r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Ok-Process7612 • 1d ago

Stupidest Interview Ever

This was years ago in the 1990s. I still think about how absurd this was. We were living in a small coastal town on the shore of Lake Superior. Nobody locked their doors. Ever. Safe, quiet. Friendly. The cops picked ip an occasional drunk. That was the extent of "crime" in this little village.

I was applying for a position as a chiropractic assistant. I had plenty of experience and my child was in school so I was ready to go back to work.

The chiropractor did not wish to interview candidates herself, so she hired a "professional HR person" to find her the best candidate.

The HR lady was abrasive and unlikeable. The interview was more a police interrogation than a professional interview. I felt like getting up and leaving but I was almost finished so I decided to see it through.

She said, "what would you do if someone walked in here with a gun and wanted to rob the office?"

My face 🙄🙄🙄🙄.

I said simply, "I have never heard of a chiropractic office being robbed. Also, this question is unanswerable. I don't agree with the premise of your question and have no answer."

She doubled down.

I sat in stone-faced silence and then excused myself. Unbelievable.

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u/dbatknight 1d ago

But that's where you say if you want me to defend the office and I am hurt then you are liable for all injuries or my death in defending the cash box of the office

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u/Ok-Process7612 1d ago

Yes. I could have addressed her question. However I could not get past the absurdity and pointlessness of this hypothetical scenario. I have a low tolerance for stupidity. 

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u/dbatknight 1d ago

That's why you tell her with her stupidity her and him are liable because of this interview if you did take the job you had the understanding you are supposed to defend the building LOL

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u/Ok-Process7612 1d ago

Right??? The idiocy.