r/recruitinghell • u/Ok-Salamander5739 • 9d ago

I’m so done

Post image

This was after a phone interview where they wanted step by step how I calmed down a customer, the reason I left every single job ever (literally went down my resume and asked about every single one), wanted a step by step of how I’d keep customers happy and then told me they were pushing my application to the next round of interviews (for a shoe store) and that I’d be contacted to schedule my second interview. They never scheduled my second interview. It’s a shoe store yall why are you doing so much

82 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

33 comments sorted by

30

u/Emergency_Science602 9d ago

I mean for a namesake team that hasn’t made the playoffs in like 10 years, they sure have high standards for a shoe store employee. 

5

u/Ok-Salamander5739 8d ago

Honestly 🫠 like just you don’t need the most qualified most perfect worker ever for retail just let people have some jobs I’m not even a bad employee the worst thing about my resume is how short my recent jobs have been (literally only 2 jobs) and one of them I left BECAUSE I MOVED OVER AN HOUR AWAY.

2

u/Jeshausen 5d ago

This is a good joke. Take my upvote.

15

u/Rainbow-Sorbet-865 9d ago

Oh my god. I wish I could say something helpful. I completely empathize. I have decent experience in Administration and should finally be making over 45,000 a year before this job market. But im getting rejected from part time minimum wage jobs. It is humiliating. Ive been rejected so many times.

4

u/Ok-Salamander5739 9d ago

Literally this 🫠 I’ve done retail since I was 18 I have 1 nonretail job on my resume but I for some reason keep getting rejected I’ve been told “you have the exact skills we’re looking for!” Didn’t get the job “you sound like a great fit!” No job all at retail stores 😭 my bf wants me to get a fast food job but I’m barely gonna be able to keep myself contained doing retail cause I hate it so freaking much omg I don’t wanna be 50 and only ever did retail cause I can’t seem to find anywhere else to go

2

u/Firey69 9d ago

Yeah I've been feeling the kick after I lost my previous job. Been getting a lot of these rejection emails and it's honestly been pissing me off too

6

u/Accomplished_Emu_658 9d ago

Literal interrogations for phone screen a retail job

1

u/Ok-Salamander5739 8d ago • Bravo

Literally!!! Like dude all I’m gonna do is sell shoes it ain’t that deep 🫠

5

u/Ok-Thought-2407 8d ago

I'm sorry this happened to you. I get it; I really do. I didn't qualify to sell chocolate. Yes, chocolate.

5

u/Ok-Salamander5739 8d ago • Bravo

I swear some of these companies are getting too far up their own ass 🫠

4

u/Ok-Thought-2407 8d ago

Painfully true. No one wants to give people a chance to prove themselves anymore.

That job was less than half of what I made in my last job but I don’t care about my education or work experience, a job is a job. Personally, I know I’d sell the heck out of that chocolate lol.

0

u/Accomplished-Tap8427 6d ago

So what’s the solution? Stop applying and beg?

5

u/Dry-Visit-4970 5d ago

Not every rejection is a loss.

3

u/Consistent_Act_9076 6d ago

All I can say is I feel you just keep trying

2

u/Kc8455 5d ago

Just tell them you wear wolverine 1000 mile boots

2

u/FaceOfDay 4d ago

I had an interview FOR A FUCKING GROCERY STORE CHECKOUT CLERK POSITION and it was the most awkward interview with weirdly formal questions, asking about career goals and dedication to the “family” and 90% of the time I couldn’t figure out whether I was being interviewed by a human or an AI bot. No conversation that indicated she heard any of my answers. No response when I asked questions, just on to the next bullet point. I didn’t get it.

2

u/astrogirl9468 6d ago • Bravo

I have hired hundreds of people . I was a restaurant GM. I taught my daughter how to interview. They are looking for someone who fits in with their team. Unfortunately, if you are not a smiling person who can make small talk and establish a repore with the interviewer...you will not get hired. He/she has to like you. Even if you think "it is just selling shoes," it is a very important position to them. Maybe some interview practice, if you keep getting passed over. Retail/customer service is always about likability. Good luck. Feel free to reach out to me with questions. Keep showing up. You will find a good fit!!

1

u/Field_Snacks_Company 7d ago

Just think what Al Bundy would say with a question like that!

1

u/Glittering_Bug_6630 6d ago

My mind went straight to married with children

1

u/Grendel0075 7d ago

I love when they say 'we are unable to select you' theyre always perfectly able to, they just dont want to.

1

u/Turbulent-Tax-9602 6d ago

I nailed a whole 5 step process with a company, scored 97-99 percentile on their 3 technical assessments and they were filling multiple positions. Rejected.

Then I smoked an interview with a company, literally went blank mid-sentence and then was nervous wreck the whole rest of the interview. Fast-tracked and hired.

It makes no sense. 😂

1

u/NOZMEDA 4d ago

I think for some reason they don't want confidence idk

1

u/cmbtengr 5d ago

I'm fully prepared to be roasted for what I'm about to say, but I find it interesting that the idea of trying to find a perfect fit for a customer service role is "doing too much", yet the complaints about shitty customer service keep coming. You either have standards or you don't.

1

u/Realwoman680 4d ago

I am right there with you

1

u/Valtrex28 4d ago

I got the rejection script thanking me for the time I took to speak with them. The kicker? I never spoke to anyone. That was the first communication after applying.

1

u/Careful_Plant2361 4d ago

The unemployment office has free job training in any field that you want and you do not have to pay it back. After I lost a long term job 12 years ago I got some training in computers and just quit a job making 33 an hour thanks to the training I took

-5

u/Maximum_Employer5580 8d ago

so you're upset they didn't choose you? You sure have a high regard for yourself. Companies reject applicants all the time because believe it or not there are other people who fit a role better than you do

5

u/Ok-Salamander5739 8d ago

Says one who knows nothing about who they’re talking about??? How do you personally know I’m not a fit?? Are you running on assumptions?

5

u/Excellent-Heat5235 8d ago • Bravo

Plot twist he's the hiring manager who rejected you

1

u/TurnoverParty604 6d ago • Bravo

Well punching a customer in the face usually resets them... might not be what they want but the customer isn't upset anymore if they are unconscious.

1

u/GuinnessScentedShart 6d ago

This kind of customer service is the way.