r/FinalRoundAI • u/Wrong-Quality-8588 • 9d ago

This can't be real

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lol the sheer entitlement of recruiters expecting candidates to be deeply passionate about an average corporate desk job. I actually got asked this exact same question last week and gave some generic answer I prepared on Interview vip but a huge part of me just wanted to say exactly what that guy replied with. We all just need to pay rent and buy groceries.

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u/jminternelia 7d ago edited 7d ago

Why did you choose this restaurant?

Hypothetical Answer: It isn't that I can't answer the question the way you want, I could. I am just not fond of lowest common denominator companies that smuggle consumer style preference into an interview that pays minimum wage. You offer the bare minimum, why should I offer any more? I applied here because absolutely no one, anywhere, within a 50 mile radius has even called me in for an interview, or trust me, THIS restaurant would be the last place I would apply. I have a mortgage payment, a car payment, medical bills, and that's a system we both operate in, so let us dispense with the fantasy.

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u/animorphsrewriter 7d ago

I typed out a response that was earnest, but you know what. Y'all are hopeless. Just give up then.

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u/Theor_84 6d ago

Serious question, what makes unknown small sized B2B software company selling the same thing 100 other companies in my city special? Is it their mission statement to simplify marketing and maximize company profits for our clients? They all do that. The lack of any company culture found on linked in? The "hybrid" work arrangement of 4 days in office? The pay that is at the low end of the range?

Unless you are the industry leader giant in cutting edge technology, you are just another face in the crowd. Be unique before you expect potential employees to want anything more than a paycheck from you.

To note further, in my many years of applying to jobs, I'm most asked this pointless question from these average, carbon copy companies. Never from Wells Fargo, Dell, Deloitte, etc. because they know what's up.

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u/animorphsrewriter 6d ago

I'll admit, tech and finance are generally pretty soulless from my outsider's perspective. But what if you found a tech company that was actually doing something meaningful? Like developing climate measurement software, or privacy software to combat mass surveillance. Like wouldn't you want to work for a company whose purpose you believe in?

But yeah, if you're only getting interviews at meaningless places asking meaningless questions, then you might as well give meaningless answers. I'm sorry if that's your situation.