Pet peeves

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Question: What are your pet peeves?

This is a typical job interview question. Write your answer as though you are in an actual interview.

Examples and hints

Interviewers ask this question to find out a few things, e.g.:

if you would be a good fit within the company culture;
how easily irritated you are;
what soft skills you have to manage the things that annoy you.

If you say that you have no pet peeves at all, you'll come across as insincere, because everyone is bothered by something.

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pet peeve—something that especially annoys you.

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