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Interviewing with a small-ish property management company, I was clicking with the HR rep and I was getting excited. The VP pokes her head in the door and said she'd like to join us briefly. Sure! After a couple cursory questions, she asked the following in pretty quick succession:

I see a ring, how long have you been married?
Do you have kids?
Where does she go to school?
Catholic School? Are you Catholic?

*No thank you.*

It baffles me that people who interview don’t know there are questions they aren’t allowed to ask

One I went on saw that my history has been in low income housing. He told me that if I accepted anyone with a section 8 voucher I would be fired. Nope! Seattle law (and now state law) says you can't discriminate against someone for having a voucher. Not going to work for someone like that.

Going through the preliminary process with the company and scheduled a phone interview. Day of, and nothing. No call, no email. So I called the interviewer, went to voice mail. Emailed, asking to reschedule at their convenience.
That was in April, and I still haven't heard from them.
I've heard of candidates ghosting, but not companies that have scheduled interviews.

I went through a very extensive interview process in 2011 for a regional manager position with a new-ish company at the time based in Austin TX. I was offered a position with a full relocation package (moving from Houston). This process lasted a couple of months and had open communication up until a Friday morning where I was moving that weekend. Monday morning I show up for first day and I hear “oh I’m so sorry did nobody call you Friday and tell you we decided not to fill the position at this time”. Yep after I had moved and of course I didn’t get compensated the relocation package because that was going to be paid on my first paycheck. Very poor experience and to this day I hear things haven’t changed with this company.

I once had a VP of a company tell me my CAM and CAPS were archaic and a joke and he hoped I didn’t waste my own money on them. He went to to explain that an interview is like a first date and that it would decide if he ultimately wanted to “call” me again. I told him I 100% agreed because I also got to decide if I would even answer his call. He was an absolute jerk and there was no way I would ever even consider working for him or his company.

I have two. One is property management related. One is not.
First, I was interviewed for a PM position of a new build community that was to begin lease up. As a party of the interview process, I was asked to create a marketing plan. I wanted this job, so I was extra about it. Complete with budget, graphics, timeline, target market.. Well that company took my plan and used it. Never offered me a job or compensation for the effort.
I was approached by a local radio station for a digital marketing position. They made it known they had reviewed my website and portfolio and were interested in talking to me further. Great, I thought. In addition to PM, I also have a lot of music related experience so this all didn't seem like a stretch. Well, the format of the station was Christian, but despite my personal biases, decided to forge on. As my interview progresses, I'm asked 'Where I can be found on Sunday Morning?' ...

Years ago when I was at the book keeper assistant manager level. I was in an interview with a manager and the regional thinking of changing companies. In mid interview they excused themselves. I assumed they saw an office problem behind me. When I spun around they were buying perfume from a street vendor who had walked in. I gathered up my stuff thanked them and slid on out. That was a “Big Negative” for me Ghostrider!

I have worked in this industry for a longggg time and have done affordable, market, lease ups, A-D properties, tax credit all of it!! Had a very very well known VP text me about a property I asked about tell me literally that she was looking for someone with this type of clientele experience! Excuse me last I checked people were people so what exactly was her point? I wasn’t classy enough? Skinny enough? Blonde enough? Because that sure is hell how it felt and I am not this person but I will tell you that burnt my ass like nothing else and it was the first time wanting to seriously sue someone crossed my mind! Especially coming from another female like REALLY! Well I got the last laugh because all her begging for my awesome husband to come work for her will NEVER EVER happen!!

Once interviewed for a maintenance supervisor position. Was talking to the owner and in the course of the conversation was told owner looks at work orders every morning and tells manager to tell me what order work orders will be done and how long they will take. So I stated “ well if there is an emergency I could go take care of that right away right?” Was told no, manager would call owner and they would decide when it was taken care of. Than regional wanna be ( owner only had 2 properties) commented that the owner likes to sneak on property and spy on the employees.

I had just escaped from a mentally and physically and financially abusive marriage. When asked why I had such a large time gap in between jobs i said because my ex wanted me to be a SAHM. The interviewer started asking very personal questions and then kind of shaming me for it. I ended up walking out in tears.

I had a phone interview that went great, and only made me even more excited about the company. Went to the in person interview where the first person who interviewed me would be a coworker. I thought, awesome okay I really want to hear from the people who I’d be interacting with daily! Although I had some concerns, we jived well as two people having a great conversation. I received wonderful feedback especially with regards to my outgoing, experience, and ability to contribute. Afterwards he gets the person who would be my direct supervisor in. I’m wearing a suit. She’s wearing leggings and a hoodie (and I think flip flops?). She had a difficult time maintaining eye contact. Instead she would speak to my chest rather than my face for the majority of our interaction. I completely understand being nervous. Heck I’m always nervous and awkward, but this was so far beyond being nervous. I felt like I might as well have my top off for all the good being clothed was doing. I was wearing a black crew neck blouse, so there was no sort of cleavage to even speak of. It was the most uncomfortable interview I had ever been in. I had a very poor experience with a past company and female supervisors and never wanted to be in that situation again. The way she held herself and the things she said reminded me of this. I had decided this wasn’t the company for me about a quarter through the interview, after the initial shock wore off. Im still cordial, although I imagine I was beet red from embarrassment I guess. As I’m leaving I run into that supervisor she reminded me of on the elevator. I felt absolutely sick. It was a sure sign this was not at all where I needed to be.

I was a property manager for a very large propery. (Formerly the regional of 3200 units) But the owner was selling off his portfolio and this was the last one to go. I had been there eight years. When I took over this property, it had $40,000 in delinquency and was about 65% occupied. With the help of my team, we were able to reach 100% occupancy with a waiting list. We had a $68 delinquency and raised the income more than $30,000 a month. I met with each buyer personally in order to help sell the properties one by one. When the purchaser of the final property came down to interview me to see if they were going to keep me ( As I now was going to need employment since all of the other properties had sold) I was appalled. I was informed that they were a “primarily young successful male company” and they loved to have “men in positions of power Because people respected them more.” I was told that at my age, (42 ) “I might not be quite young enough to keep up” but they were willing to “try me out.” They then proceeded to tell me that I would be taking all my orders from their “Qualified male managers” and I would be expected to work Monday through Saturday from 8 AM until 6 PM. They told me I would have absolutely no authority to make any decisions and that If I had any ideas to write them down and they would take a look at them when they had time. I was then told they would place me on probation because they weren’t sure they would need me after 90 days. They then graciously offered me $26,000 a year!

Oh and In case you were wondering, I started Laughing when they mentioned the salary. I stood up, and told him I appreciated the offer but I believed I was completely overqualified for their company. Their faces were priceless as if they just couldn’t believe would turn down such a great offer!

I was once offered a salary that was insulting. I told them that they get what they pay for...

Ive never been disrespected by epoch management, equity residential or Davis Development or Steven D Bell so choose wisey

I once had the interviewer (male regional) ask me if I was married, I said engaged (ring on my finger). And he carried on conversation about how long I was in the relationship and so forth. I kept my answers short. Then he asks me if I’m really committed because nowadays nobody is committed. I excused myself right there & walked right out of that interview.

Well my worst interview with would be with a local management company based out of New Orleans for an APM position. I have my NALP and my CAM and have been in the industry since 2013 in various roles including APM, senior Leasing agent and so on. I was in a position where I was the senior leasing. I have a car and lived 3 minutes way so I could actually walk to the property. I met with the manager and she was very excited about bringing me on board and told me about the benefits and stated that I would be compensated well above my current pay rate and no weekends because we will have a full time leasing agent. So needless to say I was thrilled. I then met with the regional manager a few days later.
She interviews me and Is also very excited and then starts telling me that it is a 2 person office team and that the property manager only works 1 weekend a month and that per company policy on Thursday or Friday of the week if they are exposed to vacant loss 6% or higher that the office is open on Sundays. She then goes on to tell me that the position pays $3 less than my current pay at the time but that since I live so close to the property that it shouldn’t matter.
Needless to say I thank her for her time and walk out. I didn’t hear anything from her for 2 weeks. She calls me and asks if I am still interested in the position and that she has managed to speak with the owner and get me a .10 cent increase. I promptly hung up on her.

I was interviewing for a community manager position and the regional said "I tend to micro-manage, you know look over your shoulder a lot. Does that bother you?" I said, "Why no, that puts you in a great position to pat me on the back!". I left and thought -no way lady!