Interview Question Backfires

Got asked "if it doesnt work out in six months whose fault would it be?" had an interview, fairly well until the hiring manager looked at me and asked "if we hire you and it doesnt work out in six months, whose fault would that be?" It properly threw me. I lost my confidence on the spot and ended up giving a couple of vague half answers about fit and miscommunication that definitely werent what he was looking for. When it came to me asking questions, I decided to change it. I asked, perfectly politely, "if i joined the team and it didnt work out in six months, what would you say is the most likely reason from your side that it didnt go well?" He got visibly annoyed at me and said "well, you can always stay at your current company if you dont want this one." He then kept repeating "i cant believe you asked me that, thanks for the chat today, nice to meet you, but that last question was a weird one." Honestly hate these companies. I dont want the job anyway.

A Reddit post recounts a job interview where the hiring manager asks whose fault it would be if the candidate failed after six months. The candidate turns the question around and asks what would most likely go wrong on the company’s side, upsetting the manager and exposing the company’s defensiveness. It is shared as a sarcastic reaction to unreasonable interview questions and toxic hiring practices. EN: A Reddit post recounts a job interview where the hiring manager asks whose fault it would be if the candidate failed after six months. The candidate turns the question around and asks what would most likely go wrong on the company’s side, upsetting the manager and exposing the company’s defensiveness. It is shared as a sarcastic reaction to unreasonable interview questions and toxic hiring practices.

• @gentoomemes / 21055 2026-06-06