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This is a rather old one, dating back at least five years.
During that summer, I decided that I needed a part time job. So, I dressed pretty nicely, wearing shorts since the weather was above 100. (110 iirc). Heading out I went around to a few places. Most weren't taking apps, but one place I stopped by was. This place, a sporting goods store, was really cool and (at the time) a place I would have loved to work at. So I filled out the app and handed it over. Almost right away, the manager wanted to interview me. Heading back, the interview goes pretty well, until I noticed the guy looking at my feet. Struck me as strange, but I didn't say anything right away. After a bit, he looks up at me and drops a bomb that I never saw coming.
"Why aren't you wearing socks? What are you a slob?"
Blink blink blink. WHA? I've heard of a confrontational interview, but this one took the cake. Looking to my feet I blinked and then looked up to answer, but he stopped me short. Standing up the man looks at me sternly and says.
"I don't think I can hire you. If you won't wear socks, then I can sure tell you don't care about your personal hygine, and frankly that's something MY customers care about. "
He then moves to escort me out, pausing to pick up a pair of athletic socks which he tosses to the cashier, and tells him to "comp" them since obviously I need them. Having enough I just flop down on the floor, GRAB my shoes and yank them off. In doing so I reveal the very nice "no show" socks I wear. You know the kind, the ones that don't show over the top of your shoes.
"No thanks. Don't need them."
He looks back, blinks a few times and then just walks back into his office and slams the door. I never went back to the store.
During that summer, I decided that I needed a part time job. So, I dressed pretty nicely, wearing shorts since the weather was above 100. (110 iirc). Heading out I went around to a few places. Most weren't taking apps, but one place I stopped by was. This place, a sporting goods store, was really cool and (at the time) a place I would have loved to work at. So I filled out the app and handed it over. Almost right away, the manager wanted to interview me. Heading back, the interview goes pretty well, until I noticed the guy looking at my feet. Struck me as strange, but I didn't say anything right away. After a bit, he looks up at me and drops a bomb that I never saw coming.
"Why aren't you wearing socks? What are you a slob?"
Blink blink blink. WHA? I've heard of a confrontational interview, but this one took the cake. Looking to my feet I blinked and then looked up to answer, but he stopped me short. Standing up the man looks at me sternly and says.
"I don't think I can hire you. If you won't wear socks, then I can sure tell you don't care about your personal hygine, and frankly that's something MY customers care about. "
He then moves to escort me out, pausing to pick up a pair of athletic socks which he tosses to the cashier, and tells him to "comp" them since obviously I need them. Having enough I just flop down on the floor, GRAB my shoes and yank them off. In doing so I reveal the very nice "no show" socks I wear. You know the kind, the ones that don't show over the top of your shoes.
"No thanks. Don't need them."
He looks back, blinks a few times and then just walks back into his office and slams the door. I never went back to the store.
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