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That's a legit question for a throw-away fast food job. Since most of these jobs are fungible, it can be useful to know why someone picked your greasy burger j

That's a legit question for a throw-away fast food job. Since most of these jobs are fungible, it can be useful to know why someone picked your greasy burger joint over the one down the road. "It's close to where I live / I can walk here" = You probably don't have to worry about their "car breaking down" or general issues getting to work. "My friends work here" = You're going to have a bunch of teenagers dicking off if you're not running a tight ship. And there are a whole bunch of neutral responses too. "I need a job and you all are hiring" is a perfectly acceptable, accurate answer to this question that literally every applicant can provide.

sixstringtheory 3y ago
> general issues getting to work When I was applying for jobs like this as a teen, applications specifically asked about my transportation situation. > You're going to have a bunch of teenagers dicking off if you're not running a tight ship Just run a tight ship, then. People who didn't know each other beforehand will also dick around. I've made plenty of friends out of work colleagues. > "I need a job and you all are hiring" is a perfectly acceptable, accurate answer to this question that literally every applicant can provide Then I'd argue it's the opposite of legit: it's completely superfluous.
- offices 3y ago
  The question would successfully filter you.
  - jrflowers 3y ago
    I love the idea that fast food managers are using gotcha questions to select for the very best teenagers and not just reading off questions from some PDF they downloaded online.
    - sixstringtheory 3y ago
      For sure. I worked at dozens of restaurants between the ages of 15 and 23, and was never asked anything like that. From the lowest common denominator chains, to ma and pa diners that turned into nightclubs on the weekend, to haute cuisine. They care about results and whether you know what you’re doing. I aced every interview I walked into because I know food –the one exception was an interview for a bartending position where each candidate was asked to demo a drink they invented, and, well, I didn’t know what I was doing there! Total bomb, mega embarrassing, but a good experience looking back. GP must never have worked in that industry, or they only worked that one job at Outback Steakhouse for a manager thinking they were changing the world. It’s a familiar mindset to those in tech…

sixstringtheory 3y ago

> general issues getting to work When I was applying for jobs like this as a teen, applications specifically asked about my transportation situation. > You're going to have a bunch of teenagers dicking off if you're not running a tight ship Just run a tight ship, then. People who didn't know each other beforehand will also dick around. I've made plenty of friends out of work colleagues. > "I need a job and you all are hiring" is a perfectly acceptable, accurate answer to this question that literally every applicant can provide Then I'd argue it's the opposite of legit: it's completely superfluous.

offices 3y ago
The question would successfully filter you.
- jrflowers 3y ago
  I love the idea that fast food managers are using gotcha questions to select for the very best teenagers and not just reading off questions from some PDF they downloaded online.
  - sixstringtheory 3y ago
    For sure. I worked at dozens of restaurants between the ages of 15 and 23, and was never asked anything like that. From the lowest common denominator chains, to ma and pa diners that turned into nightclubs on the weekend, to haute cuisine. They care about results and whether you know what you’re doing. I aced every interview I walked into because I know food –the one exception was an interview for a bartending position where each candidate was asked to demo a drink they invented, and, well, I didn’t know what I was doing there! Total bomb, mega embarrassing, but a good experience looking back. GP must never have worked in that industry, or they only worked that one job at Outback Steakhouse for a manager thinking they were changing the world. It’s a familiar mindset to those in tech…