Anyone have any cringey stories from interviews, either on their part or the company's?

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When I was young I was being interviewed by a manager at a company and he took a phone call. And while I was sitting across the desk from him, he got in to a really nasty argument, apparently with his girlfriend. He got so rude so fast that it was kind of disturbing. I actually thought it was a set-up, like I was being tested to see how I'd react. I just waited until he was done and acted like nothing had happened. I didn't get the job, and looking back on it, I'm relieved I didn't. The whole thing was too crazy, either the guy had a wild temper or he was playing weird games with the people he was interviewing.

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When I was in college I applied at a hotel for a catering coordinator position. I waited over two hours. I went over questions in my head while I waited. It was my first professional interview. When they finally called me in I was surprised to see three people. The first question they asked me was tell me about yourself. I went blank. I didn’t speak for a long time. The interviewer gave me a look of “okay….” Then said, “thanks for your time” and stood up. I said thank you and left. So embarrassing.

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