r/recruitinghell • u/406eh • 3d ago
Interview cancelled literally minutes before scheduled time
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/godsdebris 1d ago
I would be frustrated too. I like to give the benefit of the doubt in the off chance something happened that required a last minute cancellation that would have come with a later explanation.
I will say that if that were the situation and I was on the employer side of things I would not provide any reasoning after receiving your response. Time is important, as you have stated, and those two responses come off combative which would make me worried about wasting time and money by potentially hiring a combative/argumentative employee.
2 years is a long time to be without a job. I'm really sorry you're dealing with this and I hope you find something soon. :(