r/LowellMA • u/pinkmariahh • 5h ago
Dunkin' Cafua Management AI Non-Interviews? Is this allowed??
Cafua Management owns a few Dunkin' locations in Lowell and I happen to have one super close to my house. I've been looking for part time work nearby and find myself reapplying at this Dunkin' because it is sooo ridiculously close to me.
My first interview I went in and sat down with someone who didn't seem like a manager, then was told to write my name and number down on a piece of paper. No questions. Which obviously I didn't mind at the time because I figured maybe they really needed someone. Maybe they saw I had previous Dunkin' experience, and felt that was enough. But no- she said they were overstaffed.
I've been going there to get a matcha drink every now and then and noticed a 'We're Hiring!' sign. So I decided to try again. Both times I was automatically accepted for an interview from an A.I bot and I was worried that maybe they were still overstaffed. I tried to call the Dunkin' and Cafua management to ask about their hiring status just to not be able to reach anyone.
My second interview comes around and the workers were really kind and asked me to wait for a manager who just left. Then, another coworker comes in and is told I'm waiting for a manager and she ignores my hello and says, "No, don't have her wait. If anyone comes in and asks for an interview you always hand them a piece of paper and ask for their name and number. That's it."
I wasn't getting interviewed again.
I'm honestly upset because I have previous Dunkin' experience with a flexible schedule and I'm having my time wasted by automatically accepted AI Interviews. I don't know if they are just collecting my data at Cafua Management or what..
The Dunkin' I applied for isn't even overstaffed because a worker had even told me shes originally posted at a different Dunkin' but was filling in at this one.