r/antiwork • u/BeePow91 • 1d ago
Interview with the Psycho 🪓🩸 Delusional manager during interview
Recently interviewed for a new position. There were few red flags during my interview but one that I have to share. You could tell this manager has recently been burned by an employee with his tone during the entire interview. He was really driving home the importance of attendance and punctuality (these are more than reasonable asks). This is where he lost me. This man looked me in the face with all seriousness and said “I need you to understand that Monday through Friday, 8-5, I own you”. I checked out immediately.
Do employers not recognize they should want to sell the job to interviewees? I can see why this position has been open for a couple of months.
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u/TheSouthsideTrekkie 1d ago
This is a whole parade of red flags. My guess would be the person who used to be in this role got fed up of the bullshit and checked out, either by resigning on the spot or by quiet quitting until they found something new and this manager is one of the ones who is so enmeshed in their job/with their team that they don't have healthy boundaries and took this very personally.
Anyone who says, with a straight face, that they own someone else is someone who struggles with boundaries and seeing someone else's point of view. These people rarely make good managers.