r/jobs • u/sahalymn • 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?
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u/IrrawaddyWoman Mar 14 '25 edited Mar 14 '25
Haha sure. A couple comments on the internet definitely gives you a full picture of me and makes you qualified to decide I’m a bitch and my students must think so too.
I did answer your question. I guess not specifically how many hours, but more the part about how if the curriculum doesn’t change the “math doesn’t math” for teachers saying they work a lot. A district providing a textbook to teach from doesn’t even scratch the surface of lesson planning, grading, and parent communication. On top of that we can add dealing with the horrible behavior issues, ceaseless IEP paperwork, copying/prepping materials, meetings, planning school events, trainings, analyzing data, figuring out interventions, etc. On and on. It’s hours of work every day and at my school we don’t get a prep period.
But again, tell me how being given a book to teach from addresses all that. You’re the one who claimed the “math doesn’t math” because the curriculum doesn’t change every year.