A Topgolf applicant said the job interview and training process had a “church camp” vibe and was essentially a “humiliation ritual” and “waste of time.”
In a viral TikTok, @username08282737383839 says the process is “literally the worst” before diving in. “You start off with a group interview,” she says. “They make y’all play f—— games, sing songs, [and] do dances. Mind you, I’m a bartender. What the f— am I singing and dancing for?”
She says after you finish “embarrassing yourself,” you wait for a call to see if you got the job. She assumes Topgolf hires based on personality. If you make it through, you schedule your training week. She says, “I only went to two of my training days, and I was like, ‘This is not for me. This is childish as f—. I like to make drinks. I don’t wanna do all this silly a– s—.’”
She says she was in training from 12-8 (pm, we presume) on some days and 4-12 (whether she means 4am-12pm or 12-4pm is unclear) on others. She says the training consists of sitting in a classroom and doing games and activities. One of these included drawing your ideal airport in a group. “What’s that have to do with making a f—— drink?” she questions. She says the 8-hour trainings could easily be brought down to three hours if it weren’t for the unnecessary activities.
She says she was forced to get up to sing and dance. They also read the PowerPoints together and had to shout certain words, the TikTok claims. She says that if someone said, “Cool, cool,” they had to respond, “Sweet, sweet.” If someone said, “Activity,” they had to clap, slap their knee twice, and exclaim, “Woo!’
‘A Waste Of Time’
“It’s literally the dumbest thing ever for a serving f—— job,” she says. She says she quit after two days because she already knows how to serve and bartend, and the trainings were a waste of time. On top of that, she says she learned that bartenders don’t make tips. They’re paid a percentage of alcohol sales and get paid hourly, which she says is a waste of time.
She also notes that she talked to employees, and people had been quitting left and right.
She concludes her video by questioning whether her experience is normal for Topgolf, rating it a zero out of 10, and telling Topgolf to F itself.
@username08282737383839 like am i joing a cult or am i bartending 🤣 #serverlife #server #bartender #bartending #topgolf
‘Thank You For Deinfluencing Me Before I Applied’
In the comments section, viewers shared that the group interview alone would’ve been a dealbreaker. Others shared their experience with the Topgolf interview process.
One asked, “I worked at topgolf when i was 16 and left…im 22 now. They STILL do hiring like this?”
A second said, “They made us go around and make pterodactyl noises..”
Another wrote, “You forgot about the scavenger hunt likeee ???”
One viewer highlighted the absurdity of what was being asked of applicants, given the typical preparation that goes into an interview: “Can you imagine preparing for an interview and right after they bring out a mat for to play twister?”
Why Do Companies Do This?
As someone who experienced a group song and dance interview when I applied to work at my local Cold Stone as a teenager, I can attest that it is shocking and strange. But at least Cold Stone employees are expected to sing on the job when they get tips. It seems this is not the case for Topgolf employees, so you may be wondering why applicants would be asked to sing or dance. Well, according to a StackExchange thread, a song request during an interview may not be just to embarrass you or waste your time.
A user asked why they were required to sing at the end of an interview for a personnel job. Respondents said the interviewers may have been assessing how they behave under stress and how quickly they can think on their feet.
BroBible contacted @username08282737383839 via TikTok comment and direct message. BroBible also reached out to Topgolf via press email.