A cup of Espresso coffee at Falassarna beach near Chania, Crete Island, Greece on August 14, 2022.
A cup of Espresso coffee at Falassarna beach near Chania, Crete Island, Greece on August 14, 2022.
  • One executive uses a hiring strategy called the "coffee cup test" on candidates in job interviews.
  • He said in a resurfaced 2019 clip that he doesn't hire people who don't offer to wash their cup after the interview.
  • Social media users are calling him out for playing a "deeply disturbing psycho-social game." 


A boss has gone viral on social media after sharing an interview process he calls the "coffee cup test" to filter candidates in job interviews, with some users accusing him of playing mind games with jobseekers.