# ‘I was asked if I was a crier’: Your worst job interviews revealed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-was-asked-if-i-was-a-crier-your-worst-job-interviews-revealed/
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:02:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:40:28+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Business (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3j4751pqnj8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Business

## Key points

- Interview experiences can reveal how employers treat staff.
- One candidate waited 40 minutes before being interviewed.
- Discriminatory interview questions may be unlawful.

## Summary

Jobseekers have shared uncomfortable and revealing interview experiences, including a candidate left waiting 40 minutes and another asked whether he was a “crier”. Their accounts show how interviews can signal what a workplace is like and give candidates a chance to assess an employer.

Tiara Allen took a retail job despite the interviewer’s delay because she needed work, but says she would now see such treatment as a warning. Chas Edwards was hired after saying he did not cry, then stayed 13 months with a boss whose previous assistants reportedly lasted no more than three. Career adviser Corinne Mills suggests asking interviewers to clarify unusual questions; employment lawyer Roy Magara says discrimination based on protected characteristics is unlawful and candidates can request records of how their application was discussed.

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