cheeky chappie - would you try this on?

heretolearn_2

Just clearing out my old emails and found one I'd forgotten about and thought it would be fun to get some other views on it.

We interviewed a bunch of people for a job and the next day I got an email from one of them saying 'I spent £20 on travel expenses to the interview. Please foward a cheque for £20 made out to (name) at (address).'

Lol. We hadn't offered to pay travel expenses to the interviews - cheeky chappie just decided to go for it anyway. He didn't even ask - just ordered us to send him a cheque! Not to mention the suspiciously round number of £20.

We just ignored it and no, he didn't get the job.

Do you think this is totally out of order? Cheeky? Rude? Worth a try?

Note to interviewees: this is NOT the way to get yourself a job.

Errata

Cheeky - no. Clueless - yes.

axomoxia

It used to be standard practice to pay for travelling expenses for interviews.....

soolin

In my industry anyone invited to interview would get their expenses paid.

Googlewhacker

axomoxia wrote: »

It used to be standard practice to pay for travelling expenses for interviews.....

Since when?

CCFC_80

heretolearn wrote: »

Just clearing out my old emails and found one I'd forgotten about and thought it would be fun to get some other views on it.

We interviewed a bunch of people for a job and the next day I got an email from one of them saying 'I spent £20 on travel expenses to the interview. Please foward a cheque for £20 made out to (name) at (address).'

Lol. We hadn't offered to pay travel expenses to the interviews - cheeky chappie just decided to go for it anyway. He didn't even ask - just ordered us to send him a cheque! Not to mention the suspiciously round number of £20.

We just ignored it and no, he didn't get the job.

Do you think this is totally out of order? Cheeky? Rude? Worth a try?

Note to interviewees: this is NOT the way to get yourself a job.

I admire the guy and would not consider it cheeky at all.Some companies about 20 years ago would pay you recompense for your travel to the interview but not now apparently.

Bamber19

The idea of requesting cash for travel expenses, even where you've not offered this up front, is not rude or cheeky to me, the manner in which he did it is cheeky though if it is as blunt as you quote.

CCFC_80

Googlewhacker wrote: »

Since when?

I was paid expenses through travelling to interviews by firms on a couple of occasions many moons ago. Majority of companies of course wouldn't do it, but now it would appear completely non existant.

bristol_pilot

It is still perfectly normal in my industry to pay travel expenses to those invited for interview. Mostly by cheque or bank transfer but occasionally in cash. A receipt is normally required for train/bus, or mileage is paid at a standard rate. Frankly it is good business to pay expenses, otherwise people who already have satisfactory current employment are put off applying and they may be better candidates than the unemployed and/or desperate who will apply regardless.

lincroft1710

Many years ago I wrote a polite letter asking to be reimbursed travelling expenses to an interview for a job I didn't get. Received cheque for expenses a week later.

MrRedundant

It all depends on the circumstances. If the interview is miles away from the job location then yes or if someone is invited or goes to massive inconvenience to suit the interviews then yes.

A standard interview no.