My friend and I recently got on the subject of absolutely unhinged interview questions we had been asked over the years.
His was “what would you say is your spirit animal?” He refused to answer citing it’s irrelevance to the job. Mine was “if you had a zoo, what animals would you keep?” (I was interviewing for a tech job, by the way) I explained I wouldn’t have a zoo I’d use those resources to house and rehab rescue animals for release or adoption.” I was told that was wrong and didn’t answer the question lmao so I said “if you’re forcing me to have a make believe zoo I guess I’d have make believe animals, unicorns, maybe some cryptids?” I got the offer but politely declined.
So I beg of you all in the interest of some lighthearted fun, what’s the most absurd, unhinged irrelevant-to-the-job question you’ve ever been asked during a job interview?