Job candidate gets told to leave the interview after they ask to eat lunch in the office instead of going out with the team: ‘You didn't pass the vibe check’

When looking for a new job, we all want to impress a workplace we interview for so badly that sometimes we forget that the hiring process is about the vibe check as much as it is about professional compatibility. We prepare for all the questions about the job, our experience, and the company, but we rarely prepare how to prove that our personalities will mash well with the workplace and its people.

Luckily, personal compatibility is usually not something we need to prepare for, it is either there or not. Interviewers have ways of determining whether a candidate will fit with the rest of the team, and all candidates have to do is be themselves. They shouldn't try to be someone else, because, in the long run, it simply won't work.

However, candidates should still keep their eyes open for these compatibility tests and try to be on their best behavior if they want to secure the job. If they are not willing to put in that extra mile, they are just wasting everyone's time.

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The job candidate in the story down below didn't pass the company's vibe check, much to everyone's surprise. All because they were not eager to go out to lunch with the rest of the team. That lunch was the interviewer's way to determine whether the candidate would be a good fit, and when the job candidate asked to not go out to it, they proved that they would probably not be a good fit for the company.
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"TIFU, went in for a job interview and asked to eat lunch in the office instead of going out. Was told that was why they weren't going to hire me."

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