Reader stories about bad interview stories. What are the worst aspects you've experienced?

I went for an interview at a place that seemed really disorganized. They didn't have my resume ready, and they made me wait for over an hour. When the interview finally started, the interviewer seemed unprepared and asked me really basic questions that were not relevant to the job at all. It was a total waste of my time.

I knew someone who went to an interview and the room was freezing cold. The interviewer didn't seem to care and just carried on. To make it worse, they were very rude and cut off the interviewee mid - answer multiple times. It was a horrible experience for my friend. They felt so disrespected and didn't get the job in the end.

I once had a teacher who would yell at students for the slightest mistake. It was terrifying and made the classroom a very stressful place.

Well, there was this one time when an interviewer started criticizing the interviewee's appearance right at the start of the interview. They made comments about their hair and clothes, which had nothing to do with the job. This completely threw the interviewee off and made them feel really self - conscious and unvalued during the whole interview process.

I knew of a preschool teacher who was always on her phone instead of interacting with the children. She'd just let the kids play by themselves without any guidance. Once, a little boy fell and hurt himself, but she didn't notice right away because she was too busy texting. This is really unacceptable as preschool teachers are supposed to be vigilant and take care of the kids.

One story I heard was about a substitute who fell asleep during class. The students were left to their own devices and started causing chaos. They were running around, throwing things, and no learning took place at all.

One of the best wedding stories I heard was about a couple who got married on a beach. The sun was setting just as they said their vows, and a pod of dolphins swam by in the background. It was like a fairytale. As for a worst wedding story, there was a couple where the groom's ex - girlfriend showed up and made a huge scene during the reception, trying to break up the newlyweds.

A colleague of mine had a meltdown during a meeting. He didn't like the new project plan and started shouting, slamming his fists on the table, and storming out of the room. It disrupted the whole meeting and made everyone feel uncomfortable. He later apologized, but the damage was done.

One of the worst family stories I've heard was about a family where the parents constantly favored one child over the others. This led to intense jealousy and resentment among the siblings. The unfavored children grew up feeling unloved and unworthy, which had a huge negative impact on their self - esteem and relationships later in life.

There was this teacher who was always late for class. She would stroll in 15 minutes or more after the class was supposed to start. And when students were late, she would punish them severely. Also, she was very disorganized and would often lose students' assignments, which was really frustrating for everyone.