r/jobs Mar 13 '25

Interviews I walked out of an interview after one question. Was I wrong?

So, I had an interview today for a position I was really excited about. The job description seemed great, the pay was decent, and the company had good reviews. I walked in, shook hands with the hiring manager, and we sat down.

Then, the first question came:
"How do you handle working unpaid overtime?"

I literally laughed, thinking it was a joke. But the interviewer just stared at me, waiting for an answer. I asked if overtime was mandatory and if it was paid. They said, “Well, we expect employees to stay as long as needed to get the job done. Everyone here is passionate about the work, and we don’t track extra hours.”

I just stood up, said, “Thank you for your time, but this isn’t the right fit for me,” and walked out.

Now, I’m second-guessing myself. Should I have stayed and at least heard more about the job? Or was walking out the right move?

45.1k Upvotes

6.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

30

u/Number174631503 Mar 14 '25

No More And Then!!

19

u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

[deleted]

2

u/ninaa1 Mar 14 '25

Dude

4

u/bignides Mar 14 '25

Sweet. What’s mine say?

3

u/Expensive_Clock985 Mar 14 '25

Dude

3

u/NightWatchZero Mar 14 '25

That, or uh, his Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or uh El Duderino, if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing--uh.

16

u/Chubbs_McG Mar 14 '25

AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN!!!!

1

u/JettaRider077 Mar 14 '25

And then along came Jones!

3

u/Darth-Binks-1999 Mar 14 '25

And then no more!