Hope that suit wasn’t too expensive…
Going for a graduate job in London post-university, I was shortlisted by a leading market research company and asked to prepare a presentation for an interview.
I did a lot of prep, bought a nice suit, and traveled to London with nervous excitement.
Two minutes into my presentation, I noticed the interviewer was apparently doing the New York Times crossword. I paused and asked if he was following my presentation.
He nodded but didn’t look up from his newspaper. I carried on talking about my subject for another couple of minutes, but could see he was still doing the crossword, so thanked him and left.
I explained the situation to the recruiter running the open day, and she rolled her eyes as if to say “Oh, this again.” I got a letter a week later refusing to cover my travel expenses as I had walked out of the interview.
/Missy_Agg-a-ravation