I work in a recruiting department, and my bos tells me that he needs 20 employees by monday morning (today is wednesday), and he can only interview today and friday at 3 and 4 pm...then when the applicants show he leaves the waiting for 1 hour, because he´s cracking jokes with the others, while everyone starts to get mad because they´re waiting. What do you think of this? I´m I right to be furious???
2007-01-24 06:54:34 · 13 answers · asked by y@DR 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Absolutely! That's shows a complete disregard for other people's time. If I were on the receiving end of such utter disrespect, I would not want to take a job there. What's even worse is the receptionist, has to sit there in front of all of these furious people and usually ends up at the receiving end of their frustrations.
2007-01-24 06:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by Nitnit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You said you work in a recruiting department so it leads me to believe you were not one of the people waiting to be interviewed for a job...in that case, why would you be furious, why would you get mad at all.
I suspect either that boss is a moron, is egotistic or self-centered, or wanted a determined person who would be loyal and who waits on him (putting him in the position of them "depending" on him for the job) because they really want the job. It may his tactic, his MO.
Once I waited 4 hours for a woman to interview me. I kept asking when she would see me (I had an appointment), but she kept answering the phone. When 4:30PM came she merely walked right by me and went home. Talk about furious. Now "that's" a situation wherein a prospective employee should be furious.
I had another employer make me wait a few hours and when I insisted that someone (anyone) see me for the interview, some low person responded and told me I'd get the job I wanted if I supplied to him 4 stories on paper and submitted it the following day. The following day he was not in, no one would take my written assignment. I was too dumb at the time to realize it was just a come-on. They had already hired someone from within the company.
2007-01-24 15:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is obviously being very rude to your potential employees and yes you have the right to be furious about that. If I was scheduled for an interview and had to wait an hour before someone would speak to me then I would have second thoughts about the job in whole. It does not give a very good representation of your company. Does your boss have a superior that you could discuss the matter with? If he does then I would go that route. If he does not I would tell him that you do not feel that people should be scheduled until he is going to make the time to speak to them when they arrive and that people have been getting angry. There is not way to meet the requirements by Monday by him approaching things this way.
2007-01-24 15:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Stacy H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you work for a company that does recruiting for other businesses, you should be mad.
If the company the job applicants are applying to is the one you work for, give your boss a little room to operate.
The reasons are, if you work for a recruiting firm then the company is not making the returns they could of and the possibility of staff cut could leave you in the unemployment line. If you are in HR at a company, have all applicants fill out their papers and submit an opinion of their experience this will get some attention.
2007-01-24 15:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by whatevit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine what he is trying to do is to weed out the ones who don't really need a job and seeing who is patient enough to stand to this. If you wait for one full hour then you probably do need the job
and by waiting and still going through with the interview and keeping your cool, The interviewer will be able to get a better impression of the interviewee..If this ever happens to you and you can't wait that long be sure to tell the receptionist you have another apt and may you please reschedule..Don't leave in a huff.
2007-01-24 15:09:49 · answer #5 · answered by ibsawdust 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your sure he is not testing these people's level of patience intentionally? Also, considering it is your boss....I wouldnt make much of an issue...maybe hes with an applicant he really thinks is good for the job and decides to lenghten the interview. Lastly, and this is really odd...but it depends on where you are living. You could get away with making applicants wait more in the mid-west then you could in the north east....just my opinion.
2007-01-24 15:03:25 · answer #6 · answered by creston_182 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes you can be mad!! But he is the one that needs the employees not you. So if he makes them mad by having to wait for an hour than next time he needs the help they will not be willing to come in. Word travels fast.
2007-01-24 14:58:36 · answer #7 · answered by Please help 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be pretty ticked off to.
Just tell him that you won't be able to get 20 employees by the deadline. And go over the schedule and mention the hour long breaks...You would think he would understand what you were getting at.
Good luck.
2007-01-24 14:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by allthree 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I were the one waiting, I'd be pissed. To me, it would say alot about the company and how they treat people. And I'd probably not want to work for him anymore.
2007-01-24 14:59:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad I was not in that que, I'd have most probably giving you a mouthful and then left,, not realizing it wasn't your fault..Doesn't say much for the people you are working for does it,,
2007-01-24 15:04:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋