I just had the strangest experience...

United States
January 18, 2020 11:12am CST
hello myLot! I hope your day is going well and it's not as weird as mine has been. Last Friday I applied for a new job at a juice bar. I spoke with the owner and we set up an interview for Monday. I went to the interview, it went really well, he said I'll speak to you on Wednesday or Thursday so we can start training you. Well, the week goes by and I've heard nothing from the guy. That's normal I guess, I know people are busy. This weekend I was sort of out of town visiting family so I messaged him this morning letting him know if he did need me to work/train this weekend to just give me a heads up because the drive was a little longer.... He says "who is this?" WHAT? We just met last week, we seemed to get along well, I don't understand. But I try to remain friendly and explain who I was and that we'd met last week. He replies with "I have no recollection of this." Again, WHAT?! Am I being gaslit? Did I dream the whole thing? Is he all of the sudden suffering from amnesia? I don't know how to answer him at this point, so I called the actual shop where we met. The automated voice on the other end says, "We're sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service," or something along those lines...the place doesn't exist?! So who did I meet on Monday? This is beyond weird and I guess it's safe to say I don't have the job I don't even know what to think at this point. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Picture from Pixabay
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@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Jan 20
Oh that is very scary..please be very careful Brenna it sounds like dangerous. No never experienced that.
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• United States
18 Jan 20
it's like I met a ghost or something thanks, I will be careful and look for another job somewhere else.
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• Arvada, Colorado
18 Jan 20
@isweartokira Please do...some of these guys can be human trafikkers Brenna as you know Sorry do not mean to be lecturing just worry for you..
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• United States
19 Jan 20
@RebeccasFarm I appreciate your concern! thank you and you're definitely right, they are some scary people out there
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jan 20
That sounds very strange indeed. Maybe the guy has had a nervous breakdown. Have you driven past the shop?
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 20
@isweartokira It's a really strange situation. I have no idea what I'd do either.
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• United States
19 Jan 20
I hope not, I do hope he's ok. I just don't know how to react to him not remembering our meeting at all. and no not yet. I will most likely go check on Monday
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Jan 20
That's disappointing.. I mean the time and the effort was all for nothing.. I hope you'll find another prospect..
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Jan 20
@isweartokira How weird that is. I do not recall that happened to me.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Jan 20
Maybe it is good thing you didn't get the job. Sounds strange.
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• United States
18 Jan 20
yeah I really don't know what to think
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• United States
15 Apr 20
Never happened too me but I have heard of similar cases where people went for interviews and the people they met with do not even work for the place they said they worked for people I know have quit there jobs because they think they have something better coming and it is not so.
• United States
20 Apr 20
yikes, that would really suck quitting your previous job and then not have the new one
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• United States
20 Apr 20
@isweartokira many people say that they hate there jobs and want a new one they always think that the grass would be greener on the other side but I say if you do not have the new job then do not quit the old unless you know for sure that you have the new job that you are applying for.
@snowy22315 (180821)
• United States
24 Jan 20
That is the oddest thing I have heard for awhile!
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
18 Jan 20
Yikes! That is so odd! Never happened to me thank goodness. I’d look elsewhere.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
18 Jan 20
@isweartokira That's a shame that happened and so weird.
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• United States
18 Jan 20
yep, I don't have a choice at this point
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@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
18 Jan 20
Never in my life history still...
• United States
18 Jan 20
let's hope it never does happen to you