AIBU to ask you to make me feel better about this absolute howler of an interview? Or should I just leave the country?

[TattyOldOwl]

So I had an interview today and it was over Teams in front of a panel of 3. I prepared well, and was sat in my home office at my desk on my new office chair

Anyway, before the interview, I’d been fiddling with the height adjustment of the chair as it wasn’t quite high enough for me. Finally got it sorted and all good.

so, I’m sat there and half way through an in-depth answer to a multi pronged question. I’m all animated and talking away when I suddenly feel myself descending but ever so slowly. I kind of stutter a bit as I’m SO distracted by this and I try to hold myself up by gripping my desk but it’s no use …. Literally, one moment I’m in their line of sight and then next, i gradually disappear from view as my hydraulic chair takes me all the way down as low as it will go.

I end up inches from my floor, desperately trying to scrabble myself back up and then I sort of PING back into view like a jack in a box to find one of the women on the panel literally helpless with laughter.

I just can’t. So mortified. Please tell me you’ve had worse?

Have we heard about the job yet?

🙏

So it was an Outerview?

@Odditea heh heh - very good

OK so apparently outcome released tomorrow .. I’ll keep you posted!

We're all rooting for you OP!

Have they let you know yet? They are taking their time!

Well

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I ….

didn’t get the job

😒

I’m fine with that because I do really enjoy what I do now and it was only a sideways type move anyway and my feedback was decent overall ( just an area where they felt my answer didn’t demonstrate as much leadership as they would have liked … err no shit? It’s really hard to assert yourself as a credible leader when you’re sinking ever so slowly down to your office floor!!

So I’d have liked to have rounded off the thread with good news but alas, wasn’t to be. I’m fine with that though.. it was an experience 😂

Good for you. My point was that somebody interviewing for a serious law type role should be more circumspect in their choice of language during the interview.

Oh yes, I am well aware of that. However, many clients would be offended - a professional interviewing for a serious law type role should show more awareness in the language they choose to use. That is all.

It is all good experience. Better luck next time.

Why are you coming back now to bang on about this? The moment passed two weeks ago. 🙄

Commiserations OP.

Maybe you can now make your fortune as a comedian? This thread has been gold!

Really sorry to hear you didn’t get the job but 10/10 for amusing us so much with your interview howler. I always think - their loss not mine.

It was obviously not in the stars for you this time OP. Something else will be. 😊You've made a lot of us laugh out loud so thank you! 💕

Thanks for the commiserations all.

would you like me to tell you about the time I ended up in a cupboard during an interview? What do you mean, no?!

Thanks for the visual. That made me laugh out loud!

Obviously, yes.