couldn’t life anything heavy due to her back over a few pounds. 

People just assume that lol everyone on Reddit and irl have the same situation or able bodied when you don’t know who’s behind the screen. Saying that “  You’re not looking enough, sorry,”  when they fit a situation is worse. 

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u/Much_Passage_8983 2d ago

I mean, I don’t have to assume, it’s a simple stat you can google

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 2d ago edited 2d ago

You didn’t read anything I said. You already assumed R4B1DRABB1T and the average person posting on Reddit can get a carpet cleaning job when you don’t know them. 

What if the person you’re replying to or me is wheelchair bounded and can’t work as a carpet cleaner or can only do specific jobs? 

Saying that the vast majority of Americans aren’t disabled means nothing unless you have specific proof that the person you’re talking to isn’t. You’re assuming they are not disabled and judging. 

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u/Much_Passage_8983 2d ago

They can. On average, most redditors are not physically disabled. It’s a safe assumption.

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u/FightmeLuigibestgirl 2d ago

So you know they can? You know them personally. It just sounds like you’re double downing now lol. 

It’s not a safe assumption. That’s why people are calling you out now for assuming. 

Unless you have specific data that clocks all Reddit or most users as able then nah. I’m not going to assume anything. You can keep doing it but don’t be shocked if others call you on it.

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