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

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I got the job but I never stopped despising this guy.

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“Have you ever worked with a creative brief?” Interviewer to me, a copywriter with 15 years’ experience.

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Wow is that really your name? No really? People call you that? No nicknames? Really?

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Gaylord Focker

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“Are you comfortable working only with PCs?”

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What were you like in high school? Also, are you single?

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Describe your creative process. I want to hear every detail and every step. Tell me what’s going on in your head.

(After I give some lofty reply)

Ugh. Why does everyone always struggle with that question. It’s a very simple question. It’s starting to be a real problem.

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Are you not wearing pants?

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How do you feel about gossip?

I hate it, but you know who the biggest gossiper in the company is…?

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lol. this was in my prior teaching career. but it was for an all girls catholic school.

“what are you going to do once the students start being affectionate toward you???”

One that stands out as really weird was “do you prefer the Beatles or The Rolling Stones” and when I answered a different, influential rock musician they doubled down and didn’t like that I didn’t pick one or the other.

Another time for a part time, freelance role I was asked “do you have any other way to support yourself?” And that was the end of the interview for me…not working for a pittance!

“Oh, I think my great-grandfather listened to those bands”

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I was asked "what's a secret you have, we are very open here." It was something about the tone that made me uncomfortable.

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