Darren Mirren failed to show up for his job interview. Then he sued the prospective employer when he couldn’t find his way to the office.
Mirren, a 16-year-old from Glasgow, Scotland, filed an age-discrimination claim with the employment tribunal there. The tribunal threw out his claim, saying he wasn’t hired because he didn’t show up for the interview, not because of age discrimination, according to the newspaper, The Scotsman.
Spotless Commercial Cleaning said it invited Mirren to its office for an interview. When he failed to show up, the company contacted his home where he explained he didn’t know how to get the the office.
Spotless gave him directions — just a 20-minute car ride away. He still didn’t show up.
The teen told the newspaper he still thinks he’s right — that he was discriminated against because of his age.
A spokeswoman for tribunal calls this the most bizarre case its ever been involved in.
