Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Tech Interview Ends Abruptly Over 3-Minute Tardiness
Imagine you're interviewing for a job, but you're a few minutes late.
The interviewer immediately points it out, and the person being interviewed decides to end the interview.
The techie posted about it online, and people had different opinions.
Some thought the person was in the wrong, some thought the interviewer was being too strict.
It became a discussion about how people should act in job interviews.
An Indian techie was late for a job interview by three minutes.
The hiring manager, also Indian, immediately pointed out the tardiness.
The techie ended the interview in response.
The techie shared the incident on Reddit, generating discussion.
Online reactions varied, with some supporting the techie and others disagreeing.
- Who
- An Indian techie and a hiring manager.
- What
- A techie ended a job interview after being criticized for a 3-minute delay.
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Online, on the r/IndianWorkplace subreddit.
- Why
- To highlight the importance of professionalism during interviews, and discuss time management.
Techie's Perspective
Hiring Manager's Perspective
Punctuality
Techie's Perspective
The techie's late arrival was addressed insensitively.
Hiring Manager's Perspective
Punctuality is critical and should be upheld.
Professionalism
Techie's Perspective
The interviewer's immediate negative response was unprofessional.
Hiring Manager's Perspective
The techie's actions were unprofessional, wasting the company's time.
- Incident
- Tech interview abruptly ended
- Issue
- 3-minute delay
- Location
- Online, Reddit
- Involved Parties
- Techie, Indian hiring manager
