Common Job Interview Questions That Are Actually Illegal

No applicant can be compelled to divulge information about themselves that could lead to them not getting hired.

At the very least, potential employers should use the more anodyne phrase “bun in the oven”

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employer can inquire as to your amount of Mexican, Chinese, or Nigerian heritage, among 72 other permitted national origins, but asking about your Irish ancestry is strictly prohibited.

It’s illegal for a hiring manager to ask you to do their job for them without payment.

This is just a slightly indirect way of illegally asking you your sexual orientation.

While a perfectly valid question to ask any prospective employee, this question unfortunately constitutes copyright infringement.

You’re not obligated to perform any pro-bono labor for the company before a job offer is extended.

That son of a bitch interviewer knows the milk isn’t good. It stinks like shit. They can smell it, you can smell it, everyone in the fucking office can smell it. Plus, it’s even starting to curdle. Should this ever happen, call the authorities immediately. And if they ask you to check by taking a sip, you are legally within your right to stand your ground and shoot them.

It’s unlawful to ask an applicant how many children they would put up for adoption, sell, or just take to the zoo and leave there.

Even if they just want an unbiased opinion, slathering themselves in baby oil and grimacing their way through a series of poses right there in the conference room can be considered harassment.

It is illegal for an employer to bribe an exceptional applicant to work for them with cash payouts.

No real right answer here. A sure sign the interview is a formality and they’ve already decided to go with an internal applicant.

A federal judge ruled in 2017 that this is clearly some kind of fucked-up mind game.

They asked for professional and personal references, and they got them. You are not required to explain any further.

Speaking backwards in an interview has been expressly forbidden for thousands of years in order to prevent mirror realms from bleeding into our own world.

Not only is this highly illegal, but you hadn’t even gotten to the part where they get attacked by the stapler while swimming in the wastebasket.

Illegal under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.

Kings Island season pass holders are a protected class under federal law.

Employers who ask this question in violation of religious freedom laws will be fired and immediately go to Hell.