I was encouraged, then harassed and cajoled into interviewing for a "career step-up" position.
I didn't want the job, knowing it to be dealing with disasters caused by by bad management decisions but they wouldn't leave me alone until I interviewed for it.

The company staff turnover rate was about 75% per year.

The job was already "as good as yours" they told me, "the role was made for you" they said.

I rode the 40 miles to head office on my motorbike in shitty weather and arrived wet and grubby. The bike boots looked very fetching coupled with my crumpled rain soaked suit, my waterproofs leaked somewhat. I had a red eye from a muddy splash and my hands were stained blue from new gloves soaked on the way.

They ushered me in, as far as I know, the only candidate, and began the questions.

"So, tell me what interests you about this role"
"I'm not interested in it, my manager said I had to come here and to be perfectly straight with you I'm here for a respite day away from him"

HR guy looks at director.Raised eyebrows. "Ok, is there something we should know?"
"I thought I was here for an interview?"
"Well obviously you don't want this job but we'd like to gather some feedback on the management while you're here"
"I'm sorry, this doesn't feel very appropriate" I replied, standing up. They let me leave without argument.

Two days later I received a letter explaining that although I'd interviewed well, sadly the job had been offered to someone else.

I complained to my manager that I'd obviously been overlooked and he promised to look into it.I still wonder how that conversation went.
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Sat 23 Nov 2013, 15:16, 2 replies)

So, you had a double-pronged opportunity to do something about your shit managers and did nothing?
Twice.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Sat 23 Nov 2013, 17:05, closed)

Correct!
I left like everyone else did when we were reprimanded for a group letter of complaint about the next choice of manager who was known to have some serious anger issues and had often stated they hated everyone they worked with.

The company still exists, is the largest and most successful in the world in its field but only because someone saw sense years later and fixed the problems, by firing all the right people.
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Sat 23 Nov 2013, 17:31, closed)