I've had that as well. I've always wondered how someone felt so out of place they wouldn't stick it out until the end of the day, or give it a few days.
I always tried to think of it as they were interviewing for some other place they really wanted, but that place was taking a really long time to get back to them so they took something else before things got too dire financially. Then the other job finally reached out, so they said c'ya! I really have no idea the actual thought process though.
I wouldn't be surprised at that, but I personally would still at least stay out the day. And sit down with someone and tell them.
I guess the chance is small people will remember them, but you never know where you'll come across someone again - I had someone (that I thankfully had better memories of) that had worked for me show apply for a totally different position at a different company where I was the hiring manager without knowing I worked there, for example...
When I was younger, way before I got into tech, I started a job working at Whirlpool working on their assembly line to manufacturer dish washers. I really had no idea what I was in for, it was my first time in that kind of position. I left at lunch and never came back. I don't suffer from anxiety, but I was about to have a panic attack trying to keep up with the assembly line. Having exactly X amount of time to fasten clips, insert screws, attach hoses - all while the item you're working on is still moving? Maddening. Kudos to those who can do it.
In college, a friend and I got jobs at the university's call center making cold calls to alumni for donations. Awful job. He quit on his first day on the floor before finishing the shift. I stuck it out long enough to be fired for poor performance. I'm still not sure which of us did it right.
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