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Recruiters typically give candidates a chance to ask questions after the job interview. For the candidates, it’s their opportunity to learn more about the company and the position they’re applying for.

As a job seeker, the queries you raise will likely leave an impression on the interviewer. They can make you stand out in the best or worst ways, and as you may read from these stories, it can be a bit of both. 

These are responses from a Reddit thread posted years back, many of which are still funny and worthy of a disappointing headshake to this day.

#1

Two men shaking hands during a job interview, illustrating job candidates asking mental questions to recruiters. Legit this guy asked me "What did you have for dinner last night?"
I responded with "shepherd's pie".
He said - "ahh banging, cheese on top ?"

He got the job.

Redqueen_1992 , Sebastian Herrmann/unsplash Report

Rick Murray
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23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course cheese on top, how else...?

Crystalwitch60
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19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right answer 😂isn’t Shepard’s pie with no cheese lol ,even tho technically 😂with cheese on top it’s actually a Cumberland pie !!

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    #2

    Job candidates asking mental questions to recruiters during a bright and engaging interview conversation. I've never really had a terrible question asked at the end of a job interview, as most of the time we both have an idea of whether or not they're getting a job before I let the interview end.

    The funniest was when an applicant who grew up in Utah asked, "So is every day Hawaiian shirt day?" (I live in Hawaii) I was amused, but also knew it was going to be a bit of a culture shock for her. Everyone who gets their work done early gets to leave early because we all love to go surfing around 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

    WatchingInSilence , Christina @ wocintechchat.com/unsplash Report

    Roberta Surprenant
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you correct her that they are called "aloha" fabric shirts, not "Hawaiian"?

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    #3

    Two women chatting outdoors, one smiling warmly while the other listens attentively, capturing candid recruiter and job candidate interaction. My aunt would ask "Do you have profit sharing or do you live off the blood of the workers?" According to my Father, she may not have actually wanted to get a job. She's the only woman I know who passed the bar, but never worked a day in her life.

    mike_e_mcgee , Natalia Blauth/unsplash Report

    Spidercat
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The two most stolen things in America are indigenous land and the surplus value of workers labour...

    Michael Largey
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend who's the reverse. He works, but has never passed a bar in his life.

    KatSaidThat
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So a bit like Kim K*K but she actually passed the bar?

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago

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    What a waste of everyone’s time teaching her ,law etc passes bar , n gets like nah f that ,I’m not working for a living hmm hate to think of the student loans she racked up n could be bothered to work to pay back 😂😂

    #4

    Recruiters in a meeting discussing mental questions job candidates asked during an interview in a modern office setting. Girl who used her status as a single mom the ENTIRE interview, during a group interview at a bank.

    Very end: When do I start?

    Interviewer: we will review candidates and contact the candidates we feel are qualified.

    Her: yeah, okay, but I am a single mom, I need to know now so I can find a baby sitter.

    Interviewer: Like I said..

    Her: I didnt ask for lip I told you to tell me when I start

    Them: If you qualify, you will be contacted

    Her: your not listening to me, when do I start

    Main big boss HR dude: You don't.

    Girl: brain melts.



    I got the job btw, but man, watching her go nuts over that was insane!

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    elmortero
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Group interview? Don't I have ever heard of that in real life? Is that only a thing in USA, or happens elsewhere too?

    liam newton-harding
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It happens in quite a few Countries...best advice I ever heard about most group interviews...If you ever find yourself in one, turn around and walk away...you are just a body to them...if they can't make an effort, when you have, they are showing you how you are going to be treated throughout your time there.

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    Nicole Weymann
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To quote another BP post: "if you need the answer now the answer is NO"

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow what an entitled biatch , being a single parent ,DOESNT MAKE US SPECIAL dam ,yes kids have to be worked around ,but so do married couples either kids 😂isn’t unique to us lone ones , wonder if she ever got a job with that attitude!

    Capn Dad
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a group interview many years ago for a warehouse job that somehow turned into commission sales. Walked out, never had a GI again.

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    #5

    Job candidate shaking hands with recruiter in modern office, illustrating mental questions asked during interviews. I interviewed a gentleman older than I once who continuously asked who the boss was. I said I was the manager and left it at that. He wasn’t satisfied and went on and on about what a jerk the owner was. I own the company, started it from scratch. Said the owner screwed him out of a job once ( never applied before). So I was just finishing the interview out of curtesy and my own pettiness. As I asked when and where he met the owner I see my frantic husband walk in the front door and a few employees go with him. So I’m half listening to this guy ramble on about meeting in Vegas, and so much other nonsense, as an employee burst into the office and says that I’m needed up front.

    I politely but quickly excuse myself to go out front to see my kid busted his nose bleeding everywhere.

    I go back in and explain I would cut the interview short and said I needed to run my child to the ER. This POS thought saying “that’s why women make bad management “ was a smart choice. It wasn’t. First off I own this company from the idea to every last brick, I’ve never been to Vegas and you have never applied here. He stood dumbfounded and walked out.

    The next week he called asking for status of his application 🤣😂.

    mortmama , Getty Images/unsplash Report

    Trillian
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    23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the husband who was (I assume) minding the kid came running to her because of a minor accident? When she as the owner of a company was doing a job interview? Why couldn't he just take the kid to the doctor?

    V
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I had to take our kid to the ER my husband left work early and met us there. If a kid has an illness or injury bad enough that they need to go to the ER I don't think it's unreasonable that both parents would want to be there just in case.

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    Michael Largey
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The application for the restraining order is coming along just fine.

    KatSaidThat
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, we set it on fire because that's how your interview went.

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago

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    😂😂😂yeah like the status is , HELL TO THE F RIGHT OFF NO ,YOU Mysogonistic P***K ,

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    #6

    Person holding an open wallet with visible currency inside, illustrating job candidates asking mental questions to recruiters. A bit after the end of an interview and happened to a co-worker, but it deserves an honorable mention.

    A guy stole the HR managers wallet from the orientation and bought beer with his credit card. Manager went to the store, got to see the tape, then went across the street to where the new hire was drinking the beer and demanded his wallet back. After denying it at first, the new hire eventualy gives the wallet back. He then asks the HR manager if he can keep his job.

    He did not keep his job.

    aesirmazer , Andres Siimon/unsplash Report

    Stygtand
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be a dumb question. But how can he use the credit card. Doesn’t it require a code to use?

    Nicola Roberts
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    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK we use tap and go. No signature or code required. Currently the limit is £100 per transaction. It's under consideration to be raised.

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    Michael Largey
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    9 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An employee stealing from management reverses the central purpose of HR.

    Abel
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hire him! It is better to have him near and on your side! 😅

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly a s c u m thief with no moral compass what so ever , and an entitled sense of I,ll do what I like ,I hope the bloke had him arrested !

    #7

    Job candidate asking recruiters surprising mental questions during an interview in a modern office setting. "What church do you attend?"

    It was an IT job.

    hells_cowbells , Mina Rad/unsplash Report

    Λjvo
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    23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Well, there are two crosses in C++"

    Billo66
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I follow the doctrine of Linus Torvalds. We don't have a guy on a cross or anything. But, we do have a really cute penguin!

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    Stygtand
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I spontaneously combust whenever i enter a church. Its really weird.

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love old churches ,when they empty , n I have been to midnight mass in our village church here ,cos it’s a lovely service ,but I’m the least religious person u can get I’m Wiccan lol ,n do not believe in the fiction that is the bible ,😂or a myth that is a non existent god 🤷‍♀️but old churches are lovely to walk around purely for the architecture, they are so beautiful,

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    GalPalAl
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's an illegal question anyway

    Paul C.
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which church? The Satanic Temple, why do you ask?

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder what said interviewer would say to my reply of , church hmm sorry don’t do them I’m a white witch 😂strange the uk don’t ask those kinda questions tho lmao

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    Billo66
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sh­it. I make candles with soy wax. I'm going to the bad place I guess.

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    Lee Gilliland
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flying Spaghetti Monster. Nect question.

    Dirk Daring
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I don't attend any church. What color underwear do you have on?"

    azubi
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finding myself thus hard pushed, I replied, “I mean, sir, the same ancient Catholic Church to which you and I, and Captain Peleg there, and Queequeg here, and all of us, and every mother’s son and soul of us belong; the great and everlasting First Congregation of this whole worshipping world; we all belong to that; only some of us cherish some queer crotchets no ways touching the grand belief; in that we all join hands.” (Herman Melville, 'Moby D**k')

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    #8

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters I (male) was in the interview with a candidate (female) who was on layoff status, meaning they were preferred for re-hire over other candidates for some period after their not-for-cause termination, as a company policy.

    The candidate wasn't terrible, but also not outstanding and completely wrong for the position. The biggest problem was her skill set really wasn't a match - she was a mechanical engineer, we needed software. But her layoff status ensured she would get an interview for any position she wanted to try for, enforced by H.R.

    I can guess she could tell she wasn't a fit, I mean the questioning about software and her lack of practice in that area of engineering should have given the clue to anyone. She did have some interesting technical achievements in her area of mechanics. Up until the very end, I was internally wishing her success in finding something worthy of her expertise.

    I guess she was also desperate, because as we were wrapping up, she leaned across the table we faced each other at, took my hand which was on a stack of papers, and said, "I'll do absolutely anything to get this job. Absolutely. Anything."

    I immediately jumped up and opened the conference room door and asked my boss, who was outside down that hall a short distance, to step in and help me wrap up. My boss was confused but complied. I didn't mention a word about the last utterance from the candidate, and we escorted her out of the building as if nothing had happened. I told my boss afterward the why and he was totally understanding and supportive.

    All I could think of, was the kind of crazy or desperate person who would make such an offer was also the sort who wouldn't shrink from accusing me of demanding what she was volunteering, and my word against hers. Win or lose that situation, and you've still lost.

    anon , Getty Images/unsplash Report

    Abel
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sad... And a problem for the interviewer. 😳

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you didn't have cameras and microphones in the room, and a big ole sign on the front door announcing that, you're absolutely crazy.

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    #9

    Group of recruiters in a meeting with a job candidate discussing mental questions during an interview session indoors. Not as an interviewer, but the worst question I asked…

    My first job interview ever. It went really well. I didn’t really understand how employment worked in general, and I was scared of getting locked into a multi-year contract. I’d previously been looking at the Air Force, which in my country has a minimum time commitment.

    At the end, I wanted to ask about this. So of course I posed it as a hypothetical: “if I get the job am I allowed to leave after a couple of weeks if I change my mind?”

    I immediately knew how much I’d messed up. The interviewers looked at each other and said, “well… yes…”.

    Somehow I still got the job. I have no idea how.

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    Sofia
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    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    did you signup for slavery or working? How couldn't you be allowed to leave?

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago

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    So bloody glad she didn’t join our forces then 🤦‍♀️you can’t wander in n out at will, or go nah I don’t like it , n yes how the hell did they employ her 🤔

    Cee Cee
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    17 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read the post again slowly.

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    #10

    Two men in suits during a job interview, illustrating job candidates asking mental questions to recruiters. Are you going to run a background check?

    Well, normally we don’t for entry level retail, but if you had any shot in hell of getting this job, I would now. He wasn’t getting the job anyway after he gleefully answered my question about difficult situations by recounting the most recent time he beat someone.

    Don’t call us, we won’t call you.

    GloInTheDarkUnicorn , Tahir osman/unsplash Report

    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Red flag! And why would you discuss beating someone with a potential employer?

    BrownEyedGrrl
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "You said you weren't fact checking."

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    #11

    Two professionals reviewing documents together in a bright office, focusing on mental questions job candidates ask recruiters. Ooooh I got a good one. I was doing a technical question for an engineer. We start really basic and then move on to moderate problems. This candidate was really struggling, it was clear it was not going to work out. As I try to move things along so that we might be able to wrap up early, the candidate asks “can you solve it wrong and I will tell you what’s wrong with your solution?”

    My jaw must have dropped.

    snowmanvi , Adnan Elezovic/unsplash Report

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, so many apprenticeship applications. For what I do, mostly you just have to be able to admit when you're wrong or if you don't know something. That can be rectified. Then they started putting me on the panel for engineers. The last 3 years have been lean.

    Michael Largey
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Identifying an error is sometimes an excellent way to display technical knowledge.

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow ,arrogant uphim self LOSER ALERT MUCH !

    #12

    Two men in business attire having a serious conversation during a job interview with mental questions asked to recruiters. "Do any women work here? They're attracted to me like bees to honey. I find it better to not work around them than to be hit on constantly."

    He did not make it to the next round of interviews!

    GunSaleAtTheChurch , Vitaly Gariev/unsplash Report

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to spot the I think I’m gods gift to women incel t w a t in one sentence 😂😂

    Earonn -
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you on behalf of all the women in that company.

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    #13

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters Technically the worst I guess, but also the funniest:

    Candidate asked me what it would take for him to be doing my job in 3-4 years, I told him there's only one spot for my role and I'd either need to leave or have an accident.

    He asked if I had any allergies.

    I recommended him for the job.

    Wind_Yer_Neck_In , Peter Jones/unsplash Report

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear to you no lie, the tooling lead asked me where I was going to be in 5 years. I told him doing his job. Took me 7 but I'm fine with that. Class master though, he started specializing in wireEDM and got wicked good at it. Still have a puzzle he burnt for me on my desk. Love ya Bull.

    KatSaidThat
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was interviewing all my temps for permanent positions alongside a panel for other departments too (NHS). My guy answers that 5 year's time question with "your job"... I lolled so hard knowing he had been accepted to nursing college already and was merely waiting for that to start.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know someone who used to put "GSOH" on his résumé. Nobody ever asked what it meant. It wws "Good Sense Of Humour"!

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And u think we are all thick then ?? Cos I knew what that mean when I was 10 😂50 yrs ago , it’s not just they young uns as made these acronyms 😂

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    #14

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters I was recently interviewing for an engineering position with one of my colleagues. The last question the guy asked was, "This isn't one of those vaccine and masks companies, is it?"

    We make devices used to test for covid. It's a pretty heavily scientific company. He was barely scraping by the interview, but we were both considering pulling him through because we're filling a lot of positions.

    At least he owned the libs, though.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anti vaxing flat earth lunatics ,applies at a place that makes freaking vaccines n the like 😂😂😂😂😂yup lunatics 😂

    Sue User
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont take an aisle seat on a plane because, due to my eyesight, i woukd be nore of an imoediment than a help. It is selfish to out others in possible danger even though tge extra room is better physicalky for me. The freedom of one ends where the freedom of another begins. You dont get to put me in danger because you dont want to take a shot.

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is bad eyesight bad for sitting in aisle seats lmao , dam asking cos mine ain’t much better either , (don’t go on planes mind ) n whilst I loath grammer cops with a vengeance,this took some reading , but what’s it gotta do with this particular post 🤷‍♀️😂

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    #15

    Man in a blazer holding a gift box, smiling at a woman working on a computer in a modern office setting. What is the official policy regarding office romances.

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    My O My
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Given what I read about the policies in the US this is fair! Here in germany, as long as you don't cause drama your fine. Half of the people meet their spouses at work

    Papa
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At one time we had two married couples working here (in the US) in a group of around 30 people. Both couples met while working here. I never noticed it causing any issues, and one of them is even divorced and still working here with no noticeable friction.

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    Heffalump
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see any problem with asking about any company policy. That's the sort of thing I'd want a candidate to ask so they can see if they were a good fit. And frankly, policies on office romances are a good litmus test of what sort of company it is.

    Janeybent42
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I met my spouse at work! We’ve gone on to work together at multiple places. I enjoy it and it’s never been an issue. Keep it professional!

    Abel
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where you cook dont put your c**k. (Bastardised translation of a spanish saying).

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US, "Don't get your honey where you get your money." is common in the southeast.

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    Trillian
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    23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see how what I do in my free time is any of my employer's business (as long as it is legal)

    KatSaidThat
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You've never seen an office romance crash and burn and affect the entire office...

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    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago

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    Oh boy ,s k a n k alert !, sod the job I’m husband hunting basically ,or if a bloke , wife hunting or which ever ur attracted to eek

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    #16

    Two women in a modern office having a discussion, illustrating job candidates asking recruiters surprising questions. “Do I need to quit my other job?”


    She was currently applying for a full time job, while working a full time job. She went on to try to convince us that she’s so bored at her current job she could totally get away with doing this job at the other place.

    theotherside0728 Report

    JoRo
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    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually work with a colleague (not in my team) who is doing exactly this at the moment. I'm torn between, let the company find out themselves and W*F, your other team members are suffering because you're doing a half-arsed job!

    Papa
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this co-worker only had the one job and the co-workers were suffering because of it, that wouldn't be okay, so why would it be if he or she has two jobs?

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    GalPalAl
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And readily ammited that up front? WOW

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    21 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fair question. In a government department, I hassled hard to get a server set up for my system. It took months (apparently not enough screws for the rack was the final 2 months delay, I kid you not!). Later I realised that if I had just kept quiet, I could easily have taken on another contract and just done both, made twice the money and no waves in IT.

    Abel
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I can multitask!" And my a*s too!

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES YES YOU BLOODY DO FFS 🙄clearly one of them thic tok followers with no sodding brain what so ever 😂😂😂

    #17

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters I interviewed a guy a few years back for an IT position, he was qualified but you could tell he had problems with social contact, he mumbled a lot, no eye contact, and he’d look literally anywhere but at me. Super nervous, but still seemed like a nice guy, just awkward. Before leaving he sheepishly asked ‘what’s the company jorts policy?’ He got hired a few days later and we all came to know him as ‘Jorts, from IT’.

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    KatSaidThat
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    TIL what jorts are. (jean shorts)

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is kinda wholesome. Bet he knew his s**t. "Hey, go get Jorts."

    Chich the witch
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    11 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to tell people that as long as the tasks assigned got done and no one had to go to jail or hospital that they could show up in a Tu-Tu singing hallelujah for all I cared. I valued competence and honesty.

    Dirk Daring
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been in IT for ~30 years. If the position isn't directly customer facing, he sounds pretty much spot on for IT work.

    GalPalAl
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe he is neurodivergent, but good for him getting the job.

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    #18

    Two professionals in a job interview, with one candidate asking mental questions to the recruiter in an office setting. I lost a job because I asked the HR rep.."but how do you like it here?"

    Seriously, it was over... and I was over it, also.

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    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this not a valid question? If you're going to be at an organization, you want to know the levels of toxicity. How they answer can give you an idea.

    Andy
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    21 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me the question is too blunt, and is just going to annoy the interviewer. Even if the place is terrible, they are never going to tell you that and an interview, and how they personally feel isn't really relevant anyway, as unless you are applying for a job in their team you are going to be doing a different role, subject to a different manager and framework. If you do want to ask that type of question, build rapport with the interviewer, then you can ask it in a roundabout way as part of general chat e.g. "how long have you worked here?". Short time - "oh, not that long then, how are you finding it so far?", Long time - "Wow, you must really like it here then?"

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    Earonn -
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always ask what the turnover rate for employees is, and why the interviewer likes working there. If you don't hire me because you don't like questions about your company's climate, I don't want to work for you. I deserve better.

    Papa
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was offered a job once, but turned it down when I found out about the turnover and on-the-job injury rate.

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    Heffalump
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    13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes: why do you like working here is always a good question.

    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tbh from someone that’s been on the having to interview people over my working lives , that’s a fair question !, and yes if I’d been asked I’d have answered truthfully, I mean like if I wasn’t happy in a job I left , n went elsewhere , so 🤷‍♀️if I loved it I stayed , the rescue center for one , ,

    #19

    I felt that the interview wasnt really going well and didnt think i would get the job. So I asked if they would like me to recommend ppl (friends that i knew were looking for similar jobs) that i felt would be perfect for the position i was applying for.

    They said, sure, but why would you sabotage your own chances?

    Somehow, I got hired for the job.

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    #20

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters "When can he start?"


    Asked by the *mother* of the 28 year old man I was interviewing for a tech position, who had insisted on being present for the interview, and who tried to answer every question for him.

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    Ace
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you even let a mother come in to their child's interview? If she "insists" on being present, you simply tell her to leave, with or without the child.

    Lazy Panda 2
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The number of people I see on our local Facebook page asking, "my son/daughter is looking for work, has a driving license and will work hard." Yeah, so hard they can't even be arsed to post their own plea for a job.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    17 hours ago

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    Like just NO both my kids have worked from 16 , now 21m- 24 f n the lass at 15 almost 16 got the job on her own (ok our village pub bloody busy one ,n she’s been there 8 yrs , lad started there n has changed jobs ,n never ONCE did I even dream of being there either them like w*f that’s some kind of mental parent 😱🤦‍♀️( unless said 28:does have disability issues obvs ) but mummies boys ,nope

    #21

    "Are all the women who work here hot?"

    I was not leading the interview, merely taking notes. I crossed that man's name off on my notes.

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    #22

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters "How would you catch an employee stealing money and where might your gaps be"....granted the position was for fraud detection but this had nothing to do with the position. This was his only question and he grew frustrated that I wouldn't divulge specifics. Either he was planning on stealing or he was absolutely clueless. Hard pass...

    BigPoppaDrew1010 , Ahmet Kurt/unsplash Report

    My O My
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or he was checking on your own trouble shooting skills and honesty regarding flaws

    Min
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No manager is going to tell a prospective employee how to steal.

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    #23

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters When I worked at the bullseye.

    Them: “When do I give you my time off requests for the weeks of thanksgiving and Christmas?”
    Me: this is a seasonal position….

    LegendofYorkie , Vitaly Gariev/unsplash Report

    #24

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters Me: mid-30’s. Him: probably over 50. “If I get hired, will I have to work for a young punk like you?”.

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    Batwench
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My current line manager is a person who I used to teach. I am so proud of him.

    V
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    10 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My current manager is 20 years my junior. She has had a lot of set backs in her life and I am so proud of her for getting to where she is so young despite everything. It's not exactly a massive career, but I am talking major medical setbacks to the point where a lot people in her position end up on disability their entire lives.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erm why has Kat been down voted to oblivion. w*f she say bad , she’s spot on 😳even if 50 is far from a boomer , she’s still said exactly what we all did , just in a diff way ,w*f is wrong with u people, n downvoting people for NO REASON eugh

    Min
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    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I had to guess, it might have something to do with the fact that 50 is far from a boomer. Gen X was the first generation screwed by them so it's a wee bit off-putting.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    18 hours ago

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    Nope I can categorically say NO ..NO YOU WONT 😂😂..him oh that’s good then who will I be working for . Interviewer .. I’ve no idea sir but it WILL NOT BE HERE so 🤷‍♀️

    KatSaidThat
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    You won't be hired because this young punk doesn't need a boomer like you.

    #25

    How much water is in the ocean, and they were not joking or anything. They expected a serious answer. My interview team (3 people) answered as best they could and then at the end the interviewee said, "You are all wrong it changes constantly due to the water cycle.".

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    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    320 million cubic miles, give or take, as she said. In case you were wondering. 1.35 billion (with a "b") cubic kilometers for everyone who measures things rationally.

    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird. It's actually pretty consistent because the changes in the amount of water in the atmosphere and on land is miniscule compared to the amount of water in the oceans.

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody is piping water into the Earth from outside. The sun is piping away the water, so net loss to space. We have the most water on Earth we will ever have (not that we have had) right now.

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    Rick Murray
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    23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like he picked that up from a previous interview that asks such dumb questions or does petty tests like the thing with the coffee cup.

    Dirk Daring
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reverse UNO on the kind of interviewer questions like "What kind of tree would you be?"

    Jonas Fisher
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nonsense answer. By that logic, there is no consistent answer to any question.

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    #26

    Man wearing headphones, focused on laptop screen, reflecting on mental questions job candidates ask recruiters. So what exactly does the job entail? (as we were about to shake hands). We'd just spent half an hour going over it in detail but it's fair to say she wasn't getting it anyway.

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    Michael Largey
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She didn't get it because she didn't get it.

    #27

    Job candidate asking questions during a recruiter interview in a modern office setting with laptop on the table. Not me, but my coworker: "so will it be a problem if I call out a lot?".

    KennstduIngo , The Jopwell Collection/unsplash Report

    Crystalwitch60
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES YES YES IT WILL BE ….. NEXT

    Billo66
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lost a job to a video game lol. I was in a guild, I had raid commitments. What could I do? Everquest.

    #28

    Person in black pants sitting on office chair, adjusting black high heel shoes with hands, in a modern workspace. A lady asked my boss what the dress code was. Completely normal, acceptable question.

    But after my boss told her it was business causal she slams her feet on my boss’s desk and says “good, because this is the only pair of shoes I own and I’m only going to buy shoes that look like this”.

    OrangeTree81 , Getty Images/unsplash Report

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    #29

    Young woman in a pink blazer attentively listening in a job interview, reflecting on mental questions to ask recruiters. I wouldn’t have to work with the public, right? (Asked for a receptionist job).

    Dream_Think , Ahmet Kurt/unsplash Report

    GalPalAl
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    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to work for a shay so-called tech school a hundred years aog dn was tasked to hire a receptionist. Every one of them volunteered they were only interested in the position to use it as an in to quickly climb the ladder.

    Sofia
    Community Member
    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if for a night shift maybe

    Abel
    Community Member
    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To have a job faced to public can be exhausting some days.. Specially when you know these kind of people that are going to s***w your day. You know when you see they coming.

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    #30

    Group of diverse job candidates in a modern office engaged in a meeting with recruiters, asking mental questions. I've had a 'What's the worst part about working here?'

    Seems like a somewhat reasonable question, but it's like the reverse of 'what's your biggest weakness as a candidate?' No one on the panel is going to give you a straight answer, in part because they have to turn around and still work with the other people on the panel and in the same conditions.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd have said "Having to interview new candidates!"

    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but it's a very good way to watch how they lie. They have to.

    Jonas Fisher
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree. Maybe it's just that I've never found myself in the position of being courted for a job, but to me this is a "it does more harm than good" kind of question. I mean, so they say, "Actually, this is a great place to work." How does that really help you? Meanwhile, they could dislike the question enough not to hire you.

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    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your reaction to the question is also what the candidate is gaging. Once you've survived toxic workplaces. You learn to spot places you do not want to join.

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    #31

    It wasn't so much a question as a statement. Candidate walks in and greets my boss and I then promptly states "I just want to let you know before we get started, I'm not sure I'm really interested in this position." My said "Great, I guess we are done here." Guy lost it saying we wasted his time...

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    Gracie Mae
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    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah dude, you wasted your time AND theirs by playing your hand with what you thought would be a bluff.

    #32

    Silver alien doll slumped on a blue chair, illustrating mental questions job candidates decided to ask recruiters. “Do you believe in UFOs” - it was a space related engineering job.

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    Nadine Debard
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UFOS are real. They're unidentified objects, not flying saucers.

    Sofia
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    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    an unidentified saucer is an ufo :P but if is unidentified how can I say is a saucer?

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    #33

    "How long do I have to stay in this position before I can apply for other positions in the company?"

    It's actually a legitimate question, but the way it was delivered just left me floored. This wasn't an entry-level job.

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    Michael Largey
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    8 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best answer is also the most truthful - "That all depends."

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    #34

    I had a job interview three weeks ago.

    Near the end of my interview, I asked what exactly their expectations of me where when it came to the job.

    When I heard I’d have a whole bunch of paper work to do after every job (Provisioning gas lines to new houses), I said,

    “No thanks, I’ll do everything else bar that.. is there someone else who can do it?”

    The looks the interviewers gave me was hilarious.
    I start in 4 days and don’t have to do paper work.

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    Scott Rackley
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're installing gas lines and you don't sign off on connections. What could possibly go wrong?

    Sue User
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, and company is okay with your non compliance. Sure. No way this would fly due to liability.

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    #35

    Seriously I heard this one (second hand but immediately after), “Are those real?”, eying the interviewers breasts.

    Answer was pause, goggle, gulp, “I think we’re done here”. I was called in to escort the guy out.

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    Sofia
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    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "we done here" was an implant factory?

    #36

    Are you single?

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    #37

    A job candidate asking mental questions to a recruiter during an interview in a modern office setting. Work in finance. Had a guy fresh out of school ask if we could fudge the numbers if the boss asks us to.

    That’s a big no.

    anon , Getty Images/unsplash Report

    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If we could or if we would? Seems like an ethical question.

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    #38

    “My Jaw Must Have Dropped”: 41 Absolute Mental Questions Job Candidates Decided To Ask Recruiters Do you have anyone under the age of 18 working here?

    He made the hair on my neck stand up when he walked in, so the odds already weren’t in his favor. He also asked this as a minor was cleaning a table next to us.

    JoeTheImpaler , Andrej Lišakov/unsplash Report

    #39

    "You don't have a lot of Indian people working here, do you?"

    This was asked by a white dude at an interview at a tech company in Silicon Valley. Um. Bye.

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    Michael Largey
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    8 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, was his tone one of puzzled surprise or apprehension?

    Min
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    15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow.

    #40

    “ Why is it that I got to the final round and my friends didn’t “.

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    #41

    This one sticks out from when I used to work at a lab:

    What kinds of things do you guys throw out in your dumpsters?

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    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US there are laws on what can go into the dumpsters and what must go into biohazard waste. This may be the candidate looking to see if the lab is ethical. Such as with patient info, is this being handled appropriately? But lab is also a broad term.

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