bad job interview experiences
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- iDp0
got caught peeking at my interviewers boobies. She was one of those interviewers who didnt really want you to talk, so she was yabbering on about benefits or something and down went my eyes...to some of the nicest boobies I've ever seen. Then while I was examining the curvature...I saw she was now looking at my eyes. Didn't get that one.
- nessdog0
I went for an junior design position that I really didn't want and when he asked if I'd accept the job if it was offered to me, I replied...
"umm yeah, I suppose... it'd get me out of the house'.
Woops.
- nospacebar0
Heh.
A friend of mine was sitting in an interview gone wrong, and was just feeling like it was dragging on, when he looked at the interviewer, and said,
"I'm not going to get this job, am I?""No, no, you're not"
"Cool. Later"
- atomica0
Had an interview a little over a year ago with an ISP for the position of 'head web designer', the thing went excellently, I had a shoe in because an old friend was their head web dev guy and everything.... so I thought I was in, they even had me do a direct mail piece demo for them, they responded that they loved it and that they needed to check with one more interviewee. I called a week later and they dodged my calls. Another week later I find out they hired a very attractive female, who well didn't really fit the criteria, but based on her looks she got the job. Needless to say I felt pissed, and their web site hasn't changed a bit since then, so who knows what exactly it is she's doing for them now ;)
- jevad0
thats fucking lame....
- ********0
hand job interview gone wrong
yeah I experienced some of those
shorty grabs it too tight or to loose
some girls have monster hands and makes your dick look small
- jevad0
lol
- atomica0
Regardless of being one-upped by the boobie-inclinded I got a raise at the existing job and more 'responsiblity' and 'freedom'....... still wouldn't mind some more 'creativite' work. ;)
- sauerbraten0
yeah, all my interviews have gone extremely well, i've got all the ones i've interviewed for. the person giving the interview can never stop looking at my ass though, i guess i'm pretty hot.
and i suck, so it all makes sense now doesn't it..
I'M JUST A PIECE OF MEAT..
- Mick0
I went to an interview once and after spending 5 minutes with one person, a second person ( an overweight 40yo man) came out of a door to the left wearing nothing but briefs rubbing his eyes saying "Oh what a night". This office was based in someone's home.
I was offered the job but denied it.
- atomica0
mick, now thats my idea of a job ;)
- el_chilaquil0
When I was fresh out of school, I once interviewed at a design studio that had a wooden conference table. Really nice with the firm's logo on it. I was very enthusiastic and eager to sho wmy portfolio along with its expensive shiny brushed aluminum case... so I was about to put my portfolio on the table and the principal freaked out... I mean really freaked out and yelled at me and told me not to put my portfolio there 'cause I would scratch the table...
After that, it was all downhill...
- woodyBatts0
I had an interview, where I had the job, until I showed my portfolio. Funny thing is, is that it was an unpaid internship.
- tripleflux0
I once interviewed with some latte Seattle guys at 7:30am. All they wanted to discuss was design methodology (discovery etc) and who my influences were. I knew exactly what to say to get the job, but instead I just started yammering. My brain totally shut down because I knew it would be hell. I did a little research when I got out of there. On their personal sites they listed a slew of big names as having had a profound effect on their lives. One guy even included the name of his boss, who was also in the meeting.
- bouchy0
Got all ready, felt totally confident, relaxed, had a bit of coffe and news, then left to go to the interview. A little too relaxed apparently. I realized once I got there I forgot my portfolio. Duh. When the interviewer greeted me, she gave me quite the perplexed look when she realized I was portfolio-less. I said "It's a web designer position right? Let's look at some sites via the internet."
It actually went pretty good. Of course, when I met with the next guy, the big boss, and he was looking at a site, the site did not work properly on his computer. WTF. And again on another site.
I think I was being laughed at. Or I was not meant to get that job.
- surfito0
he said, your style its a bit like 2 advaced, and then i said.
"NO I NEVER COPY 2 ADVANCED, EWW!". (no ofense to 2A)then 2 seconds later i realized it was a compliment not an insult.
(i work there now, and refuse to do anything that looks techno)
- idsgn0
Milan , probably was the same co, started with C and had a giant cowboy boot in the office (!!).
That guy was totally 'out to lunch' if you will pardon the awful pun. needless to say he never emailed me the things he said he would, and i never persued.
- ian0
Well I went to a job interview to a multimedia place in an industrial estate. Took me nearly two hours to get out there and I was 20 mins late. The creative director brought me into an office and told me about my job and asked some very strange questions such as
Based on your experience with other designers how would you rate your creativity out of ten? and Name three things you disliked about your last employer .
I was then brought into the studio and sat at a pc for a 2 hour 'time challenge' to see if I could work to a tight deadline.
While working, Photoshop crashes on me and I lost a half hours work. When I finished I just had to tell the receptionist I was finished cos the creative director wasnt coming back.
I walked a hlaf hour back to my bus stop and caught a cold. But I was offered the job...
- anon25730
I know an illustrator who went to a job interview with one of those HUUGE portfolios, it was so big he had little trolley wheels to help drag it along.
The problem was, that when he threw his folio on to the meeting table he realised he had dragged it through a load of dog shit !!
NOT a good way to present your skills.
- idsgn0
haha, the dog shit is awesome