What is the most ridiculous question you have ever been asked on a job interview ?

by fisherman Posted 2009/10/15 19:09:01
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Like....why do you want to work here ? how in hell do you answer something like that ? seems like the less the job pays the more intrusive the questions become .

Miss Ann Thropist 2009/10/15 19:17:22

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I was once asked, "If you were a cherry tomato in a salad, how would you escape from the bowl to avoid being eaten?"
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Leeaqua 2009/11/04 17:55:27

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I don't have to answer those silly questions since I work for myself. But I keep asking myself why are you a glutton for punishment ?

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Greenday96 2009/11/03 18:20:24

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what color is ur underwear

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fisherman to Greenday96 2009/11/05 19:21:05

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i would take mine off and ask if they would like fries with that....

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Greenday96 to fisherman 2009/11/05 19:47:16

hahaha okay

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Melanie 2009/11/01 19:51:24

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I've been asked if I was the sole provider??? What difference does it make when you both need to work.

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fisherman to Melanie 2009/11/05 19:17:37

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maybe they wanted to double yer pay LOL.....

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Melanie to fisherman 2009/11/05 21:24:02

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That would have been great! but, no chance of that here in Arizona.:)

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☺that's all she wrote... 2009/10/29 04:11:19

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If I let you work more hours, would you accept a lower hourly rate?
DUH!
I replied, "When you go to the doctor and the waiting room is full of patients, do you ask to pay less money for your visit?"

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fisherman to ☺that's... 2009/11/05 19:15:50

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i tell em sure thing...as long as they accept a hell of a lot less work out of me .

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☺that's... to fisherman 2009/11/07 04:57:56

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Sounds good; easier said than done.

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FoxFairy 2009/10/27 18:06:56 (edited)

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Funny enough the one question I stuggle with the most is that sneaky end question some interviewers ask after they tell you thanks for coming in..."Do you have any questions for me?" It's sneaky because after I hear the words "thanks for coming in" I relax a bit and it totally takes me off guard. It seems to me there is no right way to answer that one; if you say "no" you sound like you lack curiousity...if you say something about pay you appear as through you only care about the money...if you ask how soon they will let you know it seems as if you have no other opitions. I usually try to say something interesting and sound like I am rambling...lol.

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Melanie to FoxFairy 2009/11/01 20:03:54 (edited)

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I hate that question too That has been pulled on me also. I have heard and read that you never ask about money no matter what. It is all personal with the interviewer. They know if there gonna hire you within the first few minutes of meeting you. It's that special "Click" that you feel with your interviewer. Then I have read that after a interview to send a nice note to the interviewer thanking them.with in 24 hrs. I hated that idea like most people do. stand out above everyone else with an interviewer do something that no one else would do within reason lol and you got the job. We all have lots of time to think about it with this economy.

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fisherman to Melanie 2009/11/05 19:13:22

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a lot of times the person doing the interview is some poor schlong they pulled in to do the interview and has no more idea of what to ask than the man in the moon..i think that's why there are so many stupid questions asked at these things...then you have to ask do you want to work for some place that is too cheap to hire someone for H.R.

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Haightbear to FoxFairy 2009/11/17 19:15:37

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That one goes along with my favorite of all time....which I might add, should always illicit a lie. Because saying, "I hope I win the lottery, or I hope I won't be working in this dump for the next 10 years." are more true than..."Working at Shithole has been my goal and hopefully I might be in a position like yours 10 years from now, Giggle."

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Naui 2009/10/24 06:47:27
Melanie to Naui 2009/11/05 21:32:28

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Your kidding??? Maybe they mean these operations that they are performing on wrong body parts. lol I shouldn't be laughing that is bad. I know when my husband was operated on the doctor basically drew a map so they would operate on the wrong thing.

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Naui to Melanie 2009/11/05 21:56:49
Melanie to Naui 2009/11/05 23:08:47

Yes, and Understandable...and it probably will get worse if this healthcare reform goes through. We won't have enough doctors they will do there best to get out of the practice.

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Naui to Melanie 2009/11/05 23:19:15
Melanie to Naui 2009/11/05 23:47:04

Are you really a doctor ??? My doctor would not agree with that. And he is not for nationalized healthcare and neither am I. The care is very poor. Long waits for operations. People are dying from long wait time on operations. If you are for this nationalized healthcare maybe that is why they asked you if you killed anyone.

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Naui to Melanie 2009/11/06 05:14:44
Melanie to Naui 2009/11/06 11:14:07

Did you get the job??

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Naui to Melanie 2009/11/06 16:42:16
Atmara 2009/10/23 04:06:36

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I was asked if I had sexual fantasies while at work.
I asked why and he told me that they dont want employees surfing porn sites.
I replied "Thats for me to know and you to fantasize about."

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fisherman to Atmara 2009/11/05 19:00:32

the only fantasies i ever had at work ....and it wasn't a fantasy....was the fact of them screwing me on a daily basis...

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fuzzy Ken "In G-d We Trust" 2009/10/22 16:10:46

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I HATE it when they ask 'what are your worst qualities?'.
Like I'm going to say, "well, I can be a real ASSHOLE sometimes. I will always check out the women's T&A; and fantasize them bent over my desk. I will curse you under my breath especially if I feel that I deserve your job more than you do, etc, etc"

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fisherman to fuzzy K... 2009/11/05 19:05:13

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tell em , when do i get vacation ? how many times can i call in sick ? would you please put me as close to the door as possible because i don't want to spend any more time here than i have to . and the one that really gets you in the door is ...is that a picture of your wife and family on your desk or is it a picture of some inmates from a nut house ?

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fuzzy K... to fisherman 2009/11/05 19:27:05

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I like those!!!
How about 'is that a picture of your wife and daughter? Do they come around here much? Care to sell or rent one or both?'

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fisherman to fuzzy K... 2009/11/05 19:33:17

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i like yours even better..............

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Gwama- Patriot † In God We... 2009/10/20 04:12:31

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LOL!! this is a great question ! I have been on many interviews in my life time !! and I have been asked lots of dumb questions like that !!

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black-wedding *~Seven, Dead... 2009/10/18 04:59:21

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Um, I don't have any truly memorable weird questions, but my mom was once asked "Do you like the people you work with now?" She wasn't sure how to answer it, but she was thinking "What the hell does that have to do with anything?"

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fisherman to black-w... 2009/10/19 17:49:14

sounds to me like they had a real crew of idiots...maybe it was a warning .

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CaptainAwesome 2009/10/17 23:12:52

I don't even know why they asked this... "If you were a bull and you saw the color red, could you resist charging at it."

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DeborahLakeHelen 2009/10/16 10:58:51

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"Will you go to dinner with me tonight?"
I declined the offer for dinner, AND the job!

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fisherman to Deborah... 2009/10/16 18:34:13

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i never been asked that , but if it was a female interviewer i might think about it..

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Deborah... to fisherman 2009/10/16 21:50:43

lmlao

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mk, Smartass Oracle 2009/10/16 06:09:41

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Yeah I've gotten why do you want to work here bit many times also

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fisherman to mk, Sma... 2009/10/16 18:18:35

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how stupid are these people? i guess the answer they are looking for is i what to take your shit and smile about it .the only reason i work is to earn money..isn't that why they are in business ?

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mk, Sma... to fisherman 2009/10/16 20:13:19

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Yeah I agree, but you know how these assholes can be

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fisherman to mk, Sma... 2009/10/17 18:21:05

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the more mind boggling shit they come up with , the less it has to do with the bottom line and the more it has to do with is screwing with you . they should put up signs like scapegoats wanted . the ones that are "help" cant even speak English .

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