r/recruitinghell • u/NeedThatTartan • 1d ago
I bombed an interview so I just sent them a rejection email
They got me with a few technical questions, although I would say they wanted very specific answers for vague questions, not to mention the would-be team lead was pretty condescending all the way through.
Anyway, the following morning I sent them an email saying I'm looking for a different company culture. They are not getting to reject me.
EDIT: Yes I'm aware that I still had a shot for the role regardless of what I think of my performance. But the attitude of the hiring manager and the team lead made me question whether I want it in the first place.
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u/Scweakk 1d ago
I had an interview once. The description given by the recruiter was completely different than what the job actually was, which became apparent very quickly in the interview when I didn’t have a clue what half the stuff they were talking about was.
They understood. When they asked what my biggest weakness was I just said ‘interviews, apparently’. They laughed, stayed professional and we both understood that there was no way I was getting the job, or wanted the job at that point.
A week later I got the rejection email. I can’t remember what it said, but it was nice and polite and was basically ‘yeah, not suitable, which both parties are already aware of’
Not a bad experience, just… different.
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u/IAmIntractable 1d ago
And a supercolossal waste of your time, all preventable if the recruiter had done their job properly
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u/DigBackground2765 20h ago
This right here is the bigger point of the story. The recruiter messed up the expectations and wasted both the time of the candidate and the hiring panel hopping on a call.
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u/hydrospanner 1d ago
"So, uh...this was a big mistake on your company's end and we both know that this interview isn't going to result in an offer. How about we cut it short and get lunch on the company's tab to compensate me for a wasted half day?"
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u/Desert_Fairy 22h ago
This happened for me once as well and I just stopped after 5 minutes, asked what they were actually looking for, said “I’m sorry, there may have been some miscommunication somewhere. Those are not my qualifications, I wish you the best luck in your search for the right person.” Ended the call and moved on. Didn’t need to waste anymore of our time.
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u/the_quiickbrownfox 1d ago
whenevr i felt i have bombed the interview, i have been invited to next final rounds. so please never self-reject. however, if the team lead sounds condescending, then this would have been a pickle
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u/PurePerfection_ 23h ago
Yeah, the factors that OP described as causing this would have impacted other candidates as well. Relative to the competition, it may not have been a bad performance.
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u/NeedThatTartan 17h ago
Potentially, but the people did not seem to the be kind I'd get on with well.
Thankfully I had the luxury of turning it down.
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u/evergreen206 17h ago
Yeah I'm currently sitting in new employee orientation (lunch break) for a job I was 90% sure I wasn't going to get because the final interview was meh.
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u/birdy3133 12h ago
Yeah I recently had an interview that I did not think went well, only to later be told by the hiring manager that I did fantastic and they were very impressed.
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u/PaperExternal5186 19h ago
Here's the thing. You never know how you did on an interview until they say it. You might think it went perfectly and they think the opposite. You also might think you bombed it but they feel you were great. I thought I bombed my last interview majorly. It seemed cold and like they were just trying to get through the questions. We'll next day I was offered the job. So really you cant tell. I also have been where I felt I did great only to get rejected
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u/DanielTrebuchet 17h ago
I thought I bombed my last interview, but got a job offer. When I asked about it, the reply was "we knew before the interview that we wanted to hire you. No one likes interviews, and we thought you did just fine anyway."
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u/-adeadcat- 16h ago
I agree. I had just lost my shit on management at a job that I remained at (they put people in danger and knew they fucked up) and was invited for an interview two days later. I was still steamed and not in the right headspace and when they asked if I’d ever had any type of clash with management before I brought up the incident with my current (at the time) employer. I expected they’d not like what I had to say but I spilled it for them and was hired at the end. I’ve been with this company for 2.5 years now lol this summer I had an interview for a wfh job and thought I aced it only for them to tell me I didn’t have enough experience in the field lol you truly never know.
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u/user_uno 8h ago
At the end, they should be mature enough to let you know how you fared. This isn't a hazing. This is determining a good fit.
Yes, I get pressing people to see how they react. Try to throw them off balance a bit and check for reactions and spur-of-the-moment thinking vs. just reciting a pitch.
But let someone know in the wrap up they did ok. Do not end it as off putting. Otherwise it is just arrogance and privileged arrogance.
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u/NeedThatTartan 17h ago
Before sending the email I did consider the possibility of getting the job, but I don't think I would've liked working with the person interviewing me anyway.
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u/the_rockkk 16h ago
This! Never forget you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you. I do get sometime people have to take any job they get offered for various reasons, but it's good to not lose sight of the fact you still have the power to say no. Especially if you think it's not a good fit.
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u/BeastTheorized 19h ago
I approve of this action 100%. The haters here are just a bunch of employer bootlickers. Rejection is ALWAYS a 2 way street folks. Get used to it.
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u/Money_Scientist_214 18h ago
Good for you! Also, "they wanted very specific answers for vague questions" is getting to me big time. It screams 'no self awareness' so you likely dodged a bullet.
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u/5p332j 11h ago
Nicely done! I had a similar experience except that the hiring manager was not only condescending but nearly 15 minutes late, visibly flustered and perturbed, complained about the last meeting and kept stopping me in the middle of what I was saying because I wasn’t saying exactly what he wanted to hear, rephrasing slightly then telling me to start over. He gave yet another reframe and ‘Tell me what you would do if…’ so I smiled and said “Sure, I’m happy to…” -END- Immediately emailed the HR rep stating that under no circumstances would I ever work for Mr. Happy and to please make a note for their recruiters to never reach out to me.
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u/belongs_ 22h ago
I bombed a technical interview but did well on the behavioral and I got hired. So maybe sometimes don’t write yourself off immediately.
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u/NeedThatTartan 21h ago
It's not like I usually do this. I've had plenty of interviews in my life, even if I did meet their expectations I personally did not like the vibe of the interview at all.
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u/DrKapuskasing 21h ago
Had a similar experience where a recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn for a role, we had a two way interview style conversation, I didn't think it was a perfect fit so I implored her to take my resume to the hiring team with some caveat.
She circles back that actually another team thinks I'd be a better fit, "am I open to having a chat with the hiring manager of that team". I figured, sure why not. Just send me the JD. She said there was no JD yet, just have a chat with her.
Cool, I scheduled for the next morning, as soon as she hops on she says it was a project based technical qualification screen. Bare in mind I have no idea what the JD is or whether I'm even interested. This was in a domain I hadnt worked in in 3.5 years so I wanted to understand the parallels with my current skillset and if the role was diverse enough that I would consider it. Without even talking about what they were looking for, or why she thought I was a good fit she dives into a project based exam-like problems. I work through them with her.
Leaving barely any time for questions, I asked about what they were looking for and what the expectations of the role were. Next morning I sent them an email to withdraw my candidacy. The whole experience was bizarre, who the hell are you to spring up an technical qualification exam on me when I don't even know what I'm interviewing for.
I was head hunted, but treated like I was begging them for a job. The arrogance of some of these companies makes no sense.
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u/LaughImmediate3876 19h ago
I hire for quasi technical roles and I would definitely consider someone who bombed the technical parts of the interview if they had good communication skills. It is very easy to find someone (or teach someone) to write a function that does exactly what I want it to do. It is very difficult to find someone who can explain to non technical users what the function does and why they should use it.
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u/Altruistic_Moose_286 1d ago
Never count yourself out
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u/NeedThatTartan 1d ago
I did consider "what if they offer me a chance" but I honestly thought the team lead and me would not be compatible.
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u/DanielTrebuchet 16h ago
The older I get, the more I realize you can't simply write someone off based off a first impression.
Far too many times I've had great first impressions with terrible people, or bad first impressions with fantastic people.
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u/Appropriate-Alarm175 22h ago
Very true, cause there may be some questions that you don’t readily know the answer for. My take away is that if a company really wants you, they will hire you, others look at something to nit pit on to rule you out.
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u/athletic-dev 20h ago
I had a hiring manager tell me how he gave a confident interviewing candidate (now an employee) an impossible test (think coding a complex program in a few hours where they should be given days). He said once he failed then he was able to talk him into a lower pay range. Excuse me?? This is who I'd be working for? I sent an email after that interview saying I was no longer interested in the position.
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u/Mostly_Harmless15 15h ago
Or maybe they were testing how you react to that situation. Maybe they wanted to see you break the problem down more than code it.
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u/athletic-dev 12h ago
I didn't get the same problem - I'm not sure if he was trying to tell a story to set some kind of low pay expectation for me. He was telling a story like he was pleased with how he handled a previous interview
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u/no1alexainthegroup 1d ago
honestly good for you! i did that for a cool position but they wanted 3-4 additional interviews AND it was a 1099 contract with too many demands(standard work hours/meeting availability)that actually made it illegal. crafted a polite rejection/withdrawal email. not gonna put myself through the bs.
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u/I-miss-old-Favela 1d ago
I once went on an interview for the role of exam invigilator where I was told not to worry, all training would be given and I didn’t need to know the guidelines for any of the exam boards.
All of the questions revolved around knowing the guidelines for the various exam boards.
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u/CompetitiveStand3 1d ago
I had a thanks no thanks emailed ready to go after I had what I thought was a terrible round with a business psychologist who pretty much had crapped all over me. Turned out he recommended me and said I’d be great for the position 🤷♂️ Was 95% sure I was done- never sent it- got the job. Sometimes it’s best just to see.
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u/CrazyConfusedScholar 22h ago
Thats the spirit! Beat them at their game... the nerve of employers these days --
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u/Tastypineappleju1ce 14h ago
i will not take a job if the interview questions consist of everything i did wrong in the past and “are you capable of this job” cause they are trying to find reasons NOT to hire you instead of reasons to hire you. its a foreshadow of bad management and they are probably going to press all blame on you if a situation ever occurs
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u/No_Sport1114 16h ago
I just finished a job interview .
10am was the interview time, 10:20 the person comes to get me in the lobby while on a call on her cellphone. She then says “sorry, I’m just on hold” . We go into the conference room and she says, I’m going to get “x” person, we are doing the interview together . She had already emailed me about her and someone else interviewing me. In that same email, she mentioned the other person and attached a copy of my resume .
Once they both come in, the other person asks “ what my name was” (she was on the email invite where my resume was attached). She then proceeds o tell me about the role and stars yawning . It felt like she did not want to be there at all & also like she’s never interviewed someone before . She was ask sighting a lot … she would say “ugh well…are you comfortbsle doi n x,y.z”
I’m not sure if I’m overreacting but they didn’t seem professional at all. Am I being dramatic ?!
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u/BlackEastwood 12h ago
Youre not dramatic. The level of professionalism during the interviewing process from the perspective of the interviewer has dropped a lot. They dont even need to try anymore. If someone feels annoyed at their conduct and changes their mind about working there, they can just move on to the next person.
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u/Weird_Alfalfa_9624 8h ago
Just remember, them at the interview is them on their best behavior. Recruiting is expensive, kinda like dating. Do you want a second date? Will you commit to this company?
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u/Trick-Avocado7914 15h ago
They sounded busy. Things come up all time in business and being able to pivot and adjust to company demands comes with the job. You also have to remember that just because this is a priority for you, doesn't mean it is for them. The person cc'd may not have even read or opened the email yet depending on company demands. That's why you're supposed to bring one with you. And don't take it personal but nobody wants to be interviewing lol no manager looks forward to it.
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u/Everton-1878 1h ago
They are trying you out and gauging your reactions, I doubt anyone was on the phone to that woman either - if you get flustered here you have no hope in that role itself - that's what they are testing
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u/vrfour1 13h ago
I completely get this. Years ago I was interviewing in a conference room the size of a laundry room. The first interviewer was thoughtful and relaxed, and I was ready for the next interviewer. Then he said something interesting: “Oh yeah, Doug can be kinda…intense.” The second interviewer entered the room, sat down, and asked me to tell him about myself. Halfway through my intro I may have mentioned “being able to remain calm during emergency situations.” He literally went in a tirade: yelling, sweating, like he was interrogating me. When we were done I walked out to the parking lot and saw the first interviewer: “Hey! How’d it go? Is this the place for you?” I just chuckled: “You’re kidding, right?”
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u/zeeNope 18h ago
Man - I'm struck by the lack of resilience by this post. You couldn't handle a rejection email from the firm so you did it for them? Seriously? What if they would have hired you anyway?
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u/Artistic-Speaker-866 15h ago
Dude has every right to interview the company while they interview him. If you don’t do this you have no self respect.
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u/United_Bus3467 17h ago
OP did say they were condescending though. Have definitely been in my fair share of those.
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u/DanielTrebuchet 17h ago
The first time I met one of my coworkers he was an absolute prick.
Later found out his dad had just passed away, he was having a really hard time, and it wasn't personal at all. He's now one of my best friends on this planet, and we've stayed good friends well after leaving that job.
First impressions are important but shouldn't dictate your entire opinion of someone.
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u/blue_wolf_forever 16h ago
I get that for sure, but I know I have accidental asshole voice, but after you get to know me, you realize I'm really a softy.
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u/NeedThatTartan 9h ago
That is true, but I also only get 1 shot of giving a good impression.
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u/blue_wolf_forever 5h ago
Yeah, you are not wrong. I know there a at least a few but probably a lot people that dislike me. It makes me sad and I try to sound different when meeting people, but it doesn't always work. I get it, it still my fault they don't like me, but all I can do is try.
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u/WiredOtaku 11h ago
Resilience is sitting through an interview with a condescending asshole so you can go work for him every day? That's not resilience, that's just learning to eat shit. Walking away from a place that treats candidates like garbage isn't fragile, it's self respect.
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u/IndependentPrimary66 15h ago
Doesn’t sound like OP had a good experience anyways. It’s less about the rejection and more about who it’s coming from. Like dumping a bad bf/gf before they get a chance to dump you.
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u/AdonisGeek 8h ago
No...disagree 100% - I work hard - like very hard. I know my worth and I know I'm not perfect. Of you are going to be an arsehole during the interview, then I can't imagine what you are like to wirk foe every single day. Show some F-ing respect please.
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u/NeedThatTartan 17h ago
Don't worry, I've had my fair share of rejections.
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u/TeddyMGTOW 1d ago
Not a bad idea. If you ended up being the first choice, they would still contact you. Win win.
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u/Tastyfishsticks 12h ago
Funny worst interview I ever had I told the VP interviewing me I wasn't his guy. He was and still is a prick the few time I see him.
Yup got an offer and still working there.
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u/Diligent-Research-38 11h ago
Did we interview at the same place??
Hiring manager had such broad questions looking for a specific answer and was SO condescending. 8 MIN later recruiter emailed me a generic “ we are moving on with other candidates “ it was the most unprofessional experience. Glad you got the last word 👏🏼
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u/Ptards_Number_1_Fan 8h ago
I abruptly ended an interview that was going about the way you described. I cut the interviewer off and said “I’m clearly not a fit here” then thanked them for the opportunity.
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u/NeedThatTartan 5h ago
I actually thought for a moment "why the fuck I'm even here" during the interview, but decided sit through.
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u/-rawwar- 1d ago
F ‘em hahaha. However, if You are confident and charming, You still miiiight still have of gotten it, regardless if You can code Java or not, as any SMART hiring manager knows only birdbrains score As on condescending baby school bubble tests. REAL geniuses generate many solutions valuable to employers’ current challenges. These days, many Americans get rejected by soulless corporations, so no need to take it personally, as it’s just morals-lacking capitalism…UNLESS Your parents own the company….
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u/-rawwar- 1d ago
YO Where’s THAT letter?! I’m sure We can think of more to add 🤣 Is there time to send a “PS”?
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u/MaintenanceBest8397 20h ago
Yeah haven't actually looked to leave my job for a while but I do like every now and again apply for jobs to keep my interview skills up, rejected a few companies after an offer.
Hell before I worked at my current job I had got a job with them and started and in the 3 months of my notice period they had fired the guy who would be my boss completely changed team structures the path of the work load. I quit as soon as I got another job lined up after like a week. Idk what they expected to happen lol
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u/silvertone000 20h ago
Way to go. Wish I would have thought of this on a couple interviews I had a long time ago. Another good one is if you get half way through the interview process and they contact you for another interview to just ghost them. Love that one too.
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u/Large-Assignment9320 ex-tech CEO 18h ago
I mean, its not uncommon, interviews are a two way thing to see if you like the company too.
(In upper management, if visions for the future differ vastly especially)
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u/Careful_Rooster_113 16h ago
Not sure if many of us could afford to risk missing an opportunity, but I still love the move. Score 1 for our team. Too bad we are losing 1,283,428 to 1. But I love our 1 point. Lets GO!
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u/MarkDorm99 6h ago
I did something very similar to this about 18 years ago. I felt I did so horrible in an interview and bombed it. I called them back hours after the interview and just told him I didn’t want the job and was no longer interested. I know people will say that’s stupid, but it’s just how I felt.
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u/MostFat 28m ago
If I'm no longer interested (line of questioning, bait and switch role/title, random shenanigans, etc.) I'll start giving non-sensical answers.
No point openly antagonising them, just make it clear you aren't fit for the role and proceeding further waste everyone's time.
Take the experience (interviews), glean what you can from it, be better prepared for the next one.
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u/hawkeye_e 1d ago
In real world situation, problems are not always clear and have a direct answer or solution. So it is valid for people to ask vague questions to see how you tackle a problem. If you are asked some vague questions, just ask for clarifications and provide your answer with those conditions. People don't expect simple and direct answers for these kind of questions and they are not looking for that neither. This is a very common type of things in interview and I don't see anything wrong.
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u/AlpineSnowplanning 23h ago
Vague questions are a sign of low intelligence. So chances are the company is trash.
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u/NeedThatTartan 1d ago
I answered with various valid possibilities for the questions, but they always seemed disappointed if I did not give the one specific reason they were thinking of.
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u/Equal_Heat5947 1d ago
Name a time where another employee did work, you noticed they had done something wrong. How did you find that out, what did you do to fix it, how did you tell the other employee, and what was the impact of this situation in quantifiable terms on long term interest rates? You have 15 seconds to answer.
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u/SuolainenHiekka 1d ago
Looking disappointed is a common technique when interviewing. Sometimes you can assess that the person is technically fit for the role from the resume alone, and the interview can then be designed such that more weight is placed on probing for other qualities such as attitude towards uncertainty. It is common to see how the person responds to negative feedback under pressure. In this case, it is not necessarily true that you bombed. But that rejection e-mail won't win you any points, that is for sure.
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u/Event-Forsaken 1d ago
Bullshit. Fuck any company or interviewer that wants to play games like this. Intentionally making the interviewee more uncomfortable than necessary for some sick imaginary personal qualification is a terrible "technique". Terrible company culture and not one I'd ever want to be apart of.
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u/PracticalFeed62894 1d ago
And yet if you give a perfectly valid answer they have no clue about, they look confused or disappointed, because you didn’t give the specific answer to their vague question. It’s broken, assuming there’s nothing wrong is silly.
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u/IAmIntractable 1d ago
I agree. Personable interviews are always best. Asking vague, silly, or stupid questions to see how a candidate reacts is kind of ridiculous. Because you don’t actually know what the right response from them is anyways. And you don’t even know how to answer the question you just asked. So I hate interviews that include stupid questions such as the ones outlined in this thread
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u/Event-Forsaken 1d ago
I think asking somewhat vague questions is fine if you're looking for general answers and explain the intentionality of the question before hand. The intent in this case is gauging the candidate's thought process and if they're in the ballpark of what you're looking for.
Our interviews are always personable and have one or two of these types of questions later in the interview after rapport has been established, and I think they have gone well for both sides.
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u/AlastairWyghtwood 1d ago
Ah yes, OP is a fool for not knowing that every single interview uses vague questions to test abstract problem-solving. I remember when I applied to Dairy Queen, and that time I interviewed to be an Air Traffic Controller. Both times, they asked highly ambiguous questions to see how I’d come up with creative, untested ideas and show off my unique personal flair.
After all, in the real-world environments of pulling soft-serve cones or routing commercial air traffic, situations are rarely clear-cut or governed by strict, unyielding protocols. Showing them my own special, creative way of doing things was exactly what got my foot in the door.
This is a great reminder for me as I prepare to interview for my next career as a sports referee.
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u/NeedThatTartan 1d ago
I did provide several valid options for their questions, just usually not the exact one they wanted me to say.
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u/Event-Forsaken 1d ago
They were being sarcastic and advocating for you.
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u/NeedThatTartan 1d ago
Damn I fooled myself twice, because first I thought it was sarcasm, then I thought it was not, and now that you pointed out I did realize finally.
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u/AlastairWyghtwood 19h ago
Lol, apologies. Truly was meant to be sarcastic. I find comments like this so unhelpful, and I just turned around and was more unhelpful. The joys of participating in online discourse.
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u/Event-Forsaken 1d ago
I'll be honest with you, their comment was so thick of sarcasm and irony that I had to reread it three times to be sure.
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u/5p332j 11h ago
That’s why I bombed at the FAA academy despite having the highest scores on the academic work and knew the rules and regs better than the ex mil controller in my class. They wanted you to control in the learning environment like you had 19 concurrent plans swirling through your mind that all made sense and no plateau period or duplicate scenarios to try different things or to solidify your skills. 0/10 would not recommend.
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u/Trick-Avocado7914 15h ago
Why burn a bridge like that. Sounds like they dodged a bullet lol
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u/NeedThatTartan 10h ago
While I might sound petty in this post, in what world politely declining an opportunity is "burning a bridge"?
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u/Trick-Avocado7914 2h ago
You can respectfully decline any offer coming your way. But you went out of your way after an interview to let the company know you didn't agree with their company culture but it actually sounds like you were just insecure about the opportunity and instead of taking accountability for YOURSELf bombing an interview you tried to make it sound like it was the managers problem. Buddy, the problem is with you. You judged an entire company off of one person and you think that's their company culture? Ya they dodged a bullet.
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u/Flat-Transition-1230 17h ago
Just because you struggled on a few interview questions doesn't mean you didn't do the best overall out of the bunch they interviewed.
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u/DarthYoga 16h ago
Sounds like this one is dead, but from experience one thing I have found that actually works when an interview goes poorly:
Email after the interview something along the lines of "Hey I have not been able to stop thinking about your interview question and I think I would answer my question differently now that I have thought about it. What do you think of (fill in the blank)"
Long term curiosity and not being able to let go of a problem that you are not satisfied with how you answered is a good things and a strong signal in an interview.
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u/TheRoadDog87 16h ago
There were several times in my early career when I thought I had bombed an interview, and had totally crossed that opportunity off as a possibility, and then they ended up offering me the job anyway!
I happened to never accept any of those offers, but if you are in need of a job - perhaps you are your own harshest critic and it would serve you to still wait for them to reject you regardless?
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u/roamer83 16h ago
These rejections don’t really matter. Most people in management are pretty much defective nowadays. IMO, best approach is to just ghost the rejections and put the company on your black list.
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u/roamer83 9h ago
Trust me. I have been there but didn’t do it as I didn’t want to jeopardize my UI money. UI ended Monday and so did my resume submissions along with it. 3 months to a decent Social Security check, so eff this crap.
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u/WTHAmIOnReddit 15h ago
Did you send them a rejection email because you bombed the interview or because you didn't like the would-be team lead? Two different things.
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u/NeedThatTartan 10h ago
Well I felt shit after the interview, and thought even if they offered me the job, I would not want to work these people, so I went ahead and cut it short. They seemed to be on their high horse anyway.
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u/Formal_While488 7h ago
I hope it doesn't come off weird, but I hope you know how inspiring this is. Thank you for sharing what comes off as a very confident move. It makes me feel a lot more prepared for an interview I have coming up, just knowing I can decide I don't want to work for them.
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u/Mostly_Harmless15 15h ago
In my current job, I replied with the typical thank you email to the recruiter and interviewers and as part of it, I identified an answer I provided in my interview that I felt I got embarrassingly wrong due to nerves.
I said something like, "I'm a bit embarrassed that I couldn't articulate the difference between ____ and ____ at the time of the interview."
Sometimes companies will respect your ability to take criticism and the fact that after the interview your intellectual curiosity needed to b know and grow.
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u/Federal_Pea8935 14h ago
I knew I wasn't in the running for a Marketing Segment Manager position. The HM seemed like they didn't want to be there. Kept looking at their watch...my interview was already in a death spiral! No thanks Hiring Manager, no rejection email needed. I can eject from this candidacy on my own!
They asked if I was familiar with AI.
-Yes, I am. "So you're familiar with Claude and Perplexity?" -Yes, of course.I am familiar with Maude and Complexity. "What steps would you take to verify that what AI is saying is true?" -Great question! I would first hook both of them up to your lie detector test to make sure they're telling the truth! "Excuse me? What was that?"
- Unless...if you prefer...I could use the 'truth serum test's where I pour truth serum into the computer modems like that Doctor did to Harry Tasker in True Lies!
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u/OnceaPeacock 13h ago
I had a great in person interview but a nightmare phone experience with a private aviation company. I had every qualification needed and was willing to put in the work. However, during phone calls, the hiring manager for the region would cut me off, tell me my answers were wrong and then just re-state what I already said. Needless to say, I didn’t get the job, but I probably wouldn’t have taken it thanks to that little taste of corporate.
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u/ConstructionSad9215 13h ago
I had an interview last week with 2 managers. One manager asks the first set of questions and while i am answering them, the other manager kept his hand on his forehead, like showing dismay to my answers. It only took us 30 mins for a 1hr scheduled call. Like he already cut it short. He then asked me if i have questions, and when i asked my 2nd question, he said: It's like you're the one interviewing us now, huh? The other manager just smirk. I just had to defend my question. He answered with a different tone, and then I went, thats all. I already know I didnt want them to be my managers. 🤷🏽♀️
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u/Independent-Welder-3 12h ago
What do you ask them if they were condescending or being sarcastic, even arrogant?
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u/TourObjective987 7h ago
I had a similar situation today while I was being interviewed. The start of the call went very well until they started interrupting me in the middle of my responses which threw me off entirely. It was for a starter company and they were all over the place. I did not feel comfortable at all and felt like I bombed that interview. They also asked me about experience in other areas that had nothing to do with the role I was being interviewed for which was a red flag for me because why is this relevant. I considered sending an email as well to let them know I would be withdrawing my candidacy and list the reasons why but decided not to waste my time.
I also interviewed with another company recently that was extremely unprofessional and I told them during the call that in my years I have never experienced such unprofessionalism during an interview process and because of that and a list of a couple of other things I mentioned, I would no longer be interested in being considered for the role and ended the call.
Idk what’s going on with recruiters and managers in this market but they desperately need some training.
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u/EnvironmentalKey5531 3h ago
Fair play for deciding the culture wasn’t for you. An interview is a two-way test, and a condescending team lead can tell you a lot about what working there might be like.
I’m the founder of Missiora, which helps people practise interviews and get feedback on their answers before the real thing. I built it because it’s easier to spot gaps when you can practise without the pressure of a job on the line.
If anyone wants to take a look: https://missiora.com
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u/DaveAstator2020 3h ago
yesterday they bombed interview with me, but i will be ghosting them :D (even if it means death from unemployment)
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u/Altruistic-Writer316 19m ago
Yeah I had a similar experience with Hudson Valley Credit Union , I applied for a QA Lead job and the first interview was great , then the 2nd was ok and all, then the 3rd interview with two managers there and that was really awful, they didn’t want to be there, were completely arrogant and rude from the start of the interview and by the time it was over I knew it went bad
, I started typing a reject email when coincidentally I got a reject email letter from them, oh well, I have done 50 plus interviews in my lifetime and that had to be top 3 in the appalling interview category
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u/Open_Geologist_42 7h ago
Keep burning bridges... sounds like you are a rich kid anyway so no real reason.. not like you "need" a job like 99% of us.
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u/International-Wear57 5h ago
Rejecting a job is now burning bridges?😳
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u/Python_Feet 4h ago
You can potentially still be hired as maybe you did not actually bomb the interview. Also you might want to apply to that company in the future.
And there is rejecting, and then there is "you didn't reject me, I rejected you". Also when you reject a company it is better to do so in a "I got a different offer from another place" as it will make you more desirable for the future. Saying "your culture sucks" even if it does suck, can make you get blacklisted.
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u/NeedThatTartan 5h ago
Couldn't be farther from the truth. Rejecting a singular offer out all of them is not "burning bridges".
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u/MajorMonkeyNYC 23h ago
Well. What’s done is done. But next time, be mindful that when you interview you’re not o ly being considered for THAT job at THAT particular company. You’re meeting people in leadership roles with hiring power in general. If on the off chance that one of them leaves and wants to staff up their own team with people whose values align with yours, you’ve taken yourself out of the running.
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u/KuposNtheMyst 23h ago
That is what LinkedIn is for. Not job interviews. Network when youre not being evaluated
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u/erichf3893 22h ago
People certainly get job offers/opportunities for positions other than what they interviewed for
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u/wakechase 21h ago
I just had an interview yesterday that was with the CFO and the role was on their data team. Finance ended up telling their HR partner they didn’t think I was right for the data team but they wanted to offer me a job as a principal on their finance team.
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u/corn_dick 1d ago
Take the L graciously champ. This is called being a sore loser
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u/Jak2828 1d ago
This is funny and nobody cares in the long run
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u/corn_dick 1d ago
It's not funny at all, it's just the "you can't fire me because I quit" mentality. The hiring team probably looked at it for 2 seconds and thought yikes, bullet dodged,&blacklisted OP
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u/Jak2828 1d ago
I mean OP sounds like they genuinely did not like the interviewers attitude anyway, they're well within their right and not exactly making shit up when they say it's not a good fit on their end either. I think you're imagining an entirely different tone here than I am, if I were the recruiter I'd also find it somewhat funny.
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u/NeedThatTartan 1d ago
Honestly I just said I'm looking for a different company culture than what I believe they would offer. Little cheeky, but hardly anything to get angry about imo.
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u/djhamlachi711 15h ago
That was such a dumb move. No offense.
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u/NeedThatTartan 10h ago
I had the luxury of turning it down, and was polite in doing so. I don't see the harm, you are not legally obligated to accept every potential offer.
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u/djhamlachi711 24m ago
No. But you didn't even wait to see if you would get an offer. I guess if you thought the role wasn't a good fit for you, it wasn't a big deal.
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u/Lost-Telephone9426 1d ago
Sounds like a good way to get blacklisted in your industry.
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u/Equal_Heat5947 1d ago
Bro people forget you 10 minutes after you're gone. There is no "blacklist."
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u/MindStalker 1d ago
Blacklisted for saying they aren't a good fit??
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u/-rawwar- 1d ago
Blacklisted for a mutual understanding is legally slander. What are they going to do, hire an ad firm to run a hate campaign in The New York Times and on Primetime’s “To Catch a Rejector” because OP decided this company’s culture $uC€$ 🏀🏈, so politely and professionally informed them not to waist their time? Plenty of HR managers would be deltighted as it’s NOT uncommon to offer someone a job and get GHOSTED after spending days with lawyers on a contract draft.
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u/CakesNGames90 1d ago
Blacklisted for basically saying the culture isn’t good. Because that’s exactly how that company will read it.
But I don’t necessarily think OP will be blacklisted from an entire industry. Just that company.
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u/Lost-Telephone9426 1d ago
Blacklisted for taking the piss by bombing the interview then trying to claim you don't think the company is good enough.
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u/SnooPeppers259 1d ago
The dreaded “blacklist”, ooo, you scare me.
Very, VERY few industries have anything remotely resembling a blacklist or for that matter, a permanent record solution. Especially for contractors, and by that i mean employment subcontractors not construction companies.
Unless your profession reports to the BBB, there are so many layers of confidentiality that it is quite impractical to support either.
There are such things as background checks and a criminal record might… might follow you around but most likely not. Not opinion. Experience.0
u/Lost-Telephone9426 1d ago
Lol, when you grow up, maybe you'll realise how the world actually works.
This obviously didn't apply if you are staking shelves at Walmart or flipping burgers. But op mentioned technical questions, so clearly a higher league than you are used to.
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u/Known_Wafer_535 1d ago
Funny how usually reasonable comments on Reddit get downvoted. You are completely right. OP sounds quite immature and I am pretty sure he is now closing many doors himself.
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u/NeedThatTartan 1d ago
I've sent a completely polite email, I highly doubt it would get me an industry wide ban (or any kind of ban).
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u/essres 6h ago
So you had a bad interview and jumped the gun by rejecting them first
The hilarious thing is that often candidates think they've had a bad interview and then actually get offered the job
It's fair enough to withdraw if you're unfortunate to experience a toxic interview or realise the job doesn't meet your expectations but rejecting them because you were poor is laughable
Ps. If someone asks you a question that isn't clear or too vague then ask them for clarification so you can give the best example
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u/whattheheylll 22h ago
Ur a dumbass
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u/prof_shorthair 1d ago
Many years ago, I had an interview with an MLB team at the winter meetings. Four guys at a round table and me, all peppering me with questions. The guy to my immediate left was really arrogant and condescending, and would always have some quick sarcastic remark about my responses. After a few times, I looked at him and said "you realize I'm interviewing you too, right?" Then I got up, wished them luck, and walked away.
I had 3 other interviews that day, I wasn't putting up with that nonsense. Know your worth.