"What does your father do for work?" I was like 24 years old...pretty sure he was seeing how little he could pay me.

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“Listen I have nothing against hiring a chick for the job, but I can’t afford to have you go off on maternity leave, so are you planning on getting knocked up in the near future?”

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I was the interviewer, and asked the candidate to tell me about a time that they had to have a difficult conversation with someone.

His answer? "Well, my friend's boyfriend was abusing her, so I told him that I would kick his ass if he didn't stop. He didn't stop, so I had to follow through and beat him up. It was hard, but I had to follow through on my commitment to helping my friend."

He did not get hired for the job working with children.

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16 years old and interviewing with a 29 year old: "wow, you're almost perfect, just uh have any older sisters? Because that would be perfect!" No, Joe, I have no sisters for your predatory ass!

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"For confidential reasons I need to ask, how much porn do you watch on a weekly basis?" I didn't realise he was joking until he burst out laughing. Got hired tho

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Which would you rather deal with, one Karen-sized duck, or 100 duck-sized Karens?

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I was interviewing for a hiring manager position at a temp agency in Toledo, Ohio. The interviewer asked me "how comfortable would I be if business client only wanted to hire certain types of employees?" I probed for more information. After several probing questions it was apparent that some of the businesses who hired this agency to find talent only wanted people from certain zip codes and wanted to omit certain zip codes altogether. I did not get the job because I stated that I would find and deliver the most qualified candidate regardless of where they lived. No biggie. I am in a much better place now.

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He asked me if I believed in bigfoot. That was the weirdest and yet least alarming thing discussed at my interview.

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Would I be ok with going shirtless.

Small private casino company that mostly did charity fake money events with prizes like champagne and chocolates. Corporate gigs etc.

I was hired as a blackjack croupier and thats the job I went for, advertised as above. Corporate events and charity events, dealing blackjack. Must be good with people (if you knew me that would make your gut bust).

The woman interviewing me, gave me the job, then asked would I be willing to wear just collars and cuffs like a male stripper.

Turns out they also did stag and hen nights and would ask new employees if they'd like to be considered for those shifts. But it requires the women to wear bikinis and men to wear only collars and cuffs, no shirt but wearing dress pants. They paid twice the rate for it.

Was not expecting that question I can be honest.

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I was a private nanny. I have been asked many questions that wouldn't be considered appropriate in any other job interview. I've been asked: How often I shower. Whether I have ever been to a therapist/psychiatrist. If I am promiscuous. If I have ever had an affair with an employer. How much I typically eat in a day. Do I have a partner. What religion I am. Whether I was gay or straight. If I had ever been bribed or had anyone ever attempt to bribe me. Whether I had ever taken nude pictures. Etc. Not all in the same interview.

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"Your salary expectations are completely unrealistic - clearly you're overpaid, but we'll help you adapt when you join us!"

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Phone interview: 'Do you think that you're smarter than other people here because you have a degree?'

'um no, of course not'

'Good answer, a lot of smart people here.'

I mean I get the idea of the question and maybe they didn't mean to word it like that, but I decided to decline a second interview. Didn't feel super comfortable after the first one, ended up with a great offer elsewhere after graduating anyway.

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i was in an interview for a college scholarship, not a job. i’m black, and was being interviewed by a panel of 4 white interviewers and one black interviewer. one of the white interviewers asked me “how was growing up with both parents?” the black interviewer and i immediately locked eyes and he gave me a knowing look. i don’t remember how i answered, but i got the scholarship!

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Back in 2001, my potential employer asked: "What is the average air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?"

I now use it for my interview questions to potential employees.

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I was asked if I'd ever sent identifiable nudes in a job interview.

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Because I mentioned I was getting married soon she asked if I planned to have kids because it would interfere with the job. It was for hotel housekeeping... She also showed up an hour late to the interview and told me I had been late, scheduled 2 interviews for the same time, and suggested I was lying about a previous boss having cancer. I got a call back and never responded.

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Went to dinner with a possible future boss after a pretty good interview. It was Asheville North Carolina in 2009. The guy says, "Yeah Asheville is nice but we got a lot of queers." Not sure what made him think I would be ok with that statement. He wasn't drunk. I decided to decline the job.

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I was probably 21or 22, went for a interview in a real estate office as a receptionist. This dude pulls out a camera and asked can he take a picture to remember my face better. I have so many more incidents its sad.

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Not a question, but my future boss made the observation: "I can tell you're not fashionable".

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"Why do you talk like that?"

Umm, like what?

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I was the interviewer (F). I introduced myself to the person being interviewed, shook her hand, and then she said - wow, you must workout, your arms are so big.

She meant it as a compliment I think, but it was incredibly awkward and made me super self conscious. She bombed the interview and obviously lacked good discernment.

Pro tip - never comment on someone's body at a workplace, interview included.

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"If money is not an issue, what kind of car would you drive"

"If you where a car would you be a sports or an economy car"

That's when I walked out!

Oh and no the job had nothing to do with the auto industry.

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As a man being asked about a spouse:

Do you have a wife?

No.

Well gay marriage is legal in this state, I assume you don't have a husband?

.... No.

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The interviewer (m) reaches forward and grabs my (m) hand: “Do you have a girlfriend?”

I later found out that this was his “strategy” for making me “feel uncomfortable”, to see if I could “roll with it”.

I did get the job, didn’t report it then. Wish I had. This person turned out to be arrogant and rude in many ways.

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Was asked after the interview by the supervising manager, "If you want to work here you have to drop out of college since we would want you to work full time. Do you want to work or to finish your degree?"

I was applying for a part-time job for a call center company back when I was 18 in order to support myself.

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When he noticed "Military Service" the guy just goes "Oh cool, did you like, kill anyone?"

To be fair, it took him about 2 seconds to realize how f*cking dumb that was and he started apologizing. But still, like, what the f*ck lmao.

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Have you ever had sex with a farm animal? Caught me off guard. Little older lady asked. I laughed. She didn't.

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I was once asked about my religious upbringing in a job. I'm a teacher. The new principal was apparently a heavy born-again Christian-type. My friends who had recommended me for the position had not had similar questions with the previous principal and were completely shocked I was asked this question.

I am not religious and did not get the job.

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First thing out of the interviewer’s mouth during my first “real job” interview: “Tell us everything you know about ketchup.”

Interview was to be a student lawyer at a large national firm.

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Will you take off your clothes now?

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I was asked over the span of about five questions if I would let employees steal.

“What would you do if you saw a customer walk out the door with product?” “I would tell the manager and not confront them” (the correct answer for almost all retail companies, but not this one apparently)

“What if it was your store? ‘Gmony Retailers’ and you are the manager?” “I would try to stop them or call the cops”

“What if it was an employee trying to steal something really cheap like a $1 water bottle?” “I wouldn’t let them steal so I’d tell a manager”

“What if they have been having family troubles and their checks haven’t come in so they have no money but need that water” “I would offer to pay for them so they don’t feel like they have to steal”

“What if you left your wallet at home that day?”

What am I even supposed to say to that???

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I was asked if my breasts where real. We were talking about the uniform and my concerns over it not fitting. He said, well you should have thought of that. When I asked what he meant he said, "Wait, are your boobs real?"

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Was in a job interview after college, I was asked whether I go to church and what my father does for a living.

I was also given a tour of the place, there was an area where 6 women had their heads down working on things who weren't looking up like they weren't allowed to. I noped the f*ck out of there so hard.

This was in the states btw. I was shocked

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"Are you the type of girl who's down to party?"

I was applying for an administrative assistant position. Dude showed up 30 minutes late to my interview, sweating his ass off (it was March), talking a mile a minute, and wearing sunglasses inside. It was a hard nope from me.

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"If hired would you refrain from wearing deodorant or using scented soaps and shampoos?"

Apparently the company was owned by an Indian family that really didn't like the smell of all the scented personal hygiene products we use in the west.

That was the opening question. The rest of the interview was awkward because all I could smell was my deodorant and I began to worry I applied too much. Like it was me they didn't like the smell of specifically and the cultural thing was an excuse. So I just sort of sabotaged the interview by downplaying my experience, didn't ask any follow up questions, and got out of there.

Never heard back from them.

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Are you going to grow your hair long and come in here and shoot up the place some day?

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Straight up, guy sat down paused then looked at me and said, “a penguin with a sombrero walks into this room, what would you say?”
Me, confused as all hell, “why” End Of Interview

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'You have to be fine to work 12 hour shifts with one break of 30 minutes in the middle'

When I explained that that is literally illegal, they replied with 'but it's the industry standard.' C**t get f**ked

This was an interview from a government funded job agency btw, they almost definitely make commissions on finding jobs, so they don't care if you have a s**t job because then they get two commissions instead of one.

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I have a friend that does air traffic control, and has had many military and non military posts. He shares some of the strange questions he gets asked.

Things like, "How does the following make you feel?: (Insert random gibberish sentence here)

I told him they are probably activation phrases for sleeper agents. Just a hunch. He has never failed an interview, so he must be answering the questions correctly.

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My ninth and final interview at a world-renowned investment bank. With the big boss.

I have flown in for the interview which is scheduled for 9am.

I arrive at 8:45 and am left waiting until 9:45.

Interviewer walks in. He says, verbatim, “Sorry I’m f**king late the f**king bastards in BAC kept me up for 15 f**king minutes.”

He throws my CV on the table. So hard the front page rips off the staple and flitters across the table.

He looks me square in the eye: “So ... who the fu*k are you again?”

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What’s your religion?

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I once had a cold on the day of a phone interview at a speech therapist office. I started the call by apologizing that I was losing my voice and explained I had a cold. The interviewer, a speech therapist, asked me twice what was "wrong with my voice". The first time she asked, I repeated that I had a cold and asked if that was relevant to the interview. It was not, she assured me. The second time she asked, I told her thanks but I wasn't interested anymore.

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I was at a hiring fair, think speed dating for teachers. My last meeting was with a woman representing an all-girls boarding school. She started it out by insulting her administration and saying that they were useless which is why she was there. She proceeded to ask if I was gay, as that was the only way I was allowed to do certain jobs at the school.

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Not a job interview but during my green card interview there was some great questions. Got asked if I was a hooker, a nazi, a war criminal and several other things. I was moving to the USA from Canada

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"Whats your life motto?"

Was a huge curveball.

They also told me they're a christian company. The whole interview was weird. They're a pretty popular breakfast and coffee roaster chain in my area.

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In my mid 20s, I was interviewed to be a door greeter at walmart, though I applied for midnight stock. They had a 3 person panel drill me like I was applying at the Pentagon. No crazy questions, just a bizarre feeling altogether. Thank god they didnt hire me.

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If I'd prefer to get ice cream or a beer afterwards...

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Are you a mormon, and do you drink?

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My first job was at a big medical center, where I had worked part-time in a related department. I was being hired to work for Gary, and was being interviewed by Gary and his boss Neils as well as several other people. I was invited to a staff meeting just before the interview started. No one introduced me to anyone and must have figured I knew everyone and so I went through a day talking to all these people not sure who was who. Significantly, I mixed up Gary and Neils since Gary acted like the top man and was very dominating whereas Neils said hardly anything. Somehow I got hired and worked there for many years.

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I was told being "thick" and "a little gothy" would provide a lot of variety to the male clients, and I would make "tons" in tips.

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I’m a teacher. I was asked if I do drugs. I don’t, been clean and sober for a while. The interviewer asks me again, a little louder, do you do drugs? No. well, he says, I can’t tell you the number of people that have sat there and say they don’t do drugs and then fail the drug test! I’m 50 years old. WTF. Pissed in the cup and passed.

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Not me, but my coworker and I worked in mental health. He was asked at an interview how he felt about relationships with clients (this was for an addictions clinic). He gave the response that he wouldn't consider it and that it would be unethical. Apparently, their response was that it's fine, that they had done so before, and "it felt like they were trying to convince" him that it was something he should do too. He didn't accept the job.

For myself it would probably be "Do you know who Tracy Chapman is? (me: yes) Do you watch Glee? (me: no) You're hired!" and "If you could have a superpower what would it be?"

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Whether the job pans out or not, would you be interested in getting a drink sometime?

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"What is your religion?"

Now, my country is fairly secular and it's illegal to ask that, but apparently there are companies that have an unwritten policy about not hiring Jehova's Witnesses because they usually end up asking for days off or don't even go to work in order to to go door to door preaching.

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What’s up with your hair style ? Is what an interviewer once asked me . Glad he didn’t hire me wouldn’t have accepted anyway

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I was interviewing for a job that involved an expat gig in China. We had a detailed conversation about squat toilets and our dislike of them. I got the job, took it, and am good friends with miss squat toilet!

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I was asked once what kind of animal I would be and why? I said a bear because I panicked and couldn't think of what to say. Don't know why a bear came to mind either. I researched it later and apparently you supposed to respond with some kind of animals that works in a group or something. So bear not a good answer.

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Hobby Lobby made me complete a math test during my interview

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I worked for a pharma-supply company of less than 20 people where a high percentage of employees had amusement park experience.

I was told by HR I was not allowed to ask the engineering interns "Do you have any theme park experience?"

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Are you Catholic?

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Not too bad but I was asked "Could you name a time in your life where you did something fast?" Who tf asks that?

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This was for a volunteer internship position with some national park.

“We provide food but we mostly have vegetarians here. Are you ok with only eating vegetarian food all summer?”

In the same interview I was asked, “We allow alcohol in the staff living quarters but some of our interns have gone overboard in the past.....do you party?”

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