Nuke Flags

What are some red flag questions in an interview?

โ€œDo you like to go out, drink and party?โ€

Was asked that about a role I really wanted at the time, handling networking for nuclear power plants. Since I already knew the instant that question was asked I was not going to get the job, I replied, โ€œWhat does that have to do with the role exactly?โ€

โ€œOh, we like to have fun after work. Just want to make sure youโ€™re on board with all that. Weโ€™re a tight-knit team here.โ€

After a bit more back and forth, I said something like, โ€œI donโ€™t think this role is for me as my actual qualifications seem not to matter. Selecting people based on their capability of โ€˜partyingโ€™ for something with the importance of the monitoring network at nuclear power plants seems like a terrible idea.โ€

Then I got up and left.

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