When I was 18, I interviewed at a nearby Starbucks to make some extra money. During this time, I knew a few other people that worked at Starbucks who regularly gave out free drinks to friends. I heard that this was normal and was even told that it was sometimes encouraged by supervisors. I guess not.
Near the end of the interview with the Starbucks manager -
Starbucks Manager : So Peter, if you were a barista at Starbucks, would you ever give out free drinks to anyone?
Peter : Yea, sure.
(manager has startled look on his face.)
Peter : I mean, maybe my mom…
(startled look still on manager’s face.)
Peter : If… it… was… her… birthday?
(Manager then slowly looks down at my application and writes something down. Probably along the lines of “candidate is an imbecile.”)
SM : So Peter… thank you for coming in, I’ll give you a call to let you know if you get the job. Do you have any questions for me?
(At this point, I’m pretty sure that fucked that interview up, and had absolutely no chance of getting the job. So I decided, I might as well go down in flames.)
Peter : Um yea actually. Do you guys do drug testing?
(Same startled look re-appears on manager’s face.)
SM : Um, no.
Peter : Okay good. Thanks.
