Bloke shocked at messages he received from recruiter after ‘red flag’ job interview

Job interviews can leave you feeling uncomfortable at the best of times, but one man was left stunned by a message from a recruiter that he says was 'written by a child.'

He shared the bizarre interaction he'd had with the recruiter on Reddit.

The man explained that he'd recently had an interview for a position at a small public relations company in Los Angeles.

However, he decided the job wasn't for him, so he sent a polite email to the interviewer to let her know.

"It was lovely meeting you this afternoon!" the email read.

"I appreciate you taking the time to talk with me. For the sake of not wasting your time, I'm just going to follow up now and let you know I don't think I'll be pursuing the position.

"I wish you the best of luck in a finding a new candidate, and hope you have a great weekend!"

The recruiter's response, however, was kind of unhinged.

A man has shared the 'shocking' message he received from a recruiter following a job interview. (Getty Stock Images)

"Hey LOL - I offered it to someone else this afternoon after you left," the recruiter said. "I ended the interview with you early as you were not qualified and did not want to lead you on. So sorry!

"So you know, what I did is interview protocol to talk through a job with someone and ask them to go back and see if that is what they want to do.

"While interviewing others, it was obvious you were not right. I was just being nice. Wish you the best of luck finding your right fit in careers!"

The man went on to say that the email wasn't the first red flag he'd noticed.

"She was so crazy, the entire interview she was constantly checking her phone and generally being incredibly unprofessional and rude towards me," he said.

Fellow Redditors said the message gave them 'you can't break up with me, I'm breaking up with you first!' vibes. (Reddit)

"I knew almost immediately it was not a good fit but she instructed me 'go home and think about the job and let me know if you're interested or not' which I wasn't.

"But I thought it's nice to be nice, so even if I don't want the job I'll send this follow up email, LIKE SHE SUGGESTED I DO - imagine my surprise when I received this reply."

And his fellow Redditors were equally shocked.

One person wrote: "This is insanely unprofessional and someone that reacts like this shouldn't be in a higher end position with any company."

Another asked: "Why is she treating you like you rejected her after a first date?"

And a third commented: "It gave me 'you can't break up with me, I'm breaking up with you first!' vibes."

He dodged a bullet with that one.