Strange Job Interview Questions

[Windows7ge]

5 hours ago, AshleyAshes said:

...So I leave my rants about films I've worked on to IRL interaction with friends.  ...Usually with booze present and while I lie across my couch, complaining with exhaustion, while someone pats my head.

I agree that IRL in a private setting with friends you trust with your opinions is the safest way to express your opinions without fear of any lifestyle or occupational repercussions.

 

Also what I quoted sounded like a scene in a movie. I'm day dreaming hard because it's 1AM & just got home from work so I imagined your story as I read it. Your description described the scene quite well.

[Syntaxvgm]

I once got asked by some guy if my long hair was real or extensions or something by some 70ish year old guy. 

Now, I don't mean to stereotype anyone, but I don't seem like...that type. The extent I care about my appearance is looking clean.  

Kinda struck me as odd - why the hell would I use extensions and why would he care? 

[Windows7ge]

9 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

I once got asked by some guy if my long hair was real or extensions or something by some 70ish year old guy. 

Now, I don't mean to stereotype anyone, but I don't seem like...that type. The extent I care about my appearance is looking clean.  

Kinda struck me as odd - why the hell would I use extensions and why would he care? 

A little bit creepy but at the same time perhaps he was or is a hair dresser or worked/works in some type of hair modeling business. Alternatively there's the creepy possibly depending on your gender (female/male/neutral/attack helicopter/other...) and his gender preference that he might of liked your physical appearance.

[Syntaxvgm]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

A little bit creepy but at the same time perhaps he was or is a hair dresser or worked/works in some type of hair modeling business. Alternatively there's the creepy possibly depending on your gender (female/male/neutral/attack helicopter/other...) and his gender preference that he might of liked your physical appearance.

it was more like he couldn't possibly understand how it was so long on a male. It'd probably been 5 or 6 years since I'd cut it at that point, so it was pretty long. It's not in style really for men to have even moderately long hair these days, so I kinda get it, I'm an outlier. But it's like dude, I'm sure you've seen this before. Not to mention, aside from keeping it clean and trying to keep it smooth, I do nothing with it. Tons of split ends too. I'd understand if it looked like suspiciously nice. No one get extensions and is like "yah, make me look like a homeless except I own shampoo"

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

it was more like he couldn't possibly understand how it was so long on a male. It'd probably been 5 or 6 years since I'd cut it at that point, so it was pretty long. It's not in style really for men to have even moderately long hair these days, so I kinda get it, I'm an outlier. But it's like dude, I'm sure you've seen this before. Not to mention, aside from keeping it clean and trying to keep it smooth, I do nothing with it. Tons of split ends too. I'd understand if it looked like suspiciously nice. No one get extensions and is like "yah, make me look like a homeless except I own shampoo"

Ah, I see where you're coming from. In today's society long hair on a man is typically associated with being an outcast. Someone who behaves outside the social norm. Still, walking up and asking if they're extensions and considering his age range. That is weird especially if he doesn't explain why he asked that's the least he could have done to make it less creepy.

[Donut417]

On 10/20/2017 at 12:25 AM, Zusafek said:

Its not so strange now, but when I'm interviewing people for my company.....I ask for their facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.

 

My reason for this is to make sure they won't damage relations with clientele.  I've actually had to turn down good applicants due to behavior I can't have associated with my company. And that is why I don't use social media at all. 

 

On 10/20/2017 at 8:42 AM, Tcrumpen said:

Many people would view that as a breach of personal privacy, i know companies do checks on social media but if you know their name you can find them on facebook anyway

Just to mention thats not legal in all states. Michigan and 16 other states have laws on the books prohibiting this practice. I only know this because I working on a project for a college coarse and both of my articles deal with social media use in employment decisions. Its also a violation of the Employment Labor Relations Act. to fire people based on social media posts. This has also be upheld in Federal Court in 2015.