‘I slowly approached, offered my hand like some kind of discount Dr. Dolittle’: Hopeful candidate lands job after the miraculous rescue of a feisty feline who had mistakenly invaded the office she was interviewing in, proving her ability to ‘handle chaos’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Dec 8, 2025 3:00 PM EST

While there are no shortage of surprises that can happen when you go for a job interview, the surprise that the protagonist of today's story faced when going for their job interview was one that you certainly could not have prepawed for. For while under normal circumstances, this job hopeful might have brought along past examples of their work a portfolio if you will, it would have been less than useless in the trapping of an errant feline that decided it was high time they escaped in the office they had been brought into. Promoting the hiring manager to make a last minute decision to turn their interview's task section into a live game of catch that cat.

Thankfully, the crafty catto was captured swiftly by our heroic job hunter who was rewarded with the position they so sought after. Moral of the story being to travel with cat treats, lest you end up in a situation where your job literally depends upon catching a cat.

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    So, I had this job interview lined up, big deal for me, right? I ironed my shirt, practiced my strengths and weaknesses answers,
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    even rehearsed my handshake in the mirror like a total nerd. I get there early, sitting in the lobby, trying to look
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    calm while internally giving myself a TED Talk about confidence. Suddenly, everyone in the office starts
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    freaking out. I'm thinking, Oh no, is this some kind of group interview test I didn't prepare for?
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    two cats sitting in front of a laptop on of them is yawning
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    Turns out, someone's cat had somehow gotten into the building and was now
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  • Well, if that is the group interview freak-out then count us in. we would be all over that situation coaxing the cat out of any hidey hole it might have found with some fishy treats. Yet one more reason to always make sure you have cat treats on your person at all times.

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    perched dramatically on top of a filing cabinet, hissing like it was auditioning for a horror movie.
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    The staff were panicking, chairs were moving, and I'm just standing there, the candidate, holding my resume
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    folder like a shield. Next thing I know, one of the managers looks at me and goes, Uh can you help? Mind you, I've
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    never been trained in corporate cat wrangling. But I figured, hey, teamwork is a skill, right? So I slowly
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    approached, offered my hand like some kind of discount Dr. Dolittle, and somehow managed to scoop the cat into
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  • Now that is some impressive stuff. Heck, we are getting a little suspicious that this person did this stunt with their own cat. Which considering the outcome is pretty genius. Usually it is the interview who throws the interviewee off their game, not the other way around.

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    curly hair woman holiding phone looking at cat on desk
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    my arms without getting shredded. The office cheered. The cat just looked at me like, Yeah,
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    human, you passed my test. The interview started right after that. They didn't even ask about my
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    weaknesses,they just laughed and said, Well, we already know you can handle chaos. And yes I got the
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    job. Pretty sure the cat was the real hiring manager.
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    W... Did everyone start to clap?
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    DetectiveHairy6315 OF There really was some clapping and cheering when the cat was safe. It broke the tension completely before the interview even started.
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    Theunpolitical Not just any clap, it had to start with a slow clap to regular clapping. Someone shook their head in awe and disbelief.
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    kam49ers4ever So, I have to know, did they find the owner or did you take the cat home to repay his kindness? Θ 823 > Reply DetectiveHairy6315 OF They tracked down the owner later in the day. I didn't take the cat home, but I like to think I earned its approval long enough to get the job offer.
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