“Do I Have ‘STUPID’ Written On My Forehead?”: Woman Walks Out Of Interview After Being Tricked work Interview
Karolina Grabowska
The woman came in for the interview in the morning, expecting to have a chat about the possible job position. Afterwards, if everything went well, she was supposed to do a half-day trial, getting to know the day-to-day tasks she would be facing. However, when she sat down for to discuss the position, the interviewer informed her that the plan has changed. Apparently, some of the staff got sick and the interviewer was now required to supervise apprentices.
This, of course, didn’t fit the interviewee’s expectations. As a professional that has been in the field for 10 years, she knew that doing 5 hours of unpaid work for a position she was not even sure she wanted was crazy and borderline illegal. She did not know what the salary was, what benefits she would get, and what colleagues she would have, so why would she work for free? So, she insisted that she needed to know more about the job before committing to a trial day.
“Do I have ‘STUPID’ written on my forehead?” the OP vented her exasperation when complaining to the internet. However, she is not opposed to trial days per se. She later divulged that she got the job she’s recently quit without a trial day and she hated the atmosphere there. So, she appreciates getting to know the company for the inside before committing to a job. She just felt it’s unfair to ask her to do so before she even knew if the job fit her standards.