<prompt> Human: I applied to a general management trainee program at a lease to own chain in my area. I had the first interview on friday of last week which was a pretty typical job interview. I had my second interview today with the district manager. During the first interview, the trainee program was talked about exclusively, I was asked what my salary requirements would be and then I was told about the second interview with the district manager. Today at the second interview, the district manager didnt refer to the trainee program at all, but did ask questions like, Now, you understand that you will need to hold other positions during training, right? It sounded reasonable enough, but it did prompt me to ask what I would be doing while training, how long I could expect the training to last, and how would the pay be determined during the training. His answers were, Youll be predominantly working with the collections department during training, i dont have a crystal ball so theres no way to tell exactly. Its until both us and you feel ready for you to have your own store, and then youll need to wait for a position to open up And your pay during training would be dependent on what position you are currently inAfter thinking it over for a few hours, something seems kinda funny about it. Ive held other management positions with other companies, and am honestly qualified to be a general manager, but this is the first time ive interviewed for a position of this caliber. Are the interview methods they used common for these positions? I feel like they are using the promise of a general management position to fill lower level positions with overqualified people who will kick butt, instead of hiring qualified people who will require more training. It seems like the potential of chasing a position that will never open up is pretty likely here.  <response>: This sounds like a total bait and switch. Congrats on asking all the right questions. There are some formal management training programs that involve rotations in other roles but they typically have a specific duration and your pay doesnt change. Informal training programs are otherwise known as a lower level job. Leave these guys in the dust and dont think about them twice. 