What's the weirdest interview question you've been asked or heard asked? I had a boss who liked to throw in a random math problem (like, "What's 15 percent of 30?") just to throw people off. I hated how uncomfortable it made people, even if they answered correctly.

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So you answered? What a weird question!

Was making them uncomfortable the point? To see how they would react? I had a manager who used to brag about doing that kind of thing in interviews. People prone to power trips should not be managers.

She came from one of the big consulting firms, and they did that. Ostensibly it was to see if they could think on their feet, I believe.

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