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Worst Job Interviews (merged)

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I would create an anonymous hotmail account and submit a complaint via e-mail. As much as we would all like to think that there is no collusion between HR and other departments it DOES happen. I think it's worth reporting but don't stick your neck out, you might end up burning yourself.
 
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A two-pronged approach on this one might be appropriate. You may want to focus your comments and reaction to the interview to the supervisor of the person who interviewed you, we'll call her Bitch. At the same time you should include the HR department as an FYI so they are aware of this liability issue.

Realistically, HR may have absolutely no supervision over Bitch. If HR is doing their job they should be immediately in conversation with Bitch's supervisor to get to the bottom of the incident and what occured in the interview.

Make sure they are keenly aware you are being supportive of the organization and are trying to avoid future liability issues for them as opposed to letting them paint you as a disgruntled candidate.
 
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FKA deserves a great post award for his post.

Unfortunately, if you complain to HR or threaten legal action, you run the risk of being black-balled outright. It could be that the HR person you deal with is in kahoots with the hiring manager and the problem could get real messy....worse case scenario is that you could ultimately get fired for something inconsequential yet "technical" do to pissing off the wrong person.

I look at this as handwriting on the wall- maybe the company and you were never meant to be.....the great thing about being a professional is that you have many choices and your skills sets mixed with confidence can take you wherever you want to go.
 
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Most of what everyone else has said goes along with My other thoughts. I have seen it happen to many times to people who try to do the right thing and get stabbed in the back. That is why i asked if you liked the company before because if you didn't like the company just start looking for a job and let the place hang themselves.

I agree with most here in that unfortunatly talking to HR is going to automatically put a spotlight on yourself to and everything you do or say will be watched closely.

I was with one company and saw something happen that should have been reported. I kept My mouth shut and went on My way. A year later they came to me and asked me about said incident. I told them parts of what I remembered and then was reprimanded for not telling anyone. A few months later I saw something else go down and reported it and nothing happened. I was so pissed I asked for a transfer. which they granted, but as I left one store to move to another the said manager said to me, you know leaving this store you will never get promoted or make anything of yourself in this company. I just rolled my eyes and walked out, 3 days later that gm got fired for being a sexual predetor who had not filled paper work in the state of Ohio. So at least karma was good to me in that incident. But the whole thing left a very bitter taste in my mouth and ultimitly made me decide for sure to leave the company.
 
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ekeen said:
FKA deserves a great post award for his post.

Unfortunately, if you complain to HR or threaten legal action, you run the risk of being black-balled outright. It could be that the HR person you deal with is in kahoots with the hiring manager and the problem could get real messy....worse case scenario is that you could ultimately get fired for something inconsequential yet "technical" do to pissing off the wrong person.

I look at this as handwriting on the wall- maybe the company and you were never meant to be.....the great thing about being a professional is that you have many choices and your skills sets mixed with confidence can take you wherever you want to go.
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I'm not threatening legal action at all. I just want someone higher to be aware of what transpired. I believe I can go in there with a level head and discuss the unethical nature of what occurred and try to help make sure that it doesn't happen again. I want to look as little like a troublemaker as possible. The only person I could piss off is the bitch that interviewed me, if it gets back to her in some way. This is why I'm contemplating talking to the HR Manager (who works at the institution and not at my company per se, so he's more outside the situation than anyone at the Press would be).

I would like to think it was just one individual and not a problem at the institution as a whole. I love working here and would like to stay as long as I can. When I was hired, my manager was very professional at all stages of the hiring process. Although, I do believe that I have the best manager at the Press, even if she is a homo (literally). :biggrin:
 
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I'm not threatening legal action at all. I just want someone higher to be aware of what transpired. I believe I can go in there with a level head and discuss the unethical nature of what occurred and try to help make sure that it doesn't happen again. I want to look as little like a troublemaker as possible. The only person I could piss off is the bitch that interviewed me, if it gets back to her in some way. This is why I'm contemplating talking to the HR Manager (who works at the institution and not at my company per se, so he's more outside the situation than anyone at the Press would be).

I would like to think it was just one individual and not a problem at the institution as a whole. I love working here and would like to stay as long as I can. When I was hired, my manager was very professional at all stages of the hiring process. Although, I do believe that I have the best manager at the Press, even if she is a homo (literally). :biggrin:
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I understand you're not threating any legal action....I was giving a worse-case hypothetical of what I have seen transpire in the past. It sounds like you have thought it through and really you are the only person who may have a gut feel on how you should proceed. I would just caution (as other posters have) to be very careful. I have seen too many cases where people get burned in "backroom conferences" by people that are willing to smile in their face and then say later "I can't wait to lay [said person X] off."
 
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ekeen said:
I understand you're not threating any legal action....I was giving a worse-case hypothetical of what I have seen transpire in the past. It sounds like you have thought it through and really you are the only person who may have a gut feel on how you should proceed. I would just caution (as other posters have) to be very careful. I have seen too many cases where people get burned in "backroom conferences" by people that are willing to smile in their face and then say later "I can't wait to lay [said person X] off."
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Maybe I wouldn't be so apt to talk to this HR dude if he didn't establish an open-door policy with our company last year. He was pretty adamant about us coming to talk to him if we had any problems. However, that doesn't always mean that it's the right thing to do. Damn, I'm so confused. :tongue2: I do appreciate all of your input.
 
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Sushi,<O:p</O:p
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Sounds like this advice thread has created more confusion than it cleared up. Bottom line, though, is that ekeen is right in saying that you're the only one who can fully evaluate the situation. You know the organization and the people involved. Do you have a coworker you absolutely trust that you might ask for advice on the situation? At least then, you'd be getting input from someone else with firsthand knowledge of the people involved.

For what it's worth, I'm inclined to agree with those that have suggested that you stand to cause more harm than good in this situation. I'm a firm believer that karma will eventually even things out. From my experience, I had a number of issues with my old company and nearly walked out on principle on a couple of occasions. One of those occasions was upon the termination of a coworker who had been branded a "trouble-maker" and had made the wrong enemies. I felt her termination was completely unjustified and purely out of retaliation. However, the company, though it is publicly traded, still operates like a family business, with all of the inherently evil politics and back-biting. That same coworker found a new job quickly, though, and recommended that her new employer hire me two months later. So, I got to resign on my own terms and raise all of my issues and complaints at my exit interview. Of course, from talking to friends who are still there, none of it had any positive effect anyway, but at least I wasn’t putting my own well being in any jeopardy by trying to make a difference.

That said, though, this is a personal decision that only you can make. If you feel that strongly about it, which it sounds like you do, then by all means, say something. Just make sure you are fully cognizant of the risks and are willing to accept any possible outcomes.

Maybe we should change the direction of this thread and start suggesting alternate things Sushi can do to feel better about the situation. Clearly, the cooling off period isn’t enough, since it’s been two weeks already, and you’re still pretty steamed. But why not look for another job? It seems to me that if you were looking to transfer to another department, you may not be too happy where you are anyway. Write your resignation letter, even if you never plan on delivering it. Get a picture of the bitch and mount it to a dart board. Buy a punching bag. Remind yourself that you’re WAY better than that bitch anyway… Suggestions, anyone?

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Sushi, Have you considered an anonymous letter to HR? Stating that you were interviewed by Ms. Bitch, who asked unethical and possibly illegal questions during the process. You could request that they conduct an investigation by questioning a few in-house interviewees to see if a problem exists, stating that you are requesting confidentiality in the process to avoid potential payback from Ms Bitch. Then you can tell HR the truth when they come to you, and you can be prepared to be coy about the process ahead of time.

If other people say the say thing, Ms. Bitch is in trouble. But if you're the only one that states that she asked bogus questions, then HR will peg you as an instigator with a grudge against Ms Bitch. But it's another option.
 
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BB73 said:
Sushi, Have you considered an anonymous letter to HR? Stating that you were interviewed by Ms. Bitch, who asked unethical and possibly illegal questions during the process. You could request that they conduct an investigation by questioning a few in-house interviewees to see if a problem exists, stating that you are requesting confidentiality in the process to avoid potential payback from Ms Bitch. Then you can tell HR the truth when they come to you, and you can be prepared to be coy about the process ahead of time.

If other people say the say thing, Ms. Bitch is in trouble. But if you're the only one that states that she asked bogus questions, then HR will peg you as an instigator with a grudge against Ms Bitch. But it's another option.
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BB, I haven't considered an anonymous letter, because The Bitch will find out who it is anyway if she is investigated. I don't think many people were interviewed, and I was the only internal candidate. (I should have been clued into her character when she joked that I was the first internal candidate EVER for a position in her department and that nobody must want to work for her -- if she only knew how correct she was!). I work in a completely different department (and building) as she, so luckily I don't see her every day. Hell, the interview was the first time I had even spoken to her.

At the Press I am a member of the Public Works Group, which is supposed to promote a positive working environment. We hold lunch seminars, distribute a newsletter... things like that. We are in the final stages of creating a questionnaire to be distributed to the staff dealing with workplace issues (evaluation process, manager/staff relations, etc.). One thing that it doesn't address is the interview process, and now I wish we would have included a few questions about this. If there is a real problem with my company's hiring practices, than that would have been a good place to spot it. I suspect my experience is an isolated incident, but probably not the first time The Bitch has conducted an unethical interview... perhaps not the first time someone has lodged a complaint against her. She is truly the most despised person at the Press.
 
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But why not look for another job? It seems to me that if you were looking to transfer to another department, you may not be too happy where you are anyway. Write your resignation letter, even if you never plan on delivering it. Get a picture of the bitch and mount it to a dart board. Buy a punching bag. Remind yourself that you’re WAY better than that bitch anyway… Suggestions, anyone?
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I had applied for that job for several reasons. It would have been a step up in my career (and obviously in pay). I'm currently editing journals, and I would like to get back into books. Also, it was more electronic publishing-related, and that's the direction I would like to go. I am getting a master's degree in library/info science, so I would like to transfer to the library here on campus eventually, but for right now I'm happy at the Press. I would just like to find an opportunity to move up -- I feel kinda stuck where I am now.
 
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