I have a question about professionalism. As a job seeker, I know that I will ultimately have to jump through many professional hurdles (whether I agree with the hurdle or not). I know that it's just something I have to do. I know that I have to bring my A-game to every interview to even have the slightest chance at getting to the next step. I also know that I have to cater my rhetoric during the interview to the job (i.e. there are things I should and should not talk about for the purpose of relevance during the interview).

So what happens when your are in an interview and the interviewer makes some unprofessional statements? Here are some of my real interview situations.

1). I was interviewing for a job at a manufacturing company and, in the middle of the interview, the foreman looks at me and says, "I always rely on my gut, my gut is rarely wrong, and my gut tells me that you won't make it in this job". I, the interviewee, tried my best to have a quick professional rebuttal. To be honest, I was stunned to hear such an upfront comment. The foreman then proceeds to show me around the plant. If he didn't want me, why show me around?

2). I interviewed for a business that had two of it's employees move on to other jobs (i.e. put in their 2 week notices). The interviewer commented on how the team was breaking up and implied that I was breaking the team up. If you don't want me, why did you ask me to come in for an interview?

3). The same interview as Scenario #2...the interviewer stated, "You are competing against 1 other person who has 6 years experience". He seemed to imply that she was way more qualified and I was just an inconveniencing him with my presence. Wait. What? Really? Why did you call me in for an interview if I wasn't a serious contender?

Has anyone else had similar issues? Is this professional for an interviewer? If I have to be on my A-Game or I will get discarded, why can the interviewer get away with unprofessionalism?