👀What’s the worst or most awkward question you've been asked during an interview?

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Do you have family in town? *pause* Are you planning on expanding that family in the coming years? (Asked when I was a 2L woman at OCI. It was on Zoom, and afterwards, my mom asked if he’d really said that or if she misheard)

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Technically illegal to ask.

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6 months into my search for my first role in the middle of the pandemic: "Do you even want to be an attorney?"

After explaining that I worked full time and went to school at night while in law school: "we have concerns about your ability to handle a heavy workload and manage the stress of this job. Do you think you can handle it?"

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Wow...that is an incredibly stupid question, A5. 😆 I'm glad it isn't just me!

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