Cancelled interview and they were rude. Normal?

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So I was meant to have an interview today. I had a phone call yesterday afternoon offering me an interview for today. The job they wanted me to interview for wasn't the one I applied for. Initially, I accepted, but I thought about it and the new job didn't suit me for a few reasons. It was too late to call them yesterday so I emailed. I got back a reply saying that I was being ridiculous and unreasonable that I cancelled so late notice and that I was aware of the job being offered so I should've thought about it before replying. I replied saying I applied for a different job, not this one, and upon thinking about it, I couldn't do that job at this moment in time. I'm always so polite to people and I get upset easily, but why didn't they just say thanks for letting us know, surely it was better than me not just turning up?

I interviewed for two nanny jobs once and I accepted one of them. Rang the other family to tell them and they were very taken aback that I was turning them down.

3 years later I babysat for them and when leaving said that the children had been good, etc. The mum said “I told you that 3 years ago!”. I couldn’t believe she had held onto a grudge all that time! Which totally reinforced my decision to not take the job.

@PyongyangKipperbang

"Further to my earlier reply, I would like to thank you for confirming that my professional standards would not be a fit for your company"

Excellent comeback!

Wonder why the previous incumbent left!

I think nanny jobs are a special case. You are choosing someone to entrust your baby/child to. There's a big commitment in making the choice. Our first nanny candidate turned us down in favour of a family that wanted to take her overseas with them. I can see why she did but I was disappointed having put my heart and soul into finding someone I was happy to leave my eight month old with. I don't have anything like the same reaction to people turning down jobs at my workplace.

Bloody hell. I'm managing a recruitment process at the moment. I emailed a candidate inviting him to interview next week. He replied apologising he was pulling out. I replied wishing him well. Now, we are a very small company and don't recruit often so I guess I have the time (approximately 90 seconds) to send that email, but surely it takes longer to send an arsey one than, "OK thanks for letting me know" does.

You do not want to work for this crew!

Firms like this, they then pull the last minute reduced salary to the one advertised manoeuvre, making you feel inadequate before you've started.

I once pulled out of an interview and was grilled by them. I had no telephone number for them to call them. The job that was advertised was ‘account handler’ and seemed to match my skillset. After doibg some digging it seenxbits onr of those cimkznied tgst was calling people to get them to apply for ppi rebates. I wasnt intetested so told them I would like to withdraw from the recruitment pricess. I got a response ‘may i ask why?’ I tried to be diplomatic and said i had decided to remain inmy current position. I got back ‘you wanted to leave it when you appkied so that is not a good enough excuse!’ I blockef them at that poinr. I owed them nothing.

Excellent to have you decision confirmed in such certian terms