Today, I went to a big job interview. Eventually, the guy subtly enquired about my political beliefs. He seemed pretty laid-back and cool, so I told him, at which point he just chuckled and told me to leave. When I threatened to report him, he just said, "Who're they gonna believe, you or me?" FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to a big job interview. Everything went well at first, with the interviewer being impressed by my CV. I was then interrogated over not having a Facebook account, and practically accused of being a criminal, because people without them "always have something to hide". FML
Today, I went to an important job interview, only to be told I'm not what such a "prestigious" company was looking for. This from a pimply-faced 20-something who took a personal call on speakerphone mid-interview, and actually said "LMAO" out loud at his friend's joke. FML
Today, it's job interview day. In the elevator on the way there, I overheard potential candidates talking about the boss of the company, mocking his alleged lack of credibility. Who's the boss? Me. They don't know that yet. FML
Today, I walked out of a job interview feeling confident because I'd really hit it off with the interviewer. He called me an hour later to tell me that I didn't get the job, since he was afraid we'd "get along too well and never get any work done." FML
Today, I had a job interview. The only moment I impressed the interviewer was when I talked about drama. He started to talk about a play I hadn't seen, but I decided to agree on everything he was saying. Suddenly he said, "the play doesn't actually exist." I silently left the room. FML
Today, I had a job interview. The moment I walked into the room, the interviewer said, "OK, I will interview you, but there is no way I'm hiring you." FML
Today, I was at a job interview which seemed to be going well until the guy saw on my CV that I prefer they/them pronouns. Now, I’m not pushy about it, but he instantly lost interest and kept checking his phone to make sure he gave me my full 15 minutes; at minute 16 I was out the door. FML
Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. FML
Today, I went to the bathroom after a terrible job interview. My interviewer walked in with another guy, talking about my interview, saying he was obviously going to hire the other guy because my odd-sounding name was too hard to pronounce, yet alone spell in multiple emails. FML
Today, while waiting for a job interview, a woman sat down next to me and asked if I was here for the job too. Thinking she was also an applicant, I tried to demoralise her, and said the job was going to be a complete joke. With that, she stood up and said, "Do you still want to go into my office?" She was the interviewer. FML
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stoych 19
Would you really want to work for someone who cannot accept other peoples beliefs anyway?
ragini95 16
Complain anyway. That's just not ******* cool. If he did it to you, he'll have done it to other people.
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Comments (111)
UsagiArwen 23
Part of me says YDI on this one. There are questions that you don't have to answer. When asked a personal question about political beliefs, just answer, "I don't see what relevance that has to this interview. I don't feel comfortable discussing my points of view on politics." And leave it at that. If he presses, clam up and refuse to answer. Your beliefs are none of his business.
mssmell 10
Am I the only one who wants to know his political beliefs?
alycion 39
I would have said that since I don't believe in discussing politics or religion in the work place, I would rather not talk about it. If he was cool like he seemed, he would be ok with it. Some ass gnomes like him also appreciate that answer. I have heard of that being asked on interviews before to see if people could be easily prodded into those convos in the workplace. Still not right to have it asked on an interview and still worth reporting.
Coccinelle_fml 15
Report him anyway. You have nothing to lose, and you never know, people might just believe you. In any case, it'll bug him a great deal so win-win!
jessejamesc 8
an empty threat. report him immediately to human rights commission. political views are protected and scum like that should be confronted.
ajaj26 12
Sue his ass! If you win you might not have to work at all!
johnkocache 2
I guess whether you "deserved" it or not, kinda depends on what your answer was.
TShaunik 12
Is it a small business? I think it's a legitimate question if it's only a couple people working there. Too small of a place to be working with people you don't agree with stuff on...but if there's more than a few people, then what the hell?
alfred07 18
Report him anyway
TheDrifter 24
Politics are fair game, a long as they aren't political topics that touch on another protected topic. You can hire based on libertarian or progressive beliefs, but the interviewer can't ask about sexuality, abortion etc that cross into religion and protected rights. That said, 90% of companies won't care, but some have concerns about political based attacks by employees, leaks of sensitive information and deliberate sabotage to further political causes.