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Just had a Zoom job interview, and the recruiter asked me to “show her around the room”

I'm interviewing for one of those roles in “a fast-paced environment” and the interview was going well until the recruiter asked me to show her around the room that I was in. The room wasn't in a state that I was comfortable showing, and I was shocked that this was even being requested. I asked her why, and she said that the role that requires a lot of organization and time management, and “you can tell a lot about a person from the way their room looks.” I suck under pressure so I fumbled a bit, and the interviewer then was like “it's fine if you're not comfortable with that” and we moved on. But I just can't stop thinking about it. It felt so… power-trippy? Was anyone else ever asked to show the room during a Zoom call?


I'm interviewing for one of those roles in “a fast-paced environment” and the interview was going well until the recruiter asked me to show her around the room that I was in. The room wasn't in a state that I was comfortable showing, and I was shocked that this was even being requested.

I asked her why, and she said that the role that requires a lot of organization and time management, and “you can tell a lot about a person from the way their room looks.” I suck under pressure so I fumbled a bit, and the interviewer then was like “it's fine if you're not comfortable with that” and we moved on. But I just can't stop thinking about it. It felt so… power-trippy?

Was anyone else ever asked to show the room during a Zoom call?

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