Yes they did that, but they had scheduled me for 9-5 on the day of the interview, which doesn’t entitle them to waste my time by having one unprofessional interview session followed by me sitting for 45 minutes and being told I can go. I could have scheduled other things or planned my time differently if I had known it would only last ~90 minutes, or even that it lasting less than the full 9-5 based on realtime decisions was a possibility (it was not described as a possibility).
I agree with you. For that kind of disrespect I would not only need to get paid for hotel and travel, but my time too. And waisting my time costs like 100x more per hour than my normal rate. Seeing as they cheapened out here by only paying hotel and travel, what does that say about how they treat their employees comp wise? Doesn't look good. For that alone I would avoid them like the plague.
