I was at a fast food restaurant this week (eating really-bad-for-me food). In the dining area the manager was interviewing job applicants and I could hear everything they were saying.
It has been many years since I took a human resources class, but I am pretty sure you CAN’T ask the following questions in an interview:
1. How many kids do you have?
2. Will this job interfere with you taking care of your kids?
3. Do you drink?
I am glad I wasn’t the one being interviewed. My answers would have been: “None of your business”, “I plan on bringing my kids to work”, and “I don’t drink, but if I have to work for you I am sure I will have to start drinking”.
11 comments:
LOL! Well, it's obvious they hire well-trained mgrs! (NOT!!!)
inappropriate!
HR (or rather the manager at the restaurant) should not ask those questions!
That is hilarious. I can't beleive they asked those questions.
Unless you are interviewing for a daycare or a bar, I don't know why he would need to know those answers!! LOL You are too funny! :)
That is too funny!
I would have had to make eye contact w/the mgr. and roll my eyes;) lol
She should had said, "After my sex change, I wasn't able to have kids" ;)
That's sad some people dont know those are questions you cant ask...
lol I might have chimed in if I was you and said something...
Not cool, how inappropriate!
I would have interrupted and said something like "I'm an HR attorney, and you can't ask those questions. These applicants are now entitled to a million dollars each."
...because I'm mature like that.
wow! yeah, those are no-no questions for interviews!!!
Oh my goodness!! How crazy is that!?!? I'm sure they wouldn't have wanted to hear my answers!! ;) I would have made up some silly ones!!
I wonder what their HR dept. would have thought!!
I can never understand how people get away with that. I would have had a response similar to yours! They must not know any better.
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