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A small-town bar owner leans into a nontraditional interview question: after confirming the candidate can mix a solid margarita, he asks whether they can handle the TV remote. The bartender-in-waiting admits, without hesitation, to being “the literal worst channel changer of all time.” Instead of seeing that confession as a deal-breaker, the owner hires them on the spot.
What makes the exchange stick is its reversal of expectations. You imagine an employer grilling a bartender on drink ratios or crowd control. Here, it’s a simple household chore—flipping from sports to news without scrambling the remote’s batteries—that seals the deal. The Tweet, posted by user @datdudejd, struck a chord online, racking up retweets and sparking memes about essential bar skills beyond pouring pints.
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