conuly

For the job I would like the least, but any job is a job, right? So wish me luck. (Edit: No, nevermind. Dude called me before I left for the interview and kept me on the phone for an hour all to tell me he was certain the commute would not work out. This did not require an hourlong phone call, or, indeed, a phone call of any length at all.)

Also, today is A's birthday, so happy birthday! They will never see this.

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greenwoodside

This did not require an hourlong phone call, or, indeed, a phone call of any length at all

Gods, people are weird.

(To this monosyllabic introvert.)

conuly

Seriously.

magid

Sending good wishes that the next interview will be soon, for a job you actually want, and that it goes well.

calimac

I once had an interview for a job that would have been ideal for me, which is why I applied despite a rather hideous commute. The interviewer spent most of the interview implying, without stating, that the commute was too long - if that's what she felt, why did she call me in for an interview at all? - and then afterwards sent me a message claiming that the job's work hours violated the employer's work hours policy, which I don't believe because they would have checked that first. I think it was just a way of getting rid of me, not a unique tactic.

TBF, it sounds like he's been burned a lot by people who thought they could deal with the commute and then bailed on him quickly. But seriously, it did not take an hour.

sabotabby

All the luck!

adafrog

OMG!

cellio

An hour? Yikes.

Right? And I start saying things like "We've been talking about this for thirty minutes" and he still keeps talking. I'd say "take a hint" but - I wasn't hinting!

brokenallbroken

WTF? Isn't "the commute won't work" your decision, not his?

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