I'll start with the first one, let's try to leave out names and places.

I recently was in a very, very, professional interview; suit, tie, the works.

Of course, I arrived in my cleaned up trusty steed!!

I meet with the secretary, chatted awhile, and then filled out a mountain of paper work. Upon finishing, I mentioned that I needed to use the "facilities". The secretary kindly showed me the location out on the production floor. When I got into the watercloset, to do my thing, I realized that something was seriously wrong.....turns out I've been walking around all morning with the barn door wide open!!!

The color instantly drained from my face, as I realized that I had walked by numerous people in the offices, production floor, and in enroute to the plant.

Then I realized that I still had my suit jacket on, and had probably covered up my "wardrobe malfunction". Thank you for long suit coats!

Fortunately for me, I had yet to meet with the various Engineers and the CEO who were in line to interview me!!

 

Years ago, when my wife and I were interviewing for an adoption, the physiologist asked me what I thought about sex, meaning did we want a boy or girl. My wife was mortified when I answered, "I'm all for it".
Dono

 

We had a job fair and I decided to wear my nice, expensive interview suit... looked really sharp. Unfortunately, button-down shirts aren't good at staying buttoned over... myself... but I checked before I left and my white button down seemed to be staying pretty flat under the circumstances, so I figured it would be good to go. So I'm walking around, smiling and talking seriously about engineering co-op positions. I notice a lot of people looking at me, but I'm used to that so I ignore it... I mean, come on. A room full of guys. Engineering school. Of course they're going to look at girls... heh heh heh. So I walk out the door and go to the bathroom, where I am confronted by a pair of over-exposed... assets... upon viewing my reflection in the mirror. All of the sudden it's clear why so many people were talking to me and NOT offering me an interview... I did not obtain a job from that job fair...

Next job fair I go to a few years later and my current employer has a rep there. I didn't have enough time to get any work clothes from my parents house but I sign up for a time anyway and before I leave my apartment I try to pick out an outfit that I can not only wear to class but also go to my interview in. I have khaki pants... with huge burn-looking marks (I wasn't aware that I ironed those pants... might have been a certain little sister though...) on the legs. Bad deal. I also had a khaki skirt. Bad idea, I thought, but last minute decision and I went for it. Threw on a polo (darned button-down collar) and left. I thought nothing of it, as I wore this skirt for my waitressing job... I just pulled it as far down as I could, but it was still over-the knee a little... a woman from our school's office calls me to the co-op office to have my co-op manager yell at me for dressing inappropriately for the interview, saying I must have embarassed the university and that I had no hope for ever getting a job there and that I offended somebody (I know who that somebody was and she was a women who I don't like in that office anyway). Well, I work there now. At least that ended well... sort of. I'll bet I still have some fans in the co-op office...

 

My most memorable interview was when the patriach of the company, a self taught "mechanical engineer", brought me up this steep narrow stairway to his office, leaned back ... pushed a button ... and the door slid shut behind me with a very definite, solid "kerrrchunk!" He spent the next forty-five minutes, with me as a captive audience, insulting and belittling me because I had an ag engineering degree. I initially defended myself tactfully but as the situation progressed and deteriorated I got a little testy myself!

I had already written this place off when he wrapped up the "interview" by opening the door and grumpily growling "Now I suppose you want the tour too." Damn right, I thought, I deserved something after all that abuse.

The first stop was in a large servicing bay (it was a truck upfitter outfit) where he exchanged shouted verbal abuse and profanities with an employee on top of a tanker trailer clear on the other side of the shop. We then stepped outside where he proudly showed me a little one armed hydraulic lift that he had built on what he referred to as a "C Farmall". I told him I liked the lift but that it was a model B. "NO Damnit, it's a C!!!" I showed him where it said it indeed was a B to which he had no reply.

As we wound up the tour at the state of the art paint shop he in so many words said that I shouldn't worry about getting a call for future employment from him to which I replied, also in so many words, that I really appreciated knowing that!!

A few days later I got a call from this jerk offering me a job!! I told him I thought he had me confused with someone else .. that I'd spent most of the time arguing with him. He insisted that I was the one he wanted. I replied that he did not have enough money! to hire me to work for him. He said that since I was on unemployment I HAD to take the job. I told him there was no way in hell to which he replied "We'll see about that."

My next call was to my Veteran's Rep at the unemployment office to whom I related the whole experience. He said, "Let's sue the SOB!!" to which I replied, "All I want to know for sure is that I don't have to go to work for him!!! "Don't you worry a bit! If he calls here I'm already making out memos so he'll have to talk to me!!"

One of the best interviews I ever blew!!

Roger

 

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All I can say is "WOW"!

Kudos to you!!

 

Just a note to all user's

The Use of the quote is meant for di-secting the posts bit by bit.

A HUGE quote to add 6 words in reply is a waste & interferes with the flow of the discussion and makes the thread a LOT LONGER.
May I suggest the use of Personal Letter Style of writing for addressing a person instead of using the quote.
ie: >User Name,
Then your reply............blah blah Blah..<


This person will know that your reply is directed at him/her.

Thanks for your consideration

 

Good for you for standing up for what is right for yourself . I've ruled out a few bad employers on interviews too; it's supposed to be an open two way exchange of information between you and them. The information exchanged is used by both parties (hopefully) to determine if each party is qualified, compatable personality, type of work is good for the employee, potential employee skills are what the company seeks, etc etc etc. I can only imagine what your life would have been like if you took that job (prison sentence).

 

I intentionally made myself look bad in an interview one time. I wanted the job when I had originally walked in the door but once I realized how bad the working conditions were and the extremely low about of money they offered I just made myself sound like the worst employee on earth.

I figure that I atleast a little humor out of it.

- Chris