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A company flew me out to San Francisco to interview once. On my way into the building in the morning I was mugged (almost right outside). I told my interviewer,
by loktarogar 6y ago
A company flew me out to San Francisco to interview once. On my way into the building in the morning I was mugged (almost right outside). I told my interviewer, they took me to the lunch room to sit down and compose myself. "Take as long as you like", they said. 2 minutes later they came to collect me for my interview.
I was a wreck. Worst interview of my life. Didn't get the job. I am pretty sure I would have if I wasn't falling apart.
- eckza 6y agoOh my god. I'm so sorry... that had to have been very, very traumatizing. It sounds like a net win that you didn't get that job, for multiple reasons. I wouldn't want to work somewhere that I'd gotten mugged on the way in for an interview, nor for a company that didn't give me as much time as I needed to collect myself. The closest I've gotten to that, was that I had an interview set up with a company in Saginaw, MI, that I was really excited about. I did a quick internet search to learn more about their company, and the first thing that popped up was that a few months prior, an employee had been shot in a drive-by in their parking lot. I ended up cancelling the interview.
- kyleee 6y agowow that is incredible, they didn't offer to postpone or anything?
- loktarogar 6y agomy flight back was booked for that evening, they weren't interested in putting me up for another night I guess
- hinkley 6y agoThat is seriously fucked up. Who goes to the trouble to suggest you take your time and then takes it away? That sounds like something a bully would do. If they behave like that outside of work, I wonder how many breakups they've been through. Few people would put up with that kind of behavior and those people are probably wrong.