My interview has cancelled 2 hours before I'm due

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To go I'm so upset I'm fed up with the knock sucks since being base redundant, whats my plan of action before I cry.

This happened to me as well. The company messed me around, postponed twice, then cancelled the third time as they had decided to employ the temp they had taken on. I was about to leave the house to go to the interview when they phoned...........
BUT- three months later I had found a job I was happy at. They suddenly phoned me, asking if I still wanted a job as the position was 'unexpectedly available' again. I did some research, and found that their staff had staged a walkout because the company had treated them all so badly- so I told them no, I don't think so. Looking back I now consider it as a lucky escape. Chin up, some things are maybe not meant to be.

I applied for my job last January - it was march before my second interview - it was postponed twice before (ceo is a busy man)

stick it out - either way it's good experience going through the interview and you may get the job - for me it worked out - it is a lovely place and a good team!

No not on benefits . Thank you for the kind words ,since I was made redundant before Christmas today was the first time I felt down and have had a cry I'm normally a tough old boot.

I just feel I have let my children down that's all.

Postponed, this the second time it's been change first time appointment time changed the second time cancelled they then said it's postponed

So they changed the time - presumably they were trying to fit in around other people.
Then they have had to postpone at short notice - That indicates sickness or crisis to me, which would fit in with the lack of rescheduling.

so they can whistle

But it is you who is whistling - they have plenty more candidates to choose from.

The thing is, when you behave like this, it burns bridges. If another opportunity comes up in the same company that is absolutely perfect for you, your CV will bypass the desk and head straight to the bin.

I could understand if you had another job offer that needed a decision, but you don't. I get the impression that you don't have daily interviews to pick and choose from. There was absolutely no need to tell them you weren't interested as that comes across as stroppy, you could have just said, sorry to hear that, when would be a good time to call to rearrange?

I've supported my husband through three rounds of job hunting in 3 years.
It's unbelievably harsh out there for job seekers, companies behave badly because they can.
He had 20 interviews (face to face) in 3 months, of those only about 8 companies let him know the outcome, despite all of them promising to let him know their decision.
The worst one was the job offer that was withdrawn as he asked a question about hours i( it was a 4 hour found trip) and he asked if he could start earlier on some days.

You have my utter utter sympathy . Job hunting is hard at the best of times, I hate yo say it but you are going to have to develop a really thick skin so that your self esteem stays intact.

Best of luck, it will happen.

Thank you for the kind words I have been patient, tolerant and been very focused it has been like this for 4 months this was the last straw for me we all have breaking points I just needed someone to listen to me.

Thank you Missfliss, for the understanding it meant a lot to me.

No I don't have jobs to pick from but it costs nothing to tell someone yes or no or apologise if something changes instead of messing people around . I'm sure they would not be so impressed if you did the same to a prospective employer.

OP I sympathise. Something similar happened to me in the past - I was asked to attend second interview at a prescribed time on a specific date, absolutely no flexibility, with next to no notice and told it might involve being flown to a different city and to factor that in when getting time off work. I managed to arrange that only for the agency to ring me next morning and tell me the interview wasn't taking place for another six weeks as the company had asked to rearrange.

I wasn't impressed and had to take the time off work or it would have looked odd. It wasn't my now boss messing me around but someone further up the chain.

Really would have been better to wait until you were contacted with new interview time to pull out if you still felt so inclined. If you regret your decision and want to stay in the running, any chance you can ring the agency and say you were really disappointed and were uncharacteristically rash? They may not have told the client yet.

I think this is totally unprofessional and crap.
Another important meeting - sorry but almost nothing trumps an interview that candidates are arranging their lives around.
Sickness - if it's the recruiting mnager, fair enough. Another panel member then do your damndest to get someone else at short notice. I have had to do this in the past.
Sacking?? If it's the recruiter then shame on their manager for allowing them to get to this stage in the recruiting process.

And just to be clear I expect the same from candidates. I might possibly change their interview time if they give a good reason. ONce. Then that is it.

Sorry don't mean recruiting office/recruiter. I mean appointing officer. Basically the person who chairs the interview and will manage the post.

They asked me Tuesday can they change my appointment as they had a big meeting that was very important so I changed it to the time they requested and I had to sort childcare which is fair enough.

Then the next day two hours before I'm due they cancel no apology no confirmation of another date nothing we will reschedule in the near future .

I'm advised by the agency's receptionist because she does not want me to make a journey that is wasted, I then said thank you for letting me know but enough is enough, won't go into what happened before.

We have just moved to a new house which I advised my Dp to do because life was so awful where we lived before things were so bad my kids saw me being bullied every day I then lose my job made redundant after we move.

I remain positive and I end up with depression, and now I want to help my kids , I'm 4 months into this and all I want is to help my family why do I do I just feel so angry and disappointed in myself I have had enough and we do not get any help.

Dont blame you. Sounds like you've had a rough time.
what sort of work are you looking for?

Fwiw unless y I u were actually rude I dont think theres anything wrong with showing how far you're willing to be messed round

There may be a legit reason for it. Last year I was recruiting and my DD was badly injured at school. We ended up with her admitted for emergency surgery, and it was only 2 hours before the interview when one of my team spotted the interviews in my calendar and notified the agency. I was so busy with DD I'd completely forgotten about it. My team member did not give a reason to the agency, as it was private, and he wanted to let me decide what information was shared.

When I returned to work I did share the reason with the agency and advosed them to let the candidates know, but this was about a week later.

Im just looking for a Admin job probably in Sales , I never spoke to the company directly I advised the agency that I was not impressed , they were the one's who called me.