I know that goes without saying, but like... this fucking place.
I applied to this place back in November, and they called me for a full-time retail position. I found it interesting that I applied back to them in November but they just now called me back. To me, it signaled a level of desperation that made me have decent hopes about my chances, so I ended up taking a bus ride there (which wasn't even a very long one, thankfully), and I go in to interview on the time we scheduled.
The interviewer ends up telling me, "We're actually not hiring for that position I told you about. We're hiring for a managerial position instead."
I was about to snap, but I kept my cool really well.
I told her, "I'm not interested in a managerial position. I don't have managerial experience."
And this old white lady had the caucasity to tell me, "I was gonna call you ahead of time and tell you that I wanted to interview for a different position instead, but, I figured I would just tell you when you show up since the time for the interview was already close!"
Are you serious? I could've saved the fucking bus fare and preparing for all of this shit if you just called me and gave me that update, but instead, nope. She waits for me to get there and everything only to tell me something that made it all pointless.
I have been interviewing excessively. I have to be very careful about how I plan each interview because bus rides take preparation, especially if they are very far. Though I've applied for a shitload of jobs on Thursday, Friday, and even some today, I probably won't hear back from many of these places until Monday because, y'know, it's the weekend.
I must note that the volume of applications I send has expanded greatly since I opened myself up to very distant places, but still, when you're getting disrespected like this, it's hard to maintain hope.
I do have a one-sided video interview that I have complete, and I'll do it either today or tomorrow.
My birthday is a week from now, and it's probably going to be one of the most somber birthdays of my life, to be honest.
Thanks for everyone who's been supportive. Any emotional support and uplifting is greatly valued at this time. I'm not feeling well.
Even if you were interested in managerial positions, it’s a massive red flag when a prospective employer pulls something like that. It suggests an employer that doesn’t communicate properly, shifts expectations in sudden and vague ways, and act like it’s the employees fault when their bad communication leads to mistakes.
I know shit like this is frustrating, but think of it like dating. If a first date goes poorly, instead of it meaning you wasted your time, it means you were able to dodge a bullet before you got attached. Likewise here, better for an employer to reveal how crap they’ll be in an interview than have it come out once your already dependent upon that paycheck.
Had a similar situation once, where I arrived at an interview and they were suddenly interviewing me for a management position I had absolutely no qualification for. I played it cool because I needed fucking money and ended up as a first line supervisor for a "vegetation management contractor" doing invasive plant removal and fuels reduction etc for the state parks. I had no experience in invasive plant removal, and was 20. Was bizzare. I ended up quitting after less than a year because they wouldn't stop forcing me to work 50 hour weeks when I was only scheduled for 30 hours a week. Oh and because there were pretty much no benefits and a particularly noxious work culture. Pretty trash, but kinda entertaining to put on a resume.
it's exactly like dating because i don't hear back from prospective partner nor companies.