On Being Stood Up

Yesterday I drove 30 miles for a second interview with a new alternative middle school. I was interveiwing for a Dean of Students postition and things were going pretty well. I was still trying to decide if I liked the school or liked the position…and I know that I don’t like the drive since it is on the same road that leads to New York (meaning major traffic in the mornings). I showed up to the place really early so I waited in the car until about 9 minutes before the interview was set to begin. The school is located on the 4th floor of a building that looks like an abandoned warehouse. I finally find my way around in the maze of buildings and find the school banner and decide I must be in the right place…except for the fact that all the doors are closed and locked and there is no one in sight. I keep walking up and down the halls looking for anyone. I found no one except the truck driver school workers who share the same floor as the school. I run into a custodian who says that everyone left. I find the phone number of the school, call and leave a message and confusedly drive home.

Everyone knows that if an interviewee shows up late to an interview it is extremely bad news and most likely you will not be hired. If you are late on your first day of work, don’t even bother coming because you will be fired on the spot. So what should my interpretation of the school be since they are the ones who stood me up?

UPDATE: I just got off the phone with the school and they said I was scheduled for next Thursday because they didn’t even have school yesterday. In my defense, when the interview was scheduled earlier this week, she said Thursday. Not next Thursday…Thursday. From now on I will be sure to check on the actual date before driving 30 miles for an interview.

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