Didn’t Notice About The Notice

(I am being interviewed for a job. It is about an hour away from my current job.)

Hiring Manager: “So, you currently work at [Other Restaurant]… I see it’s quite far away.”

Me: “It’s close to my mom’s place. My dad’s place is close to here.”

Hiring Manager: “Ah. So, are you planning on working both jobs, then?”

Me: “No. I’m planning on leaving my current job.”

Hiring Manager: “Ah, okay. So, you’re going to move in with your dad, then.”

Me: “Yes.”

(I’m later accepted for the job. He tells me to meet him and sign the paperwork, so I do that. At this point, I still don’t know when I’m starting. Finally, he calls me a few days after we filled out the paperwork.)

Hiring Manager: “Hello, [My Name]. So, can you start tomorrow?”

Me: “Um, no. I still need to give my two-week’s notice for my current job.”

Hiring Manager: “But I thought you were going to work both jobs at once?”

Me: “No… I told you before that I was planning on leaving my current job.”

Hiring Manager: “Well, why didn’t you give your notice before?”

Me: “Because I still don’t know when I’m starting. How about I start on [date two weeks from now]? Would that work?”

Hiring Manager: “Look, call me back when you get out of your current job.” *click*

(I call back. He doesn’t answer, so I leave a voicemail.)

Me: “Hi, this is [My Name]. You just basically asked me to first quit my job before getting my schedule. That’s no good. I want to know that I’m going to still have a job, and I can’t just quit my current job without notice; that would be unprofessional. So please, send me when I’m going to start in writing, and give me two-week’s notice so I can give my two-week’s notice. If you can’t do that, then this isn’t going to work.”

(I get a call back a couple minutes later.)

Hiring Manager: “Well, we need people who are ready to start right now, so we’re just going to have to not hire you.”

(I don’t know what thoughts went through this man’s head to make him think that I could work two jobs that are an hour away from each other at once, or why he thought it reasonable to ask me to just up and leave my current job whenever he needed me to without giving notice.)