This is a letter I composed with the intent of mailing it to the supervisor of the hostile interviewer. However, I have decided to hold off on mailing it until I have thought things through thoroughly. My daughter's brother-in-law and his partner are both lawyer's and they seem to think I could sue. I am not sure I would, but I would be interested to hear another person's opinion.
...On Monday, November 23, 2008, I had an appointment, with the nurse in charge of your Springvale office, to discuss the Nursing Supervisor position advertised in the newspaper. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by (so and so) and immediately recognized her as a having worked with me (at) a nursing facility in Biddeford, Maine For various reasons, the professional relationship ended very poorly.
(so and so) escorted my in to a room, pointed to a rather large pile of papers and indicated I was to fill then all out. I tackled the enormous amount of paper, which included a W2 form. And other material you usually receive after you have been hired. When I came to two lengthy health care related tests, I stuck my head out the door and told (so and so) that I was finished with the paper work, except for the two tests. She inquired as to why I hadn't finished the tests and I explained to her that since I knew nothing about the job, I would rather know I was going to accept the position before I completed the exams. (so and so) then took a seat at the table I was working at and proceeded to tell me that my resume was "very impressive", and that I was" very intelligent". She added that despite the advertisement, the company no longer hired RNs and the she, herself, planned on doing the job advertised in the paper. It was her next statement really caught me off guard. (so and so) asked me if I remembered the last thing I had said to her when we worked at the nursing facility. She said that it was: "There isn't enough room here for the both of us, and I(I being myself) am not going anywhere......And Then I (so and so) was fired the next day (by our manager). So let's just say you where too intelligent for the job and leave it at that" She then left the room without saying a word., leaving me to escort myself out without ever having a chance to a fair and impartial interview.
The job does exist and it calls for an RN, so the "higher ups"in the company must have felt there was a reason to hire another nurse. I don't want the job, but I do want to know if this interview was legally unfair or was the interviewer just professionally unethical. I would be interested in your opinion. Thank you.
...On Monday, November 23, 2008, I had an appointment, with the nurse in charge of your Springvale office, to discuss the Nursing Supervisor position advertised in the newspaper. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by (so and so) and immediately recognized her as a having worked with me (at) a nursing facility in Biddeford, Maine For various reasons, the professional relationship ended very poorly.
(so and so) escorted my in to a room, pointed to a rather large pile of papers and indicated I was to fill then all out. I tackled the enormous amount of paper, which included a W2 form. And other material you usually receive after you have been hired. When I came to two lengthy health care related tests, I stuck my head out the door and told (so and so) that I was finished with the paper work, except for the two tests. She inquired as to why I hadn't finished the tests and I explained to her that since I knew nothing about the job, I would rather know I was going to accept the position before I completed the exams. (so and so) then took a seat at the table I was working at and proceeded to tell me that my resume was "very impressive", and that I was" very intelligent". She added that despite the advertisement, the company no longer hired RNs and the she, herself, planned on doing the job advertised in the paper. It was her next statement really caught me off guard. (so and so) asked me if I remembered the last thing I had said to her when we worked at the nursing facility. She said that it was: "There isn't enough room here for the both of us, and I(I being myself) am not going anywhere......And Then I (so and so) was fired the next day (by our manager). So let's just say you where too intelligent for the job and leave it at that" She then left the room without saying a word., leaving me to escort myself out without ever having a chance to a fair and impartial interview.
The job does exist and it calls for an RN, so the "higher ups"in the company must have felt there was a reason to hire another nurse. I don't want the job, but I do want to know if this interview was legally unfair or was the interviewer just professionally unethical. I would be interested in your opinion. Thank you.
