{"id":92412,"date":"2016-07-16T04:13:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T04:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/07\/16\/bogleech-chriscappuccino\/"},"modified":"2018-09-01T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T13:29:24","slug":"bogleech-chriscappuccino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/07\/16\/bogleech-chriscappuccino\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-92412 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/07\/16\/bogleech-chriscappuccino\/attachment\/92413\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tumblr_o2xufuUQlB1utsfu0o1_1280-150x146.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/bogleech.tumblr.com\/post\/147373488178\" target=\"_blank\">bogleech<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/chriscappuccino.tumblr.com\/post\/145483700559\" target=\"_blank\">chriscappuccino<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/goodluckdetective.tumblr.com\/post\/145470909865\" target=\"_blank\">goodluckdetective<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/theseriouscynic.tumblr.com\/post\/145340523984\" target=\"_blank\">theseriouscynic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/vanillayote.tumblr.com\/post\/141674017155\" target=\"_blank\">vanillayote<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/clinicallydepressedpug.tumblr.com\/post\/141665705228\" target=\"_blank\">clinicallydepressedpug<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/jinxasaurus.tumblr.com\/post\/140953503985\" target=\"_blank\">jinxasaurus<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/rosalinarosee.tumblr.com\/post\/1\" target=\"_blank\">rosalinarosee<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/slashmarks.tumblr.com\/post\/140876498835\" target=\"_blank\">slashmarks<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/angst420.tumblr.com\/post\/140782216342\" target=\"_blank\">angst420<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/tantefledermaus.tumblr.com\/post\/140782008097\" target=\"_blank\">tantefledermaus<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/fromonesurvivortoanother.tumblr.com\/post\/139825385545\" target=\"_blank\">fromonesurvivortoanother<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/telegantmess.tumblr.com\/post\/139807670404\" target=\"_blank\">telegantmess<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/angryflyingstar.tumblr.com\/post\/139777872079\" target=\"_blank\">angryflyingstar<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/angst420.tumblr.com\/post\/139777774942\" target=\"_blank\">angst420<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>job applications just keep getting weirder\u2026..<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>pro jobseeking tip: never answer these surveys honestly<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>also a tip: if they have a question like\u00a0\u201cEverybody steals from work sometimes\u201d answer \u201cdisagree.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>I found this out when i was working as a hiring manager and the company i worked for started instituting these tests for managerial hires or promotions. My boss and I were promoting someone and she failed the test because she answered that question as\u00a0\u201cslightly agree\u201d which in the results tells them that she is someone likely to steal because she believes everyone does it. When we asked her about her answer, it turns out she picked what she did because she\u2019s cynical and does assume that people steal but didnt agree with them doing so. she almost sued the company for not promoting her based on that but chose to leave instead. We lost a good employee because corporate decided these tests were a good way to screen for\u00a0\u201cgood\u201d employees.<\/p>\n<p>tldr these things are poorly designed, ambiguously worded, and structured in ways that are designed to eliminate people because the intention of the questions is never made clear. these tests are evil.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>this sounds like an ableist disaster for people who aren\u2019t neurotypical and who struggle with reading signals\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0When I went to get diagnosed with ADHD, the neuropsychologist couldn\u2019t figure out what was going on, because on paper I\u2019m apparently floridly psychotic. \u00a0No, the questions are imprecise, and I am hyper-literal and extremely honest. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you often see things that other people do not see?\u201d \u00a0Yes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The question <i>I <\/i>was answering: \u00a0\u201cAre you especially observant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The question the test was <i>actually<\/i> asking: \u00a0\u201cAre you having visual hallucinations?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes your environment ever have special messages for you?\u201d \u00a0Yes. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The question <i>I <\/i>was answering: \u00a0\u201cDoes the sudden sight of a rainbow during a \u00a0 \u00a0bout of doubt and self-loathing make you feel as though the world is trying to cheer you up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The question the test was <i>actually<\/i> asking: \u00a0\u201cDo you believe that your toaster is trying to convince you that the neighbors are spying on you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five years later, I bombed a psych eval for a park ranger job for the same sort of thing. \u00a0Tread carefully, darlings. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>^^^^ that is actually such a huge issue with diagnosis!!!! and I\u2019ve thought I didn\u2019t experience symptoms for ages that I actually clearly had all along because of things being phrased super weirdly and confusingly \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yeah, this is why this kind of thing in job apps needs to be illegal. A lot of discrimination is well hidden.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And this is why McDonald\u2019s never called me after I applied<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fuck. This explains why I\u2019ve failed all of these fucking things.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>My sister said to answer these as if you were a really passive person who relied on management\/authority to tell you exactly what to do\/think. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protip: my Dad is a hiring manager at Home Depot and he told me the system they use (with the stupidass pointless 500 question quiz) is designed so it filters out people with neutral answers. Several months ago I applied for numerous jobs, each of which required their own dumbass tests. To save time (and my sanity) i would click the \u201csometimes\u201d or middle option for nearly every question unless it was serious. Nobody every called me back. Hell only 1 of the 8 places i applied to even messaged me back saying \u201cthank you but we have gone with someone else\u201d. Your applications wont even get seen unless you \u201cpass\u201d the quiz. <\/p>\n<p>So when all yall do fill out these dumb things be sure to pick strong yes or no answers. Never \u201cmaybe\u201d or \u201cslighty agree\/disagree\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you for that, cause I do that a lot. Like I legit feel neutral on some of those questions. Tumblr with the life hacks<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s really bad for someone who isn\u2019t neurotypical because often, these questions do contain language meant to filter us out.<\/p>\n<p>For me, I tend to notice the ones meant to filter out people with ADD, like myself. For example\u00a0\u201cdo you have trouble focusing on one task\u201d or\u00a0\u201cdo you like to move around.\u201d My normal answers to these would be\u00a0\u201cyes, but I have it under control\u201d and\u00a0\u201cof course, no one can sit still for hours\u201d. But corporations read them as\u00a0\u201cdo not hire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bunch of BS. So I answer them like a yes man from office space. Works pretty well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Someone once told me also, I think it was regarding the Macy\u2019s job application I had filled out, that they will ask you the same question a few different ways in order to weed out people who aren\u2019t fluent in English. Basically, if you answer \u201cStrongly Agree\u201d to the question worded one way and then \u201cSomewhat Agree\u201d to the same question worded differently, they write you off as not fluent in English (which is unfair) and you are less likely to get hired because of this (which is racist!!!).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lots of important stuff pointed out here but it\u2019s also worth mentioning that the actual OP question in particular is screening for <i>mood<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>A person who answers questions \u201coptimistically\u201d always has an edge, so hide that depression and anxiety, too. <\/p>\n<p>Basically you have to answer these quizzes like you\u2019re fucking Spongebob; like the world is a magical beautiful place of infinite wonder and your job is the most exciting, emotionally fulfilling purpose you could ever conceivably imagine having.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bogleech: chriscappuccino: goodluckdetective: theseriouscynic: vanillayote: clinicallydepressedpug: jinxasaurus: rosalinarosee: slashmarks: angst420: tantefledermaus: fromonesurvivortoanother: telegantmess: angryflyingstar: angst420: job applications just keep getting weirder\u2026.. pro jobseeking tip: never answer these surveys honestly also a tip: if they have a question like\u00a0\u201cEverybody steals from work sometimes\u201d answer \u201cdisagree.\u201d I found this out when i was working as a hiring &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/07\/16\/bogleech-chriscappuccino\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[869,11679,2059,4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92414,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92412\/revisions\/92414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}