Job hunter realizes he's being interviewed by AI when the script starts glitching
Taking the humans out of human resources.
A hopeful, then quickly disappointed job applicant is going viral for his reaction to realizing he's being interviewed by AI for his dream job. Wearing a suit and tie, Leo Humps sat down for a virtual interview in aTikTok posted earlier this month that has since garnered 6.8 million views. He believed he was speaking with the hiring manager for a news reporter position.
But seconds into the interview, Humps noticed the woman's voice sounded robotic — then she started glitching.
'Keep in mind this is a 'national company,'' Humps wrote atop the video. 'I applied on their website and I had talked on the phone and emailed with multiple people.'
Leo Humps' TikTok of him being interviewed by a glitching AI bot has received over 6.8 million views. (TikTok/@leohumpsalot)
The female voice stumbled over her words, to which Humps replied, 'I think the internet's breaking up.'
The robot decided to 'move on' to a different question but again failed to actually put a sentence together.
'Talk about a time when, when, when, let's, when, when, when,' she malfunctioned.
'At this point I'm just waiting for someone to tell me they're pranking me,' Humps wrote, capturing his blank expression while he tries to process what he's seeing.
Despite the technical difficulties, the robot thanked Humps for answering her questions — which he didn't do — and said she got 'great information' about his background.
'I WAS SO HAPPY YALL 😭😭😭😭,' Humps captioned the video.
Fellow TikTok users felt Humps' anger in the comments.
'Their apology better be a in the form of a job,' one person said.
'It's so disrespectful to the applicants,' another person wrote.
A third person joked, 'But did you tell him about a time when when when?'
Someone else summed the experience up perfectly: 'Taking the HUMANS out of Human Resources is the worst corporate move ever.'
Humps was not able to answer any questions during the interview because of the AI glitch. (TikTok/@ leohumpsalot)
Sadly for Humps, he did not move forward in the hiring process, as stated in an automated email he received about 30 minutes after the disastrous interview.
The email was wrongly addressed to 'Henry' despite that not being Humps' name.
'It was truly such a pleasure meeting you yesterday,' the email read.' I had such a great time speaking with you and learning more about your background, your goals, and your passion for storytelling. You have such a wonderful energy and personality - it really made the interview an enjoyable and memorable experience.'
The company wrongly called Humps "Henry" in his rejection email. (TikTok/@ leohumpsalot)
However, the email said the company will be moving forwards with other candidates.
'I genuinely appreciate the time you took to speak with me, and I just want to say again how nice it was to meet you,' the email said. ' You're a truly good person, and I believe there is so much success ahead for you in your journey.'
Fellow TikTok users again left encouraging comments on Humps' update post.
'As someone in HR, this is WILD 😂 this is so wrong I'm so sorry,' one person said.
Another HR professional wrote, 'This is a direct reflection of the company and goes to show that maybe this isn't the best place to work at after all. You may have dodged a bullet.'
'This being for a journalism position makes it 10x worse,' someone else said.
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