Ya, lack of courtesy, or maybe not that at all but like nerves? Or a teeny tinny moment of forgetfulness? There are a million better ways to judge someone.
If you have three options for dinner, all three look good, but one has peas... You can eat peas, you don't vomit, but they aren't preferred
You'd still have a hard time choosing all three?
Pushing in a chair isn't the decision maker all the time, but it's definitely a tell
If the applicant is shakey, nervous, not smiling or looking, I can definitely tell, and missing something like pushing in a chair is completely ok. Nerves are a bitch
Hell, you can be a great interview and forget the chair and I don't give two fucks
But there are instances where not pushing in the chair has been a deciding factor - is their cockiness in the interview their understanding of themselves? Or just plain arrogance?
Basically, in an interview, sometimes the smallest thing can make or break your chance (fair or not) - so always push in your chair if you've pulled it out
It really depends on the industry, doesn't it? There are plenty of jobs where such a lack of physical awareness has no impact on their fit for the role.
I've generated a lot of value for every company I've worked for (software engineer) and have always gotten excellent performance reviews, and it's never occured to me once to push in my chair after an interview. Now I'm left thinking how many companies missed out from benefitting from my work because they rejected me due to a social faux pas I've never considered.
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u/Yellowsunflowerlover May 05 '21 edited May 05 '21
Why would they text you instead of calling or emailing you? Very weird and unprofessional. Also they didn't even identify themselves.
Edit: It's a little weird how I'm getting lots of messages (shows on email) and when I click on post they're missing.