#4: The Meaning of Life
One Twitter user shared an interview experience from her early days of job hunting at sixteen. She was interviewing for a position at a Hallmark store in the mall, a job one might not expect to come with existential questions. However, the interviewer caught her off-guard when, with a completely straight face, she asked the young applicant to explain the meaning of life.
The unexpected question left the interviewee initially laughing, as she couldn’t fathom why such a profound inquiry would be relevant to a job at a greeting card store. However, her laughter quickly faded as she realized the interviewer was serious. This particular Hallmark store had a unique approach to selecting its employees, placing a surprisingly heavy philosophical emphasis on its greeting card business.