I’m often very much in the same boat as you. I’m the one in the team interview who afterwards is like “pleeease let’s go with person B, because person A just, y’know, … bad gut feeling?” And I wish I could ask more personal questions in the interview itself. However, I’ve been lightly warned (and subsequent web searches confirm this) that it’s a legal grey area to ask about personal stuff in interviews. If they bring it up, or maybe you drop an obscure ST:TNG reference and they pick up on it, by all means, they’re “one of us” so go for it. But on the flip side, you might hear something that, say if you don’t end up hiring them, could be grounds for a discrimination lawsuit.

Thanks for this! <3

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Dang, that’s interesting. Thank you for the context. (-an embarrassed american)

I often think I miss it, but nostalgia sort of glosses over the anxiety and other stuff I was probably dealing with and just don’t remember. Like “yeah, college! partying!” but… I had plenty of stress then too. I’m probably better at dealing with it now.

jesus. how old was your cousin at the time?