To feel a bit annoyed this is why I got rejected?

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I completed 5 rounds of interviews for a company. For the final interview, I had to travel across the country for an in-person meeting.

At this meeting (I met the whole team) there was a coffee break where we popped out to the local coffee shop.

The hiring manager asked me what I wanted. She also asked me what the team members next to me wanted. She paid for everyone's drinks.

Today I received a call from HR saying I was rejected, but mentioning I owe the hiring manager £3.70 for a coffee.

I'm shocked by this. I'm not sure I should be. I should have offered to pay I suppose but you're not in a normal frame of mind during interviews. I'm more annoyed I had to pay almost £240 for the train tickets and got rejected with this seemingly contributing to why.

I'd be reviewing the company in all honesty... Personally I'd be glad I didn't get the job.
Tight fisted bastards.

And I'd send the money recorded delivery. In 1p pieces.

Oh wow - that’s pathetic on their part! Would you really want to work for a company who emails you a petty email like that? Send it back to them in coins.

How was this worded?!

Ask them for an invoice then sell your story to a tabloid.

cheeky bastards! I’d email back and say as I spent £240 getting to you and now have no job offer I can’t afford it sorry

You've dodged a bullet with this one!

Did they actually say you got rejected because you didn't pay for your own coffee?

You've dodged a bullet with this one. I'd send them an invoice for your travel and time with the cost of the coffee deducted.

Seriously? How cheeky. I mean this was the company paying obviously so does the manager try to make a profit on the side? I would tell them that I want a receipt and send a cheque in the company's name.

That made me laugh out loud. The audacity!

I'm on the fence about whether I would ignore it, or whether I would send her $4 and tell her to keep the change.

I would leave a review for the company either way.

If this is true, tell them they can deduct it from the reimbursement of your train fare and ask to whom you should send the ticket receipts.

Are you saying that you think you got rejected because you didn't offer to pay for your coffee? Was this a test? The whole thing sounds bizarre.

I would invoice them for £240 for your train ticket.

I’d tell them to take me court for their £3.70. What a bunch of cunts. YANBU.

Wow, what a cheek.

That’s bloody insane! I’d be inclined to write to the CEO … they’re clearly tight fisted and bluntly, pathetic that they can’t even stump up money for a coffee for the candidates!

Definitely invoice them for the train tickets!

I’d tell them to reimburse you for your travel and time. I’d also leave reviews on glassdoor, trustpilot and google telling people about your experience. Fuckers.

I would definitely pursue them for expenses - they should be offering at 5th interview for goodness sake. I bet the manager thought he could expense it and they refused!!!

I'd send a bill for your costs, including the coffee and say you'll pay the manager back once this has cleared.

Block, delete, next . . .

Have they actually asked you for the money? I’d kind of expect a drink to be provided for me in an interview to be honest. Even in the situation you describe I’d have assumed there was an expenses account or something.

This is ridiculous. The five interviews and the stupid coffee.

I've never attended an interview without my travel expenses being covered by the company, let alone a sodding coffee. Sounds like you dodged a bullet.

5 rounds of interview? Tells you a lot about the company. 5 rounds is excessive and inefficient, laughable really. I'd love to know what the job is.. They obv pay terribly as well, if they're claiming one coffee back on expenses.