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Nobody's curing cancer here, get off it.

"OK, and this is your resume I see? May I keep it?"

No I brought it for you to take a snapshot with your cell phone camera, since I'm a lunatic fringe environmentalist and cried when I made this single copy at Kinkos. Thanks for asking both of those questions (even though the first one seems like a statement, she said it like a question, made eye contact and waited for me to confirm that it was my resume, even though I had just handed it to her and said "here's my resume").

"So and so that you need to talk to is out scouring pumpkin patches with his daughter."

I stand there awkwardly while she stares down at the paper.

Me: "Um OK, well thanks for your time."

*dramatic pause on her part*

Her: "Thank you Phillip*, I will certainly be passing this along."

*I introduced myself as Phil, and she really hits the first syllable hard to boot. Basically I just got to meet this lady:

Ha! You've got to tell me where that was.

Were you anticipating see So and so when you went in?

If you're a pernicious, insufferable prick right off the bat, THEY have to react to YOU. It works.

TabascoElvis wrote:Were you anticipating see So and so when you went in?

No, I'm pretty sure this is one of those places that you just have to go in cold because they have plenty of applicants and aren't ever really hiring.

The most extensive, probing interview I've ever had was for Barnes and Noble when I first moved to Austin. Coming in second would be Half Price Books. I've always thought that was really odd.

The most invasive interview I ever had was at Blockbuster Music when I was in college. They did a drug test by hair. And I had to have like 4 interview.

haltz wrote:

Ask her about her "Papi-yay Mashe'ee" hats.

That woman has a hymen.

Condescending people or people that inherently think they are better/more important than everyone are the worst kind. I can't stand dealing with them....especially when they are the key to getting a job. Sorry, haltz.