My weirdest experience in an interview was for a start up tech company that thought they were all big shots...I thought the interview was going well when suddenly the big wig guy I was interviewing with stopped mid-sentence and said "You know you can relax right?!"
I was so flustered and taken back. I could only respond "Ok....."
He went on "You're sitting there ramrod straight and are so tense. Really, lean back, get comfortable, relax."
"Ahh, well I think my ballet instructors would be proud actually. All my years of dance have trained me to sit up straight and maintain my posture. I can assure you, I am comfortable. I am relaxed. Slouching in my chair will make me very uncomfortable."
I should have realized then that this guy & I would never get along.
I took the job.
He made daily comments about my posture lol yep, sorry folks I actually sit up straight in a chair while I type at a computer. Shocking!
