Parent RUINS job interview

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[nikki]

Parents: employers NEVER want to hear from you. For any reason. During any part of their employment. Stay the fug away.

[LadyLabyrinth]

My mother did something exactly like this, she and her husband knew the guy I would be interviewing with and I needed them to drive me because I didn't have a licence or car yet and they both came into the interview with me even though I asked them not to. Then while I was doing the interview, the guy would ask me a question and then my mother would answer first, then when she finished the guy would look directly at me and ask the question again then I would answer, my mother was completely oblivious to the fact that he was getting visibly annoyed with her. Then at the end of the interview she said oh and give me a call when you need someone with experience. I had 4 years of experience in an almost identical role! Needless to say, he called me and apologized for everything but said he couldn't hire me all things considered, still makes me furious just thinking about it, almost 5 years later

[jonathancobb]

A parent wanting to be involved in an interview is always a huge red flag. Which is sad cause it's not really the kids fault.

[Neighbor-assistantYN]

My brother did that. I was at an interview at a nice place expecting 2 Dollars over minimum wage. Manager had me on the schedule for the following week (3 days later). My brother seen me leaving and asked what I was doing. Told him I just got a great job. We talked a bit at my car, then I left to go hang out. He later walked in, told the guy who he was and 'Casually' told them that Ive had a junked up room for years and cleaning was not something I did well. He didn't tell them I had moved out a year before and mom used it as a storage for her crafts/junk and I refused to clean it out for her. I got a call that evening saying another person was hired instead. Later he admitted he didn't know I was hired for housekeeping and thought it was like a desk job. Either way, I lost the job because of it.

[IAmADragonHearMeRoar]

I’m pretty sure I got put on several ‘do not hire, cant follow instructions’ lists because they said not to send follow-up emails or phone calls and my mother made me do it EVERY TIME.

I stopped listening to her and started getting more callbacks

[AngelicDiva]

Yes because I used to hate when parents came up to the job asking for a job for their kids.

[raychelawesome]

I’m so thankful my mom drove me to interviews, waited in the car, then asked how I thought it went. Then we would go to lunch.

[natp]

I was in my late 20s in a managerial position at the company I was working for at the time. My parents were visiting from out of state for a week or so and during this time I had an unrelated accident that messed up my legs and knee. A few days later company reps were coming in for an important meeting to discuss the new marketing campaign. I arrived at work on crutches with a boot on, but keen to get into it and thankful for the luck that I had my parents here to help drive me during this time.
I had a follow-up doctors appointment (for my knee injury) scheduled for after the meeting which was running a little long but I wasn't concerned, plus priorities right?!

Anyway my father comes barging into the place, interrupts the meeting to scold me and my superiors because I was going to be late for my doctors appointment!! I ended up successfully turning him away but not without an argument and a mortifying scene.

Afterwards my mother let him have it for being so disrespectful and his reply was "but she's my little girl and always will be, so that's how its gonna be."
No.... just no.

[sparkplugoes]

My dad did something like this once (I was an adult when this happened) I went an interviewed at a company for a job and mentioned it to my dad later that day. He knew the manager so he texted him telling him all about how wonderful I am, that I hate getting up early in the morning and overhsared alot of info an employer doesn't need. I didn't get the job and based on the text messages I'm sure that's why.

[sarcastic_slob]

My last boss told me that they had thrown out a parent once, they told the parent "we are here to interiew your (kid) and not you, so you can leave, your not allowed in here"

Boss told me that the kid was a nervous wreck 🤣 (sure, People are nervous doing interiews, but this was 10 levels above normal nervous levels)

[Tryth]

I worked for my _uncle_ for a year and my parents never talked to him about any of it outside of the general "how's your project going" etc. Never appreciated that more

[smalachit]

Story Time:
My bro was approximately 25 at the time and applied for a job. Interview went well and he was quite excited. Then my mum hears about it, and being the classic narcissist she is, CALLS up the company he applied for and demanded to speak to HR. No one knows what she said, but right after they called my bro and told him he couldn't get the job.

[yukiijsuh]

This was literally my mother today at the hospital. I was getting my allergy tests done and my mom just started talking about herself and me (telling her entire life to the nurses, like wtf) and it was REALLY uncomfortable, both for me and the nurses. And I was pissed off not only by that, but she also talked in a way she NEVER uses at home. She could be insulting me in the waiting room and then be super cute and innocent with the doctor. Oh come on.
Plus, I'm 16 and I can do pretty much everything at this age (like going alone to other places etc) and she's still with me. All the time. Doesn't leave my side, not even for two seconds (and when I go out alone, which is pretty much never, she's texting me nonstop). She even admits I'm like her "baby" BRO WTF.

[angeleyesgreen]

I watched a guy come in to interview for a job at my work. He came in with his mother, so the assistant hiring manager was a little weird out. I suggested she introduce herself, and move him to another table to interview him. It was still within his mother's sight, but at least he'd be doing it alone, right?
Wrong. His mother moved tables with him, answered the interview questions for him, and lost him the opportunity.
I felt a bit bad for him

[haalee_me]

It's surprising that some parents would do that. If they are a minor like 16 the kid should discuss about the job they want to do with their parents but they should not intervene on the application, and ofc if the parents don't need to assist in there they need to accept their children are grownups now.

[tinydough]

My mom dragged me to all my job interviews, I got the job each time, but like, I got 0 experience with interviews now... I'm too scared to even go to interviews without my mom. So please, future parents/current parents of 16+ year olds, just let your children go to interviews on their own, they need to learn how to be independent...

[alexshaw]

I’ve seen adults get involved in their adult child’s job before. People need to be more focussed on raising competent adults than protecting their babies.

[blueconfetticake]

My home economics teacher taught us not to bring our parents into the interview. They can wait in the car or run errands.

[vindelanda]

I used to interview high school students for a retail-type job and we actually had a mom who tried to come into the interview with her daughter. She was quite perturbed when we wouldn’t let her in. She then followed up with us many times after we decided to go with another candidate, demanding to know why her daughter didn’t get the position.

[farnazee]

I got my first ever job last year when I was 19 and later on my boss told me how she would never hire someone who comes to job interviews with her/his mom cause they should be independent to work properly.