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** Bob gets a serious of really good interviewees, and then he debates which one is the best to hire.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice sets up some really bad people to audition before her so she looks better by comparison and Bob will hire her.



* '''Implied''': We only see Alice going in for the interview. Bob looks exhausted and says, "''Please'' tell me you're normal."



%%* '''Implied''': ???
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** Alice then turns out to reveals despite her quirkiness, she can be a perfect foil.
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** Despite some of the interviewee's being a little strange, [[BunnyEarsLawyer they are skilled enough for the job.]]

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** Despite some of the interviewee's interviewees being a little strange, [[BunnyEarsLawyer they are skilled enough for the job.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': The interviews for a job goes awry as the interviewees are too weird or not good enough.

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'''Basic Trope''': The interviews interview for a job goes awry as the interviewees are too weird or not good enough.
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* '''Downplayed''': A few people have some odd features or tics but nothing outlandish.

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* '''Downplayed''': A few people have some odd features or tics tics, some of which Bob may even find tasteless, but nothing outlandish.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Bob then holds auditions for a bodyguard and it still goes awry.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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Bob then holds auditions for a bodyguard and it still goes awry.awry.
**The large number of failed candidates talk to their friends about the job interview. This ultimately concludes in an ideal candidate hearing about it through proximity. They manage to track down Bob and get recruited for the position.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...until Alice shows her true quirky colors

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
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until Alice shows her true quirky colors colors.
** Unfortunately, Bob is recruiting on behalf of someone who simply won't keep people who can reflect negatively on them, regardless of actual talent.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I'm going to be saying "Next!" a lot, will I?"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "I'm going to be saying "Next!" a lot, will won't I?"

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* '''Inverted''': Bob goes to thousands of job interviews, but his quirkiness gets him rejected from all of his jobs.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob goes to thousands of job interviews, but his quirkiness gets him rejected from all of his jobs.jobs.
** Bob goes to thousands of job interviews, but ends up fleeing or rejecting them due to being obviously horrible workplaces. They prove too dangerous, illegal, or are insultingly low wages for the position expecting a doctor to work for minimum wage.
** The montage shows [[PointyHairedBoss Bob]] scaring away or rejecting perfectly reasonable people due to insane demands including literally impossible ones like working 200 hours a week, or wanting five years experience in a program released yesterday.
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* '''Downplayed''': A few people have some odd features or tick but nothing outlandish.

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* '''Downplayed''': A few people have some odd features or tick tics but nothing outlandish.
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'''Basic Trope''': The interviews for a job goes awry as the interviewees are quirky.

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'''Basic Trope''': The interviews for a job goes awry as the interviewees are quirky.too weird or not good enough.



* '''Exaggerated''': Bob gets a succession of screaming lunatics, serial killers, and generally terrifying people.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob gets a succession of screaming lunatics, serial killers, mental patients, criminals fresh out of prison, and generally terrifying people.



* '''Double Subverted''': ...until Alice shows her true quirky. colors

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...until Alice shows her true quirky. quirky colors

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* '''Deconstructed''': A handful of the interviewees were threatening Bob that if he rejects them, they will kill him.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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A handful of the interviewees were threatening Bob that if he rejects them, they will kill him.
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** The interviewing process was long, expensive, and never managed to rake in what Bob wanted.
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Subverted''': Bob soon finds Alice who he thinks would be perfect for the role...

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob soon finds Alice who he thinks would be perfect for the role...



* '''Defied''': ?Bob decides that instead of holding auditions, he asks his buddy Alex to be his foil.

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* '''Defied''': ?Bob Bob decides that instead of holding auditions, he asks his buddy Alex to be his foil.

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* '''Straight''': [[JerkAss Bob]] holds auditions for someone to be his {{foil}}. HilarityEnsues as people auditioning are too quirky for his tastes.

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* '''Straight''': [[JerkAss Bob]] Bob holds auditions for someone to be his {{foil}}. HilarityEnsues as people auditioning are too quirky for his tastes.



* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???'''Downplayed''': A few people have some odd features or tick but nothing outlandish.



* '''Subverted''': Bob soon finds [[YamatoNadeshiko Alice]] he thinks would be perfect for the role...

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* '''Subverted''': Bob soon finds [[YamatoNadeshiko Alice]] Alice who he thinks would be perfect for the role...



* '''Double Subverted''': ...until Alice shows her {{True|Colors}} [[{{Yandere}} Colors]].
* '''Parodied''': It turns out all the interviewees are sitting at one long table and have only said one sentence each.
** Even better, they're on some kind of conveyor belt.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...until Alice shows her {{True|Colors}} [[{{Yandere}} Colors]].
true quirky. colors
* '''Parodied''': It turns out all the interviewees are sitting at one long table and have only said one sentence each.
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each, and even better, they're on some kind of conveyor belt.



* '''Averted''': Bob decides that instead of holding auditions, he asks his buddy Alex to be his foil.

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* '''Averted''': Bob decides that instead of holding auditions, he asks his buddy Alex to be his foil. '''Averted''': No one is quirky.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ????Bob decides that instead of holding auditions, he asks his buddy Alex to be his foil.

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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
It turns out all the interviewees are sitting at one long table and have only said one sentence each.
** Even better, they're on some kind of conveyor belt.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???They're only given ten seconds, and a lot seem quirky and unsuited - but the job calls for a quirky character and they're all well suited. They get called back for proper interviews with a higher boss, and then their quirkiness is their undoing.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob tells each interviewee they only have five/ten/thirty seconds for their interview.
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* '''Justified''': Bob ([[WebOriginal/EchoChamber or Tom!]]) holds a serious audition, but due to a miscommunication ends up interviewing people who think they're auditioning for something else entirely.

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* '''Justified''': Bob ([[WebOriginal/EchoChamber ([[WebVideo/EchoChamber or Tom!]]) holds a serious audition, but due to a miscommunication ends up interviewing people who think they're auditioning for something else entirely.

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