Jobseeker gets revenge on company that broke unwritten rule during job interview

Normally when you hear about things going wrong in a job interview it's because the jobseeker has screwed up somehow.

Some of them can blow their chances of getting the job within the first few seconds and realise that they've stuck themselves in quite the predicament where the only option is to shake hands and part ways.

Others are still going out of their mind for basic mistakes like misunderstanding questions and providing some absolutely duff answers.

Then again, it's not always the jobseeker's fault as at times the interviewer can be the one who makes mistakes.

According to Yahoo Finance, one applicant who didn't end up getting the job was told her work in the interview 'wasn't the right look and feel' for the place, only to learn that the interviewers had liked her work more than they said they did.

"Ha, ha, ha, let's use the work they've done in this interview and not pay them!" "I'm still in the room..." (Getty Stock Photo)

In a lot of job interviews these days you'll be set some sort of task so your ability to do the job can be measured.

The thing is, since they're basically asking you to work for them for a little bit, what do they do with the end results of your task?

They reported that a recruitment expert told them that it's a 'bit of a grey area' but that 'nine times out of 10' the company won't use what applicants have done for them in interviews as it's something of an unwritten rule.

However, jobseeker Harriet applied for a position as a designer and was asked in the interview to come up with something for the company as a way of demonstrating her skills.

Eventually she was told she hadn't got the job, but later on discovered the fruits of her labour posted on the place's social media accounts.

"Hey, if you use the work I did in this interview can I get paid?" (Getty Stock Photo)

At first she just wanted to be tagged in their posts using her designs so people would know they'd come from her, but the company said they wouldn't and they could use the work she'd done in an interview 'as we see fit'.

Apparently not good enough to get a job there but good enough for them to use her work, Harriet decided to kick up a fuss and push harder to get some money for the work she'd done.

In the end she didn't get credited for her work but she did get paid, which is nice.

However, the sweeter part of revenge is that Harriet did end up getting a new job working for one of the company's biggest competitors.

Sounds like she might have dodged a bullet.