'Do you like to laugh?': 30+ Weirdest interview questions that had job-hunters running for the door

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST

Since humans are creatures of preparedness, unemployed folks will often rehearse potential interview question responses, attempting to put their best foot forward in order to score a new job. But sometimes, an interviewer will throw in a saucy question (or two) into an interview in order to get an honest reaction out of a prospective employee– to which, most of the time, nobody has the right answer. How are interviewees supposed to prepared for questions about the zombie apocalypse when they're applying to be a desk jockey? Well, you'd be surprised at how many employers need to know your doomsday plan…

Scroll for this hilarious collection of the weirdest interview questions that'll have you questioning everything about your employer. Fortunately, most of these job-hunters ran straight for the door when asked a couple of absurdly personal questions. After this, here's a titilating tale of another prospective employee who got totally burned by a flakey boss.

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  • 01
    r/AskReddit Posted by u/TinyTbird12 15 hours ago What is the weirdest question you've been asked at a job interview, what happened?
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    freezingprocess. 10 hr. ago My GF was recently asked on an interview: What weapon would you want to have in a zombie apocalypse? She answered 'light saber" They asked why. She said because it doesn't run out of ammo or get dull.
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    shaidyn 9 hr. ago "What would you do if someone started shouting at you in a meeting?" I responded that I'd just leave the meeting. I don't get paid to babysit. if someone wants to act like a child I'll leave them to it. The interviewer seemed taken aback while the other guys where chuckled.
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    Turns out the guy who asked the question had a habit of raising his voice to people who disagreed with him. I ended up getting the job and found out the guy was just super invested in the product he was developing. Like he had patents on it, books written, etc.
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    So when he's in a meeting and gives an input, and someone disagrees with him, he will not let it go until they are on board because in almost every case he IS right. He was a great guy and I miss working with him. He never raised his voice with me, though.
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    i_like_pretzels · 10 hr. ago "How do you tie your shoes?" Opening question. It honestly helped calm me down and made the interview easier to get through. I brought up the TedTalk on how to properly tie your shoe and the lesson I learned from that.
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    JoshuaByer 15 hr. ago Well, I already know your weaknesses (have no idea what he is talking about ), What are some of your strengths? ↑ 1.6k ↓ Reply Share Marksman18 - 10 hr. ago Maybe they said this intentionally to see how people react. Or they're a colossal
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    Danceinthepurplerain 9 hr. ago "Do you like to laugh?" -asked by the most stoic woman who worked in that office. I laughed in response and got the job. Apparently I answered correctly
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    Traditional_Dot776 - 12 hr. ago Last question in an interview for being a bank teller "if you could be any kind of fruit what kind of fruit would you be and why?" I said a mangosteen. Years later I asked him about that question, he said he just wanted to know what people would say. He said there were no wrong answers.
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    agbmom 15 hr. ago "If you were given a Black Rhinoceros and you couldn't sell it or give it away, what would you do with it?" I don't know what that question tells anyone. I said something along the lines of "I think they're endangered so I wouldn't kill it for meat. I would lend it to a zoo that could house it for me and take care of it in return they can use it for breeding and research." They liked the answer.
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    DingoMcPhee 14 hr. ago "If you could be any piece of playground equipment, what would you be?" Reply Share 527 heartofgold48. 11 hr. ago I would be the slide so I can feel your all day 620 Reply Share credulous_pottery. 9 hr. ago EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER
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    No-Part833 13 hr. ago What's your pet peeve? Told em it was people talking on their phones in public with the speaker on. Panel of 6 and four were guilty of it. I did not get the job.
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    Schwarzes__Loch 15 hr. ago "I understand that you are profoundly deaf. [...] Will you be available for a phone interview with the HR?" I was overwhelmed by the stupidity of someone who made 80K a year.
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    JediMasterGeoff · 11 hr. ago "If you were any kind of animal, which would you be?" This was for a library job on a military base. 321 Reply Share ForeverInBlackJeans 8 hr. ago A seagull, so I could Con people and then fly away laughing with my other seagull friends.
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    Remarkable_Horror 906 14 hr. ago Other than the pay (20k less) being less than what was originally offered to you, do you have any concerns about the job?... I was offered the job and turned it down. They were surprised I didn't take on the opportunity. ↑ 615 ↓ Reply Share stfleming1 11 hr. ago "Opportunity." .
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    Peter Dujan 8 hr. ago edited 7 hr. ago Him: You're not into older women are you? Me: umm... I guess not. Why do you ask? Him: I came home one day to find my boss my wife. I'm making sure my wife again. nobody I had tears in my eyes trying to hold back the laughter. I got the job though.
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    ClumzyMunky. 11 hr. ago There was a section that they required you to fill out a writing in cursive. I asked them why and they said they would send it out for handwriting analysis. Nope out of there pretty quick. 325 Reply Share arkofjoy 11 hr. ago Yeah, believing in some non scientific "personality analysis" is a big red flag.
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    petrovmendicant . 8 hr. ago "What do you think about the Reagan Youth? Or are you one of those hippie types?" This was in 2007 for a cashier job at CVS.
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    Numerous_Age_3223 8 hr. ago Went to a job interview at Applebee's. After going over my extensive work experience in the service industry, the manager asked: "If you were a cereal, which one would you be?" Me: "Mm, I don't know. Cheerios?"
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    Him: "Why Cheerios?" Me: "...because I seem like a Cheerio kinda person?" Him: "Hmm. Most people say fruit loops, cause they're fun and colorful." Me: "" I did not get the job.
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    Murky_Island_2342 10 hr. ago "Are you ready to touch a dead body?" I recently applied for a position at a cemetery where groundskeeping was the advertised duty, but it also entailed removing the deceased to the funeral home and, if applicable, cremating them. 149 ↓ Reply Share PacoBauer 5 hr. ago "Cause you just killed this interview!"
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    i_eat_gentitals. 9 hr. ago "Why do you know [insert name of childhood best friends older sibling] on Facebook?" That was the first question. I had to explain the story and it turned out they dated. Turns out we had 35 mutual friends and went to the same high school, grew up in the same area, and she cried (super pregnant at the time) and hugged me and told me I had the job if I wanted it.
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    mahjimoh 10 hr. ago My favorite swear word. (It was an interview with someone I'd been working with for years and he was mostly kidding, just asked to break up the seriousness!) I pretended to take it seriously and answered honestly. And got the job.
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    Kittytigris 11 hr. ago Probably those weird IQ questions they send before letting you actually talk to an actual person. A close second would be, how low was I willing to go on my per hour rate. Nope out of that one pretty quick. None of those are good signs.
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    Nullunit2000 · 14 hr. ago . I was asked, "What is best in life?". I answered, "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women." I got the job. 332 Reply Share ... beetus_gerulaitis - 11 hr. ago Was the job oiling your pecs and chopping people up with a two handed sword?
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    Scorch6200 9 hr. ago I had one interview where the only questions I got asked were "what's your favorite movie? Have you ever seen Jaws? Do you know how to paint? Cut grass? Make sandwiches?" Somehow I got the job, but got laid off a month later. Bit of a blessing in disguise. The job sucked and I found a better one anyway
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    gcwardii 7 hr. ago "In a zombie invasion, what is something about you that would make people want you on their team?" I used the word "sneaky" in my answer because my brain couldn't come up with "stealthy." I did not get the job.
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    Bagel-luigi 7 hr. ago In the middle of an IT job interview I got a "who do you consider your most inspirational historical figure?" couldn't think of anything else on the spot so I said "Joan of Arc", then listed the details of the Joan of Arc campaign from Age of Empires 2. I got the job
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    QueenOri31 9 hr. ago I was once asked about my hobbies, which itself is cool, but when i mentioned that I like dancing, the guy interviewing me laughed and suggested that he always wanted to learn, and if i can teach him how to! He was trying to flirt i guess, but it came off creepy as
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    Necessary_Parfait_299 hr. ago Not too bad but being asked why I would ruin my body with tattoos, when the position had no rules against them.
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    Interesting-Gap7359 - 7 hr. ago What are your thoughts on Scientology? The job posting was for a camera op for a "nonprofit."
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    "If you could be any piece of playground equipment, what would you be?"
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