I have resorted to telling my story here as i have just been absolutely screwed around by your company for the past month and a half.
First of all, my mother in law has just moved down from QLD, she was employed by Woolworths up there and got a transfer down to her local store, after a couple weeks her store manager (who we will call Mrs. A as i don't want to name anyone) came up to her and asked if she was interested in an office job, in the same conversation my mother in law mentioned how i am looking for work so Mrs. A told my mother in law to send me in the following day for an interview.
I was so excited for this that i went out and bought a whole new outfit for this interview, so i go into Blacktown, Westpoint Woolworths front desk and asked the lady for Mrs. A and was asked to sit on the chair outside the store and wait for her, i was left waiting for 45 minutes until she finally looked up and notice me then indicated with her finger to wait a moment, picked up the phone and made a phone call then came out to me and said that Mrs. A is doing interviews tomorrow at 1 pm if i would like to come back then.
So i left, went home, and did it all again the next day, i did get my interview with Mrs. A where she asked me the usual questions you get asked at an interview and jotted my aswers down on a peice of paper, she then explained to me that she has interviewed 6 people that day but there is only two positions going at that time so she would give me a call he following day wether i got it or not to let me know how i went, she also further explaned that she was leaving the next day to go work in a store in Canberra and that if i would need to contact her assistant (who we will call Mrs. D) who was taking over Mrs. A' position.
The next day came around and my mother in law was working and i was picking her up from work, i was sitting out the front of the store and when she finished i was told that i have the job and that i had to go photo copy my drivers license and take it back to Mrs. D so my paperwork could be sent off to HR, i did this straight away and was back in the store within half an hour with my photocopy of my drivers license i was told that i will be contacted in the next two weeks.
Two weeks went by and i had heard nothing so i called up Mrs. D as Mrs. A had now left to work in another state, and when i finally got through to Mrs. D she sounded like she had no idea who i was and said that she would call HR, find out whats going on, and call me back the next day, she never called back, so i followed it up again with her where she explained shes been really busy and that they can only start one employee a week otherwise it too much at once and that one person started that week so maybe i will get a call the folowing week.
Well, i didnt. I let another week go by, and i called Mrs. D again and explained that i just want to know whats going on, i understand shes in a new position herself but this is getting rediculous, she told me that she has had a new assistant start that day and that shes trying to get her up to scratch and then she will follow me up but in the mean time just wait and she assured me that i WILL get either a phone call or an email from HR.
Another two weeks went by where i ‘waitied’ for something to happen, i got compeletly fed up and called Mrs. D again explaining that it has been over a month that i went for the interview and was told i have the job, i had turned down two job offers over the past month because i was dedicated to working for you guys, i am not recieving any payments at all from centerlink and im not looking for work because im being told im employed by you but i just need to wait, its rediculous. She then said that she had no idea that i was told i have the job and that maybe HR is waiting till the end of financial year to put any one on and that she doesnt know how they can put anyone else on as they dont even have enough shifts for the amount staff they already have, she assured me once again that she would follow this up and call me back by 3pm that day with propper answer.
She did call back, at 3 pm on the dot, where she told me that i didnt have the job at all and she doesnt know why Mrs. A even said that but as she is in another state no one can get incontact with her she was really apologetic about the situation and how it hass messed me around. I was so upset that i couldnt even say anything, so i hung up the phone.
I assure you Woolworths i will be telling my story to everyone and anyone i can because the way you neglected me and let me on to belive that i was going to be employed by a loyal and trustworthy company, that is abosutly disgraceful and unaustralian. I will never shop in anyshop that is owned by your company, Ever again!
And just so you know, before this encounter i applyed for several jobs all over the place within your company, please disgard of all my pervious applications as i would rather drink acid and burn inside out then have anything to do with your company!
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