Job Interviews Or Comedy Shows? These Questions Went Off The Rails

Sometimes the weirdest test isn’t your resume—it’s keeping a straight face.

“If you were a Star Wars Character would you be Luke, Leia, Hans, R2, or C3PO?I didn’t get it probably because I said Wedge Antilles and went on for quite some time of the strength of being a competent background character that didn’t feel the need to be a main character of every story. The interviewers had no idea who Wedge was.”

“Are you sure you want to start at the top of the salary band? That won’t give you much room for growth.”

“Manager: Would you be willing to work for $X.XX per hour?Me: That is below the legal minimum wage.”

““name a time where you gave back to your community” i was 15 and applying to dairy queen.”

“I was asked to name my favorite color and then defend that choice…I was applying to be the controller of the accounting department .”

“If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?At wallmart. I s**t you not.”

“Interviewer: ‘Give me one good reason why I should give you this job’?I replied ‘Give me one good reason why I should accept it’?I got the job.”

“”If someone tried robbing us, how would you protect the cash register?”They didn’t like my reply “I wouldn’t protect it”. I thought this was some test but it wasn’t they actually wanted their employees to put their life on the line for whatever money would be in the cash register at the time. This was a minimum paying job btw.”

“”What’s the most dangerous animal you’d be willing to fight” and when I told them *people* that was apparently the wrong answer.”

“If you can be one kitchen appliance what would it be and why. My answer was a knife because I am sharp and I can perform many different tasks. Real answer, knife so I can stab you for asking such a stupid question.”

““How desperate are you for this job?” F**k off im not going to beg.”

“Why did you have a career break for 2 year?”“….covid”.

“Talked about details of a previous job. just some computer stuff. it involved some lasersinterviewer: “so… you do, like… illegal stuff? like mafia?”yeah, that’s me, dr. f****n’ evil, walkin in to an interview talking about how i commit crimesman she was dumb.”

“The silliest question I ever got was whether I wanted to apply for the job. For context, I was in a beer distributor buying beer, wearing ripped jeans and a t-shirt. Owner mentions he has a job opening and asks if I want to apply. Needing a job at the time I said sure. So he sits me right down for an interview only to tell me “sorry I just don’t like the way you’re dressed.” Bro, then don’t ask me to apply!”

“”If you needed to eat an elephant, how would you go about it?”I guess this question could assess problem-solving skills or your approach to seemingly insurmountable tasks, but I could think of better questions for that.I ended up quoting that one Shel Silverstein poem about the girl who wanted to eat a whale, and how she ate it one bite at a time. They seemed to like that answer.”

“”What’s your superpower?”This was one of only two questions in the interview.”

“What my high school gpa was. I was in my late 30s at the time. I honestly didn’t remember.”

“How do you work with difficult coworkers? The department is all women and you know how women can be.”.

“If I asked your friend what you were like in highschool, what would they say?” I ended the interview right after that.

“Where I live, if I had a boyfriend and what my father does for a living.”

“I was applying to BK and was asked to draw a picture.I didn’t get the job because my picture wasn’t colorful enough and didnt fill the entire page.”

“What is your biggest accomplishment?” I was applying to work the floor at a Nike outlet store, and I was a junior in high school.

“”If you were a brick, what brick would you be?”I’ve also been asked “if you were a tree, what tree would you be?”I’ve been told it’s a tactic just to see how you react, not a question needing a correct answer. Imo that does nothing to show if a candidate will be able to perform a job well, its just a stupid power trip thing for dumb people who dont want to actually interview well.”

“How do you see yourself in 5 yearsHands down the most childish question that RRHH does.”

“Cut me off mid-ask about my education to ask if I knew how to use one of “these”.*proceeds to slide a tape measure across the desk*.”

“By the interviewee: Are you the kind of boss who’s gonna want me to kiss your a*s?”

““Do you feel your appearance is suitable for public-facing work?”I was so nonplussed that all I could say was “I’ve never had any complaints.”And then I got the job.”

“”You’re at a business lunch. You ordered your steak rare, but it comes out well done. What do you do?”I said send it back because a rare steak won’t take that long. Did not get the job.”

“Where do you see yourself in 5 years? I was being interviewed by the owner of the company. I told him sitting on the beach in Mexico drinking a beer.”

“I had this one in an interview for a job I didn’t get, which I felt once I heard it, I wasn’t getting the job.”What would be a good reason NOT to hire you for this position?” My reply was “A pre-approved or better candidate “In my mind, I had a ton of snarky replies but opted for the neutral reply.”