Entitled job candidate Colin demands to be hired because of "old connection": 'I’m entitled to it because we both know people in common'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Feb 6, 2026 11:00 AM EST

This job interview ended on an awkward note because the candidate suddenly declared he was "entitled" to the job!

A lot of us fret over job interviews, and the thing is, you can look up advice about them, right? But so much of the advice you'll find is contradictory. Some people will tell you to add colors and a photo to your resume, while others warn to never ever do that. Some people will tell you to show up as early as possible, but other schools of thought say that it's needy to show up 20 minutes in advance. And when it comes to the actual talking part of the interview, the advice is so specific to each job and person that it's all but useless. 

However, I think this kid got some advice from his Dad… but he just wasn't savvy enough to carry out his plan without being super obvious about the big thing he was asking. Clearly, his Dad had mentioned that this kid had some kind of friend of a friend of a friend connection to the interviewer, and could possibly leverage that. But, as young people are wont to be, this kid just messed it up. He was probably prompted to mention the brief connection in a "wow, small world!" kind of way. He could've easily said, "Oh yeah, my parent remembered your name because of this and that, isn't that interesting!" 

See, that would've made this kid stand out at the very least, because the hiring manager probably went and did some internet sleuthing afterwards to check up on people he probably hadn't thought about in a while. However, this job candidate proceeded to botch the interview about as badly as he possibly could. You should never just tell the interviewer out right that they must hire you. You're supposed to prove your skillset, show that you're a pleasant person who's easy to be around, and still impress upon the interviewer that you're interested in the role. 

I hope that this kid and the interviewer can both look back on this and laugh! If the kid isn't truly 100% entitled, he might've been hugely embarrassed by this faux pas. Let's hope he learnt a lesson so that he can actually build himself up in a career instead of leaning on Daddy's old connections to prop him up. 

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    'Son of my bosses' sisters' ex demands he’s entitled to job'

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    When my company recently was hiring for three new managers one guy we'll name Colin came in for an interview. During the interview according
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    to my boss Colin was very professional and showed promise until he said to my boss, "By the way I'm 'insert name' son, you might
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    remember my dad he dated your sister in high school." My boss paused and remembered who he is referring to and said, "So you're expecting me to hire
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    you because of an old connection your father has to my family?" Colin smiled and said, "Not expecting I'm entitled to it because we both
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    know people in common." My boss said she'd let Colin know if he got the job but she didn't pick him she thought he was
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    pretty brash to just announce he's entitled to the job just because he knows someone from my bosses past. My boss sees
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    Colin's father all the time in the gym when he comes to workout so she planned to talk to him about if he put his son up for saying their connection
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    with each other. In the end Colin didn't get the job and tried pleading for a job but he still didn't get it.
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    People couldn't believe this dude's strategy

    Plau... Connections but no brain or social skills
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    WeirdPinkHair I bet when your boss tells Colins dad what he said, his dad will groan and say 'where did I go wrong with that boy'. And Colin will get an earfull.
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    Tony-Flags I mean, personal connections have gotten me an interview before (that's how lots of people get jobs), but a sane person doesn't expect that you just automatically get the job. This is either a fantasy, or a moron thinks that's how hiring works.
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    FlirtyPe-tal The funniest part is that even if his dad did put him up to it, that makes it worse, not better. That's teaching. your kid that jobs are something you're owed, not earned. Companies crumble under people like that. This is exactly how you end up with incompetent managers who think rules don't apply to them. Hard pass.
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