25+ Unbelievably awkward questions employees have been asked at work: 'During an interview I was conducting, a candidate asked if [my wife] was single'

When you're at work, there are some topics you don't discuss in a professional setting. Sure, you can gossip all you want to your work bestie, but if you're in a meeting or any other situation with a large group of coworkers, you should probably play it safe and keep the controversial topics to yourself. We all know this, but sometimes there are those certain coworkers who have absolutely no problem asking the most absurd questions, putting you in an awkward situation as you try to compose yourself and remain professional. If there's one thing that this thread below proves, it is that those coworkers never last long at their jobs. Below, 25+ employees chimed in with the weirdest questions they've ever been asked, and these workers did not hold back. From extremely personal questions and controversial topics to harmless questions that are actually super insulting without context, you'll find all that and more below.