Monday, February 10, 2025

I applied to work as an unloader at Harbor Freight in 2018 or 2019. When I told them at an interview I'd like to burn calories for a living by unloading trucks and therefore help myself lose weight while on the job, why wasn't I hired?

 

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I applied to work as an unloader at Harbor Freight in 2018 or 2019. When I told them at an interview I'd like to burn calories for a living by unloading trucks and therefore help myself lose weight while on the job, why wasn't I hired?

I wanted this unloading job to be my exercise routine that I'd be paid to burn calories on, so that's why I applied.

I don't remember the reason they gave me for not giving me the job, so why didn't they?

Do they not like the idea of a new employee using a physically demanding job as an exercise routine that pays them to burn calories and lose weight? How come?

This was at the Harbor Freight at the mall in Hutchinson, KS.

So to the managers who make hiring decisions: Why wouldn't the manager at the Hutch location be inclined to hire me in order to help me burn calories and lose weight by being paid to do so?

The only exercises I'm interested in partaking are the ones in which I'm paid, or having fun, or most ideally both.

I like how my current job (Doordash) sometimes has me take 40-pound bags of pet food up the stairs to customers' doorsteps. But it's not often enough that I get to move heavy merchandise while on the job. Otherwise, I'd probably weigh less than 200 lbs by now.

Harbor Freight would've only paid $8 / hour in the late 2010s so it wasn't a significant loss. I often make and exceed double that amount being a full-time third-party delivery driver these days.

 

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[–]Sensitive_Point_6583 6 points  

not only that, the "I want to get paid to burn calories" answer was kinda weird too, Its a business, not a gym, so the fact that he didn't get the job isn't at all surprising to this audience, not sure why its so hard for him to understand it.

[–]96919 6 points  

If you cant say the normal customer service things in an interview, why would they expect you to be able to say them with customers. Im also pretty sure this was not the only question they asked you.

[–]RickThrust 1 point  

TheresJustNoMoney for socially awkward trolls at entry level positions.

[–][deleted] 1 point  

You need to keep your personal stuff to yourself in a job interview, and work in general. No one really wants to hear about it, they are at work too.

Maybe you make a friend, maybe you don't. But you just gave weird answers to questions in a work environment.

[–]Sticky_Gravity 1 point  

Most jobs want you to say something like you’re kissing ass.

Same like me, I got asked “why would you like to work for XXXXX?”

I simply replied “I got bills to pay”

Why else would we want to work at a crappy place?

[–]spoosejuice 3 points  

When an employer asks, “Why do you want to work here” they are looking for you to explain why you might be a good fit for their organization. If you imply that the only reason you chose to apply to their business is because no where else would hire you, then you aren’t an attractive candidate. It would be like going on a date and the woman asking why you chose to go out with her, and you tell her it’s because you’re lonely.

[–]Sticky_Gravity -1 points  

Yes which is why stupid questions have stupid answers.

Dating is a bit different, unless that’s why you’re actually dating then, ok.

If it’s a career that’s cool but when it’s shitty ass job that pays minimum wage then why the hell are they making it seem as youre applying for ceo.

[–]Sticky_Gravity -2 points  

That’s different too, everyone knows in a small business you can actually get paid decent once you show your worth. In a big company like McDonald’s, Walmart, Lowe’s etc you won’t move anywhere unless you have a brown nose 24/7.

I wish I could get a chance with a small business owner with used cars. I grew up around that business and know the ins and outs of the business. Unfortunately covid screwed a lot of things up and one those things was my shop. I barely got my license and CO on 11/2019.

 

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