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bowoodchintz

One way interview, the district says it must be recorded over the weekend. Odd?

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I applied for a position in the neighboring district, only because they pay a bit more, and we are hoping to buy a house soon. I applied on Monday morning, and they responded that my application was moving to the next round on Thursday morning. Friday morning, I got an email saying they wanted a "screening task" completed and to await further instructions, which would be sent at exactly 5:00 pm that evening. Turns out, it is a 3-question one-way video interview that must be completed in one go with no edits, be at least 5 minutes, and is due Sunday evening.

My initial reaction is that this is a red flag. Am I off base here? It seems like they WANTED to make sure we had to do "work" on the weekend; otherwise, why wait till 5 pm to send instructions? Maybe this is normal, but it is new to me and left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't plan on doing the task because this district clearly doesn't respect my time away from school. This is not a desirable district, except for the pay. Poorly rated schools across K-12 and a litigious history.

Thoughts?

Posted Jun 7, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC

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