A friend who works as a podiatrist told me about an occasion where a man cut in front of him and stole his parking space as he was trying to park his car. Words ensued, threats were issued, middle fingers were raised. A few minutes later, when my friend walked into his office, guess who was his first patient of the day? I'd bet that was a VERY uncomfortable ingrown toenail removal.

Hah - love that!

These stories are so satisfying. The comeuppance is so seldom there on the back end when somebody's an asshole.

Something I found interesting in this article:

The author writes, “It would be easy to hold something like this over someone in an interview, but for me interviews aren’t about that."

Yes, they are about that. Not just about that, but they are about that. If he conducts himself like a self-important, entitle boor in public, what makes the interviewer think that he won't act like that in the workplace, especially under pressure?

He continues, "When you interview you are looking for a read of skills but also to know if that person is a real human being, it’s about that connection [emphasis added]."

And with that, he just contradicted himself.

david, I was reading podiatrist, but I was thinking proctologist. That made your comment and Amy's "back end" response even more hilarious.

Patrick, lighten up.

What makes the interview think that he WILL act like that...?

Fixed It For You. Even the best of us can be assholes sometimes.

...interviewer...

Best comeuppance I ever witnessed was at a local grocery store. The teenage cashier and bagger were having a conversation about a girl they went to high school with, which was full of very impolite and gossipy comments about her looks, fashion sense, etc - typical high school crap that really shouldn't have been a public conversation. I could see that the woman in line ahead of me was getting very agitated, but the boys weren't paying any attention to their customer. Finally, she interrupted their observations to inform them that was her daughter they were speaking about and could they please direct her to their manager? I'm in that particular store quite a bit, and have never seen either boy working there since that incident.

I get most agitated during driving. Seeing an idiot pass on the left, cutting, or like the other day someone passing the double yellow to speed past only to be right in front of me at the next light (haha!). It may not be happening to me, but I see dumb, rude and dangerous and I think a few choice words. What stops me is how many times it turned out to be a neighbor so I hold it in...it will pass.

"What makes the interview think that he WILL act like that...?"

The fact that he just acted like that.

Also, why is it 'sadly the grumpy commuter didn't get the job' at the end of the piece?

Since this comes from buzzfeed, I assume

It never happened and is glurge clickbait along the lines of http://www.reddit.com/r/justiceporn

(OTOH, I can understand why a person with an ingrown toenail might cheat on where he parks when seeking to have it treated.)

DaveG, you do not "fix" anything for me, oh, intellectual bankrupt. My post is fine the way it is, jackass.

Thank you, Ben. The fact that the interviewee just did act like that gives the interviewer every reason to think the interviewee will act like that on the job.

That, of course, is obvious, but apparently DaveG is the sort that needs the obvious explained to him.

I had someone blow by me at around 180kph in the Shin Kobe Tunnel (speed limit 60kph) and then get stopped by the cops. I've only seen it once in all my years using the tunnel, though. It is satisfying to see these jerks get caught! With the speed limits on normal roads here between 40 and 60, people with Porches, BMWs, and Lamborghinis have little chance to drive at top speed, and rocket through the tunnel (it's a straight tunnel, 7km long) during the morning from about 7 to 9,when the police won't speed trap inside, because stopping a car to ticket them would be dangerous in the morning rush. It's well-known, so it's a free-for-all in the morning. The guy who went by me got caught at 2 pm, which is the time they usually have unmarked cars and motorcycle patrol in the tunnel. He must have been from out of town.

One day, though, I'm afraid one of them will cause a hell of an accident.

Yes. But, I'd like to see the fantasy for the rude asshole who happens to be the interviewer.

Far too often, the rude person is the one who holds the power over others - and gets away with being an asshole!

While driving to a client, some guy driving a Jeep cut me off and generally drove like an *ssh*le.

In the client's parking lot, I noticed the same vehicle, so I placed a note on his windshield.

"The guy you cut-off while driving could be your supervisor".

i worked at retail hell for a few years after a job layoff (walmart), and the only thing that kept me from being a miserable bitter old cashier there (mid 20's) was one thing. I told myself daily (hourly during the holiday season) that if I ever wanted to get out of there I needed to treat each and every person I ran across like there was a chance I could be sitting in front of them in an interview. No matter how rude or hateful they were I did everything I could to maintain a certain level of professionalism and behavior. I never did run across anyone during an interview, but at the end of the day I knew I hadn't done anything to be ashamed of.

(I have been reading for years...never commented before, though!)

EssEss, and thanks for both the regular reading and the comment!

Re: bad neighbors: you're way more suffering in silence than I would be. There are some people who, if you give them enough rope, will string you up with it. Either they are too self-centered to realize people might be sleeping or they don't care. I'm not without leeway, everyone has a party now and then. But 3 AM? "Sometimes" is more frequent than once a year for that timeslot. It's not my normal thing to do, but under those circumstances, I'd call the cops.