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Old 07-02-2014, 12:22 PM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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Accounting. I'm not going to cancel, especially if it's only on the phone and I don't have to go anywhere. It it is a double standard however.
I'm going to be really honest with you. If you're a crybaby about this kind of thing, you're going to be miserable in any working environment because you view things using a barometer of what you think is fair to you, and you put yourself on equal footing with people who have different needs and priorities.

The world does not revolve around one person expecting a phone call when there are more pressing things that may have come up. Being flexible is the first rule to learn if you want to have a successful career.

And this is coming from someone who is more people-oriented than 90% of those you'll find in the business world.
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Old 07-02-2014, 12:35 PM
 
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I'm going to be really honest with you. If you're a crybaby about this kind of thing, you're going to be miserable in any working environment because you view things using a barometer of what you think is fair to you, and you put yourself on equal footing with people who have different needs and priorities.

The world does not revolve around one person expecting a phone call when there are more pressing things that may have come up. Being flexible is the first rule to learn if you want to have a successful career.

And this is coming from someone who is more people-oriented than 90% of those you'll find in the business world.
I hit a nerve. My suggestion to you is you should avoid making bold statements of people you don't know and have no knowledge of. It is not credible.
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Old 07-02-2014, 01:41 PM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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I hit a nerve.
Actually, it looks like I did.
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Old 07-02-2014, 01:41 PM
 
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I'm going to be really honest with you. If you're a crybaby about this kind of thing, you're going to be miserable in any working environment because you view things using a barometer of what you think is fair to you, and you put yourself on equal footing with people who have different needs and priorities.

The world does not revolve around one person expecting a phone call when there are more pressing things that may have come up. Being flexible is the first rule to learn if you want to have a successful career.

And this is coming from someone who is more people-oriented than 90% of those you'll find in the business world.



This is so common now! We have people who get slighted when they don't get a "thank you" email for providing the service they were hired to do!
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Old 07-02-2014, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Up North in God's Country
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This sounds like a very busy office to me, and hiring the new employee is probably low on the "to do" list. You need to show them that you are a flexible person...and not a temperamental one who gets his feelings hurt when the schedule changes. Things do come up in offices. It probably had nothing to do with you, and I would not consider it a red flag.

When you finally go in for the interview, if they mention the fact that they needed to reschedule you, just say "Happy to accommodate your schedule."
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Old 07-02-2014, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Tucson for awhile longer
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Perhaps they are understaffed, which is why they need to hire new employees. Stay on this. If you don't hear from them, it's not out of line for you to contact them again and ask when this interview can be rescheduled. Be persistent but VERY polite. And remember that Friday is a holiday, so many offices might have weird scheduling due to vacation days taken in conjunction with Independence Day. You're correct in assessing that this is not a level playing field. But it never will be. They have the money and you want the job.
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Old 07-03-2014, 06:36 AM
 
Location: JobHuntingHacker.com
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I'm going to be really honest with you. If you're a crybaby about this kind of thing, you're going to be miserable in any working environment because you view things using a barometer of what you think is fair to you, and you put yourself on equal footing with people who have different needs and priorities.

The world does not revolve around one person expecting a phone call when there are more pressing things that may have come up. Being flexible is the first rule to learn if you want to have a successful career.

And this is coming from someone who is more people-oriented than 90% of those you'll find in the business world.
Wow, that is the most presumptuous and rude thing I have heard on these forums. How is the OP being a cry baby? It is a question of courtesy and respect. Interview cancelled not once but twice. Fyi, the OP doesn't work for them yet so he/she is under no obligation to tolerate this. If the OP was hired and was paid then it would be ok to tolerate a superior being late or blowing them off. Not in this case.

I have been through stuff like this. I take time away from my busy day to accommodate someone looking for a good candidate. I expect the other side to do the same. They are not more important than me. They posted a job listing, I responded so its a two way street. You have to think long and hard if that is how you want to start off a relationship with someone.
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Old 07-03-2014, 07:18 AM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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Wow, that is the most presumptuous and rude thing I have heard on these forums. How is the OP being a cry baby? It is a question of courtesy and respect. Interview cancelled not once but twice. Fyi, the OP doesn't work for them yet so he/she is under no obligation to tolerate this. If the OP was hired and was paid then it would be ok to tolerate a superior being late or blowing them off. Not in this case.

I have been through stuff like this. I take time away from my busy day to accommodate someone looking for a good candidate. I expect the other side to do the same. They are not more important than me. They posted a job listing, I responded so its a two way street. You have to think long and hard if that is how you want to start off a relationship with someone.

If you think mine is the rudest post you have ever seen on these forums, you haven't been reading much.
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Old 07-03-2014, 10:04 AM
 
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So 15 minutes before the rescheduled interview, the hiring manager calls and cancels. He said he needs to wrap things up. He said he was going to email me his flight itinerary and hopefully we can talk before he boards. He has not sent that to me either.
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Old 07-03-2014, 10:09 AM
 
Location: JobHuntingHacker.com
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So 15 minutes before the rescheduled interview, the hiring manager calls and cancels. He said he needs to wrap things up. He said he was going to email me his flight itinerary and hopefully we can talk before he boards. He has not sent that to me either.
According to MPowering you should offer to kiss their feet for the privilege of even considering an interview with a lowlife such as yourself. Their time is clearly way more important than yours so suck it up and don't be a whiny baby.
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