20. I Don’t Want This Job
This happened about 4 years ago when I was looking for work.
I interviewed for a ‘marketing’ position at a new firm. The interview went well and I was offered a trial shift the following Monday. On turning up it became clear that this wasn’t a marketing job but a door to door sales job for what was basically a huge pyramid scheme MLM.
I quit and fortunately was offered a legitimate job a few days later.
Fast forward to the next Monday when I’m rudely awoken at 9:15 with a phone call.
Me: Hello?
MLM: Where the heck are you?!?!?
Me: Sorry? wh-
MLM: You were meant to be here at 8:30 – this isn’t a good start to your career with us, is it? Why are you so late?
Me: Sorry but who is this?
MLM: It’s the company who YOU work for. It’s too late now your team has left, but you better be on time tomorrow.
Me: Sorry, there must’ve been a misunderstanding. I’m not working for you. I got offered a job at xxx and accepted that role. I’m starting next week.
MLM: Well you should have told us this, it’s not professional to just not turn up and we would’ve hired someone else. Now your team is short-staffed…
Me: I told my supervisor. Talk to him. Goodbye.
The following morning, I am again awoken by the same guy demanding reasons for me not turning up to work. (Apparently not working for them isn’t a valid excuse.)
This amazingly continued until the following Monday when I was ‘let go’ for ‘unauthorized’ absences. (When asked if this means he’ll stop phoning me he told me to grow up and be professional about it.)