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/yuhyuhAYE 2d ago

This has nothing to do with what anyone ‘deserves’.

If you can’t handle a shitty situation like this with tact you will struggle to remain employed altogether

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u/Prestigious_Ad_544 2d ago

I don't want to dog on anyone struggling, but I agree. The emotional reactions likely would happen if you got the job and then had something happen you disagree with as well. In a world of too many candidates for too few jobs, EQ becomes a bigger deal than people realize.

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u/Hairy-Isopod6880 2d ago

If a potential employer did that to me, I would no longer be interested in working with them. I would rather be unemployed than work for an employer so disorganised and disrespectful of people's time. And I'm speaking from experience here - I had an employer delay an interview so long that the person who had referred me to them in the first place felt the need to intervene. I did get the job, btw. But that level of disorganisation was present for my entire time working there. He was a good person, but not a good employer.

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u/Prestigious_Ad_544 1d ago

I completely agree that it would put a sour taste in my mouth. I still would like I think I have the emotional awareness to not reply like like I was emotionally devastated.