Interviewer is 18 mins late and counting...in person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you learned a heck of a lot about the culture at this place in this one interview. They seem pretty casual, relaxed, less professional, and more about people and relationships, and they seem to value conversations and family over professionalism.

You can decide if this is the right culture for you or not.

Professionalism is the practice of treating people with value. This is not it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you learned a heck of a lot about the culture at this place in this one interview. They seem pretty casual, relaxed, less professional, and more about people and relationships, and they seem to value conversations and family over professionalism.

You can decide if this is the right culture for you or not.

Professionalism is the practice of treating people with value. This is not it.

Right. I said they don't seem to value professionalism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you learned a heck of a lot about the culture at this place in this one interview. They seem pretty casual, relaxed, less professional, and more about people and relationships, and they seem to value conversations and family over professionalism.

You can decide if this is the right culture for you or not.

I'd take it.

[Anonymous]

This is insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(OP)

I don't even know what twilight zone I just emerged from. So, I told myself I'd wait until 12:30 and he got there around 12:27 and mumbled a sorry. We talked for 15 minutes and then his 1pm meeting arrived early which I'm assuming was a close client. The client guy walks right into the office we were sitting in and sits down WITH us. Interviewer introduces me then asks how the guy's dad is. The guy says oh my dad is still the same, the doctors have basically stopped giving us hope after 10 weeks in the same state. Then they get into this deep conversation about letting parents go and I'm literally sitting there diverting my eyes to the floor when the client guy looks at me and says "My dad had a stroke 10 weeks ago and it looks like he won't recover" so I say oh wow I'm really sorry to hear that. Then they start talking about a mutual friend that is opening a business down the street and his wife just delivered a stillborn. I'm scrambling my brain trying to figure out how to remove myself from this situation. So I like cleared my throat and asked if there was anything else he needed from me (we really didn't even get into ANYTHING substantial) and he said nope I think this went great and would be excited to move you on to the final interview with XX please reach out to him directly to schedule.

This is already an epic DCUM thread. I selfishly want you to keep going with this process, just so you can update us.

+1. And if not, we should move it to books and make it a round robin novel.

[Anonymous]

If you already have a job, I would not take this job, unless it’s a huge pay jump. If you aren’t already employed I would take this job and plan on finding some thing else down the road.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like there is really no need for three interviews in this situation, this guy is wasting your time. I would pass unless unemployed.

[Anonymous]

You handled this interview with grace for sure.

Will this person be your boss or in your chain of command.

Is there any harm in continuing the process? You can always decline any job offer. This guy might end up having your back or being part of a support system you need.

[Anonymous]

I would ghost them and not look back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you learned a heck of a lot about the culture at this place in this one interview. They seem pretty casual, relaxed, less professional, and more about people and relationships, and they seem to value conversations and family over professionalism.

You can decide if this is the right culture for you or not.

I'd take it.

Yeah I could live with that

Are you going to move to the next round, OP?

[Anonymous]

Also what kind of job is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe he was fired!

Wells Fargo just took a bunch of successful mortgage staff to a retreat, rewarded them, then fired them.

Wells Fargo is a garbage scam operation. Those employees are better off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you learned a heck of a lot about the culture at this place in this one interview. They seem pretty casual, relaxed, less professional, and more about people and relationships, and they seem to value conversations and family over professionalism.

You can decide if this is the right culture for you or not.

That's a terrible take. Wow. You must have trouble reading people and situations.

[Anonymous]

Was the interviewer or firm mostly minorities or ethnic Latin, Arab, or African? I just read an article about monochronic vs. polychronic cultures. The former values timeliness and a focus on one event at a time (interview separate from client conversation) and is typical of Western culture. The latter is less concerned about timeliness, may have multiple events running at the same time, and tends to adapt to situations as they unfold. If the interviewer fits the polychronic perspective, he may have been testing your sensitivity to and willingness to work in such a culture and with his clients.

[Anonymous]

Omg - thanks for updating us.