Man Almost Loses Interview After Unknowingly Being Rude to Interviewer

User @reillyduke shared a horror story where she called a potential job candidate only for them to answer rudely almost jeopardizing their chance at the job.

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Reilly started by explaining that part of her job was to reach out to candidates and schedule them for interviews.

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“So my job requires me to call different applicants to see if we can schedule them for interviews, testing dates, appointments, whatever the case may be,”

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She said she proceeded to dial a number for a recruit named Ignacio only to be met with hostility.

“And I just called somebody, his name was Ignacio. I said, ‘Hi, is this Ignacio?’

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Unfortunately, Ignacio was having a bad day so when he answered the unknown number, he was more than a little rude.

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He said "Yes it is and I’m very busy. What do you want?’”

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Reilly proceeded to explain who she was and that she was reaching out to discuss the position that he had applied for.

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That was when Ignacio found himself a little lost for words.

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“Silence on the other end of the phone for a good 15 seconds.”

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She asked whether he was still interested in the position and whether she should still schedule him.

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He quickly found his tongue and said, “Oh… yeah, yes I do, please yes,’” she recounted.

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She tried to maintain her professionalism and said, “Not a problem, we’ll see you on this date.”

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Before ending the call Ignacio tried to apologize and said that he was “just kidding”.

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Reilly however was not going to engage in the call further and ended the call on a professional note.

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“Please be kinder to the people that you don’t know who are on the other side of the phone.,"

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"...because if I were a worse person, I would not have scheduled this person,”

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