So, about 2 months ago I interviewed at an English institute that actually offers full-time contracts with a salary. I was sooooo excited because a monthly salary, regardless of how small it is, is so exciting to me I'd take half of what I've made some months here teaching by the hour. So, I have this great interview where we just end up chatting about this professor from my old school (UVA) and this grammar book we both love. Anyway, this woman tells me that I am definitely getting the job and that I have a second meeting with their HR person to discuss contract possibilities.
I am so thrilled at this point because I had just recently quit a job I hated and was making half of what I did the 2 months before. So, I go back and meet with this woman who then says that the fact that I was going to the U.S. or a week caused a little bit of a problem, but they were going to figure out a different contract and let me know that week, but that I definitely had the job and would start training the next week. Here's where they get horrible and unprofessional.
I don't hear from them that week. Nada. So, I wait until Monday and write a polite, just checking in email to the HR lady. No response. A few days later, I write the woman who interviewed me to check in. No response. A week later, I write again almost just for fun because I know I'll get no response. Frantically, I drop my resume off everywhere and get a job at an institute that pays o.k., but I really wanted the salary job.
SOOOOO, 2 months and 4 emails with no responses later, I get a bullshit email saying "Oh, I'm so sorry but your email got lost. Contact me ASAP if you still want to work with us." MY first reaction, was are you f-ing kidding me with this ASAP crap???! But, my second was YAYYY possible job. So, I emailed her back as per her annoying request asking about a contract job. She emails me back saying I should come in for an interview this Tuesday when I have a class. I write a polite email back explaining that I have to work then, but that I'm available anytime after that class. I also ask what the content of the meeting will be so I can properly prepare myself.
OK, so 2 hours later I get this totally bitchy response saying "I only emailed you because you still seemed interested in working with us, but I never wanted to waste your time (as suggested in your email below), so I think it's best to cancel our meeting for Tuesday."
I'm sorry, but I didn't know that asking about the meeting so I can be prepared could be translated as "you're just wasting my time", can it? And even so, is it really allowed to send an email like that when you're supposed to be a professional? It's totally fine to decide not to hire someone based on that, but I think there are much better and more professional ways of handling it.
So, now I'm back to my old ways of panicking about my class hours every month and searching for any type of full-time job.
