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Aug 20, 2017 2:33 PM
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Lassannn
@LoneDirewolf
jackwhitesotherotherotherband
A lot of these sound like a "Were legally obligated to give 20 interviews but were going to hire my cousin Marvin anyway" type of deal.
ZhuliQC
#17 the little church is at the top of the Mount Mégantic (1105 m) in Canada. Beautiful place!
gernjer
Military recruiter interview question: "are you sure you want to do this?" If you say yes, you got the job. Welcome to boot camp.
GadenKerensky
#3 Kinda makes sense.
DeepFriedAndSanctified
I had a friend in college told me he was Indian & from a town I knew to be 1/3 "feather." Weeks later I asked him if his tribe had /1
DeepFriedAndSanctified
/2 powwows and he looks at me like I'm an idiot and says, "Dude, my parents were born in India. We own a hotel."
theinternetconfusesme
"If you were an animal, what would you be?" Wasn't ready to answer that one.
Squidlicker47
Brown recluse. How do you not have an answer like that ready & waiting? Maybe my friends & I are just weird...
theinternetconfusesme
Best part was flipping it and asking them. Learned a lot about how the interviewers saw themselves.
Squidlicker47
Hmm, I can't recall a single time that an interviewee asked any question that wasn't directly job related
OctaviousBlack
Some of these make me mad.
javer80
They ought! I mean, probably not if you still intended to get the job, but some of these are pretty fucked regardless of the reasoning.
VoiceOfVerisimilitude
#15 wimp
Turdmonkey
These can't be from america they would be an all out lawsuit nightmare
Denturedog
Not in certain states
soithascometothiswasalreadytaken
Where else should something dumb like that happen?
perceptualmotion
im guessing most of these are ppl who dont want the subject to take the job, maybe it puts them in line for promotion or they have a friend.
MinnesotaKat
It's hard to prove it happened in court.
PrivateIsotope
Sure they are. But when you're looking for a job, do you have the time to look for a lawyer too?
Macewindow54
I know the blender one is a question at google.
RamblinRedRooster
Know or assume? Cause I saw it on the move The Internship, and seeing it on there ser
RamblinRedRooster
*seriously makes me doubt it's actual presence in a ture Google interview. Could just be me and my unsubstantiated doubts though.
Macewindow54
I just remember another persons post about being an interviewer for google and it was there. As well as something ping pong balls and a bus.
Sotai
Not really, there would be a requirement to prove damages and so on. It really wouldn't be worth the time and money to sue.
PhilippeFalloppe
My thought was, these have to all be from America
Thranx
I was asked whose the best captain. While the lead interviewer turned to ask what was meant by the question I answered "Picard of course"1/2
Thranx
and the person who asked the question said "see, not only did he know the question, he knew the answer." Got the job. 2/2
Asteroidrules
I can just smell the fedora from #4
marabugg06
I got asked, "Do you believe in extraterrestrial life?" At a store that sells healing crystals.
balidown
#3 should end with ###.
MandaloreTheJust
#6 this is a Denny’s?
VariousConditions
Fuck you @Lassannn
haguard
These have got to all be American.
ottercontrol
#6 umm, yes, yes im fine with that.
numbersmczap
Oh, anonymous surveys. How good are your flash fiction skills?
OlivierVanKerckhove
The blender one is used by Google.
HeiheiForPresident
#11 makes sense for an insurance question. Giving/receiving anal increases your likelihood of contracting certain diseases
CityYeti
The "relationship with God" question is illegal
HeiheiForPresident
Depends where you are. Definitely not a universal law.
IamDRINKINGaYUENGLING
What if they were interviewing for a pastor position at a church
DysgraphicProgrammer
I'd like to think that a "i don't bother him"-theist would have the sense not to apply to a pastor job
malakim
It might be a viable question if you are applying for a position in a church carried institution.
CityYeti
But they implied that it's a weird question for the interview. So that's doubtful
PreciousPotato
I think a lot of the weird question are just to test your reactions, especially for jobs were you have to keep your head while a client /1
TheBestRussian
I agree! Commented elsewhere the same thing. Important to think on your feet sometimes.
PreciousPotato
or customer is raging at you.
LincolnSiixEcho
Under "special skills" he wrote "Cat-like reflexes" applying for a dishwashing position. We have him a shot.
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
so ... how were his reflexes?
LincolnSiixEcho
Cat-like
TheBestRussian
Cat like reflexes when it comes to dishes is pushing them off the table and watching the glasses fall...
ShamnusMcfee
You had him shot?!
eddyfinnso
Had to test those reflexes.
Imaderichardderriere
I got asked the blender thing too.
Iamnotacreativeman
It's a phycological question. Gauging what your thought processes are during an unknown/difficult task or project
globogym1988
This question was in the movie the internship. It's what Google asks you in their interviews.
Imaderichardderriere
It was for wal mart.
LinearAlgebro
I was asked what my favorite type of animal was, and why. To be a dishwasher. At a restaurant that I knew was desperate for dishwashers.
Iamnotacreativeman
Oh, then they're just fucking with you
ComoSeIguana
Okay honestly, how do these interviewers NOT get fired. Also Rizzo the Rat is my favorite muppet.
ZombieZooZombieZoo
Kermit. Simply because of the crazy arm wave
TheYoungGod
Because none of this shit happened...
dxblacker
They're not getting fired...because most of them are fake.
meredithboberedith
Janis from the Electric Mayhem.
twostepsfromlost
Rizzo really shines in the muppets Christmas carol.
APrettyFdupOhLaLa
Beaker...Perhaps the Swedish Chef depending on my mood
Ireallyhopethisnamewillfitohmygoditdid
All these comments and no Animal? His Bohemian Rhapsody was awesome!
BanThisIfYouDare
Statler and Waldorf!
JeenaLight
I'm more of a Miss Piggy person myself.
Squidlicker47
Me too!
dp487
Fozzie Bear is my boy. Also Rowlf.
DetectiveGaff
You would be surprised blow much of a joke/non-existent HR is for a huge swathe of the work force
DetectiveGaff
Also something something IN AMERICAN CAPITALISM IF YOU DONT LIKE IT GET ANOTHER JOB OFF THE JOB TREE
mackinskor
It's a surprise factor, we care more about reaction- not answer. It's a common tactic and interviewers that don't ask them are shit
fireinthebarrel
If you aak me these questions, im going to assume you are someone i dont want to work for. If you ask me the others, you still get to pay me
fireinthebarrel
A salary, but i wont be working for you.
mackinskor
I should clarify I wouldn't ask someone something lewd, but things like, how many tennis balls could fit in a limo is more up my alley
Duraxis
Beaker all the way, not that they aren't all good
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Duraxis
Thank you. I needed that
MAYORofTITTYciti
Toats bro
ortou
Nah man Bunsen frickin honeydew is the best
Lulabel73
Rowlf
Thesteveadin
Statler and Waldorf! thats two but they're an amazing pair!
NeynasGhost
I think it's fair to say you can't name them separately.
TwoDicksOneStu
Pepe the king prawn
TinkerTailorSoldierSpy
Animal.
Counterfit
Eat drums, eat drums!
VulpesIncendium
izzmonster
thisusernamehasbeenpasseddownthearmstrongfamilyforgenerations
Swedish Chef. Hands down.
TheCaydeUnit
Yes
Nite7827
My sister was once asked "How many slices of pizza are sold in America on a daily basis?" It was an information security position.
Chainhealer
It's all about showing your reasoning and logical thinking skills. What did she answer? I was asked how many cars are in gridlock every day.
Nite7827
I believe her answer was about 75 million. Her reasoning was that pizza is fairly common for people to buy for lunch and dinner. 1/?
Nite7827
People rarely buy only once slice, mostly 2 or 3. There are about 300 mil people in the US. if 1/10 buy at an avg of 2.5 per and add 5mil
Squidlicker47
My last boss was a dot Indian raised on a feather Indian reservation. I thought it was hilarious when she told me
cheeseguy3412
I was once asked, "What is RDP Protocol" for an IT position, I drew a blank because that would be "Remote Desktop Protocol Protocol"
Daggaroth
That question was written by the Department of Redundancy Department
Thisisirrelvantcontent
Until I read you comment, I was so confused what that even meant! Thanks!
Trichotome
For anyone who is still confused: dot Indian is someone from India, whereas feather Indian is First Nations/Native American.
Juggo
Haha shit Thank you. I absolutely did not get it
juggernaut1
Well I mean theyre both a good way to piss people off.
Trichotome
When I was in high school people used *poke forehead and say "datidati"* or *tap mouth and make whoop noise*.
Trichotome
As a half dot Indian, I found it amusing and didn't mind, but I can see why it would annoy some people, especially these days.
LMNOParis
The blender one seems like a good problem solving question. Not really that far out.
Thoraxe123
I thought the muppet one was a good ice breaker.
Ensano
Put my head close to the bald and embrace the sweet release of death
TheDoctorAzAJ
It's literally from the Vince Vaughn movie the interns with Owen wilson
DegenerateCrotchFruit
It is, I've asked a similar one in interviews before lol. I've thought that asking light hearted questions makes the interviewee feel /1
DegenerateCrotchFruit
More comfortable. Still get answers to your questions that you want but get a better feel on the person's personality
TheBestRussian
Medical school interviews often ask bizarre questions. It's to see how you think on the spot and react to bizarre questions.
TheBestRussian
I actually agree with them, because you often get ambushed in the hallway / supermarket / holiday by a patient's family & gotta think fast
AugustDogust
It's straight from The Internship with Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
RisingPhoenix92
You mean its straight from what google actually asked in past interviews.
AugustDogust
I didn't really mean that at all. But if you can find a reputable source that backs up your claim then I will change views.
RisingPhoenix92
Link was too long for a comment so just messaged it to you
dustball23
I knew this question well before the movie. I remember it was a Microsoft question, not Google though.
AugustDogust
Gg, thanks for letting me know!
Iamnotacreativeman
My fav question to ask:"How many gallons of water flows through the Mississippi River?"
RobEllwood58
I happen to know that the M. River averages 0.5 cubic miles per day => 23 million GPM (gallons per minute). Oddly, I got that 1/2
RobEllwood58
factoid from a book on programming....
1414145691
"all of it" yeaaaaaah water cycle bitches
Iamnotacreativeman
Pass. we're looking for individuals that are articulate and honest that they don't know and will need to do some research
1414145691
I do know... every particle of water that exists has at some point flowed through the Mississippi River... It's science
PreciousPotato
Not necessarily. The Mississippi river formed ~10,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. The water that has been frozen since /1
1414145691
but at some point, that water WILL have been in Mississippi, flowing through a part of what is now the river basin. The Earth is
PreciousPotato
before the river formed and is only now melting from the poles, wouldn't have had time for this yet.