I was about to graduate college, interviewing for an engineering job. Was about 20 minutes into the interview and felt it was going well - the guy liked my work history and project examples. I made a minor gesture with my hand while answering a question, and my watch clasp broke, dropping the watch to the table top. I apologized to the interviewer, was just baffled at what happened, and simply picked up the watch and put it in my pocket. The interviewer snapped something like "Oh, are you late for something? Do you have somewhere to go? We can end here, I'll call if I have any follow up" and he ended the interview right then. In retrospect, I think I dodged potentially working for an insatiable prick.
Applied for a job as a line worker in a factory that produces pies, sausages and sliced meats. Having worked in food production in the past I brought the food handling and safety certificates I had to the interview. They said I was over qualified. After hearing what they get up to I have never eaten any of their products again.
Many years ago a friend owned several fish n chip shops and won an award for selling the most of a supplier's products. Part of the prize was a visit to their biggest factory. He came out of the factory visit vegetarian! (For UK readers, it was Hollands Pies)
I had a guy stagger into my garage early one morning looking like he'd slept in a bin,drinking from a can of cheap super strength beer while holding the other three under his arm. Leaning against the door of my office he earnestly enquired if I had any jobs going. I told him no and that furthermore he'd be better served looking for a job sober,tidy and not carrying and consuming beer at 7:30 a.m. He listened,agreed them simply staggered off,presumably content that he'd at least tried😂.
Many years ago (~30) I had a small retail business. I used to get this all the time - to receive unemployment benefits they had to apply for a set number of jobs per month, sure as hell didn't want one though.
RE peanut butter sandwich: I'd guess the point of the question is to see if you can formulate a description for a process. Using something simple that almost anyone should know so you don't have to go into a long discussion about technicalities. If you can't describe how to make a sandwich, you probably can't describe how to repair a diesel generator (or whatever) either.
In gradeschool, my teacher asked us all to write down the instructions to make a peanut butter sandwich. She then went through them one at a time, following the instructions we wrote down with real bread and peanut butter. I don't think a single sandwich came out correct because we had not written little details like "take the lid off the peanut butter," " take 2 pieces of bread out of the bag," etc. It was a lesson in details and being thorough.
@AutumnK exactly. Once at my job we were trying to write instructions for how to install some software. We had a meeting where we had someone sit in front of a computer and follow the instructions step by step. He ignored the instructions and ran ahead. The boss said, wait, please follow the instructions. He got all annoyed and said, oh, you think I don't know how to do this? He couldn't grasp that the point wasn't to test if he could accomplish the task, but to test the instructions.
2:23 (1) Put 2 slices of bread on a plate. (2) Open the jar of peanut butter. (3) Scoop peanut butter out of the jar with a knife. (4) Spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. (5) Put the lid back on the jar of peanut butter and put it away. (6) Pick up the jar of jam/jelly 🤢 and throw it in the bin/trash. (7) Place the second slice of bread on top of the first. (8) Cut the sandwich in half, either horizontally or diagonally, if you wish. (9) Sit down at the table or somewhere comfortable, taking the plated sandwich with you. (10) Eat.
I was interviewing for an entry level engineering position and everything was going great. Last interviewer and I really hit it off too. So he wanted to show me something. He looked down the hallways to see if anyone was in sight, then quietly opened a desk drawer and pulled out a sheet of paper and handed it to me. It was just a list of exceptionally G rated engineering jokes, the "how many engineers does it take to screw in a light bulb" type of jokes. That place was so uptight they didn't allow anything on the office/cube walls, no family photos, and apparently the code was so strict that even a little G rated office humor was forbidden. They offered me the job, $10K more than I was making, but I turned them down just because of that. Too bad, the work was interesting and I'd talked with some good people there.
I worked at a bank and had an interview with a manager for a supervisor's position in the same type of department at a different bank. The problem: I was hired at the job I had to clean up the mess that she had created when she had the job. Now she was managing the department at a smaller bank. I wasn't hired.
@@csnide6702. Well, it depends what might have been in the boxes. It might have beed a warehouse for classified or, at least, highly sensitive documents.
A young fella was told he'd get paid $15 per hour. An hour into the first day , he went up to the boss. Boss " Is everything alright ? " Kid - ' I've been here for an hour ' Boss - " Yeah, and ? " Kid - ' I just wanted to get my $15 '
I didn’t apply because I am only human; but the position required a masters degree, 15 years experience, fluent in at least one other language, preferably two or more. Must travel five weeks at a time, then home five days: They would pay for the hotel, but you will need to cover food and car rental, which you will need. The pay? 15.00 dollars per hour.
RE Hitler: I suppose if someone said, "I really admire Hitler's skill at X ... even though he did use it for horribly evil purposes", okay, an off-beat answer but maybe thought-provoking. But to just say "Hitler" and stop is a little ... crazy.
My son 34 (had a total hip replacement, and his work went bankrupt while he’s recovering) applied for multiple jobs at a certain “well known big box store” and because he refused to narc out slackers he was denied even an interview. So just for kicks I answered for him ( I run maintenance at a police station) and nope, denied. They whine about no workers….yeah, that’s bs!
Bob's Burgers restaurant as a Zoom background is AWESOME ! It's F-ing Wal-Mart.... you should have said " that's why I want a job - so I can stop stealing" . That SHOULD appeal to them. About the guy who said Hitler --- would you prefer he said "Trump"...? same f-ing thing ! Last one - You held the guys MOTHER against him...? WOW ! that sucks ..... not his fault.
2:09. I would just have put "because I was born less than 18 years ago..." 3:45. Seriously? I know I am far from being on the leading edge in technology, but I have a landline phone because it came free with my internet connection,. I almost never use it, but it costs me nothing and takes up 6 square inches of my desk, so why not? I also have a printer, which I don't use regularly, but often enough to justify having it. 4:48. In all the interviews I have ever had, for any job at all, I have never been asked any question that doesn't directly apply in some way to the job in hand, or my outside interests. If anyone had asked me random cr*p like that, I would have found some polite and professional way of asking them why TF they want to know!
A landline phone is unlikely to be turned off or out of charge or something, so having one means they know they could get in touch with you in an emergency, which from an employers point of view is a bonus. Having a printer could be an advantage for some types of job, so you could generate hard copy of things. I don't see why any of that is so unreasonable. Maybe shouldn't be a dealbreaker, but a perfectly reasonable inquiry.
Well, I don't have a printer but I have a landline phone and two VCR that work perfectly fine, and an analog TV my old fridge turned 35 this year. Why throw away things that work well. w
I insisted on a landline. Cellphones are leashes like pagers. I just printed out the receipe for Christmas dessert. And some good movies never made it to DVD!@christopherdean1326
@@mxslick50 Nah, it's a problem with the text logic in dark mode. In bright mode--what I'm using until dark mode gets fixed--the typed text IS grayer than the black of a posted text. And I'm sure that wye-tee is monitoring comments with one or more sensitivity bots. E.g., it seems to have problems with the words eye-dee-eye-ohh-tee and brewtal, at least when I use them.
I was about to graduate college, interviewing for an engineering job. Was about 20 minutes into the interview and felt it was going well - the guy liked my work history and project examples.
I made a minor gesture with my hand while answering a question, and my watch clasp broke, dropping the watch to the table top. I apologized to the interviewer, was just baffled at what happened, and simply picked up the watch and put it in my pocket.
The interviewer snapped something like "Oh, are you late for something? Do you have somewhere to go? We can end here, I'll call if I have any follow up" and he ended the interview right then. In retrospect, I think I dodged potentially working for an insatiable prick.
Lucky escape, magic watches do come in handy!
Applied for a job as a line worker in a factory that produces pies, sausages and sliced meats. Having worked in food production in the past I brought the food handling and safety certificates I had to the interview. They said I was over qualified. After hearing what they get up to I have never eaten any of their products again.
Name and shame please then we all can boycott this demeaning establishment
Many years ago a friend owned several fish n chip shops and won an award for selling the most of a supplier's products. Part of the prize was a visit to their biggest factory. He came out of the factory visit vegetarian! (For UK readers, it was Hollands Pies)
@@johnmehaffey9953maybe it was boars head?
I like "I'm smart because I had an uncle who was a college professor."
Isn't that donald trump? Proving brains are not hereditary🤨
I had a guy stagger into my garage early one morning looking like he'd slept in a bin,drinking from a can of cheap super strength beer while holding the other three under his arm. Leaning against the door of my office he earnestly enquired if I had any jobs going. I told him no and that furthermore he'd be better served looking for a job sober,tidy and not carrying and consuming beer at 7:30 a.m. He listened,agreed them simply staggered off,presumably content that he'd at least tried😂.
Many years ago (~30) I had a small retail business. I used to get this all the time - to receive unemployment benefits they had to apply for a set number of jobs per month, sure as hell didn't want one though.
Probably required to list a certain number of job attempts to keep getting welfare.
Perhaps he was the owner, checking up on staff?
@@hypsyzygy506Did you not read the original comment? It's quite apparent that the original comment was made by the owner himself.
...you know Rhodes scholar is a thing, right?
Rhodes scholarship is not hereditary.
@@lorisewsstuff1607 True. But you still claim a parent was one
@@ET-cj8jo A legit reaction of the OP, but the comment by Stories and Memes and Stuff is just ignorant.
Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar.
Anyone who screens resumes and doesn't know what a Rhodes Scholar is has the wrong job.
Anyone who gives a crap about a candidate's DAD being a Rhodes scholar lacks the requisite objectivity to be an interviewer
He was just being funny. He knows what a Rhodes Scholar is.
@sewmeonekenobi639 sadly he wasn't funny.
@@jillmortlock8439 Nor was the applicant, which is scary. He may be driving a car near you soon!
RE peanut butter sandwich: I'd guess the point of the question is to see if you can formulate a description for a process. Using something simple that almost anyone should know so you don't have to go into a long discussion about technicalities. If you can't describe how to make a sandwich, you probably can't describe how to repair a diesel generator (or whatever) either.
agreed, was my thought too, maybe even attention to detail
In gradeschool, my teacher asked us all to write down the instructions to make a peanut butter sandwich. She then went through them one at a time, following the instructions we wrote down with real bread and peanut butter. I don't think a single sandwich came out correct because we had not written little details like "take the lid off the peanut butter," " take 2 pieces of bread out of the bag," etc. It was a lesson in details and being thorough.
@AutumnK exactly. Once at my job we were trying to write instructions for how to install some software. We had a meeting where we had someone sit in front of a computer and follow the instructions step by step. He ignored the instructions and ran ahead. The boss said, wait, please follow the instructions. He got all annoyed and said, oh, you think I don't know how to do this? He couldn't grasp that the point wasn't to test if he could accomplish the task, but to test the instructions.
So, answering "I'd never, ever do such a disgusting thing" wouldn't be OK?
2:23 (1) Put 2 slices of bread on a plate. (2) Open the jar of peanut butter. (3) Scoop peanut butter out of the jar with a knife. (4) Spread the peanut butter on one slice of bread. (5) Put the lid back on the jar of peanut butter and put it away. (6) Pick up the jar of jam/jelly 🤢 and throw it in the bin/trash. (7) Place the second slice of bread on top of the first. (8) Cut the sandwich in half, either horizontally or diagonally, if you wish. (9) Sit down at the table or somewhere comfortable, taking the plated sandwich with you. (10) Eat.
I was interviewing for an entry level engineering position and everything was going great. Last interviewer and I really hit it off too. So he wanted to show me something. He looked down the hallways to see if anyone was in sight, then quietly opened a desk drawer and pulled out a sheet of paper and handed it to me. It was just a list of exceptionally G rated engineering jokes, the "how many engineers does it take to screw in a light bulb" type of jokes. That place was so uptight they didn't allow anything on the office/cube walls, no family photos, and apparently the code was so strict that even a little G rated office humor was forbidden. They offered me the job, $10K more than I was making, but I turned them down just because of that. Too bad, the work was interesting and I'd talked with some good people there.
Shades of THE HANDMAID'S TALE.
I I have been for only a few interviews in my life but the interview game is one of the most depressing things.
I worked at a bank and had an interview with a manager for a supervisor's position in the same type of department at a different bank. The problem: I was hired at the job I had to clean up the mess that she had created when she had the job. Now she was managing the department at a smaller bank. I wasn't hired.
3:35 Surprised they didn't also ask for the candidate's fax number!
I was asked what i had for Breakfast that day during a interview.. just to work in a Warehouse..
my friend had to pass a background check (took 3 weeks ) to get a job in a Warehouse - STACKING BOXES.
@@csnide6702. Well, it depends what might have been in the boxes. It might have beed a warehouse for classified or, at least, highly sensitive documents.
A young fella was told he'd get paid $15 per hour.
An hour into the first day , he went up to the boss.
Boss " Is everything alright ? "
Kid - ' I've been here for an hour '
Boss - " Yeah, and ? "
Kid - ' I just wanted to get my $15 '
I didn’t apply because I am only human; but the position required a masters degree, 15 years experience, fluent in at least one other language, preferably two or more. Must travel five weeks at a time, then home five days: They would pay for the hotel, but you will need to cover food and car rental, which you will need.
The pay? 15.00 dollars per hour.
7:27 How do you know that they did not get exactly the result they wanted?
RE Hitler: I suppose if someone said, "I really admire Hitler's skill at X ... even though he did use it for horribly evil purposes", okay, an off-beat answer but maybe thought-provoking. But to just say "Hitler" and stop is a little ... crazy.
Hey, don't worry, the guy's gonna be the next president of the U.S. of A...
@@mabonbran8913You need to seek treatment for your TDS bud. And quit making every comment political.
@@mabonbran8913my immediate thought was that moron is openly a fan of Hitler too.
@@lesley4085 You also need to get treatment for your TDS...
My son 34 (had a total hip replacement, and his work went bankrupt while he’s recovering) applied for multiple jobs at a certain “well known big box store” and because he refused to narc out slackers he was denied even an interview. So just for kicks I answered for him ( I run maintenance at a police station) and nope, denied. They whine about no workers….yeah, that’s bs!
Maybe that is why his old work went bankrupt?
@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bob's Burgers restaurant as a Zoom background is AWESOME !
It's F-ing Wal-Mart.... you should have said " that's why I want a job - so I can stop stealing" . That SHOULD appeal to them.
About the guy who said Hitler --- would you prefer he said "Trump"...? same f-ing thing !
Last one - You held the guys MOTHER against him...? WOW ! that sucks ..... not his fault.
7:40
Actually, they won - he/she left with no drama. What they lost is another topic.
Hilarious!
2:09. I would just have put "because I was born less than 18 years ago..."
3:45. Seriously? I know I am far from being on the leading edge in technology, but I have a landline phone because it came free with my internet connection,. I almost never use it, but it costs me nothing and takes up 6 square inches of my desk, so why not? I also have a printer, which I don't use regularly, but often enough to justify having it.
4:48. In all the interviews I have ever had, for any job at all, I have never been asked any question that doesn't directly apply in some way to the job in hand, or my outside interests. If anyone had asked me random cr*p like that, I would have found some polite and professional way of asking them why TF they want to know!
thnx
Printer and landline phone… a VCR too?
A landline phone is unlikely to be turned off or out of charge or something, so having one means they know they could get in touch with you in an emergency, which from an employers point of view is a bonus. Having a printer could be an advantage for some types of job, so you could generate hard copy of things. I don't see why any of that is so unreasonable. Maybe shouldn't be a dealbreaker, but a perfectly reasonable inquiry.
Well, I don't have a printer but I have a landline phone and two VCR that work perfectly fine, and an analog TV my old fridge turned 35 this year. Why throw away things that work well. w
Surprised they didn't also ask for the candidate's fax number!
@@MrWombatty My brother was asked for a fax number a few years ago. He told them "Sorry, I live in the 21st century..."
I insisted on a landline. Cellphones are leashes like pagers. I just printed out the receipe for Christmas dessert. And some good movies never made it to DVD!@christopherdean1326
Testing. OMG, dark mode is hiding my keyed letters. WTF?
But only on original posts, not on replies. WEIRD.
But edit mode turns everything dark/invisible again.
Even in normal mode typed comments are greyed almost out, but seem to post normally. Maybe YT is secretly moderating comments?
@@mxslick50 Nah, it's a problem with the text logic in dark mode. In bright mode--what I'm using until dark mode gets fixed--the typed text IS grayer than the black of a posted text. And I'm sure that wye-tee is monitoring comments with one or more sensitivity bots. E.g., it seems to have problems with the words eye-dee-eye-ohh-tee and brewtal, at least when I use them.
@@mxslick50 And, additionally, I can't get the site feedback option to work.
4:05 Wonder if they ever regretted not hiring Elon Musk?