As a manager of 20+ years I can tell you this is a terrible idea. The only thing the manager established is that this one person did not have something more urgent to do. A much better candidate could have left because they HAD to pick up their child from school or HAD to take a relative to a doctor appointment. What's more - he just hired someone who will sit on their a*s all day WAITING for something to happen. That is the last thing I want my staff to do. I want proactive people who make things happen.

Job interviews go both ways. People evaluate each other and decide whether they are willing to work together. I would not be willing to work with someone who prioritizes sitting on a*s over productivity.

Training people to accept disrespect for their literal life, as if we don’t have a limited amount of time to live. Disgusting. Sure you got the job. And that job will be the kind where nobody gives a s**t about your time or money or family or existence. Making you okay with slavery. Life as an employee isn’t living.

I'm floored at the girl that waited nearly 10 hours for a position in customer service. I can understand if it was a company that had contracts with the military or government. But a silly customer service job? I would never wait for what was probably a minimum wage job. An employer that makes them wait that long is seeing if you need them more than they need you and that you are willing to do ANYTHING they ask...legal or not.

4 people dodged a bullet.

This is an extreme example, but I think that the issue of making employees conform to a broken business model, rather than investing resources to improve the business model, and make things better for everyone, is a common problem across many industries. Management needs management.

Time is a currency that can't be earned back. If you don't value my time, I don't care if you are Google, Facebook, or whatever "dream" employer people salivate over; you're not for me.

Soooo...two people were rewarded because they were willing to needlessly waste an entire day?

This "method" tells me a few options... (1.) You have very clearly now laid out how you expect to be treated. You have told the employer that they may use/abuse you however they like because you will do it! (2.) The employer has SELECTIVELY CHOSEN those who very likely had no drive/motivation to line up other interviews, care for their children, care for themselves, etc. (3.) Sure... what if it was a "big job" like Google or Disney or Microsoft? You're telling me you're okay with being asked to work 12-13 hour days, maybe even 7 days a week, probably no overtime, no sick leave, Hey... maybe not even a schedule, so you can waste your day doing literally NOTHING again like you did at your interview? How much abuse are you really willing to take? This is not a "test" it's a Jerk Power-Move by the Employer to ENSURE that he can domineer over you.

I would never work for a person who doesn't respect my time (i.e. - me). Good luck for getting jobs with a-holes!

Easy way to highlight the desperate

So let's say you have someone who may have a few interviews lined up because they are very qualified, you put them in this situation and they leave so the most qualified person just walked out the door and you are left with the people with the fewest options. I had three job offers before taking my most recent position and I went with the job I have now because they were willing to be flexible with my hours for graduate school. The job I work is pretty specialized so finding people who are qualified and with background in the field can be incredibly difficult and thus the employers have to compete rather than the employees. I would have walked out because who wants to spend the majority of their waking hours being treated so disrespectfully? I would have had to do that when I was younger, but the more experienced I get more picky I get about who I will work for. Best thing about getting older thus far in my life has been being in a position where I can walk away from s**t like this.

These people must have desperately needed work. Too bad they ended up with that a for a boss.

After 30 minutes I would start thinking he forgot about me. And I def would have spoken up. Then left.

The ones who left got off lightly. I'd never be desperate enough to work for this a*****e.

They must have known beforehand what the job was all about. Knowing that, the two that stayed must have decided that it was worth their time to wait. From the manager's standpoint, the two that did wait, either waited because they were desperate for a job and hence would be compliant and docile employees or that their doggedness put them in a special category of reliability, resoluteness, and loyalty -- all the kinds of virtues he want in his employees. I just hope the job they so patiently waited for was a damn good job, with good working conditions, good pay, and nice benefits. Otherwise, I'd have to say they probably just needed a job and decided to stick it out.

It would've been an epic story when the job seeking person were to decline the job, after suffering all that precious time in patience.

Boss who made them wait: has no respect for people. Idiots that waited: have no respect for themselves. I would NEVER work for someone like this and would thank them for showing me in advance how terrible they are.

If I have an appointment at 9 and am running late I call and explain. If I am on time I check in. If I have other things to do after said appointment, it's clear I will state that when checking in. If someone makes an appointment with me at 9 and does not explain their lateness and lets me sit being ignored like they forgot about the appointment I would check with the desk. My time is my time. Not a game or test. As adults playing a wasting day for test of patience is not acceptable. It's rude and underhanded.

A big NO! I was once calle for an interview. The appointment was at 9:00 and I had an exam at 14:00. "An interview can't take that long" thought to myself. We were three girls. We waited three hours, always becoming excuses and the typical "20min more". After three hours we all three left because, obviously, life and responsabilities. I never felt more insulted in my life.

I would not have stayed still. Instead I would have demanded my audience. If you set up an appointment and you miss the time, I would expect an apology. Were this company a Fortune 500 company, I would have written to their board of trustees. After two hours I would have walked out and given a lower Yelp review and linked their page to better employers.

Oh same stuff happened , i waited hours burning the seat without any offered refreshments for waiting while the other applicants left , i may look desperate and a bootlicker but what i did wasn't expected by the employer.. when i was called in , he blurt out you're accepted you can start to work first day of the coming week. then i straight declined. i told to his godforsaken face that he is the worst employer for not valuing my time. he ask me why i waited that long just to refuse and ridicule him.. i replied , because you're an a*s so i need my revenge.

hahahah, what a psycho. He probably hosts vicious office white elephant christmases.