Turning down a job offer

[Lil One]

Anyone turn down a job offer just bc of a gut feeling that you wouldn't like the work env't, or people? I am desperately looking for a new job while I finish school so I went on an interview a few weeks back at a fashion showroom. From the minute I walked in a got a very cold feeling from the receptionist down to the other people I met. The interview went well but instead of having me come back to meet the president of the company I was made to wait close to half an hour. I then met the hr. manager who asked me what other skills I had(may I mind you this was for a receptionist position) and if I would be able to do admin work and told me I could be promoted but after a year.

 

Then she had me meet another admin who I would work with who was sick..so all she did was point her out to me, shake my hand then she just stood there looking at me lol. Finally I met the president who had a heavy accent and I could not understand what he was saying half the time. Again he asked me what other clerical type skills I had then told me I could be promoted but after a year. I've head this after the year crap at my former job and am still at the same position I was hired for. All the people I met with were pretenious and snooty..at least that's the vibe I got.

 

Then I was left waiting again. The first lady came back and offered me the position but told me they send the offer letters via. email. which I found odd. Before I left they all went in a conference room and I heard them all laughing. Pretty much I take it they hired me bc they knew I could do 2 jobs instead of the position they needed so would have me doing double the work for the min. salary requirment I asked for. When I got home I did receive the offer letter via email but after sleeping on it I called her the next day and left a messege saying I would not able to accept the positon...I never heard back from her lol. Is it always best to go with your gut?

[NotKelly]

Yes, sometimes it's good to go with your gut.

 

I went on a job interview last year (my first in many years) because I really felt I could not stand my current job a moment longer. It was for a position where I had done similar work in the past and I knew the interview would go well because I was able to tell them everything they wanted to hear.

 

And yet I just got the sense that this department (it was in the same company) was going to be even crazier than the one I was coming from... there was just something about the way they answered my questions kind of vaguely about what their plans were for the next year. I could tell they were about to take on work that was outside the scope of what their office usually does, and it just set off alarm bells that I would be going from the frying pan into the fire.

 

They offered me the job. I declined (I lied and said some new opportunities had opened up at my current job). First time I've ever done that in my life. I felt bad because they seemed like they really wanted me... but that is the point of an interview, you're trying to find out more about them as well (not just them finding out about you).

[Green]

I just made a jump into a new job. I dont even know what I'm going to be doing yet and I already quit my other job and have been working this job for one day. The first day of work was all orientation giving me the long history of the company and setting up my benefits and signing that I wont disclose any company secrets and all that other stuff. I hated my other job so much that i took this one just because I liked the office building better plus Im making a good amount more money in this job. The point is I'm not really sure what my job is yet he he he all I know is that they wanted some one who is really good with computers and some very broadly used programs only one of which I never heard of but told them I have no problem learning computer stuff. any way my point is I based this job switch on salary, and office building alone I dont even know who or what exactly I'm going to be doing because not even the HR lady doing the hiring could explain it in to much detail just that they wanted some one really good with computers..

[RecordProducer]

The interview went well but instead of having me come back to meet the president of the company I was made to wait close to half an hour.

So what? Are you the president of the United Stated and can't wait for 25 minutes?

 

I then met the hr. manager who asked me what other skills I had(may I mind you this was for a receptionist position) and if I would be able to do admin work and told me I could be promoted but after a year.

What's wrong with her asking what other skills you have? Just because you didn't get promoted in your current company after a year doesn't mean you wouldn't get promoted in your next company. Promotion is something that you have to DESERVE. Or maybe you thought it would come by default after a year?

Then she had me meet another admin who I would work with who was sick..so all she did was point her out to me, shake my hand then she just stood there looking at me lol.

So what?

 

Finally I met the president who had a heavy accent and I could not understand what he was saying half the time. Again he asked me what other clerical type skills I had then told me I could be promoted but after a year.

So what?

 

All the people I met with were pretenious and snooty..at least that's the vibe I got.

Well it's the fashion business. plus you seem kinda "fashionable" too by judging his accent!

 

Then I was left waiting again. The first lady came back and offered me the position but told me they send the offer letters via. email. which I found odd

You seem to find everything odd.

 

 

Before I left they all went in a conference room and I heard them all laughing

So??? I am really losing patience here!

 

 

Pretty much I take it they hired me bc they knew I could do 2 jobs instead of the position they needed so would have me doing double the work for the min. salary requirment I asked for.

You would still be working 40 hours a week, right? Or di you hope that you would be there from 9 to 5 every day but do nothing? It's your task to negotiate the salary and the kind of work you expect to do for them. You better change your attitude or you'll never find the right job for you.

[Star Gazer]

An interview isn't a one-way street. You're interviewing them just as much as they're interviewing you. The fit has to be mutual. If I were in your shoes, I'd have no problem turning down the offer...unless I was hurting for cash.

[glitzy55]

Seems like you did the right thing to me.