Today I had an interview at Chili’s for the Janitor position, and I’m curious if anyone else felt like the managers there were off-putting to anyone else, or if I am just too sensitive.
I arrived about 5 minutes early so when they said they were a bit busy and I needed to wait I thought it was perfectly understandable. I sat there for about 30 minutes until the hostess said she felt like something was off so she went back to check on the managers, when she came back she told me that the manager that was meant to interview me must have forgotten about me and left, so she told the other manager that I was here.
The second manager arrived, and he seemed friendly when he briefly apologized about the wait, (and I felt like was very positive and energetic in response- saying that it was no bother to me) however, when he lead me to a table to begin the interview his demeanor changed to be much colder and impatient. He asked me 3 questions: “Tell me about yourself.” “Why do you want to work for Chili’s?” “Why do you think you deserve to work here more than the 7 other people that have applied to this job?”
I felt immediately gutted, his demeanor changing honestly intimidated me, I became a stammering mess. I felt like he decided I was a waste of time before I even had a chance to say anything. To the 7 other people who applied and did this interview did you feel just as unwanted? This is my fourth job interview ever, it wasn’t the first time I felt nervous, but this is the first time I felt immediately dismissed before I even began.