Was I being reasonable? Was I out of line in this situation?

I am 33 years old. I went to an interview for a minimum wage job at a new Burger King (yeah, times are that hard here in Florida) and I drove 10 miles in the pouring rain to get there on time. I was on time- 2:30 sharp. Then as I approached the temporary trailer where the guy is doing the hiring for the new store, a sign told all interviewees to report to another city 12 miles away for the interview. I was angry but I still made the trip in the pouring rain. Then when I finally got to the other Burger King 12 miles away I sat down at the manager's little table and was ready for the interview. He told me to sit somewhere else and wait for him to interview other people. I told him I was leaving and I was upset that he didn't at least give me a call before I travelled to the other location in the pouring rain. He didn't say anything but an insincere apology and I told him he was being disrespectful about the whole thing and then I left. Was I out of line to stand up for myself? Was I out of line by leaving? I was seriously pissed. I mean, I was fuming. He was late, he told me to wait, he didn't call me, etc. I really wanted to punch the MF'er but I left quietly.Was I being reasonable? Was I out of line in this situation?
Sounds like you were totally justified. I wouldn't show anyone respect that doesn't show it to me.
You had every right to be upset but since times are hard you have to learn when to bite your tongue.Was I being reasonable? Was I out of line in this situation?
They don't care about you and rationalize their thinking that most people won't show up and won't call to cancel either.

He was wrong, but his behavior has been reinforced by people who do wrong all the time.
I don't think you were wrong to leave, but i don't think it's wise to remain angry. 'Things happen', and it's unlikely that you were the only one inconvenienced that day. The guy you ended up with probably isn't the one who screwed up in the first place? But, you took your option; which was to leave before finding out, right? I can't blame you for feeling frustrated though, and I might well have done the same thing depending on how much I wanted/needed that job. Good luck in your search.....Was I being reasonable? Was I out of line in this situation?
i don't think it was unreasonable to get mad, but considering the fact that you do need a job it seems kind of foolish.
Your anger was perfectly valid... You had a right to be angry... What the guy did was VERY disrespectful and not proper business protocol.



BUT



If you need the job... Sometimes you need to kiss a little bum and keep your mouth shut...



If what this guy did was any indication of how they treat their employees, you are better off going elsewhere but still... If you need the job, you need the job and sometimes you need to bite the bullet.



I would contact their corporate Human Resources Department and inform them of how poorly you were treated.
You were talking to the manager of a Burger King. What do you honestly expect?



You were not being unreasonable, though.



At thirty-three, I guarantee you can find a better job.



Good luck.
The whole situation sounds terrible. I'm sorry that happened. The manager wasn't being responsible at all by not informing you of the location change, and his lack of remorse about the situation was in very poor taste.



At that point, if you were sure you didn't want to work for him, you did have a right to speak up for yourself. However, if you still wanted the job, you should have overlooked it.



Personally, I think maybe this happened for a reason and you weren't meant to work there.
You WERE disrespected. You're feelings were completely justified and you voiced your anger as a way to show that you weren't going to just hand over your last remnant of self respect and dignity to them. I'm sorry this happened to you. But kudos to you, and...soldier on!
You were right and imagine how pissed you would have been had you been on the bus!!!! You don't want to work for this a$$ anyways....

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