Ray Smith

And did I lose the job because I failed to give the right answer to that five-year question?

And so what I'm finding interesting is that when I went through these interviews myself,

there was very little of those kinds of get-to-know-you questions.

And it made me wonder if interviews are headed towards a place where they really just want to know, can you do this job?

Do you get along well with others?

Or do you play well with others at the company?

Are you a good culture fit?

So it's just interesting that

Companies may use this to just want to get down to the nitty gritty.

Can this person do this job?

Are they skilled enough to do it?

Rather than the let's get to know them aspect of it.

It's just really interesting to see where this might take the concept of the job interview.

And they propose that if somebody sort of just wiped their nose after sneezing or just wiped their nose and then extended their hand to you,

that you should take that hand, you should shake that hand and just wash it right after.

The office etiquette quiz idea came from the publication of a new version of Emily Post Business Etiquette.

When I saw that book come out, it got us to thinking we should do something on where people are with office etiquette, work etiquette, especially post-COVID, as we're all adjusting, still adjusting to hybrid work.

People really feel strongly about their ability to have their phone on in a meeting, even if it's on silent.

There was a lot of debate about whether you should have it on silent, whether you should have it on D&D, like do not disturb mode, before you enter the meeting, whether you should have it off.

There are a lot of people saying, I need my phone on, you know, my kids are trying to reach me.