I recently went to a job interview. I had to walk block after block in the heat and I was sweating and breathing hard. I went in there thinking she would give me time to cool off. But she had me in straight away and said how nervous I was because I was breathing deeply. She mocked how I was going and made it sound really bad.
I did not realise I was breathing that hard but I am a big girl and it takes a lot of effort to walk that far in the heat for me.
She did not seem to realise or appreciate this and gave up on me as soon as I sat down. I was dressed nicely but still I was treated like this
2007-10-18 19:20:14 · 13 answers · asked by Janina 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
She was in the wrong. Chalk it up to experience. The universe has a funny way of closing the door it didn't want you to go through. The important thing here is that you learn whatever you can from the experience and keep moving forward.
2007-10-18 19:33:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not ur fault. She treated u badly. There is no excuse for someone to treat them different just cause of how they look physically, how much their sweating and breathing hard. She discriminated u just because ur a big girl, sweating and breathing hard. She has no right to do this no matter what the situation was. She shouldn't have said anything about how u were being nervous. So don't feel bad. U don't want to work for someone like her. If she hired u she might belittle u and torture u. But who knows but that is someone u wouldn't want to work for. She didn't show u respect or anything and she wouldn't show u any kind of respect if u were hired. Good luck on the next interveiw. It's not easy but u'll get thru it just fine. Good luck hun.
2007-10-19 02:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by blonde5623 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should this be your fault? For you had did everything you can to be there for this job interview. I guess maybe you should let the interviewer know what you had gone through and hopefully she can understand. Else I don't think this company is worth your effort. Personally I don't think any interviewer would run down a keen interviewee in such a manner....Maybe she is not at herself that day..
2007-10-21 21:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had a lot of experience with job interviews. I can tell right away if someone is interested in me or not. If I had been in your situation, I would have just ended the interview and walked out. I'm not going to deal with people who behave as unprofessionally as she did.
2007-10-19 02:45:42 · answer #4 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's interesting, some people, especially some "not-very-professional" psychologists tend to treat you as a nervous person no matter what you do or feel. Sounds like your job interviewer wasn't a professional one.
2007-10-19 02:31:27 · answer #5 · answered by Yana U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did nothing wrong and everything right. Dont let this put you down. She judged too quickly and lost an opportunity to see who you really are. Find another place and work with people who will respect you
2007-10-19 02:35:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next timeif in a similar situation be more prepared and leave earlier. Cool down before you walk in :)
2007-10-19 03:05:08 · answer #7 · answered by bindi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see two sides to this.
I can see her thinking that you should have started your walk to the office sooner... that way you could have had time to cool off and gather your nerves, etc...
But I can also see your side. Thank your lucky stars that you don't have to work for her. It obviously wasn't a match.
2007-10-19 02:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by Figment 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont waste ur time thinking abt her...We cant please everyone....right? so, just think, its part of life's lesson...its just a way to improve more of ourselves....take with u the challenge....so that u can prove to her that u deserve to have the job....to another company...
On the better side...u must be thankful for her...because it's your opportunity for you to discover ur weakness....and make improvement on it...in the future....u will never forget this person in ur life...becoz through her...u are motivated then...to success.....
2007-10-19 02:33:15 · answer #9 · answered by The Sexytary 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not your fault. And why would you want to work for someone who treats you that way? No way.
2007-10-19 02:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by to love is to live 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋