Walking out of an interview justified?

[xaeniac]

I would not walk out for them not providing lunch.

 

[inachu]

I walk out as they talk to me if it has nothing to do with the job that I am applying for.

 

[redhotiron2004]

Walking out without even confronting them is plain stupid. Nomatter what happens, or how difficult things become. Just remember that you need to get off the hook on a friendly note.
After all you never know when you might have to deal with them again.

Secondly, if you are going for a job then most people are not steve jobs that companies would line up to submit to every demand from your side. Usually, you are the one to compromise. Show them that you have the ability to handle yourself and the situation iin case something like that happens.
If you are so wimpy about losing a lunch and gets annoyed because of that. It shows how bad you are at managing yourself and you certainly can't become a leader.
I doubt many companies would be willing to hire such a guy.

 

[lxskllr]

If you are so wimpy about losing a lunch and gets annoyed because of that. It shows how bad you are at managing yourself and you certainly can't become a leader.
I doubt many companies would be willing to hire such a guy.

If you're so disorganized, and unconcerned about people in your charge, you aren't competent to run a lemonade stand.

I doubt many properly documented employees would work for such a place.

 

[Ns1]

Walking out without even confronting them is plain stupid. Nomatter what happens, or how difficult things become. Just remember that you need to get off the hook on a friendly note.
After all you never know when you might have to deal with them again.

Secondly, if you are going for a job then most people are not steve jobs that companies would line up to submit to every demand from your side. Usually, you are the one to compromise. Show them that you have the ability to handle yourself and the situation iin case something like that happens.
If you are so wimpy about losing a lunch and gets annoyed because of that. It shows how bad you are at managing yourself and you certainly can't become a leader.
I doubt many companies would be willing to hire such a guy.

you clearly do not follow the IndyColtsFan "stance of dominance" style of negotiating.

I'm gonna do it next time ICF, I swear - when they ask me for my current salary I'm going to ask them what's theirs!!




No I'm not, I'm going to crumble like little bitch and tell them my current salary, and then sit there and stare at my feet. Maybe I'll give them my wifi password too.

 

[rudeguy]

If you're so disorganized, and unconcerned about people in your charge, you aren't competent to run a lemonade stand.

I doubt many properly documented employees would work for such a place.

lol

I work for one of those places. We're all busy and doing too many things at one time. Its frustrating but rewarding.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Would not walk out but it would certainly factor into the decision making process if they made an offer.

 

[dank69]

No, I wouldn't walk out. That is pretty rude... even more rude than not providing lunch when you said you would.

Nope, fuck them. It is rude and an indication of a shitty work environment. They should have been apologizing out the ass for being so incompetent.

 

[Newell Steamer]

I would not leave because of a lunch I didn't get.

But, I have left during shitty interviews. The grounds are:
1) waiting for more than an hour past the scheduled time.
2) a different job than what I was called in for.
3) last minute changes to the scheduled time. I got a call 45 minutes before an interview that I need to reschedule for the next day. I sent them a polite e-mail telling them I can't make it and refused their calls.

 

[Leyawiin]

I'd grin and bear it.

 

[TwiceOver]

While Twat Waffle was checking his messages I'd have ordered a pizza for delivery. Make that interview memorable.

 

[Brainonska511]

It depends on the situation. If I was desperate for a job, grin and bear it.

If I wasn't desperate for a job and they're showing that level of incompetence? I'd probably walk out - but I'd say something in the process instead of just leaving.

After all, he was promised lunch for a 10am-3pm interview. They screwed that up and offer only some leftover bagels from another meeting, then completely ignore his needs when some of the interviewers ditch the interview to care for their own lunch needs. They couldn't find an acceptable remedy when someone forgot to order lunch? Is it so difficult to pick up a phone and call a local place for delivery for 1-4 people? If they can't handle simple tasks like that, how will they handle the more complex stuff? Plus, there were probably some other cues that turned him off to a job at that particular business. If it was just lunch, yeah, it seems petty. But taken together with everything he knew about the company ahead of time and what he witnessed during the interview, he probably realized it wasn't the place for him.

 

[ultimatebob]

If I was in that situation, I think that I would have asked the HR person where the vending machine was.

Walking out of the interview was probably an overreaction.

 

[purbeast0]

that whole story sounds like total bs. it reads fake as shit.

 

[Ns1]

While Twat Waffle was checking his messages I'd have ordered a pizza for delivery. Make that interview memorable.

that would be epic.

 

[brianmanahan]

btw, OP, you missed the ATOT customary "I am a raging moron" poll option...

comedy option is better

and it sounds like this guy's life is a comedy option (and he is a raging moron)

 

[SSSnail]

I read the whole story, and I don't think anyone is as considerate as those interviewers, but had that happened to me, I'd have burned down the building.

 

[ultimatebob]

I would not leave because of a lunch I didn't get.

But, I have left during shitty interviews. The grounds are:
1) waiting for more than an hour past the scheduled time.
2) a different job than what I was called in for.
3) last minute changes to the scheduled time. I got a call 45 minutes before an interview that I need to reschedule for the next day. I sent them a polite e-mail telling them I can't make it and refused their calls.

Here's a good story for you... I once interviewed for a Linux admin job where my supposed boss never interviewed with me. Instead, he had his employees do it for him. The employees made it sounds like I would be working on this snazzy new cloud architecture product, which sounded really cool. I thought that it was really odd that the manager didn't want to talk to me, though.

I got hired for that job, and when I got there I found out that my REAL job was actually going to be babysitting a bunch of old Windows servers. It seemed like their manager basically let the employees run the place, and they were trying to unload their busy work on me. That's not what I signed up for, and quit on the spot.

So, yeah, I learned the importance of a good interview from that experience. If you're getting a bad vibe from the company during the interview, you shouldn't ignore it.

 

[unokitty]

Nothing wrong with stopping an interview.

I've done it.

Just smiled, stuck out my hand and said "We're not matching up very well. No need to spend any more of your time with me..."

Besides, if you're not happy with the way that a company treats you during the interview, chances are you won't be any happier afterwards...

That said. There is no need to be unprofessional about it...

Uno

 

[Squeetard]

Why just walk out when you can Lindy hop out the door and down the block?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Besides, if you're not happy with the way that a company treats you during the interview, chances are you won't be any happier afterwards...

That's exactly what happened to me -- I went through like 4 rounds of telephone interviews and was doing very well and they flew the manager and his boss out. They treated me like complete shit in the interview -- such arrogance, condescension, and incompetence (they outlined a problem they were having, I told them the fix, and they told me I was wrong -- not only wasn't I wrong, but it was basic Active Directory and I had implemented it globally at my current company). I have never felt that bad in an interview in my whole life.

So, I knew I wasn't going to get the job and even if by some longshot chance I did get it, I wouldn't want to work with those tools. I already had a job and was just looking at options, so I didn't really need that job - mistake #1 on their part was assuming I'd just roll over and sit there because I "needed" their crummy job. So I decided when it was time for me to ask questions, I was going to return the favor. Their jaws hitting the ground and stumbling and bumbling for answers while I sat there and smiled was worth every minute of the shit they put me through. They were getting SO pissed and I just sat there and smiled while continuing to nail them with questions, telling them how horrible some of their stats were, directing them to consulting firms since they were obviously incapable of solving such basic issues, etc. :awe:

 

[Phoenix86]

Nothing wrong with stopping an interview.

I've done it.

Just smiled, stuck out my hand and said "We're not matching up very well. No need to spend any more of your time with me..."

Besides, if you're not happy with the way that a company treats you during the interview, chances are you won't be any happier afterwards...

That said. There is no need to be unprofessional about it...

Uno

:thumbsup:

You don't burn a bridge just to end an interview. Be honest and professional, but don't waste your time or theirs once you know.

 

[Muse]

You could just say "I think we're wasting each others time..."

 

[Robert Munch]

I've walked out of a technical interview once. The two interviewers were 10 minutes late which didn't bother me too much however, the questions asked were not related to the position being offered.

I was seasoned in my profession that I was being thrown questions straight out of a newbie text book to a point where I wouldn't be surprised that I wasn't given multiple choice answers by the end of the questions. Some of the questions were way too long for the given scenario that I started to stare at the windows and lose interest.

Around 20 minutes into the interview I stood up and asked them to show me the nearest exit from the building.

Both people said that I should stay and finish but, I said that this role is not going to a be a good fit.

 

[BrokenVisage]

A local "high tech" company? Did this happen in the 1980s?