Megan Dixon, 18, is a high school student who was going for a part-time waitress job at a steakhouse in Leicestershire, England.
She was interviewed by assistant manager and was “shocked” and “angry” at the harsh response to her application.
Dixon knew the interview didn’t go well..
Upon arrival, she said the interviewer didn’t have a copy of Dixon’s CV and she “thought it was strange she didn’t shake my hand,” Dixon told MailOnline.
“She had her phone out for the entire time, I didn’t really feel like I was in an interview.”
But she wasn't expecting to find out like this...
Immediately after the interview, Dixon received a text message, which said simply: "It's a no x".
Then, after asking 'why?', Dixon received: "Just not engaging. And answers we're 'like' basic."
(Ironically... The interviewer doesn't know the difference between 'we're' and 'were'.)
This reply was accompanied by the laughing-so-hard-I'm-crying emoji.
Dixon posted a screenshot of the humiliating exchange on Twitter.
"I can maybe understand why my answers were basic, but I haven't really had many interviews before," Dixon said. "She was asking about my proudest moment but I'm only 18 so it's not like I can say my kid or my marriage."
"To text me a minute after I'd walked out saying that is nasty," she continued.
"I was so shocked and I wish I'd gone back in there. My mum was so angry - these big companies can't treat people like that. It has definitely put me off the company."
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The company has also issued a response, and promised to investigate further.
"We can’t apologise enough to Megan. It was never our intention to be disrespectful or upset her in any way," a spokesperson for the company said.
"The texts were sent in error and were intended for our manager, not the candidate."
Clearly, this unsuccessful job interview says more about the company than it does about the candidate.
Top Comments
I highly doubt the message was sent to the interviewee unintentionally, she had to have her phone number programmed into her phone or have entered it manually,, especially since it was sent to her before she even left the premises. And unless the number of the manager and the interviewee are very close, which is not impossible or unheard of, it would have been difficult to mix them up. I think the interviewer was just trying to cover her butt for making that kind of mistake.
I think she probably dodged a bullet not getting the job ..... why would you want a job and work with a company that employs a manager who is as obnoxious, rude and obviously lacking people skills as she is .. she wouldn't be happy working there with a boss like that