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Re:The worst job interview I ever had by mkoryak on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @04:40PM (#48300326)
If you answered that, my past self would have appreciated your answer and maybe even stopped. I mostly got things like: "code", "cash", "love" and one time a "fart"
Re:The worst job interview I ever had by dpark on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @04:55PM (#48300529)
I am glad you stopped asking that question. We all make mistakes and learn from them.

An I correct in assuming the “4 letter word” was intended to make the candidate think of curse words? I’m curious what the intent of this question was if it didn’t feed into your hire decision.

Re:The worst job interview I ever had by ryukoposting on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @09:25PM (#48303151)
I hope you hired "fart."
Re:The worst job interview I ever had by mkoryak on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @10:55PM (#48470808)
I did.