"Tell me one thing I don't want to hear?" How would you respond to this question?

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 19:35:30 -0400

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jul 2 at 2016 8:08 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:08:57 -0400

Does "I choose not to answer" count as a valid response?

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 2 at 2016 8:15 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:15:19 -0400

WWW-III Has begun

Response by Capt Brandon Charters made Jul 2 at 2016 8:22 PM

Capt Brandon Charters — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:22:56 -0400

There is a new policy flowing down from the CEO of your company...all employees can now roll their sleeves. :)

Response by LT Erik Frederick made Jul 2 at 2016 8:40 PM

LT Erik Frederick — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:40:41 -0400

A) Honest answer: "lets face it, if you were interviewing the CEO of this company, you would never ask this question or if you did, expect to keep you job.
B) There is no "B" because this question never comes up. Though I would love to gear if any of you have FIRST HAND experience being asked this question and who the company was.

Response by MSgt Ken Flood made Jul 2 at 2016 11:50 PM

MSgt Ken Flood — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 23:50:55 -0400

CHARGING..................CLEAR!!!!!!

Response by TSgt Jackie Jones made Jul 3 at 2016 12:51 PM

TSgt Jackie Jones — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:51:00 -0400

I wouldn't know the employer well enough to know what they do or do not want or like.

"I prefer to stay on the positive side of things."

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Jul 3 at 2016 12:52 PM

SFC Pete Kain — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:52:22 -0400

Depends on how bad I want the job.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Jul 3 at 2016 6:15 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 18:15:14 -0400

This town will never get a pro team. That's the most PC thing.
Your sex life leaves a lot to be desired. That takes real clangers.
Hope that wasn't your car I hit in the parking lot.

Lots of things you can say. The reason they do that is to see how you think on your feet more than the content of the response. Rickover used to do that a lot.

Response by MCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 4 at 2016 10:42 AM

MCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:42:44 -0400

Well, I'm honest. If you ask me for my opinion or input, I will give it to you - good, bad, or indifferent. If the baby is ugly, I'll be the person that will tell you so. MOST employers/supervisors don't want real honesty - they want agreement and support or carefully couched critical reviews. I'm not one of those. If you come up with a plan that I think is stupid and you ask for my opinion, I'll tell you that I feel that it's stupid.

MOST don't want to hear that from a subordinate.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 20 at 2016 5:38 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:38:00 -0400

Zombies, RUN!

Response by MAJ David Brand made Aug 20 at 2016 9:27 PM

MAJ David Brand — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 21:27:54 -0400

Sounds like someone who is open to constructive criticism!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 20 at 2016 9:47 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 21:47:08 -0400

I am assuming that this question is in regards to a job interview, so even then you want your negative to be somewhat of a positive, so something like:

Sometimes I can be a bit of a perfectionist and I end up taking my work home or agonize it while out of the office to ensure that I get it as close as possible to "perfect."

Response by PO1 Tony Holland made Aug 21 at 2016 3:17 AM

PO1 Tony Holland — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 03:17:54 -0400

Your job is about to be mine.

Response by CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR made Aug 21 at 2016 7:18 PM

CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 19:18:39 -0400

It also does not need to be earth shattering. Something for me is Boss we are not going to hit our target this month....I know you probably dont want to hear that.

Then I come with a solution of how to make up the difference. Here is how we are going to make up the delta so that at the end of next month we will hit our target

Response by 1SG William T. Wade III made Sep 7 at 2016 1:38 PM

1SG William T. Wade III — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:38:41 -0400

I am assuming this is an interviewer asking the question, and I am about to no longer be considered for the position, because my answer would be a little like this:
Interviewer: Tell me something I don't want to hear:
Me: O.K., I am completely honest, have no filter, and I think your question is ridiculous.

Any company that allows their HR folks to ask perspective employees questions like that is more than likely a company that you would not want to work for. They probably spend a lot of money monitoring you on and off the clock. Just a thought.

Response by SrA Chris "Shadow" McGee made Sep 7 at 2016 2:50 PM

SrA Chris "Shadow" McGee — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:50:22 -0400

Your veteran status means nothing here. If i was told this anywhere, it would be a sign of the environment and i wouldn't want to be there. I support veteran hiring employers, veteran business and veteran friendly places in general, as i have been around veterans my entire life. To say it means nothing is an insult.