Is it right that an interviewer asked to interviewee on job interview "Would you like to work in the company WITHOUT pay?
Is that legal question to ask?
Do you think the job interviewer is unprofessional?
What do you think?
2007-01-29 00:28:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It's a moronic question. I would ask the interviewer if THEY work without pay. And also tell the interviewer that if I was independantly wealthy, that perhaps I would donate my time to the not-for-profit organization of my choosing.
2007-01-29 00:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by atomictulip 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I don't think it's right unless it's some kind of humanitarian job or something. Of course you're getting a job for the pay, isn't that the point of getting a job! Well, maybe the interviewer wants to see if you have passion for what you're doing. It all depends, I guess, on what the job is. I sure ain't gonna flip burgers at McDonald's without any pay, if you know what I mean!
2007-01-29 08:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like a very silly question, unless the interviewer was offering you some kind of unpaid work experience, but then why would he think you'd be interested in that?
even if the job was fantastic, no-one could afford to work for free.
Did you ask what the interviewer meant? I think I'd ask, just to clarify what he was getting at.
2007-01-29 08:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't illegal but it was unethical and strange. Personally I would have refused to answer that question. I think the person who asked that question was just trying to gauge your enthusiasm for the job, but this also could be a foreshadowing of things to come. Perhaps the company is in financial hardship? I would think twice about working for this company. Sounds like they have something to hide.
2007-01-29 08:40:05 · answer #4 · answered by Pink1967 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's illegal to ask that. Sounds like one of those trick questions interviewers ask when they are really trying to find out something else. Anybody who answers that they would work for a particular company for free is obviously lying.
2007-01-29 08:35:15 · answer #5 · answered by sczingal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would ask the interviewer if they would be willing to work without pay.
2007-01-29 08:34:04 · answer #6 · answered by wildbill05733 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i guess they are trying to gauge how dedicated to the job you are but it is a silly question because realistically you need to be paid. I would answer : "no because i believe my services are so valuable that it is only fair i get a monetary reward for them."
I doubt it is illegal to ask the question though.
2007-01-29 08:38:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a trick question, hon....they probably asked you that to see how you value your self worth as a person as well as an employee. It was a legal question and it was professional for them to ask it, yes. They were probably also looking for how you would react to that question. Remember to always respond and never react.
2007-01-29 08:37:57 · answer #8 · answered by auntcookie84 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would have said "no" and ask what they meant by that.
2007-01-29 08:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by <3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure, but do not sign on the bottom line.........
2007-01-29 13:20:42 · answer #10 · answered by bingobum 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋