Things I Ponder as an Unemployed
I was applying for a job today, which required a survey to be filled out. Some of the jobs for which I was applying only required a high school degree if that, in some instances only a few years of high school. One of the questions was: You are a very creative person. Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly Agree. For me, this was a serious question. Are you creative? In what? What does creative mean? And if you are, how creative are you? Wow. I didn't really over think it that much, but the question still carried some weight. My survival comes down to how creative I am and how well I express that creativity. By the way, I am writing a new story, a much nicer one than the last. Back to the point, I think that I am creative and, comparatively, I strongly agree with that statement. So, twenty minutes later (this was the first question out of 120) a high school girl comes in with her mother. Her mom does all the talking and fills out the basic info sheet. The daughter with her nickname printed on her pants starts filling out the survey. She asks her mom, "Am I creative, mom?" "Sure you are sweetie." She checks strongly agree.
This just goes to show, her or my own creativity aside, how ridiculous these tests are. Do you use drugs during work? Who is going to answer: Fuck yeah, I load up on coke in between customers. It's the only way to cope. That may be so, but when the question is how much have you stolen before. Who really answers $1,000 and above?
My solution is horrible, but more telling. Essay questions. Okay, you hate me. There is an obvious flaw, but how about the option of an essay survey. Isn't that what all degrees in the end have in common anyway- writing essay questions, even for math. Isn't that one of the goals of high school- to get students to write essays. Some people aren't good at them, etc. That is why it should only be an option. Wow, this sucks, stop, stop reading, this is shit. What have I become?
Fuck.
This just goes to show, her or my own creativity aside, how ridiculous these tests are. Do you use drugs during work? Who is going to answer: Fuck yeah, I load up on coke in between customers. It's the only way to cope. That may be so, but when the question is how much have you stolen before. Who really answers $1,000 and above?
My solution is horrible, but more telling. Essay questions. Okay, you hate me. There is an obvious flaw, but how about the option of an essay survey. Isn't that what all degrees in the end have in common anyway- writing essay questions, even for math. Isn't that one of the goals of high school- to get students to write essays. Some people aren't good at them, etc. That is why it should only be an option. Wow, this sucks, stop, stop reading, this is shit. What have I become?
Fuck.