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Originally Posted by Start Croyle
I was late for a job interview once, sort of.
First, I was an experienced traveller (moron) who didn't realize that you can just bring a backpack on board the plane instead of putting it in checked luggage. And, the airline sent my luggage to the wrong destination. So, it meant that I would have to buy new interview clothes ASAP before the interview in the morning. It was scheduled at 10:00am.
Well, I had just finished buying the new clothes and it was about 8:30. I noticed that I had a voicemail on my phone. It was from the recruiter. It was just a customary call saying that she hoped I made it in alright and good luck on the the interview...which was scheduled for 8:00.
I couldn't believe I had made such a stupid mistake. I was on a job search and had been doing a lot of interviews and had others scheduled, so I must have gotten the schedule mixed up. I decided that, since they had paid for my airline ticket and my hotel stay that I'd still better show up. I gave a call, which also went to voicemail, and said that I was very sorry for being late and that I was on the way. I raced over to the office as fast as I could.
But I ended up at the office about an hour early. It turned out that the recruiter worked out of an office on the west coast. So, I wasn't late at all. It was just 10:00 my time and 8:00 her time.
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Those time zone things can get messy. When I'm traveling to a meeting, I never know whether to put the time down as my local time or their local time.
So did you get to go out and buy clothes, or did you do the interview in your sweats?