Interviewed a person who rejected me from a position two years ago today
So that was kind of awkward. Interesting how the tables turn sometimes
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I interviewed my second grade teacher…so weird
I had to cut off a history teacher at a bar I was working at when I was 18 (legal drinking age 18 here). I’d just finished school. So that was fun.
Interviewed my 6grade teacher who told my parents in front of me at a IEP meaning “ I’m too stupid to ever get anywhere in life and I should learn to color and behave. “ Crazy how 30 years latter she’s tired of “bratty entitled kids” and applying for a receptionist position (...
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hahah
Come on, that’s already too much info, I don’t have enough time and energy to read to the end.
For real, looks more like a tweet
I worked with a guy for a few years that was a step higher than me in the union. He was good at his job but kind of an asshole to anyone under him in level. I moved on and up about 3 levels above him after a few years. And then a few years after that, he was looking for a ...
That's satisfying my man. I left my previous job because of some assholes as well. I believe the table will turn and after some years he will need me. I'll not be an asshole, but I like to see how God helped to become even more successful that the people that used to be some k...
rookie mistake, good personality trumps good work with this type of jerk
Long ago I (female) worked a technical support job overnight. I walked into my manager’s office and he had porn playing on his computer. His computer screen wasn’t facing me, and there was no audio, but it was clearly visible is the reflection of the window behind him (it was...
I mean sometimes someone isn’t the right fit for a role, and if he had given you the job, you may not be in the role you’re in now. I get that it feels personal, but he made a decision based on the information he had. I wouldn’t hold that against him if he’s the right fit for ...
I’m not. He interviewed well and by all accounts is a great person to work with. Quite possible we will make him an offer and we will have a laugh about it some day. It was just a little awkward for me once I made the connection who he was.
oh please
I've done this before, kept it professional and due to them actually passing the interview I also hired them. Worked with them for years without any issues and everything turned out great. They said they learned a ton from me and could only imagine what things would have bee...
Great advice. In a career this can happen, as can other weirdnesses. It usually pays to be professional and open minded.
Nah, I don’t care about their bla bla bla statements. Of course he will say so as now the power in your hands. I wouldn’t hire and give them a chance at all.
My my my, how the turn tables
… turn?
I hope you asked him: "As a people manager, what do you look for when you hire a new employee?"
I worked for and left a large national company with shitty dinosaur IT management. It was the kind of place where the old guard ruled and were all protected by their buddy the CIO whom they had come through mainframe hell with (their words). When I tried to introduce new idea...
How the turn tables....
Thank you fellow office fan. I needed this.
you remember someone that you interviewed with over two years ago? i cant even remember who hired me at my current job lmao
Yeah, been on a lot of interviews in my career so far and for some reason I can remember almost all of them.
Did they, though?
When I was in law school, I met some dude at a wedding, ad after the reception was over, a bunch of us went to the bars. I kissed him a bit, then got bored and went home. Just went to the bathroom and never came back. The next week we had on-campus interviews. He was the morn...
You could have asked for a continuation lol
did you hire them?
He probably knew you were overqualified for the position you interviewed for and didn’t want to see you unhappy. Give him a fair shot as he’s probably qualified.
Congratulations! Bet that made his day, to see a prospective hire find a place they could thrive. I’m sure he’s very excited to learn.
Back in 2018, a new manager at my company decided that I was not a good fit for the company that I had been with for four and a half years and fired me. Fast forward 4 years and he was the new hire at my new employer that did not work out after 6 months.
how did he handle it? that's the real tell. people who are secure in themselves are fine in that situation. a bit awkward sure, but they interview like they normally would. the ones who made the rejection personal tend to either over-explain it ("you know, we had a really str...
I’m not 100% sure he recognized/remembered me. It took me a bit to remember him as well and I obviously didn’t bring up that connection in the interview. He interviewed well though and I doubt it was personal when he rejected me. It was frustrating at the time but I have no ha...
Several years ago, my boss at the time told me he was interviewing someone from my old company and asked if I knew anything about him. Turns out it was the (apparently former) head of a department there. I myself was a pretty new employee, so I stammered a bit with my respon...
Unless someone was mean, rude, or like attacked my character in an interview I don’t take it personally. It’s hard to interview someone and learn enough to fully gage someone. Do you know how many people lie in job interviews and on their resume? Tons.
The older I get, the smaller the world gets. I haven't had this happen to me, yet, but it is why, in spite of what Reddit likes to say, I always try to leave places on good terms unless I absolutely cannot do it. You never know who you'll run in to a few years down the line, o...
Someone who used to bully me at work now has to look to me for her job to get done properly. She’s extra nice now lol 😂
Interviewed a guy that my ex-girlfriend left me for. He did not get the job.
Your ex girlfriend probably cheered him back up afterwards.
Oof
A law firm I worked for made an offer to a guy who had tried to assault me a few years prior. They knew. I started looking for a new firm pretty quickly.
And? This is a segue to a great story. Did he recognize you? did you hire him?
I had to tell a guy with an MBA that he had no applicable experience or education for the job. About 7 years before, he smirked while he told me I was too young to know how to work with computers, even though I had aced his company's own test. I took the high road, and he ...
So he got the job ?
So what did you do? Sweet revenge or nah
Nah, not holding it against him. It was panel interview anyway and I’m not the hiring manager so its not just my decision
And? What's the problem here? You weren't the best candidate for the position he interviewed you for two years ago. Sounds like you're excelling now. You didn't take it personally you weren't the successful candidate did you? Were you able to assess him fairly?...
I hope you asked him how many windows are there in NYC. It would have shown critical thinking. Common in the spot question asked in an interview. That would demonstrate that there were no hard feelings for the previous interview you went through Just in case the reference i...
Strange one this, while i was in school my dad was a landlord and rented out rooms around the same town in Hampshire UK. Unbeknown to me or my dad, one of my teachers had made an enquiry on renting a room and was comming to meet him one day to view a room. When he arrived my d...
Karma?
So you might not have the best candidate at the moment....
This sounds like a dream come true for me. I'm low-key jealous of OP.
Ok?? Him rejecting you got you to where you are now
I’m not faulting him for not hiring me at the time. It was frustrating sure but I’m not holding it against him. The situation was kind of awkward for me regardless though was the point of the post.
Wow that guy must have been sweating through that interview lol
I literally DREAM of this happening lol please tell me you rejected them
Why did he reject you two years ago?
No clue. Most rejections these days are an impersonal automated email simply stating the role has been filled which is exactly what I got. If we do hire him though you bet I’m gonna ask.
I regularly hire one of my old managers to work for me. He was a good teacher, but not ambitious.
Interviewed my former boss once
how did it turn out?
If he was just doing his job, and there was a better-qualified candidate, I don't really see the issue here.
I hired one of my best friends Dad last year. He's about at retirement and just wanted something less stressful to finish his working career on. He's probably got 100x the net worth I do and is still one of my best and most respectful employees.
I'm now the direct manager of my close childhood friends mom... shit happens
I once interviewed a candidate that used to be a peer when I branched off to support a senior VP to start a new company in the same industry. It was super exciting and the local industry was buzzing with all this. She was a sneaky back stabber and used everyone to try to get a...
Karma!!
Always reminds me of being told ‘I’m going to be a nice line manager, you might end up recruiting me one day’!
Yeah, I become supervisor of a guy who declined to transfer me to his department. Didn’t think I had what it took. A few re-orgs later he was my report. Bwahahaha.
Oh man I interviewed a guy who I interviewed for a job like 5 years before. We went to lunch after and I turned down the job at the end of it mainly because of the total compensation and I wasn't feeling great about their company. 5 years later I'm on the other side of the t...
“We’ll stay in touch!”
Oh how the turntables have….. turned
Did you grill him extra hard and then reject him?
That's why you don't burn bridges
Yup. I'm on my third stint at my current company.