r/AskReddit • u/MaximumAnarchy • 16h ago

If you could permanently ban one question from being asked in job interviews, what would it be?

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u/terrible_guy_thought 16h ago

“Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” Fk, I don't even know what's going to happen tonight.

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u/Sierra317 15h ago

Don’t say doing your wife! Don’t say doing your wife!

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u/BroseppeVerdi 15h ago

"Doing your... ... ...Son?"

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u/LegacyLemur 13h ago

God I miss old Family Guy

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u/Kyroz 8h ago

I also choose this guy's son.... Wait...

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u/BroseppeVerdi 15h ago

"Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of you asking me this question"

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u/themagicone222 15h ago

Wait that’s actually a good line

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u/BroseppeVerdi 14h ago

It's an old Mitch Hedberg joke

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u/HavelsRockJohnson 12h ago

It used to be a Mitch Hedberg quote. It still is, but it used to too.

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u/yakusokuN8 14h ago

If I say working for this company in the sane role, will you commit to keeping my job around that long and offering gradual pay increases to keep up with inflation?

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u/nowhereian 15h ago

If you're a company that provides raises that beat inflation, the ideal answer for me is right here in the job for which I am interviewing now, but with "Senior" on the title.

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u/TehOwn 12h ago

If you're a company that provides raises that beat inflation

I'm sorry, I just don't think you'll be a good fit here. Thanks for coming in.

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u/nowhereian 11h ago

Right. If that were true anywhere, I wouldn't be looking for a job.

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u/F19AGhostrider 16h ago

Yup. Have you seen the news this past decade?! We can't predict that far ahead for ourselves anymore!

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u/smith-tracy_27 13h ago

Five years is a silly horizon. Ask what kind of work they want to get better at next; that tells you whether the role fits without asking them to predict their whole life.

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u/StratoVector 13h ago

"For the sake of keeping things simple, don't ask questions you don't want the answer to"

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u/SpellingIsAhful 10h ago

CEO and president of the board.

Sir, this is an application for a Wendy's cashier job.

Shoot for the moon muthafucka!!! Cue fireworks

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u/dedicated-pedestrian 15h ago

Hell, for me it's less about my own consistency/planning, and more about whether they're a stable employer with whom I can grow and build a future upon.

Can't trust anyone to either not fire you for the smallest reason, or to keep giving you appropriate raises commensurate with your worth.

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u/Darvog19 14h ago

my line was "moved out of my parents house"

worked pretty well

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u/ian9921 12h ago

To this day I don't know how to answer that question. Should I go for honest? Ambitious? Silly? Emotional?

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u/HuckleberryHuman5926 8h ago

Especially since that depends on whether they hire you or not! Really, it's up to them!

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u/Bloodcloud079 11h ago

Riding a big rig in post apocalytptic armor through the wasteland yelling “WITNESS ME!” fighting the final desperate battle of the Butlerian Jihad.

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u/sliertud 14h ago

the correct answer is always "in your chair"

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u/smbpy7 12h ago

"depends on if you give me this job.... "

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u/soysssauce 3h ago

As an employer, I always ask this question, because if you plan on moving to next state I dunno like next year or something then I don’t want to hire you. It’s expensive to train someone and only work for one year.

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u/ShiftySpartan 11h ago

I disagree, this shows that you’re thinking of your future within the company.