“You’re about to get on a plane to Seattle. You want to know if you should bring an umbrella. You call 3 random friends of yours who live there and ask each independently if it’s raining. Each of your friends has a 2/3 chance of telling you the truth and a 1/3 chance of messing with you by lying. All 3 friends tell you that ‘Yes’ it is raining. What is the probability that it’s actually raining in Seattle?” – Data Scientist candidate

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So I suppose some of those are actually great questions that could tell the interviewer a lot about the way you think and your ability to navigate complex situations, but what’s with the questions about the amount of money spent on the Internet or how many Big Macs are sold in America? Is that something you’re really expected to know or are they just head-fuck questions purely so Facebook can see how you handle them? Mind-boggling.

Once you do start working for Facebook, here’s how to deal with that pesky boss.