So I applied for a job at a chiropractic office. Instead of a normal interview, they invited me to what they called a “seminar” where they basically introduce potential customers to chiropractic care. They said it was part of the hiring process so candidates could learn about the business and how they talk to patients.

The seminar itself was already kind of strange. At one point they had everyone do this exercise where you estimate how long you have left to live by taking the age of your oldest grandparent and subtracting your current age. Supposedly it was meant to show how chiropractic care could help you live healthier longer or something like that.

Anyway, while everyone was doing the math, the chiropractor came around and started asking people what numbers they used. When he got to me, he asked what age I subtracted from my grandparent’s age.

And that’s when I realized I had just basically told him my age during what was supposed to be a hiring process.

The thing is, I’m about to graduate with my master’s but I’m only 21, which tends to make people assume I’m inexperienced even though I’ve finished my degree early. I’ve been trying not to hide my age exactly, but also not make it the first thing employers notice so they judge me based on that.

The second I answered him I had that “oh no” moment where I realized I had just handed it to them in front of everyone.

Now I’m sitting here wondering:

Was this whole seminar thing a normal recruiting tactic for chiropractic offices?

Or did I just attend a weird marketing pitch disguised as an interview and accidentally give them personal info in the process?

Curious if anyone else has run into something like this.

Yes, this was AI text, but the story is true I do not have time to type it all out.