▲ 972 ▼ Job application hell (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/facepalm@lemmy.world 153 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (8 children) Which of these two shapes best describes your personality and work ethic? Write a 3 paragraph explaining why. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok: a 3 paragraph explaining why Nailed it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’ll pretend like that was intentionally written that way as a form of satire permalink fedilink source parent [–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago "I have no personality. I smell of the rotting flesh that your life will become if you don't give me a job and, in fact, you wallet, your family, and your whole life. I will lay eggs in your mouth as you sleep, and you will turn into me from the inside, and you will know nothing but the beautiful exultation of infinite pain." "That's the exact answer we're looking for. Can you start today?" "I know it's the exact answer you're looking for, I'm the psychometrics consultant who designed this test." permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago My answer: I only see a single white rectangular shape with holes, I don't think this particular shape describe in any way my personality or work ethic. 3 paragraphs seems way too much to talk about a white shape. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago We all say bouba, but it's really kiki permalink fedilink source parent [–] Red_October@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I would say my work ethic is mostly kiki. How you interpret that is up to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago "Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service does work hard. But she's also an animated character. Do you feel like an animated character? Invent an interpretive dance to show your response to this question, but stage it in zero gravity so that your feet make no sound as they do not hit the ground." permalink fedilink source parent [–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Bouba and Kiki! I haven't seen those two in ages. I heard they had a kid. Total waste of a gender reveal party. Kid constantly subverted all expectations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok: a 3 paragraph explaining why Nailed it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’ll pretend like that was intentionally written that way as a form of satire permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I’ll pretend like that was intentionally written that way as a form of satire permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago "I have no personality. I smell of the rotting flesh that your life will become if you don't give me a job and, in fact, you wallet, your family, and your whole life. I will lay eggs in your mouth as you sleep, and you will turn into me from the inside, and you will know nothing but the beautiful exultation of infinite pain." "That's the exact answer we're looking for. Can you start today?" "I know it's the exact answer you're looking for, I'm the psychometrics consultant who designed this test." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago My answer: I only see a single white rectangular shape with holes, I don't think this particular shape describe in any way my personality or work ethic. 3 paragraphs seems way too much to talk about a white shape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago We all say bouba, but it's really kiki permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I would say my work ethic is mostly kiki. How you interpret that is up to you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago "Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service does work hard. But she's also an animated character. Do you feel like an animated character? Invent an interpretive dance to show your response to this question, but stage it in zero gravity so that your feet make no sound as they do not hit the ground." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago "Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service does work hard. But she's also an animated character. Do you feel like an animated character? Invent an interpretive dance to show your response to this question, but stage it in zero gravity so that your feet make no sound as they do not hit the ground." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Bouba and Kiki! I haven't seen those two in ages. I heard they had a kid. Total waste of a gender reveal party. Kid constantly subverted all expectations. permalink fedilink source parent