Hoyt Ag said:
Earlier in the year, I had my first new grad bring his mom to an interview. Like, into the building with him.
Had another parent send me a scathing FB message for not hiring their daughter. That was a first.
Hah GAYYYY
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I once had a guy that was 24 years old bring his mother to his interview. She insisted on sitting in. I informed her that it was in her son's best interest if she didn't. She refused and I refused the rest of the interview. Was completely dumbfounded.
Hank the Grifter said:
I get now what they were doing but I'm still not a fan of that "ambush" style of interview. Anyway, live and learn….
It sucks when you are looking hard or need a job. But my experience is anyone who allows people to play games as part of an interview for a position of need is a company that will play games with more important things like PTO, compensation, and performance reviews later once you are an employee and they have all the leverage.
Good companies don't allow unstable people to be the face of their company.
Its so crazy that yall aren't interviewing these moms. I would lean in so hard just for the story.
And ask for a reference from elementary school teachers as they walk out.
And ask for a reference from elementary school teachers as they walk out.
swimmerbabe11 said:
Its so crazy that yall aren't interviewing these moms. I would lean in so hard just for the story.
And ask for a reference from elementary school teachers as they walk out.
Yup I would invite them with open arms and just see how far down the crazy /hilarious rabbit hole it goes.
See how many questions the moms answers and even throw her some questions specifically.
"Which kid do you love most"..
"When did you get divorced"
Really play into it
Last interview went fine except for the bad offer I was made. They took a week to send me the full benefits package, wouldnt budge on PTO, salary, bonus, or even writing to do a midcycle review to assess, then got upset with me when I turned them down. Oh well.
I had an interview when I was trying to find my first job out of A&M. Did a phone interview and then in person interview in Dallas. The Regional Sales Mgr who I was interviewing with was based out of the midwest and flew down to meet with me. He set up the interview to be in the hotel he was staying at in Dallas which was right across 75 from SMU. They had a sign at the entrance to the hotel "Welcome SMU HS Cheer Camp Participants." Initially we sat in the dining area but decided to move bc it was kind of loud and found an empty conference center and sat at a table in there to do the interview.
Not long after we started talking, groups of HS cheerleaders started enterring the conference room. Before long the entire conference room was filled with dozens of HS cheerleading teams praciting their cheers and whatever hs cheerleaders do. We stayed in there for close to an hour. It was almost impossible to hear anything and of course incredibly distracting. At the end of the interview the guy was extremely impressed w my ability to focus and my listening skills and told me I almost got kicked in the head a couple of times lol. I couldn't hardly hear him so it took all of the focus and attention I could muster. I got the job offer.
Not long after we started talking, groups of HS cheerleaders started enterring the conference room. Before long the entire conference room was filled with dozens of HS cheerleading teams praciting their cheers and whatever hs cheerleaders do. We stayed in there for close to an hour. It was almost impossible to hear anything and of course incredibly distracting. At the end of the interview the guy was extremely impressed w my ability to focus and my listening skills and told me I almost got kicked in the head a couple of times lol. I couldn't hardly hear him so it took all of the focus and attention I could muster. I got the job offer.
Has anyone been asked inappropriate questions?
I have only heard of people 3rd hand, but no one has told me that they were asked such questions.
I have only heard of people 3rd hand, but no one has told me that they were asked such questions.
I'll let you decide.
Back when I was interviewing before graduating, I visited onsite the company in Houston, some kind of manufacturing business.
It was one of those that lasted about 6 hours, was even taken to lunch where the questions didn't really stop.
In the morning one of the interviewers asked if it was moral to only screen Muslims in security lines at airports. I gave my answer. Later on, separate interviewers asked about the previous sessions and I mentioned that question. They then asked what my response was, so I had to answer again.
Being young and ignorant, I never fully grasped what they were looking for in that question, maybe to get a feel for my political views? Being older and (much?) wiser I would probably question the validity of it today.
Back when I was interviewing before graduating, I visited onsite the company in Houston, some kind of manufacturing business.
It was one of those that lasted about 6 hours, was even taken to lunch where the questions didn't really stop.
In the morning one of the interviewers asked if it was moral to only screen Muslims in security lines at airports. I gave my answer. Later on, separate interviewers asked about the previous sessions and I mentioned that question. They then asked what my response was, so I had to answer again.
Being young and ignorant, I never fully grasped what they were looking for in that question, maybe to get a feel for my political views? Being older and (much?) wiser I would probably question the validity of it today.
I've been on the job hunt since October.
The first job I applied to I went through a series of interviews - 7 in total over a 6 week period. I prepared like taking an exam because I hadn't interviewed in years. The questions were read straight out of the behavior question packets. The interviewers were either disinterested because they were filler interviews or like talking to a wall. They told me I made it to the final decision point and went with someone else. Then, 3 months later I see the job is reposted so I contact the recruiter to let them know I'm still interested and he tells me I'm not allowed to reapply because I wouldn't be considered since I was declined the first time.
Second interview with the same company for a different role - hiring manager stops midway to answer texts and the proceeds to say "I'm not really supposed to ask this - but when are you going to retire?" Believe me, age discrimination is a real thing.
I went through 3 rounds with Google, which was interesting, but I'm not Google-y enough I guess.
Most recently, I finished 5 rounds with a company looking to go public. Interviews with the leadership team members went great and everyone was optimistic. Final was with the CEO and he was a total ass from start to finish - lasted 20 minutes. The next morning I see they've reposted the job on LinkedIn with the same responsibilities at a lower grade title. I never heard back from them at all after that. I was pretty honest during the interviews what I saw that needed to be done at this point in their plan rather than overly sugar coating it. As Lou Brown says in Major League "I'm too old to go diving into showers." I think the LT appreciated it because they see it too but the CEO just wants his pay day.
It's been interesting for sure. It's amazing that some of the interviewers act like HOA board members because they know they hold your future in their hands. But, I'll keep plugging away.
The first job I applied to I went through a series of interviews - 7 in total over a 6 week period. I prepared like taking an exam because I hadn't interviewed in years. The questions were read straight out of the behavior question packets. The interviewers were either disinterested because they were filler interviews or like talking to a wall. They told me I made it to the final decision point and went with someone else. Then, 3 months later I see the job is reposted so I contact the recruiter to let them know I'm still interested and he tells me I'm not allowed to reapply because I wouldn't be considered since I was declined the first time.
Second interview with the same company for a different role - hiring manager stops midway to answer texts and the proceeds to say "I'm not really supposed to ask this - but when are you going to retire?" Believe me, age discrimination is a real thing.
I went through 3 rounds with Google, which was interesting, but I'm not Google-y enough I guess.
Most recently, I finished 5 rounds with a company looking to go public. Interviews with the leadership team members went great and everyone was optimistic. Final was with the CEO and he was a total ass from start to finish - lasted 20 minutes. The next morning I see they've reposted the job on LinkedIn with the same responsibilities at a lower grade title. I never heard back from them at all after that. I was pretty honest during the interviews what I saw that needed to be done at this point in their plan rather than overly sugar coating it. As Lou Brown says in Major League "I'm too old to go diving into showers." I think the LT appreciated it because they see it too but the CEO just wants his pay day.
It's been interesting for sure. It's amazing that some of the interviewers act like HOA board members because they know they hold your future in their hands. But, I'll keep plugging away.
Had a bad feeling about a job with a neutraceutical outfit here in Austin. They gave me a really low offer and crappy PTO, along with bad benefits that everyone gets. I tried to negotiate them into considering more responsibilities to upsize the role. Was told they had no budget for a role like that. The day after I turned them down, they magically post a job with the exact roles I discussed with them. Trust and respect goes a long way, and I found out all I needed to know.
Had an interview last week that I think went well and feel would be a great fit both experience and culture wise. Even with me probably being a little over qualified for it. They said I'd hear something today or Monday on next steps after the end of the interview.
Nothing so far and it's eating me up.
Nothing so far and it's eating me up.
praying for you!!
Thanks Swim.
I'm glad your new gig came through. Hope the training / transition is going well.
I'm glad your new gig came through. Hope the training / transition is going well.
I hope you get word either way. The ghosting that hiring people do is frustrating.
Cepe said:
I've been on the job hunt since October.
The first job I applied to I went through a series of interviews - 7 in total over a 6 week period. I prepared like taking an exam because I hadn't interviewed in years. The questions were read straight out of the behavior question packets. The interviewers were either disinterested because they were filler interviews or like talking to a wall. They told me I made it to the final decision point and went with someone else. Then, 3 months later I see the job is reposted so I contact the recruiter to let them know I'm still interested and he tells me I'm not allowed to reapply because I wouldn't be considered since I was declined the first time.
Second interview with the same company for a different role - hiring manager stops midway to answer texts and the proceeds to say "I'm not really supposed to ask this - but when are you going to retire?" Believe me, age discrimination is a real thing.
I went through 3 rounds with Google, which was interesting, but I'm not Google-y enough I guess.
Most recently, I finished 5 rounds with a company looking to go public. Interviews with the leadership team members went great and everyone was optimistic. Final was with the CEO and he was a total ass from start to finish - lasted 20 minutes. The next morning I see they've reposted the job on LinkedIn with the same responsibilities at a lower grade title. I never heard back from them at all after that. I was pretty honest during the interviews what I saw that needed to be done at this point in their plan rather than overly sugar coating it. As Lou Brown says in Major League "I'm too old to go diving into showers." I think the LT appreciated it because they see it too but the CEO just wants his pay day.
It's been interesting for sure. It's amazing that some of the interviewers act like HOA board members because they know they hold your future in their hands. But, I'll keep plugging away.
You were probably just someone they had to checkmark as a US citizen before they went overseas and hired an H1B.
Happened to me several times.
infinity ag said:Cepe said:
I've been on the job hunt since October.
The first job I applied to I went through a series of interviews - 7 in total over a 6 week period. I prepared like taking an exam because I hadn't interviewed in years. The questions were read straight out of the behavior question packets. The interviewers were either disinterested because they were filler interviews or like talking to a wall. They told me I made it to the final decision point and went with someone else. Then, 3 months later I see the job is reposted so I contact the recruiter to let them know I'm still interested and he tells me I'm not allowed to reapply because I wouldn't be considered since I was declined the first time.
Second interview with the same company for a different role - hiring manager stops midway to answer texts and the proceeds to say "I'm not really supposed to ask this - but when are you going to retire?" Believe me, age discrimination is a real thing.
I went through 3 rounds with Google, which was interesting, but I'm not Google-y enough I guess.
Most recently, I finished 5 rounds with a company looking to go public. Interviews with the leadership team members went great and everyone was optimistic. Final was with the CEO and he was a total ass from start to finish - lasted 20 minutes. The next morning I see they've reposted the job on LinkedIn with the same responsibilities at a lower grade title. I never heard back from them at all after that. I was pretty honest during the interviews what I saw that needed to be done at this point in their plan rather than overly sugar coating it. As Lou Brown says in Major League "I'm too old to go diving into showers." I think the LT appreciated it because they see it too but the CEO just wants his pay day.
It's been interesting for sure. It's amazing that some of the interviewers act like HOA board members because they know they hold your future in their hands. But, I'll keep plugging away.
You were probably just someone they had to checkmark as a US citizen before they went overseas and hired an H1B.
Happened to me several times.
After getting to know everyone and walking the floor and building relationships I got the form email from the system I was rejected. No phone call or email or anything. Man I think I might Have dodged a bullet.
Coming up on 3 months unemployed. Im so glad I worked so hard to get a PhD in a STEM major and busted my ass for 17 years afterward. I have never been so stressed and depressed in my life. This market has completely broken me.
I interviewed with a company in 2024. They had 3 rounds on video, then called me into the office. I go there and meet the top fellow an SVP who was brusque and abrasive and dismissive. His question. "so... how do you think we make money??". This was not a role where I was in charge of figuring that out. That was his standard question. He had interviewed me at a different company in 2019 and he asked me the SAME question then. That was over video and he was an a-hole then also.
Did not get the job but did not get a reject either. The recruiter said he will call but did not.
Now in 2026, I just got a call for the SAME job in the SAME company. Different recruiter.
Maybe they hired someone who got fed up and left.
Did not get the job but did not get a reject either. The recruiter said he will call but did not.
Now in 2026, I just got a call for the SAME job in the SAME company. Different recruiter.
Maybe they hired someone who got fed up and left.
Cromagnum said:
Coming up on 3 months unemployed. Im so glad I worked so hard to get a PhD in a STEM major and busted my ass for 17 years afterward. I have never been so stressed and depressed in my life. This market has completely broken me.
Demand and supply. The supply of jobs has been disrupted by corps and sent to India and other places. That is why we are having trouble here. Only Trump can do something else STEM will die in the US.
Nothing wrong with you. Yes, the system has been ruined by fraudulent corps and evil politicians.
Cepe said:infinity ag said:Cepe said:
I've been on the job hunt since October.
The first job I applied to I went through a series of interviews - 7 in total over a 6 week period. I prepared like taking an exam because I hadn't interviewed in years. The questions were read straight out of the behavior question packets. The interviewers were either disinterested because they were filler interviews or like talking to a wall. They told me I made it to the final decision point and went with someone else. Then, 3 months later I see the job is reposted so I contact the recruiter to let them know I'm still interested and he tells me I'm not allowed to reapply because I wouldn't be considered since I was declined the first time.
Second interview with the same company for a different role - hiring manager stops midway to answer texts and the proceeds to say "I'm not really supposed to ask this - but when are you going to retire?" Believe me, age discrimination is a real thing.
I went through 3 rounds with Google, which was interesting, but I'm not Google-y enough I guess.
Most recently, I finished 5 rounds with a company looking to go public. Interviews with the leadership team members went great and everyone was optimistic. Final was with the CEO and he was a total ass from start to finish - lasted 20 minutes. The next morning I see they've reposted the job on LinkedIn with the same responsibilities at a lower grade title. I never heard back from them at all after that. I was pretty honest during the interviews what I saw that needed to be done at this point in their plan rather than overly sugar coating it. As Lou Brown says in Major League "I'm too old to go diving into showers." I think the LT appreciated it because they see it too but the CEO just wants his pay day.
It's been interesting for sure. It's amazing that some of the interviewers act like HOA board members because they know they hold your future in their hands. But, I'll keep plugging away.
You were probably just someone they had to checkmark as a US citizen before they went overseas and hired an H1B.
Happened to me several times.
After getting to know everyone and walking the floor and building relationships I got the form email from the system I was rejected. No phone call or email or anything. Man I think I might Have dodged a bullet.
I don't think the job actually existed in the first place (for US candidates). The goal was always to hire someone overseas or there was an H1B who needed a renewal.
Glad I am retired
TxAggieBand85 said:
I hope you get word either way. The ghosting that hiring people do is frustrating.
Still nothing.
Not bad, but funny (if you aren't me)
Back in 2018 I was looking to make a change and got an interview with a company I wasn't terribly familiar with, but they looked promising. the job was in DFW, but I would be reporting to someone in Houston. I had a phone interview with the Houston team and I thought it went OK and then a few days later they asked if I could meet the head of the DFW office in person.
I head over to the office and meet with the guy for a while and after an hour or so he asks if I want to go to lunch to discuss further. I accept and he grabs another senior team member and we end up going to Outback. He orders the coconut shrimp appetizer for the three of us to share and I couldn't help but notice that the texture seemed off on one of the ones I was eating.
Entrees arrive and then I get the warning sirens from my digestive system. I cover my mouth, wave "excuse me" and rushed to the men's room. I mostly made it but my aim could have been a little better when I dove into the stall to puke. I take care of business, clean up and head back to the table where I notice my lunch is now packed in a to-go box. We finish up and head back to the office and say the obligatory goodbyes. I figured I had busted the interview at that point.
That was on a Friday and I got an offer from them the next Monday. I'm the only person I know of that has not only had to throw up during an interview, but also got the job.
Side note, the person in Houston that I was supposed to report to left the company a few months later. Fast forward eight years and I start at a new company last summer only to find out on my first day that she will part of the team reporting to me.
Back in 2018 I was looking to make a change and got an interview with a company I wasn't terribly familiar with, but they looked promising. the job was in DFW, but I would be reporting to someone in Houston. I had a phone interview with the Houston team and I thought it went OK and then a few days later they asked if I could meet the head of the DFW office in person.
I head over to the office and meet with the guy for a while and after an hour or so he asks if I want to go to lunch to discuss further. I accept and he grabs another senior team member and we end up going to Outback. He orders the coconut shrimp appetizer for the three of us to share and I couldn't help but notice that the texture seemed off on one of the ones I was eating.
Entrees arrive and then I get the warning sirens from my digestive system. I cover my mouth, wave "excuse me" and rushed to the men's room. I mostly made it but my aim could have been a little better when I dove into the stall to puke. I take care of business, clean up and head back to the table where I notice my lunch is now packed in a to-go box. We finish up and head back to the office and say the obligatory goodbyes. I figured I had busted the interview at that point.
That was on a Friday and I got an offer from them the next Monday. I'm the only person I know of that has not only had to throw up during an interview, but also got the job.
Side note, the person in Houston that I was supposed to report to left the company a few months later. Fast forward eight years and I start at a new company last summer only to find out on my first day that she will part of the team reporting to me.
Cromagnum said:
Coming up on 3 months unemployed. Im so glad I worked so hard to get a PhD in a STEM major and busted my ass for 17 years afterward. I have never been so stressed and depressed in my life. This market has completely broken me.
I'm almost at 6 months. It unfortunately gets worse over time. My advice is to try your best to keep your head up and move forward. I started to get panic attacks and anxiety a couple months ago and it really set me back on the job front as I focused on mental health. Not at 100% but at 75% and moving forward.
I actually interviewed last week and thought I had a decent shot but havent heard anything. At this point need to pray the other person rejects the offer. Or fails the drug test. Haha. Its good to laugh during tough times like these.
Interviewed with a large retailer. 1st interview went good. 2nd interview Drove to Houston from B/CS (was still in school). Waited an hour at the store to be interviewed. No one else was interviewing at the time, just me waiting. Get called back, guy looks at my resume and says "you have zero retail experience- this is a waste of time". To this date, I still have zero retail experience 20 years later.
A Bay Area company found me on Linkedin in Jan and called me for an interesting job in AI. Note that I did not apply, they found me and called me. I said sure, let's talk so I had a 30 min call with their in-house recruiter early Feb. All went well. Then I don't hear back. What could have been the issue? It's not like the interview was so bad that they rejected me for that.
So then yesterday I get an email from her that things "shifted" and they decided to go with an internal candidate.
WTF? I don't care about getting rejected but I don't like people wasting my time especially when they reached out to me, not the other way. So I replied back (in polite language) that I don't buy that at all. She contacted me and took 30 mins of my time and now have the temerity to go internal because "things changed"? I told her that I suspect that they already had an internal H1B candidate sitting there so I was the token American they interviewed and rejected so they can get the H1B renewed.
I also told her I would be writing to her CEO about their unethical hiring practices and complaining to the USDOL about it and "the Trump administration does not take kindly to this".
They likely will not care but I am waiting to see if they write back! No one in this current market wants someone complaining to their CEO about them. Someone pulled the same stunt to me 7-8 years ago from Zillow and I wrote on glassdoor and the VP of recruiting replied asking for details. I sent it to her in an email with all the back and forth with her recruiters. The next day I got an apology from the recruiter.
So then yesterday I get an email from her that things "shifted" and they decided to go with an internal candidate.
WTF? I don't care about getting rejected but I don't like people wasting my time especially when they reached out to me, not the other way. So I replied back (in polite language) that I don't buy that at all. She contacted me and took 30 mins of my time and now have the temerity to go internal because "things changed"? I told her that I suspect that they already had an internal H1B candidate sitting there so I was the token American they interviewed and rejected so they can get the H1B renewed.
I also told her I would be writing to her CEO about their unethical hiring practices and complaining to the USDOL about it and "the Trump administration does not take kindly to this".
They likely will not care but I am waiting to see if they write back! No one in this current market wants someone complaining to their CEO about them. Someone pulled the same stunt to me 7-8 years ago from Zillow and I wrote on glassdoor and the VP of recruiting replied asking for details. I sent it to her in an email with all the back and forth with her recruiters. The next day I got an apology from the recruiter.
Had a fake recruiter email me the other day. I'm wise to the scams but this one was sneakier than most, at first anyways. She sent me an email from a spoofed account that looks identical to a real hiring firm with a real person's name she was imitating. Had clearly looked me up on LinkedIn and was complimentary of my skills (red flag #1, being too nice). I looked up the name on LinkedIn and it matched a real person. I messaged her on LinkedIn and never got a response.
Had me tell her about salary range im interested in and geography. OK, I did. She sends me back a job description for Eli Lilly up in Indianapolis when I had already told her im only interested in Houston or Austin. She just found the role close to my skills and salary (red flag #2, not listening).
I told her the type of role is fine, but location isn't. She sends my "resume" to them and lo and behold their executives can't wait to meet with me (red flags #3 and #4, I never sent her a resume to begin with, and executives....really?). She also wanted me to send my resume now for ATS screening and fixes. (Red flag #5 but she was already cooked)
I took her email address and subscribed it to spam and gave her phone number to movers.com so she can fight the spam for a good while.
Had me tell her about salary range im interested in and geography. OK, I did. She sends me back a job description for Eli Lilly up in Indianapolis when I had already told her im only interested in Houston or Austin. She just found the role close to my skills and salary (red flag #2, not listening).
I told her the type of role is fine, but location isn't. She sends my "resume" to them and lo and behold their executives can't wait to meet with me (red flags #3 and #4, I never sent her a resume to begin with, and executives....really?). She also wanted me to send my resume now for ATS screening and fixes. (Red flag #5 but she was already cooked)
I took her email address and subscribed it to spam and gave her phone number to movers.com so she can fight the spam for a good while.
Recruiters never contact you if you have an undergraduate degree in wildlife fisheries and a graduate degree in education.
I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot.
infinity ag said:
A Bay Area company found me on Linkedin in Jan and called me for an interesting job in AI. Note that I did not apply, they found me and called me. I said sure, let's talk so I had a 30 min call with their in-house recruiter early Feb. All went well. Then I don't hear back. What could have been the issue? It's not like the interview was so bad that they rejected me for that.
So then yesterday I get an email from her that things "shifted" and they decided to go with an internal candidate.
WTF? I don't care about getting rejected but I don't like people wasting my time especially when they reached out to me, not the other way. So I replied back (in polite language) that I don't buy that at all. She contacted me and took 30 mins of my time and now have the temerity to go internal because "things changed"? I told her that I suspect that they already had an internal H1B candidate sitting there so I was the token American they interviewed and rejected so they can get the H1B renewed.
I also told her I would be writing to her CEO about their unethical hiring practices and complaining to the USDOL about it and "the Trump administration does not take kindly to this".
Update.
The recruiter forwarded my email to her boss and her boss who is the Head of Recruiting wrote back yesterday. She claimed that the role was open for a year (creating reasons for going H1B??) and offered 2 candidates the job and one even said he won't be joining after accepting.
So the excuse she gives me is that they had a planning meeting and they realized they could not keep the position open any longer and had to make an "immediate move" so decided to get an internal person.
Lame excuse, but that's where these unprofessional companies are. I am sure I will find the job in the H1B Database in some time.
I decided not to escalate to the CEO. Should I write back to her? I am not getting the job and I don't want to work there either at this point, so other than poking them, it is a waste of my time.
I'm done putting up with sheet from companies. This type of behavior is standard in tech in the last 20 years because they have opened the H1B/offshoring floodgates so they think they don't have to respect US candidates. I don't care about not getting the job, I am angry that they contacted me, and they wasted my time in an interview for a job that actually did not exist. We, as candidates are used to being kicked around in the US.
Im tired of their **** too, but that's a bit much on a 30 minute 1 time call. Had they done 2-3 rounds and pulled this, game on.
I realize this is Texags and perhaps our online personalities are more extreme than we are in real life, but no, you should not contact a CEO because you felt a company potentially mishandled 30 minutes of your time in job seeking, even if initiated by them
mm98 said:
I realize this is Texags and perhaps our online personalities are more extreme than we are in real life, but no, you should not contact a CEO because you felt a company potentially mishandled 30 minutes of your time in job seeking, even if initiated by them
Ultimately I didn't email the CEO.
But I did threaten the recruiter that I would, which probably put the fear of God in them. I am not one of those who puts people's jobs in danger in such bad job markets. They don't deserve it though for how they treat people. You may not be in tech so you don't see this but it is quite likely that I may have been the token US citizen they "interviewed" and rejected before they renew their H1B already sitting in the wings. I can't prove it in this case though but it happens a LOT.
I just hope they won't treat someone else like this. I've read people crying on Linkedin that they got a job cross-country, sold their house, moved, and started life in the new city only to get laid off in 6 months and what's worse, the company trying to extract moving expenses from them because they "quit" before a year was up.
The head of recruiting wrote back with a silly excuse, I won't reply back, and I will let it be the end of it.
infinity ag said:mm98 said:
I realize this is Texags and perhaps our online personalities are more extreme than we are in real life, but no, you should not contact a CEO because you felt a company potentially mishandled 30 minutes of your time in job seeking, even if initiated by them
Ultimately I didn't email the CEO.
But I did threaten the recruiter that I would, which probably put the fear of God in them. I am not one of those who puts people's jobs in danger in such bad job markets. They don't deserve it though for how they treat people. You may not be in tech so you don't see this but it is quite likely that I may have been the token US citizen they "interviewed" and rejected before they renew their H1B already sitting in the wings. I can't prove it in this case though but it happens a LOT.
I just hope they won't treat someone else like this. I've read people crying on Linkedin that they got a job cross-country, sold their house, moved, and started life in the new city only to get laid off in 6 months and what's worse, the company trying to extract moving expenses from them because they "quit" before a year was up.
The head of recruiting wrote back with a silly excuse, I won't reply back, and I will let it be the end of it.
I'm sure the HR person is only doing it because it's unstated to this. The CEO won't give a rats ass because getting the H1B saves money.
I went to a job interview in downtown Houston. The interviewer had coogar high paraphernalia all over his office.
After the introduction he spent the rest of the time complaining that U of H did not receive any of the PUF.
That is all he talked about instead of talking to me about the position. I don't think I was ever considered.
After the introduction he spent the rest of the time complaining that U of H did not receive any of the PUF.
That is all he talked about instead of talking to me about the position. I don't think I was ever considered.
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