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The boss showed me the shop floor, complete with loose floor tiles, out-of-date equipment and prospective colleagues eyeing me like a raw steak. "Christ, what a craphole", I said. I think that's the moment I blew it. Tell us how you didn't get the job.

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(, Thu 21 Nov 2013, 13:06)
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The horror
There is nothing that can drive terror into my very soul than the words 'role play' in an interview

Unless they are asking me what computer games I play
(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 13:54, 18 replies)
is it worse than baguette play or cob play?

(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 13:56, closed)
oops let me ninja that one
I refer you to my sig ;)
(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 13:58, closed)
Put on this He-Man costume and meet me in the woods.

(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 14:06, closed)
This keeps making
me laugh
(, Tue 26 Nov 2013, 9:22, closed)
I can't imagine wanting a job enough to
actually do that.

It's the same thing with team building bollocks.

"Hey, we're all going out next week to get cold and wet in a field, and build rafts from coke bottles"

"Um, you mean YOU are going"

"Everyone has to go"

"Fuck off"
(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 14:12, closed)
They don't it for academic scientific jobs thank god
but I did leave the cosy world of academia for 5 years and had to endure a few toe curling interviews.
(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 14:33, closed)
They wouldn't dare try. The closest they got at my place was an "away day".
It was actually pretty successful. We were much more cohesive as a unit once we realised that everyone hated the Head of School with a passion.
(, Tue 26 Nov 2013, 10:32, closed)
'deliverance role play' would be worse

(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 14:14, closed)
you got a perdy mouth boy

(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 14:34, closed)
I could get into that one with some gusto.

(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 15:21, closed)
Yeah, I hate it when the interviewer walks in wearing a Japanese school-girl's uniform

(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 15:53, closed)
I thought it was bad when we had matching ties,
never mind a complete ensemble.
(, Mon 25 Nov 2013, 15:58, closed)
Roll a D12.
Add to that your Charisma Bonus.

If it's over 10 you find yourself sitting in front of an attractive female Elvish interviewer who gets up closes the door and shuts the blinds and then resumes her seat where she then smiles at you and leans forward whilst doing so. Far enough that you can see down her armour plating and note she is not wearing a tunic. She winks almost imperceptibly at you and says, "Let's get down to business shall we."

Below 10? The bald, overweight, sweaty, old, male Goblin interviewer you've just sat down opposite leers at, unties his britches and says, "I hope your keen to get this job, cause there's only one way to pass the interview."

DungeonMaster says - Charisma is as important a skill bonus as Strength and Agility.
(, Tue 26 Nov 2013, 2:28, closed)
That's far too
well developed to be something you haven't thought about before.
(, Tue 26 Nov 2013, 9:23, closed)
Umm.
"DungeonMaster"
(, Tue 26 Nov 2013, 11:45, closed)
Joseph
Fritzl?
(, Tue 26 Nov 2013, 13:56, closed)
Which
child-Grandchild are you?
(, Wed 27 Nov 2013, 22:37, closed)
"Are you my Daddy?"
"well, sort of, yeah".
(, Thu 28 Nov 2013, 9:17, closed)

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