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[–] Delusion6903@discuss.online 1 points 13 hours ago

4 bowls of chili before the interview. And deviled eggs. No words necessary.

[–] CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As the title suggests, blow a job interviewer in the first 30 seconds will blow a job interview in 30 seconds

Depends on the skill of the top.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sit down, look at the picture of the (child aged) daughter of the person interviewing you, and ask if she's single.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 8 points 2 days ago

...and now all of a sudden you're appointed to lead a government agency.

[–] Pandoras_Can_Opener@mander.xyz 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm autistic, trans and chronically ill.

Do you have gluten free food in the cafeteria? I can't have more than 4 people around me at any given time. Where's the toilet for non gendered people?

Should just about do it I suppose.

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[–] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 145 points 4 days ago (4 children)

How strict is your sexual harassment policy?

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 days ago

Blow job interview, you say?

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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 90 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Oh I did this one once! I interviewed for a job as a construction worker, and my first question was "what's the pay" and second "how the fuck do you expect anyone to say yes to that".

They also had an apprentice working on a roof right next to us with absolutely no safety gear in sight.

[–] StopSpazzing@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Hire me or OSHA geta notified if you wanted the job

[–] hikaru755@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

That sounds like they blew the interview, not you

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 days ago

"Thanks for your time, but this job isn't for me. I wish you good luck finding your candidate, though."

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 52 points 4 days ago

“I’ve always been on the lookout for great places to start a workers union.”

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 38 points 4 days ago (13 children)

A few years ago I'd have said a Nazi salute.

But now I have to ask clarifying questions, like the location of the interview

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 84 points 4 days ago (2 children)

As you can clearly see I'm white and male. When do I start?

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 38 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

"Congrats, Mr. President! You've won the election!"

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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Actually as someone who does sometimes do interviews: acting like an asshole with a big ego will wreck your chances big time.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)
[–] Mesa@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago

I start next Monday, what now?

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago

This reminded me of:

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Instructions unclear, dyslexia made me blow the job interviewer.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"All professional decisions I make come down to a simple question: what would Marx do"

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[–] kdcd@sh.itjust.works 43 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I had one guy I interviewed tell me, unprompted, that all the women in the company would definitely feel comfortable around him.

Ok???

It was a fast no thank you. So I guess I’d do that.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago

"I am always respectful and appropriate towards female employees, especially the hot ones."

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago

I had to read that title a few times. As it potentially could be its own answer: offer a blowjob

…I know, I’ll see myself out now..

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Spit on my palm and go in for the handshake

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

"The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races" --Homer Simpson (OK the quote was about getting out of jury duty but I think it fits here)

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 51 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] mechanismatic@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That one depends on the job. Some managers will love to exploit your inclination to hyper focus on solving problems and following the rules. They won't ask you to work unpaid after hours but if you want to they won't protest... Doing a third of the work for a team of six people? That's great, but your next performance review will include the criticism that you're not as social as your coworkers because you're too busy doing the job.

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[–] kubok@fedia.io 24 points 4 days ago

"I do not believe the AI hype"

[–] Yuki@kutsuya.dev 41 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tell them they can't afford me

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You'd be surprised the number of head hunters you'll pique the interest of with that line.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 40 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They get me on board with the high salary, but the damage I do by not knowing how to do the job is ultimately what they cannot afford.

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[–] Doofytoe@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Fart into my cupped hand while making (and not breaking eye contact) and proceed to "throw" it in the interviewers general direction. (Extra points if you can do this with a straight face)

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Hi, I don't want this job, I'm just here because the job centre told me to apply if I want to continue receiving unemployment benefits."

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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"I like you guys. You're cool. All my other bosses were asshats."

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[–] artifex@piefed.social 31 points 4 days ago (2 children)
  • I only push to master
  • I only deploy to prod on Fridays
  • I am not available on the weekends
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[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Pants go down to ankles

Underwear go down to ankles

And then the helicopter starts up

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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

The simplest solution, and would save me 30 seconds. I'd save even more if it was in person.

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[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Repeat everything the interviewer says back to them in Yosemite Sam's voice, but punctuate every sentence with "bitch!"

[–] Inucune@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Ask to borrow a pen. Throw it at the interviewer's head. Ask to borrow a pen...

[–] vane@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

How much for getting hired ?

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Yup, that's me on the OSHA poster."

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 26 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Would giving a blow job blow the job interview? 🤔

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

leans in close to the interviewer

“That’s where that smell was coming from.”

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 4 days ago

Just tell the interviewer how great their feet look.

[–] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

'My Myers-Briggs is NSFW'.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I don't know exactly, I'll just be myself.

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