I applied to a job at “Midtown Art Gallery” online and received a message asking me to come and interview the next morning. I was somewhat apprehensive, but decided to go because the job description looked great for me. I was under the impression that I was interviewing at a contemporary art gallery. I was very confused when I was in a small, messy, unorganized antique store. The interview itself was fine, basic questions about my background. The owner explained a lot of stuff about the rare objects they have which I didn’t care about because I thought I was going to be in a contemporary art gallery. He also kept giving me an iPad and having me read parts of the website? He asked me to stay that same day for a trial shift and I said no. It all seemed very sketchy. I assume they have candidates come for interviews so quickly so they don’t have time to do extensive research on the place, I know if I had a week I would have found out that “Midtown Gallery” is just APR 57 and seen the Glassdoor reviews and cancelled my interview.

The interview was incredibly hectic and felt rather unprofessional and the store is much closer to a pawn shop than anything else. There was a man standing in front of the store with a sign accusing the owner of fraud and after some quick googling of the owner it seems he had been embroiled in many lawsuits and such.