September 21, 2021 | Eul Basa

The Worst Job Interviews Ever


They say the key to a good job interview is to be yourself, but the reality is that there are just too many variables to consider. Unfortunately, your personality alone may not be enough, especially if the interview throws curveballs at you that just send you off of your game. Here are some of the worst job interviews ever:


1. Candy Girl

The interviewer put candy bars on the table to open the interview. "Have a candy bar," the lady said. "Do you want Hershey’s or Snickers?" I replied, "Neither, thanks." But the lady was persistent. "Go ahead, pick one." Once again, I told her I didn't want any candy at the moment.

"Take one, Hershey’s or Snickers." I sighed inside, then caved.

"Okay, I’ll take the Snickers."

"No, I want the Snickers. You take the Hershey’s."

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2. Bad Math Strikes Again

It was a sales position at an air filter company. He liked me enough to start talking salary, which is where I noped out. Basically, it was a ridiculously complicated system where I could make up to a certain amount, but really realistically, I'd be making less than minimum wage. He kind of got red-faced and angry when I kept saying, "But wait, this means I'll be making like $5/hour. I must not be understanding this right because you advertised this position as $40k/year. Can you explain? Am I missing something?"

Basically, he would rope people in with bad math and false promises and when they didn't make any money, he'd say that they'd agreed to it. They'd quit and the cycle would begin again. Once this became clear, I politely declined and left.

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3. Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You

I was interviewing for a job in Houston which is two and a half hours away from where I live. I drove down there for the first round of interviews and they said it went well, so they asked me to come in for a final interview. I drove there again on the day of and it seemed like it went well again. They said they'd let me know of their decision within the next day.

I waited for them to call, but they never did, so I emailed the manager to ask if a decision had been made. Nothing. I waited a couple more days, left a voicemail...nothing. Then, a couple of days later, I called the main number for the company and told the receptionist why I was calling. Her answer made my blood run cold. She was like, "Well, someone just started in that job yesterday."

They ghosted me after I drove a total of 10 hours to interview twice. I'm still salty about that 11 years later.

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4. Lost Innocence

As a teen I was so delighted there was an opening at the Humane Society, Seattle’s local pet rescue and adoption center. I filled out the application. When handing it in, I was posed a question that made my blood run cold. They asked if I was comfortable loading and unloading the crematorium. Growing up comes in one little chunk of horror at a time.

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5. Button Fly Pants

My personal favorite bad interview: I had been unemployed for a bit and I was desperate for a new gig. During my unemployment, I had gained a lot of weight living off of fast food, so my good “interview” pants didn't fit me very well. I sat down in the interview chair, and as the person was walking around to their side of the desk, the worst happened.

...and the button of my pants popped off, did a one-hopper off of the desk, and plopped RIGHT into their coffee cup. It swished; there was no clink at all. For the entire interview, they were sipping their coffee and I was sitting there with my pants unbuttoned, waiting for the big reveal. I left before they got to the bottom of their coffee, but they HAD to have put two and two together at some point.

No, I didn’t get the job. This narrowly beats out the time I was given a glass of water at an interview which I proceeded to drop and soak both interviewers. At least that one wasn't as PSYCHOLOGICALLY tense.

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6. College Graduate/Royalty, Same Thing

I was in the process of moving home from college and trying to get myself situated in life, so I needed a part-time job to hold me over while I figured things out. I applied for a job at Chipotle, because it was pretty similar to the job I had while I was in school. The interviewer asked me, “If you actually have a college degree, why are you applying here?” in a very condescending way.

So, I basically told him I’m moving home from college and need something to hold me over for a while and he made an “Mhmm” sound. Then for the rest of the interview, he made a point to bring up the fact that I had a college degree.  For example: “Growth within the company is very possible if you want it, should be easy for someone with a college degree.”

They called me a few hours after the interview with a job offer, but I knew that working there was going to be hell, so I turned it down.

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7. Center Stage

I was responding to a waitressing ad with open interviews in a new city. I dressed professionally, but when I showed up, there was a line of women there in club attire. I was quite confused. Anyway, I signed in and when my name was called, I was brought through the kitchen into an office, so I didn’t see the " restaurant" part.

We got to talking and 25 minutes in...I realized that I was at a strip club. How? They gave me a tour. The minute I saw the poles, my heart dropped. I excused myself to the restroom and then I booked it. I have nothing against that job or anything; live your best life and go make that money. But the pole is not for me.

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8. A Bald Threat

The owner of the company full-on threatened me. She told me that she’d come to my house and cut off all my hair if I ever shared any information with her competitors. I never shared any info about the company, but you better believe I told everyone what she had said to me.

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9. Do As I Say, Not As I Do

I applied for a job and the hiring manager called me when I was busy. Me: “Hey thanks for reaching out to me, I’m actually busy at the moment; can we set something up for early next week?” (It was a Friday afternoon when he called). Him: “How about later today?” Me: “I don’t have the time today, Monday would be much better.”

Him: “I can just do it now then, it won’t take very long.” Me: “Look, I am very glad you called, and I’m super interested in the position, but I’m doing a million things right now and my head isn’t in the best place to do an interview. I would really appreciate it if we could reschedule for next week.” Him: “You know what, if you’re not going to freaking do what I want you to do, then I don’t want you working here anyway.”

Dodged a bullet on that one.

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10. Poorly Prepared

The interviewer wrote a number down on a piece of paper and, looking all proud of himself, slid it over to me, saying that he could hire me and that this would be my salary. I looked at it and then asked if he'd looked at my resume. The company had asked for a salary history, so I added it to my resume for this interview.

When he told me no, I suggested that he give it a glance since I was already making 20% more than his offer.

 

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11. None Of Your Business

The interviewer insisted on knowing why I left graduate school. The truth is, I left because my program advisor passed away in a car accident. The whole small department was thrown for a loop and no one seemed to know or care what was going to happen to me, so I just gave up...which, honestly, was fair.

Still, the jerk interviewer wouldn't even accept my answer and kept digging into the gory details until I was almost in tears. But that wasn't even the worst part—the interviewer had the audacity to say that I must have had feelings for my advisor. I couldn't wait to get out of there, and in my haste to leave, I knocked some solutions off a cart on my way out.

I'd never been so humiliated in my life. After that, I was sure I'd never get a job in science.

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12. (Un)Equal Opportunities

The company was doing open interviews and they were going over different company policies. One of the policies regarding scheduling was that it was always done in order by the last four digits of your social. So, a 0000 would always get the first choice and a 9999 would always get the last choice. I raised my hand and asked for clarification on the policy.

When they uncomfortably agreed with my synopsis, I got up and left. So did a few others.

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13. Mystery Man

My interviewer came in about 30 minutes late and his first comment was, “You’re the best-dressed candidate we’ve had all day.” Um, I was in a polo shirt and khakis. This man was a well-groomed man in a button-down shirt and tie. When we got to the interview room, I expected this obviously senior and ranked guy to do the interview…but nope.

The interviewer turned out to be a guy in his early 20s who was donning a graphic T-shirt and a dyed purple mohawk. I was beyond confused, but whatever, I didn’t want to judge a book by its cover. The manager then proceeded to stay sitting as I shook his hand. He never motioned for me to sit, nor did he ask me for my resume. He just dove right into the questions.

I’m not a very formal guy, but even I was confused by all this. He asked me stuff like where I worked now, where I went to school—that kind of stuff. Then he got into the job-specific questions and started with: “What would you do if you knew an employee was stealing?” Obviously, I told him that I’d report that employee.

“Well, what if it was the cheapest item in the store? A 99¢ water bottle and they only did it once.” Again, I said that stealing wasn't allowed and that even those 99¢ losses can add up. “Well, let’s say it’s your store. What do you do?” I told him that if it was my store and one of my employees felt the need to take water, I’d probably just buy it for them and tell them not to take it in the future.

“Well, what if you forgot your wallet? You forgot your wallet and you know your employee is behind on rent. Their last paycheck hasn’t gone through yet and they haven’t been paid. What do you do then?” At this point, I was just at a loss for words. What the heck was going on? Did he want me to say I’d just let someone do it or something like that?

I genuinely felt like I was being punked at this point. He noticed that I was kind of stuck, so he just moved on. “Alright. How about we test your sales pitches. Imagine someone comes in and wants four of the chairs you’re sitting in at $25 each. How would you sell them the chair I’m sitting in for $100 each?" Again, I was at a complete loss for words.

What could I possibly say to that? If someone came in wanting one kind of chair that was obviously a cheaper option, how the heck was I supposed to convince them to pay 400% more for a different chair that was not obviously better in any way?  I don’t even remember what I said, but there’s no way in heck it was coherent.

After this, the guy ended the interview without ever having seen my resume. He addressed me by the wrong name, then sent me on my way.

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14. Blink Twice If You’re Here Against Your Will

I went to an interview recently, and when they asked if I had any questions, I said, “What do you like best about working here?” Both of the people interviewing me just looked at each other—their reaction was utterly chilling. They both just starting laughing hysterically. Then the main guy told me that he just liked working with kids.

I didn’t get the job, but I’m so glad I didn’t.

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15. Oopsie Daisy

I had an interview that went relatively well. I was even offered the job on the spot and I accepted. The HR manager went to get the needed paperwork, then came back 10 minutes later and said, “I must have forgotten—we already filled this position. I’m sorry, but we don’t have an opening. I could call you if something opens back up.” I said no thank you.

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16. Learned Helplessness

As a young teacher, I interviewed for a school closer to home. When I went in the staff room on the “tour,” I noticed that all the staff seemed to be limp, grey, and completely washed out. Eavesdropping on conversations uncovered a few of the reasons, like high staff turnover, lots of long-term sickness, and the majority of teacher's non-contact time was being taken to cover lessons with no staff; all the time.

This showed me that the staff was not respected by the students nor valued by management. I didn't disrespect the interview by leaving but did say 'no' when I was asked if I was still interested in the position at the end of the interview. They didn't bother to ask for feedback, they knew why.

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17. It’s Called Networking, Look It Up

I was the one hiring. We had to dramatically underpay the salespeople during this round of interviews, so our choices were horrible, but none were worse than this one creepy guy. He walked into the conference room, and right away I knew he was sketchy. I should have ended the interview right when I saw him: he was wearing an ill-fitting suit, his hair was slicked back, and he just looked shady in general.

Still, I didn't want to judge a book by the cover, so I gave him a chance. I asked the first couple of questions; you know, tell me about yourself, that kind of stuff. And that was the moment when I asked him to leave. I said, “So tell me why you want to work in sales.” He goes, "Well, I’m new in town, so I think this will be a great way to get to meet people...especially women."

When he said “especially women,” he winked at me. I get the creeps just thinking about it.

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18. In Bad Taste

I had just moved and was looking for a new job. I had worked in the wine industry and as a legal assistant. This new winery wanted me for an interview, and oddly, was really interested in my legal experience too. A bit into the interview, the guy explains that he needs legal help. I explained that I was only a legal assistant and absolutely cannot give any legal advice.

He explains that he's being sued by a bunch of interns he hired and didn't pay. He said they knew it was an unpaid internship, which is illegal in California. He then asked me a question that made my blood run cold. He asked if I could handle the case, as—get this—an unpaid intern. This sleaze ball was looking for an unpaid intern to beat his unpaid internship legal case for him.

Both shady and stupid at the same time.

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19. Friends With Benefits

I was sitting in the waiting room with two other interviewees. The manager conducting the interview came out and recognized one of them as her friend. While they were greeting each other, I looked at the other interviewee and mentioned to her, “We have no chance.”

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20. Teachers, Beware

I was in an interview to be a math teacher at a school with seven openings. There was just a continual mass exodus at an awful school. It was a five-minute drive from home, though, so I decided to check it out. The first question I am asked is what I would do if a student has a cell phone out in class. I said that I usually take the phone and give it back after class, but if the school has another policy, I would be glad to follow it.

The interviewer's immediate response was that she didn't think I would be able to build relationships with their students with that kind of mindset, so she would be fine with concluding the interview at that point. I agreed and walked out, completely blown away. No wonder why they can't keep teachers. I already had a contract with another school, so it was whatever to me.

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21. Time Is Money

I left work during lunch to interview because they flat-out refused to interview me at a time I was not at work (even though I told them I had the occasional weekday off). There was also a convoluted process for "validating my parking," which I did. I showed up a bit early and waited about 40 minutes for someone who I was told was definitely in.

Apparently, she was just eating lunch or something because on my way back to work, I got a call from her asking where I was. She tried to reschedule. It was stressful enough the first time, so I figured I didn't even want to give her a second chance. I'm not going to jump through hoops if you don't value me as a prospect enough to keep your own darn appointment.

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22. Are You Not Impressed?

He showed off his flashy BMW and told me I could have one just like it within a year. It was a sleazy sales/marketing job. I got out of there quick.

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23. Ain’t No Valley Low Enough

It was going to be my first real job after college. I had planned for it—I bought new clothes, developed answers to questions I thought they'd ask, all that jazz. On the day of the interview, however, everything went downhill at lightspeed. I got super sick. I called and asked if we could reschedule. They said the slots were full and that if I wanted the job, I needed to come down and do the interview.

Well, I went down, because you know, I was in need of a job. I was sweating through my shirt because of my fever. I nearly threw up just waiting to be called. Finally, I got called in. I got weird looks from the other interviewees. I sat across the table from my interviewer who was a very pretty lady. She smiled, but it was forced. I saw her look me over with disgust.

We proceeded with the interview. I was still a gross mess, and halfway through, I felt the bile rise, with saliva filling my mouth. I thought to myself, if I puke, I won't get the job, so I forced it down. I literally swallowed what came up. But I also burped, and that one could not be stopped. It smelled like vomit. She looked even more disgusted. She asked me why I didn't reschedule the interview.

I told her I was sorry and that I tried to reschedule. She thanked me for coming in and asked me to leave. I still got the job.

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24. Do the Impossible

She told me that the job would be using a computer program that I had no experience in that was 10 years out of date. She told me don’t even think about asking for an upgraded system because it won’t happen. And the entire department would be her and me, and they’ve been completely overwhelmed. Oh, and did she mention that the last person in the position quit after six months?

Then she asked me, “When can you start?” Umm. No thanks. I told her it didn’t seem to be the right fit for me. Regardless, they emailed me two weeks later saying, “Sorry, we went with another candidate.” Yeah, no, you don’t say.

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25. Do What You Love

It was a video chat interview. Red flag #1 was that it ended up being a group interview with 10 interviewers, even though I was told it would just be one-on-one. Red flag #2 was that towards the end, they asked if I had any questions. When I asked: "Do you all enjoy working here?" they all looked at each other nervously for about 20 seconds until someone said: "Sure. I mean, as much as you can enjoy work, I guess." Nope.

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26. Unofficial Credentials

Although not right at the interview, I had applied for a lot of companies in a short time frame a while back. I got an interview for one and started giving myself a crash course in the company so I could answer questions like "Why do you want to work here?" They had some "Best 100 companies to work for" award on their website from Forbes, or some other business publication.

"Cool," I think. I try to click on the icon to verify it. Nothing, just a JPEG, no link. Okay, well they screwed up the website design, no biggie, I'm just going to head over to that group’s website and check it out. It’s not on there either. That’s when I made a disturbing realization: they had literally added an award they didn't earn to their website to try to get people to want to work there.

Holy red flags, I was already sitting in their waiting room so I just sort of bombed the interview and walked out not caring.

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27. Learning Curve

I applied to a government branch as a network administrator. The newspaper ad asked for a bachelor’s degree. They called me into the interview. When I got there, the first thing the interviewer said was, "We actually wanted someone with a master’s degree. Why did you apply?" Now, I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt on this one.

Maybe they had other interviews that day and they got them mixed up. Stuff happens. So I just informed the interviewer that the ad I applied for requested a bachelor’s degree, and I confirmed the position I was interviewing for. "No, we definitely wanted someone with a master's degree. So, again, why did you apply?" "If you wanted someone with a master's degree, why did you bother calling me in for an interview?"

"You're very rude and unprofessional." Yeah, you messed up at every junction, but I'm the one who's rude and unprofessional.

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28. Was That a Trick Question?

I interviewed at a law firm and the attorney asked me what religion I was. Seriously. US law firm.

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29. Not In The Job Description

I went in to apply for an administrative assistant position. The guy kept asking me questions about how well I am with kids and if my passports are up to date. I was SO confused. Then, it all made sense. Turns out, what he really wanted was a nanny for his two young kids to travel with him and his wife back to India. I was so angry he wasted my time. I noped the heck out of there.

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30. Areas of Improvement: Time Management

I waited 30 minutes for the manager to show up to interview me and then I left. I decided if she was doing this at the interview, it was likely indicative of how she’d be at the regular job. Ten minutes of driving later, she called me and said, “I’m here, you can come back now if you want.” I said no thanks.

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31. Serendipity

This interview started as the worst and ended as the best. The beginning started like this: "I'm so sorry to have to inform you of this, but we pulled the wrong résumé contact information. We didn't mean to call you in for an interview." But before I left, the interviewer gave me a brief tour of the company grounds because they felt so bad for wasting my time.

They introduced me to the department head that I would have been working for if that department was actually hiring. I had a great conversation with the department head and he was convinced that I would be a great asset to them, so they hired me on the spot anyway. I have been with this company for over eight years now, and they are an awesome bunch of people. It was a very unlucky, lucky day for me!

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32. Have You Tried 1234?

She spent 80% of the interview trying to log in to her computer. She told me she forgot her password every day.

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33. Tough Critics

I applied for an internship at a human rights law office. They gave me questions on the spot to debate with them; stuff like: “Should people accused of assault remain anonymous until convicted?” and "Are certain felonies acceptable if they’re for a good cause?” It was me versus a panel of five senior human rights lawyers for a whole hour.

Basically, they just ripped me apart from start to finish. Everything I said, they made it sound like the dumbest response with their rebuttals. By the end, I was a nervous babbling wreck. I did not get the internship, but I did appreciate the experience when I walked out the door. I was ready to move on, but then I got the most devastating email from them.

They told me: “Your resume was fantastic, so we were quite disappointed with how poor your interview was.” Burn.

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34. They Say That You Don’t Get Here by Being a Nice Guy

I was in the waiting room for an interview and one of the partners came up to the front and just started yelling at the receptionist, not realizing I was sitting there. I waited politely and when the interviewer to get me a few moments later I just told him I was no longer interested and left. I dodged a bullet there for sure.

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35. Thanks But No Thanks

There were five interview rounds, with the last interview being a sit-down with the CEO. This was all for an entry-level customer service job. During the last interview, the CEO said employees weren’t allowed to get sick and they weren’t allowed to leave at the end of the day until all of their work had been done. So even though the job was 8-4, the CEO said customer service reps often stayed until 6 pm or later.

She also asked if I would be comfortable secretly reporting to her about what the customer service team was up to. I declined the job offer and the company harassed me with emails asking what they did wrong. I'm really glad I didn’t take the job.

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36. No Cor-ring-lation Here

The interviewer noticed my engagement ring and started asking if I was planning on starting a family and if so, not to take the job, because they needed someone committed.

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37. Long-Distance Letdown

I interviewed for what was my dream job. It was something that I have two degrees in; one of which was from literally the most prestigious school in my field. They liked me so much in my first few rounds of interviews that they asked me to fly across the country for the final one. After easily the worst travel day of my life, I arrived for my interview.

The interviewer took one look at my resume and said, "I don't know why you came all the way out here, you aren't qualified for this." Suffice to say I will never work there.

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38. Flakier Than the Frostiest of Flakes

They called me an hour before the interview to say that the guy I'd be replacing had rescinded his two weeks' notice and that the position was no longer available. Fair enough. Then they called the next day to say the guy had quit again and that the position was still available and am I still interested? Okay...We schedule another interview.

Then, right before the interview, they called again to say the guy had rescinded his two weeks' notice again and that the position was no longer available again. Whatever. I'm now over you. A week later, they called to say the guy had quit yet again and am I still interested? No. No. No. I'm done being your bargaining chip to keep this guy around.

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39. Coming Out Of The Woodwork

I went into a family-owned custom furniture shop that had several openings in the carpentry department. This should have been the first red flag. When I arrived, I spoke to the person at the front of the house, stating I was there for an interview. I later found out that the owner’s office was directly behind the front desk, and he was watching me through a two-way mirror during this exchange.

The conversation went as follows. Me to the front desk clerk: "Hi, I'm here to interview for the carpenter position. I saw your post online... The owner then stormed out of his office, pointed a finger at me, and angrily asked, "Are you experienced?" I replied, "Yes, I have seven years of experience with carpentry...but I am new to furniture." He asked me again: "ARE. YOU. EXPERIENCED?"

I told him I was. "Fine, I'll get the lead carpenter and he'll talk to you." At this point, I should have noped the heck out of there, but I had been unemployed for some time and my savings were running on fumes. I assumed he may have just been in a bad mood that day, so I waited for the lead carpenter. I would live to regret this incredibly stupid decision.

The lead carpenter came out and we had the interview on the sales floor. The interview was pretty normal—until he asked me about my experience. "So tell me how you have experience with woodwork but not with furniture," he asked. I explained, "I build musical instruments. I’m familiar with all power tools and measurements required."

The carpenter looked at me like I had two heads, but the rest of the interview proceeded as normal. He then stated he'd start me off as a probation hire for two weeks to see how I fit. Then he asked me if I had any questions. Immediately, I asked: "So, is the owner having a bad day?" The carpenter replied, "No, that's how he is."

We shared an awkward silence, staring at each other for about 10 seconds. Then, without saying anything, I just walked out. I found out a few weeks later from a friend who is a woodworker that that place was known amongst furniture woodworkers as one to avoid at all costs. He mentioned that a few days before I interviewed, their entire carpentry staff minus the lead carpenter walked out.

I now live about a mile from that store and pass it on my daily commute. Every five months or so, they put up a sign on the front that reads: "Now hiring all positions." I can't imagine how many people they have cycled through at this point.

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40. Nothing but the Utmost Professionalism

I went for an interview at a "sales company," whatever that means. I was 17 and just wanted an easy job and thought it would be a door-to-door thing. When I got there, I was surrounded by businessmen in suits, all looking really panicked. I got into the interview and the guy looked really shocked to see me, but I instantly smelled something fishy.

I worked out pretty quickly that it was a (very polished looking) pyramid scheme. When the guy doing the interview started to explain the emphasis on getting results and how the pay worked, I stood up, told him he clearly didn't pay attention when sorting through the CVs and that it wasn't for me. I shook his hand and walked out.

On the bus home, I figured out that my shirt was on inside out the whole time. Total professionalism on both sides!

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41. Mixed Messaging

It was my best interview. I had a great rapport with the interviewer and he gave me the job on the spot. Then it all went so wrong. I came in to work the next day to have the offer rescinded. Apparently, the job was already given to the plant manager’s niece and it had only been posted because of company policy. This was the first of several times I had been promoted only to be told, "Nevermind."

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42. Sign of the Tyrants

The staff member who started the interview noticeably changed to very guarded/self-conscious when the manager walked in. I had a gut feeling and watched her interact with him I knew he must be a jerk. I turned down the job and left.

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43. Sign On The Dotted Line

I had a Skype interview with a private practice and the lady interviewing me literally made it sound like a CIA outfit.  "You can NEVER be late," she said firmly. Mind you, the job was an hour away from where I lived. "Even if you have a cold, you can NEVER call in sick. Also, we're a small company, so you won't have much of a work/life balance." But that's not all. She continued: “Oh yeah, and our pay for all this dedication is only three dollars more than the measly pay you’re getting now."

The whole interview was full of red flags. The last red flag, though, was when the lady messaged me immediately after saying I got the job and said I had to leave my current job with only five days’ notice. This was regardless of me kind of screwing up the interview and her claiming there were other interviewees in line. I could see why they were having trouble hiring people.

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44. Like Working for a Fraternity

I had an interview where they took me into the office and told me to point to the person that I'd want to have sex with. I told them I like to keep my work life and personal life separate and I'm happily in a relationship. They told me that I had to pick someone and wouldn't drop it. I just pointed to someone who wasn't really paying attention and was minding his own business, hoping that would be the end of it.

They all laughed and went over to the guy and just started to really bully him. I could tell he was uncomfortable. Then it got worse. They told me to think of a really creative way to insult him. I refused because I don't know him. They got weird with me and carried on bullying him, encouraging everyone in the office to do the same.

They told me to come back the next day for my first shift. I refused and never went back.

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45. How Dare You

I was the interviewer. The candidate responded to a question I asked with, "Is that really how you want to spend our time together, by asking me that question?" When I wrote up my notes, I included that bit, and it obviously came up in the debrief. Some of my coworkers who also interviewed him had similar feedback. He was not hired.

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46. Too Good to Be True

I was looking for work a few months ago, really wasn't having any luck. Resumes out. Apps out. Just doing everything I could to land something in my field. I got a call back from someone and they said they got my resume and wanted me to do a phone screening. I was really excited because I had never gone through the "formal" hiring process.

I had only worked in food and retail up until that point. Then I gave them a callback. The first red flag is that they never mentioned the job title upfront. The voice mail was about being a "great fit" and that this would be an "amazing opportunity" for me. On the call, I got the same thing. He just went on and on about how this was a great place to work, great people, super flexible, a great opportunity for me, loved my resume, blah blah blah.

I finally got to the job title. It was "Management Trainee." I asked what it was and what I would be doing. He said I'd be shadowing a manager, and eventually leading my own team. Great opportunity. Blah. Blah. Blah. I kind of pressed a little bit, sniffed out that it was likely a sales job—but the guy wouldn't outright say it.

He just kept dodging the question with day-to-day stuff and they didn't have any postings up, so I didn't know beforehand. Earlier in the interview, he asked my availability for the week. He scheduled an interview for noon the next day without even asking if I was interested. I was still confused as to what was going on, so I was like yeah, sounds good.

He told me to wear business formal, confirm the email he sent and said have a good day. I researched the company a bit more. I knew it was a sales/marketing firm, but just thought they might need an IT person or something. Turns out, they're those people that set up a booth in Walmart and try to get you to switch cable/electric companies.

Safe to say, I did not show up to the interview.

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47. You Catch More Flies With Honey

I had a phone interview and the woman kept asking more and more intrusive questions. She also kept hinting that I was a total piece of trash who was totally unfit for the job. She just kept jumping to conclusions about my life that were completely untrue. Then, the already-horrible situation escalated quickly. I was a freelancer who got a lot of decently paid work each month, but she didn't believe I earned that money myself and even accused me of living off my parents.

She kept going on and on like that for quite a while before I told her to screw off. Years later, I found out it was a "stress interview," which apparently is a thing. Screw those people.

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48. The Lab Results Came Back Negative

I interviewed for a lab tech job right out of college that I knew I wasn't taking pretty much immediately. It was a startup, which was literally the guy interviewing me and that's it, I'd be his only employee. The entire lab space was like a 12'x12' room which included his desk and all the instruments I'd be using. These things generate a ton of heat; this would have been miserable.

He could offer me no benefits because it was a startup, but that honestly wasn't a big deal to me because I was still on my parents' insurance and needed a lab job. Overall, I decided if he offered it to me, I wouldn't take it. A few days later, he calls me and says something like, "I've interviewed a lot of great people that I'm debating between, so I'm calling you to gauge your interest."

When I told him that I'd decided I wasn't interested, all of a sudden, he could offer me benefits! Huge red flag. If you're debating between that many candidates why are you suddenly offering me more when I say I don't want it? Do I really want to work for someone who'll only offer to compensate me fully if they're desperate?

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49. Not-So Friendly Fire

The interviewer immediately launched into a particular question with a rough, accusatory tone: "You're a job hopper. Why are you a job hopper?" I'd been working, successfully, as an independent consultant for seven or eight years, which she equated to “job hopping.” I ended that interview pretty quickly, saying, "I don't think this is going to be a good fit." I gave the recruiter some pointed feedback...At least she seemed to acknowledge that she was difficult.

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50. Should Have Rescheduled

This one, I should have walked out of. My appointment was at 1 pm for a temporary company signup, you know, WHMIS policies, government work regulations, and all that. And apparently they expected people to make themselves familiar with the contents of a 4” binder and sign off that I understood various sections. Half of what I had to sign off on wasn’t even in the binder.

The 1:30 appointment showed up and still no interviewer. So, I went to the desk and said, yadda, yadda, let’s go. They asked me to wait a few more minutes. I did. A back-office door opened a few minutes later and a woman who had obviously just finished crying stepped out and called the 1:30 over. She explained that her grandmother had passed away and she’d like to reschedule.

Then she turned to me with a fake smile and started leading me to an interview room. I protested, saying I could come back and that she was in no condition to work, but she brushed me off saying her family would be a while picking her up yet. I don’t know why I didn’t leave. It was awful. She stared at the computer monitor the whole time, robotically asked me the standard questions and typed answers.

The only thing I could do was read the “what to do in case of a bomb threat” poster on the wall behind her head.

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51. Full Disclosure

I had an interview at an office supply store once. The guy told me straight up that it was a high-pressure, quota-based sales job. He openly admitted it was a lot of work for very low pay and that not a lot of people enjoyed working there. He finished off with the fact that he'd been there for 18 years. I practically ran out of that interview screaming.

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52. Loud and Clear

She answered a call from an employee mid-interview and proceeded to scream at said employee for a good five minutes over something very minor. I immediately told her I was no longer interested in the position.

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53. Young And Dumb

When I was an interviewer, I had a guy say he just needed to run to the restroom… but he never came back. His recruiter, who had come with him, was super embarrassed by the whole thing. Honestly, he was a young kid who had just graduated, and while he was getting some of the more in-depth technical questions wrong, he definitely was asking the right questions in return.

We probably would have brought him on in an entry-level position. I think he was experiencing a case of imposter syndrome, though, since we were asking him things he didn't know. As a result, he panicked. I hope he received some coaching on how to handle that.

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54. Unfounded Confidence

They asked me one of those stupid Google questions. Specifically, "How many basketballs could you fit in this room?" I know it's supposed to check my problem-solving skills and thought processes, but I'm an engineer. There are thousands of questions you could ask me about real-world situations to test those. It kind of capped off the whole interview, as the two guys interviewing me already had the attitude that I should be grateful to even be considered.

It wasn't, as it turned out, that great of a place, and I already had a job, so I'm not sure where their hubris came from.

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55. Not Going The Distance

My interviewer’s exact quote was: "We don't care if you have a sick kid who needs to go to the ER; you can never have time off for the first six months.” First of all, that’s against the law, and second of all, I have a disability so I needed time off every few months for doctors' appointments. They could not understand why I turned down the job.

The recruiter actually called me to try and told me I was just confused. Here's how that went:

Me: "Okay, I'm happy to be wrong about this. What am I misunderstanding? The manager was pretty clear that no one gets time off, for any reason, even an ER visit, for the six-month intro period. Then, he asked to extend the intro period to one year, which means no time off for a whole year. Is that still the arrangement you'd be proposing?"

Recruiter: "Well yes...it's just that EVERY new hire goes through this."

Me: "Oh, I understand that. And that's why I'm not accepting the job."

Recruiter: "But...maybe you can negotiate some time off?"

Me: "Per state law, I'm entitled to this. The company cannot refuse it. The company has told me they plan to refuse it. I'm not quitting my job, which has unlimited paid time off, for a company that told me I couldn't take my hypothetical child to the doctor. Or have a vacation or a sick day. We are entitled, as workers, to sick time, and you've now told me that you violate the law for every new hire at the expense of their own health and their child’s health. That's not the type of company I want to work for."

Recruiter: "But...you're misunderstanding. Everyone we hire does this."

Me: "Well...not me. Thanks again for calling."

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56. Father, Forgive Me

He asked about my family. I stated that my wife and I had been officially married 10 years, but we have a daughter who is 17 and son who is 15. His reply was astounding. He looked at me with concern in his eyes and said, “So, you were living in sin?”

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57. It’s A Trap!

My face tends to get really red when I'm stressed and embarrassed. In a previous job, my company hired a consultant to help some of us improve our presentation skills. This consultant gave me some good advice, but one of the weirder pieces of advice was that if my face got red, I should flex my calf muscles because the flexing would divert blood away from my face and to my legs.

I had no idea if that was true or not, but it was weird enough that I remembered it. At this job interview 10 years later, I was giving a presentation—I'm a scientist, and giving a research presentation was part of the interview. My research was pretty good, but it had one critical flaw that I wanted to avoid discussing during my presentation.

Somehow, everyone in the room locked in on the flaw immediately and directed a barrage of critical questions at me. I could feel my face starting to get red and all I could do was furiously flex my freaking calf muscles, which didn't do a darned thing. I didn't get the job.

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58. So, What Is the Truth?

I went in for a job interview at a place. Everything went well, the salary sucked ($12 an hour), but I needed work. I needed a day to think it over. So that’s what I told them. The next morning, they called me back, saying they went with someone else. Not even a week later, there's a promo in the newspaper for that same position with the company.

The ad states "Now hiring! $17.50 an hour!" So, I take the paper with me and go back. They were pleasant enough. They offer me the position on the spot, offering me $10 an hour. I point out that the paper said $17.50, and show them. They say, "Oh, not sure how it got to that amount. We're only offering $10.” I also bring up I interviewed here within the last 2 weeks and the offered $12.

They said, "It's $10, take it or leave it.” So, I left it. Then I told everyone as I walked out that it was only $10 an hour. Most everyone also left.

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59. By Any Other Name

I was the interviewer, hiring for a position that involved working with individuals with mental or physical disabilities. The person I was interviewing used the word "retarded" multiple times. I pointed it out after the second use, stating, "This is a position working with people with disabilities and that is a word that is not tolerated in this environment." His response was horrific.

He simply shrugged it off, and maybe two minutes later, he dropped it again. I stood up, thanked him for their interest, handed him back his resume, and told him I could already tell it wouldn't be a good fit. Then I walked him to the door.

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60. The Poster Boy for “Promoting Your Problems”

This was about 15 years ago. I was working for the TSA at the time. There weren’t any openings at my airport, but another airport in the state had a supervisor opening they were advertising statewide, so I applied for it. Due to logistical reasons, I had to do the interview over the phone, which was fine. The interviewers then started asking me the dumbest questions imaginable.

My favorite was something like this: the interviewer asks “On what page of the SOP would you find the procedure for screening a service animal?” I replied, “I’m sorry, did you just ask me for the page number for the procedure?” She said yes. I said, “I don’t know the exact page, but I can describe the exact procedure as it is in the SOP.” She said she just wanted the page number.

That’s when I said “I’m sorry, I don’t know that. May I ask what relevance that has for this position when I know the actual procedure, and know I can find the procedure in the SOP in seconds if I needed to?” Her reply was incredible. She said: “We’re asking the questions and it’s not up to you to decide whether the question is relevant.”

At this point, not only did I know I wouldn’t get the position, I was pretty sure I didn’t want to work there anyway. So I just went for it. I said “I’m just concerned because you seem to believe it’s more important to have irrelevant information memorized than to actually know how these procedures are done. When I was studying for this interview, I was studying actual procedures and not wasting my time memorizing page numbers. It seems to me that a good supervisor should have their eyes up, watching what’s going on, knowing whether their people are doing things correctly, and not have their nose in the book.”

That’s when a different interviewer chimed in. He was the Federal Security Director of the airport. He said, “Are you implying that you know better than this interview board the qualities that make a good supervisor?” I replied: “No sir, I’m not implying anything. I’m explicitly telling you that this board has no idea what qualities make for a good front line supervisor. I apologize for wasting your time and wish you the best of luck in finding a quality candidate.”

A couple of days later, my Deputy Federal Security Director called me into his office. He said he had spoken to the FSD who had interviewed me, who had talked about how rude I had been. I explained what had happened. My DFSD then told me not to worry. He said that guy was a complete dummy and the poster boy of “promoting your problems.”

He said the questions that were being asked were obviously so they could get their own candidate to score high and anyone else would score low. A couple of months later, a supervisor position opened at my airport. I applied and actually got it.

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61. Message Coming Through Loud And Clear

I had a bad interview back in the day. I don't remember the specifics other than I was really nervous, and I didn’t have a good feeling about it at all. It was one of those interviews you have to really shake off of yourself at the end of the day. Well, I had a "We are sorry to inform you..." email waiting for me before I finished the 10-minute trip home.

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62. Irrelevant and Inappropriate

I had one that asked me if I went to church. When I said I worship privately, they said good, because church takes away from the job. Another one smelled my hair and said it was a hygiene check because McDonald's had standards. In the end, I took both of those jobs because it was either that or homelessness.

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63. High And Mighty

This happened in 2008. I had just graduated as a massage therapist and since the economy was in the pits due to the recession, MTs were not exactly in high demand. I knew going into interviews that employers were going to be picky. The only reason I was even considered for most of my interviews was that I graduated from an accredited school. But that didn’t mean I had it easy.

A lot of the places I interviewed at would turn me down pretty quickly since I didn't have 10+ years experience or the body of a supermodel with a massive rack—I'm 100% serious, by the way. Easily the worst experience was with a chiropractor who did absolutely nothing to hide his contempt for massage therapists.

He showed up late, then went into his office to check his mail first before having the interview with me in his waiting room. He knew he could pick any MT he wanted and didn’t care at all about how I felt. When it finally got on the subject of pay, he offered me minimum wage. At the time, your average MT was paid about $20 to $30 an hour, and I was already working an awful job at a gas station making $2 more than what he was offering.

I brought up how absurdly low his offer was and he balked, saying that I would be paid as if I was working 40 hours a week so it would even out. He also clarified that I would be expected to clean the office when not seeing a client—so hey, I'd also be an underpaid janitor as well. Screw that guy. I didn’t get the job, but I wouldn’t have wanted it anyway.

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64. That’s Rule Number One

I work in the childcare field. In an interview, the director of the daycare left me alone with the kids. Granted, she was in the other room and was able to watch on a camera but I don’t think you should leave anyone you don’t know, alone with kids. She also hung up on me when I said I couldn’t start Friday but could start Monday.

I called back and said I wouldn’t be taking the job.

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65. The Eye Of The Tiger

At an interview for a tech start-up, they asked me, "If you could be any animal, what would you be?" I answered "otter" because, you know; they're fun, they're active, they work well with their hands, and they're cute as heck. When I saw their faces, my stomach dropped. They didn’t like the reply at all, and then they genuinely debated whether or not to hire me because of that answer.

"We only hire predators, never prey." However, they weren't sure how to quantify an otter, because none of them had ever paid the least bit of attention to any sort of animal documentary or read a biology textbook. God, that job sucked hard—yes, I eventually got it, though I regretted it.

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66. Hands Off, Creep

He kept touching me. My back, my shoulder, my arm, stroking down the back of my arm once. Anytime we were passing through a doorway or going down a hall his hand was on me if I was in reach. This was a several-hours-long interview with a lot of walking through buildings. He referred to our touring the facilities I may be working at as a “date.” But that wasn’t even the worst part.

At the end of the interview, he went in for a hug instead of a handshake. No thanks!

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67. A Swing And A Miss

I had a situation where I was the interviewer and a guy came in ripped jeans and a T-shirt. This wasn’t a deal-breaker necessarily, since this was a sales or stockroom job at Macy’s. However, he proceeded to completely fail the interview and then ask me out at the end. The answer, on all sides, was a firm no.

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68. Less Than Ideal Learning Conditions

I'm a teacher and had a demo lesson at a charter school. They had asked me to come in the day before Memorial Day Weekend began. When I got there, the individual who was supposed to interview me had called out, so I was placed with another recruiter who had seemingly seen my resume for the first time five minutes before I arrived. Knew nothing about me or my qualifications. It was the first—but not the last—red flag.

I was also told the principal was out too. I guess she had decided to enjoy an extended weekend as well. Apparently meeting a potential new teacher was not a priority for her. Second red flag. As I was waiting in the office, I overheard teachers and admin making fun of a substitute, calling her the itty bitty committee. Third red flag.

As we were walking to the classroom, the DEAN OF DISCIPLINE, who was apparently standing in for the principal, saw a student meandering the halls. He asked why he wasn't in class and told him to return to his class. The student completely ignored him and proceeded to walk away from his classroom. Nothing more was done. Fourth red flag.

The lesson was a disaster, the kids were out of control and completely defiant. I know that part of a demo-lesson is classroom management, but given the fact the interviewee does not know the kids, it's also up to the classroom teacher and admin to make sure the kids are minimally compliant so that the lesson can actually be carried out.

I have conducted and observed several demo lessons and kids are usually on their best behavior, given that 1) there are several teachers and admin in the room and 2) they are generally somewhat sensitive to the fact that this random person had been put in an extremely stressful and awkwardly contrived situation. Not these kids...

The regular classroom teacher sat there looking completely defeated the whole time. The recruiter and dean, who were observing me, sat in the back on their laptops the whole time, not even paying attention to me or the lesson that I had worked on for weeks. I cut the lesson short because it was actually to the point of humiliation.

At the end, back in the office where we were supposed to be wrapping up, I said, "I think we all know that this school is not a good fit for me. Thank you for your time." That was it. I still feel my face getting hot when I think about it to this day.

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69. Try Hard, Fail Harder

I went for an interview for a receptionist job about seven years ago. It was for a veterinarian. I really wanted to work in medical centers as it’s highly regarded in the industry in town. I researched everything I could—I tore their website apart, read about all the doctors, thought of tactful, yet not “know it all” type questions. Basically, I did the works.

During the interview, I brought up one of the services they offered…and they had no idea what I was talking about. They treated me like I was a child, and they embarrassed me with the attitude they had towards me. I came dressed in a pencil skirt, dress shirt, blazer, and low heels. I did my hair and makeup perfectly. They had no reason to treat me the way they did. I was eager, friendly, and on time.

I still, to this day, have no idea why they hated me so much. I left rejected, humiliated, and insecure.

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70. First Batter Up, Full Count

They gave me the wrong building for the interview. Then they failed to mention that I'd have to pay for a guest pass while I was there. Then I found out that they didn't tell the woman at the front desk to be expecting me, so I almost got security called on me to escort me from the premises. By the time I actually got to the interview, I was so stressed out and frustrated that I fully messed up and I didn't even care.

I knew I didn't want to work for someone who couldn't even get this straight.

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71. A Sick Idea Of Fun

I had a manager call me for an "interview" just so he could tell me what a piece of trash I was. He ridiculed me for having had five jobs over a 15 year period. Apparently, he only hired people who worked somewhere for at least 10 years or had never worked before. I'm not some shrinking violet, so I let him have it for wasting my time and being a toxic idiot right back. Then I got my revenge.

When I got home, I called their HR department and told them essentially he must get his rocks off by belittling potential and current employees. Obviously, I don’t know what happened to him, but at least something would go on record. If he was doing that kind of stuff to me, I have no doubt he was doing it to his actual employees.

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72. Belittling But-Head

When I was in my mid-20s, I interviewed with an insurance agent for a job. The first thing he says looking at my resume is, "You don't have any sales experience." I acknowledge that I don't but I was willing to learn and he responds, "But you don't have any sales experience." The interview continues, and he repeats that sentence every time I say something positive about myself.

Before the end of the interview, I feel defeated. He finally finishes the interview, tells me he will consider my resume before adding one more, "But you don't have any sales experience." I left feeling an inch and a half tall. After I got home, I decided that I wasn't going to be comfortable working there. Even my friend, who was working there and trying to get me a job quit a few weeks later because that same agent was a jerk to him.

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73. Bait And Switch

I got an interview with Amazon to be a "supervisor." They asked me to drive all the way to another city to do my second interview, despite the place I applied for being 10 minutes away from where I lived. The pay they were offering was good, though, so I thought it was worth it and took a day off from my current job. Big mistake.

When I drove there, I discovered that they had given me choppy directions, causing me to get lost. The owners of the place I pulled over to rolled their eyes. Apparently, this wasn't the first time this had happened, and they knew exactly where to point me. That was red flag number one. I finally arrived and went to the interview.

Well, over 100 people showed up. Red flag number two. They were doing a group interview for the role of supervisor and told me they "accidentally" invited too many people and that they only had 10 positions available for the supervisor role. They asked me if instead of a supervisor position I'd like to have a starting position for barely above minimum wage. That’s the moment when I realized the truth.

This was way too organized. They EXPECTED this many people because they PLANNED this and even had everything set up for a large group interview. I did my best but I still felt insulted. I drove home after the interview feeling cheated. I wasted four hours driving...all that wasted gas and lost hours that I could have worked...

They PLANNED this! I realized working for them would be a huge mistake. They had no respect for me as a person. It was clearly a deceptive bait and switch and I was not falling for it. Shady, shady, shady! I later sent them a letter declining the position outright.

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74. Snooty Suit

He set an interview time that I would struggle to meet as there was no one to cover my position at my then-current job. He would only move the interview time back by 20 minutes meaning that I would have to go straight from work, after a 10-hour shift with no time to change or freshen up. And it would still mean I’d be skipping my lunch break in order to leave an hour early.

I explained this several times. On the day of the interview, I show up on time. I'm still in my work gear, covered in cement dust, and smell absolutely awful. Some guy in a suit comes into the lobby, sees me, and pulls a disgusted face before walking away. 45 minutes later, I'm still sat there. No one has called me through and every time I ask the receptionist how much longer they'll be, I'm just told, "soon."

After an hour, I tell the receptionist that if someone doesn't come down straight away, I'll be leaving. Lo and behold someone scuttles through the doors a few minutes later. It's the same guy who gave me a dirty look before. He apologizes and says that he thought that I hadn't shown up. I told him that I gave my name to the receptionist when I arrived on time and that no one else had entered the building since then.

He then made a remark about my attire. I told him that I had explained multiple times that the interview time was an issue for me as it meant coming straight from work. The interview consisted of him reading the job advertisement from his phone followed by a few questions about my current job. All of my questions were answered with, "We'll discuss that if you get the job."

When he called to say I had not been successful, I gave him both barrels and left horrible feedback on the application site I'd used. It may have been a little immature of me but man, it felt good to unload.

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75. Amateur Hour

It was my first real job interview. It was for a graphic design position in downtown Dallas for a men’s grooming product company. I was SO nervous, and when I took a drink from a bottle of water I was shaking so much I spilled some on myself. Also, I was very unprepared because my portfolio only contained things I made in high school for a graphic design internship. Needless to say, I did not get the job.

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76. No Means No

As a manager, I applied to a position in another company. I met the criteria for the position, have proven experience, good references, and all that. I got a phone call with the HR recruiter person in the local branch (in the UK) where the position would be, and we discussed the position, the type of interview, and I got a great feeling.

A week later, I had a follow-up interview with a manager in the same company, but this guy was located in France. He started going over my CV and despite me having 8+ years of experience in the position, he started telling me that I should apply to a lower position in the company, and tried to direct the conversation towards me accepting one.

I stuck to my guns for nearly 15 minutes saying that no, I was interested in the position I had applied to and wanted to interview for that and not apply to a lower position. He kept insisting, so after those 15 minutes, I just told him to stop, that it was really not his place to tell me what I could apply to or not, and that if he wasn't going to interview me for the position I had applied to, then that was the end of our conversation.

I then hung up the phone and went on with my life.

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77. Right On Time

I drove an hour away to an interview at 8 am. I waited outside the interviewer's office until 8:30 am, with no one there to tell me where to go or where she was. Finally, another employee walked by and I asked if he knew where this woman was. He had no idea, but he did tell me that if she wasn't there yet, I should probably just leave because she likely forgot.,

I decided 45 minutes would be my cut-off. I didn't want to loiter in front of a government building, looking like a creep. At 8:45 on the dot, she rushed in flustered, sporting wet hair and casual yoga pants. With all the resurgence of patience I could muster, I greeted her and was met with a passive-aggressive scolding of how the interview was at 9, not 8.

Uh...I tripled checked the email and it said 8. We had conducted a phone interview and she followed up with an email request to an in-person interview at 8. I was 100% positive on this, and I hate being late. So I actually told her politely, "I'm certain you said 8 am, ma’am." But she wasn't having it.

She went on about why she was late and that made it even weirder. Apparently, she went to the gym and forgot her underwear to change into and had to stop at a store to buy new ones after working out, before coming to work. She told me this in the first five minutes of the interview, even though I didn't ask her. Regardless, she looked at my resume, apparently for the first time, because she proceeded to tell me how it was unimpressive and how my graduate studies should have yielded more publications.

Throughout the interview, she kept saying how I had "moved up the interview time," then she showed me the workspaces and told me I "probably wouldn't be interested in what they do there anyway." I politely told her that I had driven, at her request, to be there for a job interview and that I was VERY interested. She waved me off.

As we left, I just tried to hold it together (I was very poor and very desperate for a job). I thanked her, and she told me how great it was to work for the government—the benefits, the pension, and the time off. She went on and on. She said, "If you can find an opening working for the government, you should try to check it out and get hired!"

HOLD UP. I just looked her in the face and said, "Yes, ma'am, that was my hope with today's interview. Thank you." Then I exited the building. I sat in my car and bawled the whole drive home like the desperate loser I was. That was a low one, to be sure.

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78. That’s Just Gross

Tiny bit of back story; I'm an executive secretary and have worked with executives for years. I know my stuff. Prior to the interview, I was asked by his HR team to take a typing test. A typing test. 20 years of EA experience. OK. Rules. I took their test. I crushed their test. I got the interview. The executive came to the interview late with his breakfast in hand—a breakfast burrito stuffed with scrambled eggs and some kind of meat with a side of potatoes.

No problem, I've worked with busy executives forever. He starts shoving the food in his mouth, laughs while chewing, and asks if I mind if he eats while we talk because he's terribly busy. Of course, none of my business how he conducts himself, but I was going to judge him for it. I smiled and said, "not at all." He basically interviewed me with food in his mouth and I was grossed out.

I took my name out of that ring soon after that.

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79. Stormy Weather

This interviewer said employees got marked down one point if they came in late to work, even in a blizzard. She said it was their responsibility to check the weather the day before and prepare accordingly. Some of their employees commuted from 100 miles away, so they didn't cut anybody any slack. Usually, I send a follow-up email saying thanks for the interview, but I didn't send an email that time.

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80. Missing the Target

A certain retail store was coming to my country. I was in college and looking for a part-time job. I get called to an interview and there are dozens of people there. They crowd us all into a room where a TV is playing a clip over and over again about how this retailer is so great and that we don't need a union. Then I get called to a table to interview with a super nice lady.

She likes me and sends me to the second portion of the interview at a different table where there are two men. They ask me a question about a customer looking for a pair of shoes that is out of stock. How can I help this customer? So I give several answers such as: I check to see when the item will be back in stock, see if the item is in stock at a different location, offer a similar product, etc.

They will not accept any of my answers. Both men are laughing at me as I try to come up with answers. Then they add to the scenario, "the item is discontinued, now what do you do?" and laugh more when they notice that they're annoying me. Eventually, I ask them if there is a correct answer. Their reply was infuriating. They said no and that they simply had no intention of hiring me.

Well, the joke was on them, because all the Canadian stores closed two years later from mismanagement.

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81. Wrong Place, Wrong Time

I once did an interview with a software company that specialized in Bluetooth applications. Right off the bat, one of the interviewers was so socially awkward that he could barely speak above a whisper. When he wasn't literally hiding behind a copy of my resume, he was staring at the table in front of him. Whatever...he was awkward, but he seemed like a smart guy, and the other dude did most of the talking anyway.

But then they asked me about my work experience. That's when the real problems started. They kept giving me confused looks every time I answered. Eventually, they just asked, "So I'm wondering, you don't have any professional experience as a python developer?" To which I replied no. "Why may I ask are you applying to a senior python developer role then?"

Uhhh, it was supposed to be an interview for an RF engineering role. Well, it turns out that there was a mix-up with the recruitment agency that they hired and they posted a job that had already been filled. These guys were interviewing me for a totally different job. They were just so nice and polite that they were just going to let me blather on and on about the experience I had for the wrong job.

We all just kind of laughed a sigh of relief. They apologized, then I thanked them and left. Just an awkward waste of time.

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82. Stampede of One

I was too young and inexperienced to see the red flags ahead of time. The guy who called to set up the "interview" was not in HR. Strike one. The "interview" was at 7 pm. Strike two. When I got there, I realized it was a group "interview" with like 10-15 other people. Strike three. I should have turned around and walked out then, but again, I was young and naive (or dumb) and still thought maybe it was somehow legit. The "interview" started and the only question any of us was asked was our names.

Then the guy goes right into basically what I know now to have been an MLM presentation, talking about how all of us can help each other and him make money, while advising clients, etc. I sat through the initial 45-minute presentation and then the guy said something like, "If this great opportunity doesn't sound like a fit for you, you're free to go now before we start the sign-up and training."

I stayed put for a second, not wanting to be the first in what I assumed would be a stampede out the door. Apparently, I waited too long and the guy started to talk again, so when I got up to leave, it was super awkward with everyone watching me since I was the only one to take off.

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83. Kids These Days

I interviewed for an internship position with the Associated Press in college. At the time, I was studying magazine journalism and was a government reporter for the school-run newspaper. I had also previously worked at my hometown newspaper as a page layout designer. The interviewer was obviously OVER interviewing kids and he was very snotty to me.

He pointed out my experience and said, "So you're studying magazines, you write for a newspaper, you do layout...what exactly do you want to DO? This is a lot of very different stuff." I replied that I didn't think it was a bad thing to have a lot of experience in various aspects of journalism. He kind of snorted at that and continued being snotty to me.

I figured out pretty quickly that I wasn't getting the internship. In the end, he pointed at a pile of stuff and told me to take my AP-branded lanyard and tin of mints. I just said, "Wow, it's just like Christmas," in a deadpan voice as I left.

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84. A Suspicious Sell

The company said it was an entry-level marketing position. Red flag number one was that like 35 people were there to interview and all were either recent college graduates like myself or recent immigrants. Red flag number two was that each interview was done in pairs, “because that’s how you’ll be working.” Red flag number three was when the interviewer said that everyone in the company is expected to become a manager of about 10 people a year after being hired.

The place did not seem like a company undergoing that kind of exponential growth. And finally, after repeatedly asking different variations of “What exactly do you do here?” and getting “we protect our clients’ brands” as the answer, the interviewer finally clarified that it was “face-to-face direct marketing” AKA sales.

When the interview was over, I thanked the interviewer for their time, walked out, went to a Wendy’s with my brother for lunch, and promptly emailed them saying I was no longer interested. As for the final red flag? They refused to take no for an answer, and sent me three emails a day and called me twice a day for the next week trying to get me to come in for a second round of interviews.

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85. Don’t Play Games

I interviewed for a job at a game store about seven or eight years ago. The manager was doing the interview and she spent the entire time just gossiping about the other people who came in for interviews. I realized right then and there that it was going to be a super toxic environment, but I needed the money so I just smiled and nodded.

I only ended up working there for a couple of months because I found a different job elsewhere, but I was indeed correct about my hunch. Everyone was so two-faced. They'd act like your friend when you were working the same shift as them, but then they'd turn around and blast you every chance they got when you weren't around. Management really does set a tone.

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86. Eyes Over Here

He met me at a bar and he wanted to know if I would set up a sales team for his company that was expanding into Chicago. He also kept looking over my shoulder at a sporting event on a TV. So I asked him for $20,000 more a year than he should have paid me. He was only half paying attention and said okay, that's fine.

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87. Use Your Head, Lady

I’m a restaurant manager. We were opening a new location, so we were doing interviews for all positions. This woman came in for a management position. During the interview, she reached into her purse and pulled out a bag from Wendy's. She started eating during the interview. The other manager told her to put it away and she told him it was fine okay, she can multi-task.

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88. In Full Transparency

I applied to this small accounting firm right out of college and was brought in for an interview with one of the managers and another staff person who was only like a year and a half out of college himself. It had snowed the night before and it took me about an hour and a half to get to the interview with rush hour traffic plus the weather issues. It should have really only been about 45 minutes.

It turns out the manager forgot my interview was scheduled that day and decided to work from home. Nobody reached out to cancel or reschedule the interview. The other young guy brought me into a conference room to start the interview and he was a really nice kid but clearly wasn't comfortable/prepared to do the interview himself.

After about five minutes, he ran out of questions and wasn't able to answer a lot of my questions, so he decided to dial-in the manager to conduct the rest of the interview over the phone. The manager didn't make up an excuse like he had a kid who was off from school so he had to stay home or something. He just flat out said he woke up and didn't feel like sitting in traffic.

Needless to say, I did not end up taking that offer.

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89. No, And No Again

I once sat in on an interviewer's debrief for a large organization where you needed professional skills. They were open to recruiting internally for a new position at a higher level, so a few people already in the organization at a slightly lower level applied and were interviewed that day. For one of them, it went very, very badly.

One candidate performed so poorly in the interview that not only did she not get the promotion, but they also decided to have a private meeting about whether or not to fire her from the job she already had. That was, in my view, a really terrible interview.

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90. We Have Casual Fridays!

Any time the interviewer is more excited about wearing jeans for casual Friday than the actual benefits, it’s a bad place to work.

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91. Fan Favorite

The vice president of the company and an HR person conducted my interview. The person who would be "my boss" if I got the position was running a few minutes late. We were making small talk and at one point, one of them brought up a recent football game. I told them honestly that I didn't keep up with football. As I was saying this, the other guy came in.

I turned around and he was basically just missing the face paint. He was head-to-toe in Cleveland Browns apparel, which seemed strange for a place of business. I lost him before he even sat down...he basically messed with his phone the whole time and embarrassed the other two people in the room. For what it’s worth, if I did like football, I wouldn't root for the freaking Browns.

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92. Screamingly Obvious

I interviewed for an assistant manager position at a high-end beauty supply store. The manager interrupted the interview five times to yell at her employees. Then she proceeds to tell me that every who worked there was stupid. I stood up and walked out. I didn’t even say a word. She called me later that day to ask why I left...clueless.

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93. The More You Know, The Less You Offend

This one company was downsizing, and all of the employees in a specific yet exclusive division were fired and ordered to reapply for their positions. There were also two other jobs up for grabs in the company—you’d either get one of those jobs or be terminated. The subsequent interviews were conducted with a manager and an HR person. This was my first interview in an executive suite.

The manager asked, “Why aren’t you applying for this key supervisory slot?” (I had listed it second on my list.) I replied, "I would prefer to stay in my expertise. I've won a National award for my work in the past and I would love to continue down that road." HR: "I didn’t know awards like that existed." Great...thanks for knowing nothing at all about your company and nothing at all about your employees.

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94. Yeah, That’s Illegal

I’m in the middle of job hunting right now, and I just went to the most ridiculous interview of my life two days ago. So first, I got called for a phone interview that lasted 40 minutes. The interviewer, who I later found out was the owner of the company, was obviously just reading a long list of standard questions from a script, which was odd because a lot of those questions were completely irrelevant to the position.

But I gave my answers and was invited back for an in-person interview at their corporate office. I drove an hour to get to this office, which looks like a run-down warehouse in a sketchy part of town. I’m not feeling great about this, but right now I’m trying to change careers and break into a new industry, so I’m not in a position to be super picky about my job prospects.

I go in for my interview with the owner, and he proceeds to ask me the exact same questions as the day before, right from the script, in the exact same order, because he had obviously not bothered to take notes the first time around. I’m feeling annoyed but I still want to see where this will go. THEN he starts talking about the culture of the office, which sounds super toxic and negative, and asks me if I’m a resilient person because I’ll be getting yelled at by managers and supervisors when I make mistakes.

THEN he asked my salary expectations, completely dismissed them, and told me this would be a minimum wage position. Awesome, so I won’t even be getting paid a living wage to get abused and scapegoated by my superiors. But the icing on the cake was yet to come: That's when he told me that to be seriously considered for the position, I would need to submit to a reference check, background check, rental history check, and credit check.

For an ENTRY LEVEL RECEPTIONIST POSITION. I have been in charge of hiring at one of my previous jobs, and I know that in my state, you absolutely cannot request a credit check from an employee unless the job deals with financial transactions or money management, which was not at all the case here. So I asked him why a credit check was relevant for this position and he said, super casually, “Oh, you know, if you have some loans out in your credit history, we know you’ve made bad choices and won’t hire you.”

This is beyond illegal, and so ludicrously invasive for an entry-level position, and he didn’t even bat an eye. I thanked him for his time and declined the job and practically ran out of the building. Then I went home and googled the company, only to discover they have a one-star review on Yelp and a record of several lawsuits from both clients and former employees. Bullet dodged!

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95. Cruel To Be Kind

I had an interview where I knew the answers I gave were good. I understood the technical side as well. But the interviewer kept sneering, being rude, and saying “Really?” in a skeptical tone. I got a distinct impression that he hated me. About 20 minutes in, I thought about politely calling it a day and leaving, but in my innocence, I thought it would be good practice to stay.

40 minutes in, he pulled a total 180. He suddenly became the nicest guy—his eyes light up and he started hard-selling the role and position to me. He also introduced me to the team. I even met the director. That’s when I learned the chilling truth. Apparently, their interview technique is to be rude to see how you perform under pressure.

While he was grilling me, they’d all been observing using a camera and were impressed that I remained so polite and calm throughout. They couldn’t understand why I declined. For what it’s worth, I understand pressure testing is a legitimate technique, and while I felt deeply uncomfortable and my gut was screaming at me to get out of there, I understood that it was a possibility that he was testing me and my patience.

However, they had my work history, including 10 years in the ambulance services which involves very high-pressure situations. I’m used to being polite and professional while being harassed and threatened. Nothing spreadsheet-based, even pulling all-nighters, is going to match that for pressure. I’m well known for staying calm and composed all the time.

My biggest objection was not realizing I was being broadcast and hearing them discuss my reactions to my face like I was some kind of movie actor. It felt so violating.

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96. Count Me Out

I drove two hours for the interview. I got there and the interviewer was sick and hadn't told anyone about me coming in. I got back in my car and drove the two hours home, then withdrew my name from consideration.

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97. Honesty Is The Best Policy

In the summer after my freshman year of college, I applied for a part-time job at a mall outlet. Despite having zero retail experience, I got through the first round of interviews without any trouble whatsoever, performing well enough that the assistant manager wanted to give me the job on the spot. Since she didn't have the authority to do that, though, I had to meet with her supervisor a couple of days later.

"It's really just a formality," she told me. "You know, to make sure you're not, like, a creep something." Anyway, when the date of my second interview rolled around, I was in high spirits. The manager had me fill out a brief questionnaire, then started asking me some fairly dull questions. Everything seemed to be going smoothly...but then he dropped a bomb on me.

"What's the most that you've ever stolen?” the man asked. "Give me a dollar amount." "Uh," I stammered. "Is that really a question you can ask?" "I'm just looking for a dollar amount." I racked my brain, trying to think of anything that I might have actually taken over the course of my life. I'd certainly gotten up to my fair share of mischief, but actual theft had never been part of my repertoire.

"Zero," I finally said. "I don't think I've ever actually done that." The manager's plastered-on smile suddenly dropped away. "I see. Are you sure?" "Yep." "Really." The beginnings of a suspicious glower darkened his eyes. "Go ahead and answer again. Just give me a dollar amount." What had started as a dull interview had become a downright bizarre interrogation.

I thought about getting up and leaving...but it occurred to me that the whole thing might have been a test to see if I would change my answer. "Zero," I said again. "Zero dollars." The man sighed and put down his clipboard. "Come on. Do you actually want this job?" he asked (mirroring my own thoughts). I nodded in reply. "Then you need to start being honest with me. Just give me a dollar amount."

"Fine, it was 16 dollars!" I finally lied, pouring sarcasm into my words. "Sixteen dollars and forty-two cents!" The transformation was immediate: All of the disapproval evaporated from the manager's face and it was replaced by a warm, visibly amused smile. "Hey, now, that's not so bad!" he cheerfully said. "So, what was it?" "A toaster."

I hadn't even bothered to think about what $16.42 might actually be worth; I'd just said the first thing that had popped into my mind. It didn't seem to matter, though. My answer caused the manager's grin to grow even wider, and he spent the rest of the interview laughing and joking with me. The next day, I got a call, and I was asked if I still wanted the job at the mall.

I told them that I'd already taken a different position elsewhere. For the record, that was also a lie.

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98. Animal Instincts

I remember Taco Bell asked me what type of animal I would be if I could be anything. At first, all I could do was blink at them. Like, what the heck do you want me to say? Something like, “I would be a fire ant so I could work efficiently with my closest friends!” Probably. Well, 16-year-old me said an eagle, because they’re strong and they can fly. Meh...

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99. My Own Worst Enemy

My very first job application was for a position as a direct support professional for people with disabilities. It was my first interview ever and it had never even remotely occurred to me that I might be asked about my weaknesses. Well, he dropped the classic "What's your greatest weakness?" question mid-way through. I panic froze for a few minutes and asked for some time to consider it.

My interviewer was extremely patient (and I think bemused). Eventually, I slowly answered, "I'd say I'm impatient..." His expression immediately 180’ed from a kind smile to a wide-eyed grimace, but it felt like it happened in slow motion. I felt like I was watching the world's most prolonged and inevitable car crash. I quickly threw my open hands up and blurted out, "With myself!! Not other people, just with myself!"

My panic brain was trying to explain that I'm self-critical. I guess he got what I was getting at after some babbled explanation because I got the job. I loved that job so much!

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100. Squaring Off

The first question they asked me was a statistics exam-type question. It took me completely off guard. I gave a half-baked answer since a complete answer would have taken half an hour. The next question was about a Punnett Square analysis. I answered honestly and said that the first thing I would do would be to look it up.

Errors in Punnett Squares are incredibly common, and I wouldn't trust anyone who said they could do it off the top of their head. I'd look it up even if I'd done one last week. They REALLY didn't like that answer. They also wanted to know where my husband worked and where we lived, and they concluded that our six-month rental location was completely incompatible with the commute to their location.

The whole thing was just super weird. It was like they sat down determined to find a reason they should not hire me. I was relieved to get out of there.

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101. Not Picking Up What You’re Putting Down

At an interview to be a county street sweeper, the guy asked me if I had a girlfriend, then proceeds to rant for five minutes about how young people don’t get married anymore. Then he asked me what I wanted to avoid at the job. At the time, I had no idea how to answer that question, as I'd never been asked that in an interview before.

So I asked him to clarify. In response, he just repeated the question over and over until he got super angry at the fact that I didn’t know how to answer. He eventually asked me to leave. To this day, it is the weirdest interview I've ever had.

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102. So Much for Privacy Settings

I was interviewing for a big promotion at my old job. I had put in the time, the hours, and the effort for this promotion, and I had been passed up a few times, so I was sending out resumes while trying to get this promotion. I go through the first interview, and everything seemed great. They invited me for the second interview.

I was so excited. Flash forward two days, and I go in for the interview. The interview is with the regional and site managers. Everything is going great, they are asking me, "What are your priorities, goals, etc." At the end, the site manager changes his posture and says, "Would you say that you're a loyal employee?"

Taken aback, I say, of course, I've been here almost two years, etc. And like a shark circling his prey, this dude turns his computer monitor around, and shows me my PRIVATE Facebook posts that I posted that I was in the market for a job in the same field. Now, there's no way he could have seen this, as it was a friends-only post.

Someone I work with had to have tattled on me here. He then proceeds to read them to me out loud, not only the posts about my job search, but personal posts about my health situation and questions that I didn't bring up to anybody other than personal friends. I look at the regional manager and this guy won't look me in the eyes, he is shifting, obviously uncomfortable.

I tried to say that I was looking just in case this promotion didn't work out, as I am a college student paying my way through school, but he kept interrupting me and saying, "Loyalty is key." He then tells me, "We will think about it," and points toward the door. The regional manager kind of coughs and goes to shake my hand, but by that point, I was already out the door.

So I said "Thanks anyway," and then proceed to have the most uncomfortable walk back to my desk—I was wearing heels for the first time in like a year so I stumbled on my way out the door—with coworkers asking for the details if I got the promotion. I didn't get the job. I think the whole thing was just an "in your face" type deal.

I went on to get a promotion in a different department. I worked there for about another year and a half, and then I moved on to work for Netflix, actually. So, it all worked out! That manager was unfortunately promoted to regional, but the replacement manager was much nicer and not a huge jerk.

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103. Lady, Get Over Him Already

I used to manage a group home for developmentally disabled adults. I was in charge of hiring the staff that we needed to make the house run properly. I saw a name come across my desk that I had to interview and I instantly looked them up.

Turns out, this was a girl that had an obsessive crush on me from years ago and, based on her social media, she still did.

I was in a panic, because she was basically stalking everything I did, and I really couldn't back out because it was five minutes before the interview. She came in, and it was so weird... she acted normal.

We interviewed in a professional manner for about 15 minutes, I showed her around, and I thought, "Wow, maybe she has done some maturing and just let it go."

Then we got back to my office.

I started a sentence like, "Well, (name), it's been a pleasure having you here and I-......"

"Oh, no no no, we aren't done yet. You think you can ignore everything like you don't know what's going on?! I know where you work, now. I know where you live, and I'm going to keep calling."

There was more she was saying along the lines of me telling her to kindly leave, but a phone call to the police, as well as a restraining order kept her away from work and my life.

 

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