This job candidate was quick to turn heel and bolt when it became abundantly clear that the interviewer had been intentionally misleading in their description of the role. The role had been advertised as being remote work when it was actually "hybrid," requiring some attendance to an office space. To top it off, the interviewer even admitted that they had advertised it as such in order to increase the pool of applicants.
As I've often described (and recently discussed) job interviews are a performative set piece that outlines the more absurd aspects of our societal norms. (I'm borrowing that phrase because it fits so well with what the interview process entails, right down to script and costuming.) It's hard to imagine that any hiring manager would submit themselves to any more of this theatre than necessary as the entire experience is exhausting and time-consuming from start to finish.
The topic was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, where it encouraged vigorous discussion surrounding the current interview landscape.
Redditor u/anxncdn perfectly addressed this issue with the interviewer's strategy in the comments.
"I can't understand this mindset," they remarked. "What's the point of getting a larger pool of applicants if none of them want the job anyway? Why waste your time interviewing a ton more people who are just going to walk out or decline the job because it's not what they applied to?"
What would you do when faced with this situation? Have you ever walked out of an interview?
Scroll on for screenshots of the thread and reactions. Afterward, check out these interview candidates who tanked their prospects with a single question. On the flip side, check out these worst interviews people ever had.
