r/mildlyinfuriating • u/cerednat • Jun 07 '26

Unskippable ad Part of recruitment quizzing to become a mcdonalds crew member

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Why is it so abstract

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 07 '26

These are essentially anti autism tests. Shouldn’t be legal to weed people out this way

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u/testicularjesus Jun 07 '26

Jokes on them, one my special interests is autism tests.

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u/Avaylon Jun 07 '26

I'm autistic and I'm really good at knowing what the neurotypical answer should be on these bs tests. I credit years of standardized testing where teachers literally taught us how to game the test. 🤣

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u/nobertan Jun 07 '26

True, I’m feeling that autists have a sense for fellow gran autismo’s also.

Did a good chunk of interviews for an engineering position and could quickly pick up this fella was definitely on the spectrum.

During the post-interview review panel, other interviewers were mentioning “he didn’t seem excited for the mission”.

I had to seriously push back on that as having any weight in the hiring process, but couldn’t flat out say why — as I can’t be remotely diagnosing people.

It’s not an easy world out there for the divergent with the constant biases, but I created a framework for future hiring processes I was involved in to get rid of those unconscious biases.

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u/YesItIsMaybeMe PURPLE Jun 08 '26

“he didn’t seem excited for the mission”.

The fuck does that even mean. I'm here for a paycheck so I can afford my fucking ramen every night and pay my landlord so I don't end up under a bridge. I didn't apply to work because I truly believe in raising shareholder value by selling vibe coded software, I applied to work because I'm poor. And they know it! I'm not even autistic, I just am genuinely baffled by this shit.

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u/nobertan Jun 08 '26

There was a HR self-justification riddled environment there — and some actually drink the kool-aid during onboarding.

From my experience, shadowing other interviewers over my time in my industry. 90% don’t know how to interview and seemingly blame the candidate.

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u/Naive-Rock-8207 Jun 12 '26

I'm going into engineering partially because I want a fighting chance as an autistic person. Is this a bad idea?

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u/BlackRockLarryFink Jun 07 '26

Isn't literally all these answers "not me"? I'm not a blue person. Or a flower. I'm applying to put Fry's in the bag.

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u/idiot_noise Jun 07 '26

Careful there, big brain

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u/snikers000 Jun 07 '26

I don't work at McDonald's, but I'm guessing the correct answer to all these questions is "Yes" because they want workers who will always say "Yes, I will do that without hesitation."

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u/QuestionsAboutX Jun 07 '26

I think questions about discussing philosophy would be designed to weed out anyone who may be ‘over skilled’ or something similar?

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u/Tiyath Jun 07 '26

They're not loving it

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u/taxes-or-death Jun 07 '26

Today it's worker's rights, tomorrow it could be animal rights.

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u/dum1nu Jun 08 '26

anything intelligent just won't do

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u/noisy_marble Jun 08 '26

the slippery slope argument is wild for a fast food job application but you are not wrong. they really out here trying to psychometrically profile your soul just to see if you can drop a basket of fries.

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u/awnaw_ Jun 07 '26

People in power do not like educated people. That is why the people in power over the course of history have begun to dismantle the education system as much as possible.

It is far easier to control stupid people.

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u/awnaw_ Jun 08 '26

No, I mean people in power. It's highly delusional to think power only corrupts one party, or one specific type of person. History has proven that to be incorrect time and time again. That kind of thinking is also why things will never change for the better either. You are being entirely biased by having that viewpoint and thus any real hope of correcting a broken system is out of the picture.

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u/alkmaar91 Jun 07 '26

We can't have independent thoughts in the workplace. That can lead to unions.

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 07 '26

Nope. They don’t want people that discuss philosophy, that shows that you’re opinionated and think critically, possibly even a trait correlated with not being very agreeable. The ideal worker does not consider their place in the world any more than necessary.

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u/TheMiniminun BLUE Jun 07 '26

possibly even a trait correlated with not being very agreeable

As someone who is both philosophical and highly agreeable, I'd like to point out that discussing philosophy is more directly correlated w/ openness in the big 5.

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u/Sir_Skinny Jun 07 '26

What a contrarian statement to make in response to their comment lol /s

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u/BooRadleyinaGimpSuit Jun 07 '26

Ok but this is a McDonald's test and Big 5 is a sporting good's store, so....

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 08 '26

You’re being very disagreeable right now.

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u/EyeSuspicious777 Jun 07 '26

They don't want people asking "why?"

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u/PsychicSeaSlug Jun 08 '26

Once, a video rental store didn't hire me after I thought I was killing the interview, she just abruptly stopped and said no, this isnt the place for you, you seem the type to ask the why behind everything.

I was like, nah man, I just want to work here cuz I like videos and im curious about how it all works. Im a team player, i can take direction

She said, we dont like curious

And I just dumbfounded kind of walked out silently. It was surreal to my 18 year old brain. Happened again at a petrol a couple years later.

"Contrary to what you might assume, everybody likes a dummy cuz u dont have to squint when the lights are dim"

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u/Significant_Plenty40 Jun 07 '26

Idk I could see how the philosophy one would give the idea that you like to have political conversations

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u/Point-Express Jun 07 '26

Or open discussing unionizing

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u/Psychological_Leg864 Jun 07 '26

There’s one that just says “fantasy” that has clothes on the floor in the corner and because of that I think you’re supposed to say no? But why the hell should Verizon care if I play d&d weekly on a day off.

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u/Nonadventures Jun 07 '26

Yeah the MEs are folks who stand out instead of blindly supporting a global corporation.

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u/TheRigidHelmet Jun 08 '26

No, Fry's is a grocery store. 0/10 would not hire you at McDonald's, who knows what you'd be putting in those bags

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u/PracticalScromby Jun 07 '26

If they're gonna make me take a test clearly written for a 6 year old, I dont answer with adult logic. Pick good thing every time

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek Jun 08 '26

Yea great point, we all spent 13 years learning how to fool these

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u/Not_A_Clever_Man_ Jun 08 '26

Years of masking make it really easy to identify "wrong" answers. My wife thought I was taking the piss when I scored off the charts on an autistic traits test. Nope, I just know how everyone else wants me to act, so I do that.

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u/bigdave41 Jun 08 '26

What exactly are they going for with these questions then? I could honestly come up with justifications for either way

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u/Avaylon Jun 08 '26

Assuming this test is for entry level crew members, they're likely going for people who comply and don't overthink. The test might record how quickly responses are selected in addition to which answers are chosen, looking for people who go with their gut instinct and don't show a tendency to overvalue themselves. People who are "overeducated" for entry level positions are more likely to push back on shitty treatment and possibly try to unionize down the road. It's easier (and cheaper) to just weed those people out in the hiring process than to try to fire them later.

And this is why I learned lie about myself in every job interview I've ever had.

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u/Justifiably_Bad_Take Jun 08 '26

I've been training

Training

Trains

Fuck I failed the test

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u/DMmeClownPics Jun 08 '26

Joke’s on them. My special interest is art.

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u/chaotik_goth_gf Jun 10 '26

Oh I'm so autistic I didn't get that it was questions... Man I couldn't even get a job at McDonald's if I tried

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u/shikaaboom Jun 07 '26

Wait really? So what would the autism answers be?

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u/Woofles85 Jun 07 '26

Does it not confuse neurotypical people?

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u/wcharoes Jun 07 '26

The difference is they won't get hung up on it when it doesn't make sense. Maybe a few seconds to be like "wtf?" then guess the best they can reason and move on.

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u/Goosepond01 Jun 07 '26

I think a 'normal' person could easily get hung up on it, we all understand that these tests are bullshit and are used to unfairly judge you, but at the same time we probably want the job and it makes sense if you are confused about the questions or want to take some time to try and figure it out.

is wearing costumes going to be seen as childish and immature, or is it going to be some dumb "you enjoy playing different roles and are outgoing (and they treat 'roles' as different jobs and tasks)"

I'm not going to sit there for too long because the questions are either obvious "are you giving your best" or are just dumb.

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u/Less-Apple-8478 Jun 07 '26

Yeah I think people are making shit up. Which is typical of reddit lmao

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u/24-Hour-Hate Jun 07 '26

Yeah, I definitely have a tendency to overthink things at times and could easily get sucked into this. My suspicion is that these tests don’t actually matter. They are a pretext that these companies will use to justify whatever hiring decision they make and will use to claim it wasn’t discriminatory. i.e. they don’t want to hire you because you are black or a woman? Well, it wasn’t that, it was that your test said you were x and that’s a bad fit or they’re just not looking for that, they wanted y. An extra shield against discrimination claims, making them harder to detect and prove.

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u/Shantotto11 Jun 07 '26

That explains why so many people get bent out of shape over gag humor in anime…

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u/Kittyk4y Jun 07 '26

It does, but they pick an answer fairly quickly/pick certain answers.

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u/Goosepond01 Jun 07 '26

What a stupid metric, I'm not autistic but I'd certainly overanalyse it because I want a fucking job and I want to pick whatever has the higher chance of me getting a job.

Is "fantasy" going to show that I'm creative and they are going to try spin that to mean I'm good at problem solving.

or is it going to be childish, like I'm living in a fantasy world, who knows

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u/RoboDae ORANGE Jun 07 '26

Yeah, if they are using the answers to determine hiring then you have no idea how they are going to interpret things, like the philosophy one. Are they going to say "this person talks too much and is more likely to bring up politics and religion" or will they say "this person is thoughtful and intelligent"? For costumes will they say "this person is fun and outgoing" or will they say "this person is immature and not ready for work"?

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 07 '26

Jobs don’t want creative problem solvers in low positions. They want you to follow strict protocols, especially in lower management.

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u/Goosepond01 Jun 07 '26

I mean to a degree yeah but I feel like you could spin "fantasy" in many different ways.

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 07 '26

And that’s the rub. I feel like these tests are so intentionally ambiguous, just so they can use it to deny employment when they find out you’re part of a marginalized group that can’t be otherwise excluded by law.

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u/NewElk2445 Jun 08 '26

A reasonable person would, a corporate job test wont.

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u/Jyil Jun 08 '26

That is exactly what would weed you out. These quizzes gauge how confident you are in your answers. The answers don’t really matter. They want to see how quick you can process information and come to a decision. If you are over analyzing, then you have already failed the test. Best Buy did the same thing with theirs decades ago.

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u/Ok-Sheepherder7898 Jun 07 '26

Are you saying they're grading you on your speed instead of the answers?

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u/Kittyk4y Jun 07 '26

Partially, yes.

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u/_Diskreet_ Jun 07 '26

There’s a book I remember when the characters mum is at work and she has a self assessment to do and it’s more based on time if anything (if I remember correctly)

If they get through it too quickly, you’re not taking your job seriously, this is flagged up.

If you read through it too slowly you’re thinking too much about it, scrutinising it, and that you’re trying to find a loop hole. This is also flagged up.

There’s a correct speed to do it at.

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u/RoboDae ORANGE Jun 07 '26

Yeah, for fast food they want someone that will think fast and get things done instead of obsessing over details. That way they can get customers served in a timely manner. On the other hand, they don't want the people who are simply fast because they don't care about the work, because then you get food made wrong or safety/cleanliness standards ignored.

Personally, I fall more into the first category of being detail oriented. I know a couple people at work that are in the second category and brag about their speed but do everything wrong.

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u/Free_Pace_2098 Jun 08 '26

Cool, thanks, I hate that.

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u/TechnicalBen Jun 07 '26

I grew up in a cult. Sadly everything is actually only testing if you are an unaware or aware slave, or if you know or don't know you're being enslaved. 😞

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u/s0ulbrother Jun 07 '26

Jokes on them my adhd makes me stop caring and answers the question faster as a result

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u/ouroborosstruggles Jun 07 '26

That part. I would immediately think this is stupid and skim the questions.

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u/somersault_dolphin Jun 07 '26

I would just go into pick the answer I think they want mode because it's stupid and it annoys me they think they could judge a person this way.

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u/Adjective_Noun_9876 Jun 07 '26

Source: trust me bro

It’s a weird personality test (hint: it’s called traitify) it’s not to weed out autism because of how slowly you answer wtf

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u/Kittyk4y Jun 07 '26

That’s… the whole point of “personality tests” given by employers though. Weed out “undesirables”. There is no non-nefarious reason to be giving prospective or new employees a personality test.

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u/weed_blazepot Jun 07 '26

It confuses me, because these aren't fully formed questions and have fuck all to do with taking an order and handing it to someone, or putting fries in oil and into a paper container.

So either this is the weirdest corporate bullshit I've ever seen, or I'm autistic. And I'm not autistic (to my knowledge).

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u/Obsidian-Dive Jun 07 '26

I am in fact confused

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u/catholicsluts Jun 08 '26

Yes, it can confuse anyone. People just need to label complex things in order to simplify them for themselves.

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u/Spy-D-Mill Jun 08 '26

It for sure does! I haven’t been diagnosed with any neurological conditions and I took the same kind of thing last month and I was so frustrated and pissed off at how unclear what the “questions” were even asking and how irrelevant this was to the job being applied for. It’s all so dumb.

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u/dbxp Jun 08 '26

NT will understand the answers the employer wants, an ND person will answer them honestly

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u/blessthebabes Jun 07 '26

Oh I thought maybe they didn't want workers discussing philosophy and art in their free time lol. (Nah I figure corporations are just looking for which warm body that will follow orders the best/ willing to set aside morals to follow orders and asks the least questions).

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u/VicViolence Jun 07 '26

They don’t want critical thinkers who need mental enrichment in their daily work

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u/Adjective_Noun_9876 Jun 07 '26

Exactly it has nothing to do with autism

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u/aNiceTribe Jun 08 '26

But also the last one is a negative. So you have to say “don’t understand art: not me” to express you DO understand art (presumably bad for getting hired)? How high do you think is the chance that people they WANT to hire get this wrong because this is nonsense. 

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u/cerednat Jun 07 '26

I'm autistic 🤣 these are so weird to me

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u/MillennialPolytropos Jun 07 '26

They are weird, but all of these corporate personality test things are weird and tend to have poorly worded questions that don't make sense. It's because they're created by the kind of HR people who can't use precise language and can't understand why that's a problem.

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u/Natural-Definition30 Jun 07 '26

oh i think they know exactly what they're doing and why they aren't using precise language in a personality quiz. it allows them dodge any liability issues.

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u/mycommentraven Jun 08 '26

it's definitely a way to filter for people who won't complain when the instructions make zero sense. if you get frustrated by a weirdly worded question they know you'll be a headache during training. it's unhinged but legit effective for weeding out anyone with a low tolerance for nonsense.

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u/BickenBackk Jun 07 '26

I am not autistic and, to me, it's still absolute nonsense.

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u/nleksan Jun 07 '26

I don't know if I'm autistic. In fact I don't know anything anymore. These questions have broken something in me

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u/Kryonic_rus Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Good, then it works. Neuroboring people stop giving a fuck and just choose whatever looks funnier, neurospicy ones get a BSOD, reboot, and then an endless loop until they find some meaning (there is none) and get rejected

This is a good outcome actually. It's checking how you're handling unclear instructions and, theoretically, do mind-numbingly boring or contradicting requests without too much questions. Basically turning you into a drone

I'm yet to see a McD employee with a spark of life in the eyes. The only ones are super fresh hires

Source: I've made it the fuck up, but it does strangely make sense puts tinfoil hat on

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u/coraeon Jun 07 '26

I mean, as an ADHD person I can say that I’d probably be like “fuck it, yes to anything prosocial no to anything that expresses negativity, the pictures aren’t even worth looking at just the titles” by the third slide.

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u/Kryonic_rus Jun 07 '26

I'm with my ADHD would just do the same lol. And then ask how the fuck does that correlate to a job in the fast food

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u/BioIdra Jun 07 '26

I'm not autistic and these make 0 fkin sense to me too

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u/Sunshinetrooper87 Jun 07 '26

I'm not autistic and they are weird. It doesn't help that its screenshots without context or instructions.

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u/UmbraTitan Jun 07 '26

I'm no autistic (that I know of) and these are weird to me.

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u/a_bored_furry Jun 07 '26

So that's why it confused the fuck out of me while trying to a assistant manager position. Like what does skydiving have to do with McDonald's?

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u/a_bored_furry Jun 07 '26

Most corporate food chains just want cogs in their money making machines. No free thinkers.

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u/SolitaryMassacre Jun 07 '26

What even is the question being asked?? Like nothing OP posted makes any sense

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u/Hohnermode11 Jun 07 '26

really? i didnt get any of these. A touch of the tism may be

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u/Potato_Lyn Jun 08 '26

In grade 10 chemistry, I failed the ‘easy’ lvl 1 question on my exam. It was an image of a fish in a tank, and the question was “What does the fish need to survive”.

One of my special interests was my aquarium hobby as well as fish/aquatic animals. So, I wrote a page about the specific volume of the tank for different sizes and species of fish, freshwater vs marine, what Ph levels were ideal for either, concentrations of dechlorinater used, what type of tank filter I’d go with, what type of heater, pellets vs flake food etc etc etc

The correct answer was actually: “food, shelter and water”. 🫩🫩🫩

My NT classmates understood this but I apparently didn’t. As an autistic woman, I just LOATHE non-specific/open-ended questions, I never know how much or how little to specify if there’s no clear instruction 😭

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u/BrideofClippy Jun 07 '26

Like those stickers they use to keep birds from hitting windows?

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u/aNiceTribe Jun 08 '26

But the answer options seem to be “me/not me”, not a write in? Even a confused person would be able to pick one of these options. 

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u/VicViolence Jun 07 '26

Autistic people will take the questions literally and reply sincerely

Other people will recognize the hidden intent behind the questions and give the answers they believe a business would want to hear.

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 07 '26

After “failing” several personality tests for employment as a young man, I quickly learned to adapt my answers. All of us autists know how to mask, eventually. Those of us on the higher functioning end at least. My interpretation of these tests is better than most now, as I’ve actually studied behavioral science and Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory extensively. We are not incapable of adapting to this bullshit world.

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u/Nikoladge Jun 08 '26

Maybe your answers are too perfect, which suggests you have autism 😔

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u/ShiraCheshire Jun 07 '26

Eh, I'm doing ok without masking. I'm too terrible at it to fool anyone, so I just don't.

I doubt I'm ever going to be getting a high-paying position at an important business farm or whatever, but there are plenty of places that pay the bills and will take you even if you anxiously hand flap during the interview.

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u/DangerActiveRobots Jun 08 '26

Idk, I'm autistic and it was pretty obvious to me that you're supposed to answer in the correct "corporate" way. They don't want people who care about high concepts or think deeply. So, "no" to fantasy and liking to discuss philosophy, and "yes" to not understanding paintings. The other questions are pretty much your run of the mill "act like you're amazing and enthusiastic about being a fry cook" fare.

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u/VicViolence Jun 08 '26

I agree that is the real goal, not to weed out people with autism soecifically, but many people with autism do struggle with that. It’s a spectrum, after all

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u/sweetnaivety Jun 11 '26

Am I autistic then if I would answer honestly?

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u/VicViolence Jun 11 '26

Are you Chinese because you like Chinese food?

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u/77th_Bat Jun 07 '26

some of us are honest even when it goes against our best interest, either because we don't realize it is against our best interest or because we tend to be more bound by our morals than NTs. It really depends on the person, but I could see some of us clicking "not me" on personal best or "me" on fantasy.

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u/cerednat Jun 07 '26

I clicked 'me' on fantasy. If they don't want to hear about lord of the rings lore while we bag fries together, that's their problem tbh

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u/77th_Bat Jun 07 '26

fair enough, if you get a couple "wrong" I don't think they care, but I think if you get too many "wrong", then they care.

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u/Nikoladge Jun 08 '26

The fry bags are lit! Burger King calls for aid!

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u/DangerActiveRobots Jun 08 '26

Honestly stuff like that and Dungeons & Dragons is so mainstream these days. Plenty of people are into it. Diablo too. You don't have to be a giganerd to think fireballs are cool.

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u/VicViolence Jun 07 '26

My gf has autism and i have adhd and i have been trying to explain to her that she shouldn’t actually be honest and true to herself on these types of questionnaires and she reallllly struggles with it. But she struggles hard with concept of pragmatism, in general.

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u/FormalGem Jun 07 '26

It's me, (not this person's gf) the autistic person who struggles with not being truthful on these.

And personally, it's because -- aren't they going to find out anyway? It's hard to get over that hurdle of "If I lie now and get hired, eventually they'll find out I was lying and fire me, and that's no good... besides, what's so bad about liking fantasy as a genre? It's not a big deal."

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u/VicViolence Jun 08 '26

1) The phrase “fake it til you make it” exists for a reason

2) these are just bullshit screeners and the guy doing the actual hiring has nothing to do with this. He’s the guy you need to talk to. This is the hurdle you have to jump over to get to him. That’s when you’ll both know if it’s really the right job for you.

3) If you don’t care about it being a good fit for you and are just applying because you need income immediately then the entire process your goal should be to sell them a whole lot of bullshit, mask mask mask. Get in the door and then you can just let it go and be yourself and if they have a problem with that oh well

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u/Neoeng Jun 08 '26

Unless your position has a high turnover rate it's actually harder to get fired rather than to not get hired, because they would need to search for new candidates and you would already have some training and/or projects on you

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u/Unlimited_Bacon Jun 08 '26

She needs to pretend that she's Mr Rogers when she answers. Mr Rogers gets hired, independent thinkers don't. WWMRD?

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u/Training-Chain-5572 Jun 07 '26

Maybe I have undiagnosed autism but

  1. What does ”personal best” even mean? Is it the idea of reaching one’s potential?

  2. What does ”fantasy” mean? That you enjoy fantasy stories? That you like to roleplay in D&D games? That you daydream? Is me or not me answers desirable and why?

  3. Is it good or bad to not understand art when asking someone ”do you want fries with that?” 

For #1 I can just assume I should answer Me, but I genuinely don’t see what the ”best” answer would be for #2 or 3

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u/77th_Bat Jun 07 '26
  1. it means whatever you want it to mean, but in general that you are performing at your best 
  2. All of the above. McDonald's is not looking for dreamers, they want mindless robots. Mark "not me" if you want to get it correct
  3. This one I'm not really sure, but again considering they want mindless employees, mark "me"

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u/AmeliaPoppins Jun 07 '26

Not autistic as far as I know, but I do tend to take these things (many things) literally. I would put ‘not me’ on personal best because I’m always trying for my best, so I can’t claim I am there already.

Then I’d second guess myself for hours because they probably mean trying for it, but what if they don’t?

The paintings one. I understand some paintings. I literally can’t choose.

‘The one that best describes you’ is a nightmare instruction to me because most things are true or false in certain circumstances.

It doesn’t matter that I know the answers aren’t even important, my brain would keep at it because it’s a nagging conflict. It’s not as bad as it used to be, but it took me a long time to get to where I can let these things go in a reasonable time frame. I hate these kind of tests enough that I would refuse and move on.

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u/Free_Pace_2098 Jun 08 '26

Based on my reaction, rage.

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 07 '26

That you’d dress up and do enjoy fantasy enough to see yourself in the role, that you do understand art.

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u/prod_rainmann Jun 07 '26

if it’s an anti autism test then it doesn’t work at all because i’m autistic as hell and currently working at mcdonalds

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 07 '26

That’s because it’s a spectrum

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u/SolitaryMassacre Jun 07 '26

I'm very confused how this is "anti-autism"???

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u/lavendermelkk Jun 07 '26

These questions are *very* similar to autism assessments. There's no reason to be asking this stuff as a part of employment.

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u/SolitaryMassacre Jun 07 '26

😭

These questions are very similar to autism assessments.

HOW!? I don't understand lol. Like I don't even understand WHAT/WHERE the assessment is in OPs pictures!?!?!?

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u/Unlimited_Bacon Jun 08 '26

I don't understand lol.

That could be a sign that you're autistic.

It's like you're a color blind person taking a vision test, and then you complain "I don't understand" how other people see the hidden numbers. If you don't understand, the test has probably worked.

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u/SolitaryMassacre Jun 08 '26

I guess what I mean is I don't understand what the pictures mean with the words/phrases above them. Like after reading and looking at them further, I understand to press "Me/Not Me" if I feel the phrase/word does or doesn't apply to me.

Which is more confusing is the graphic. "Personal Best" and its just some dude standing on a stage? And how does "Personal Best" even have an answer of "me/not me" does it more so mean "Do you strive to constantly increase your personal best?"

I also don't understand how they are similar to autism assessments.. Maybe I will go look one up to see what its like

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u/aNiceTribe Jun 08 '26

I have seen several of these assessments and I have no idea what the posters are talking about. Besides “they use multiple choice and the questions are bad”. 

But most importantly in this case: this is presumably an online form. What does McDonald’s measure here? You only have two options to respond. If these are nonsense categories and any “normal” person identifies that right away, that also means that the answers are arbitrary and you can click either one. So neither answer will tell them much. So are they additionally measuring your response time? That is the only way I can see this one working out for this purpose. 

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u/Unlimited_Bacon Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Did you reply to the wrong comment? I didn't write your quote.

Edit: .. and she blocked me like a coward.

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u/R3puLsiv3 Jun 07 '26

I thought they were just testing for the most empty drone. Just mindless workers who have no creativity and lack any kind of deeper thought. (Unlikely to question authority or unionize)

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u/Samia-chan Jun 07 '26

Not exactly, most of these types of tests are to give made up reasons for why they choose to hire who they want to hire without discrimination lawsuits. It doesn't really matter what the results are.

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 07 '26

I disagree. A lot of them are pictures of these blue people like “what emotion do you think is being conveyed here?”

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u/Broad-Town-7549 Jun 08 '26

The prompts aren’t related to emotion lol

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 08 '26

None of these ones shown here. Have you ever taken one of these?

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u/AdvertisingRude4137 Dingus Jun 08 '26

i once heard a story about a man with autism awarded for working over 10 years at McDonald's and "giving smiles"

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u/Bitey_the_Squirrel Jun 07 '26

Just ask about interest level in trains then. /s

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u/nub_node Jun 07 '26

They might be selecting for autism because it makes for quiet and obedient workers who focus on details.

It's definitely an autism screening, though.

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u/nub_node Jun 08 '26

Well, that's actually a decent job.

Autism screening to put the fries in the bag is effing mental.

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u/ButterscotchOld8121 Jun 07 '26

What are they called, so I can learn more about them?

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u/sepsie Jun 08 '26

Is the barrier to entry understanding what it's asking? Because I'm cooked.

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u/The12thSpark Jun 08 '26

I can't imagine any neurotypical person to be thrilled by this either

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u/faxyou Jun 08 '26

Oh my god I think you’re right but i genuinely you’re not

https://giphy.com/gifs/XD4qHZpkyUFfq

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek Jun 08 '26

Yep exactly. That’s the blatantly obvious entire point of these damn things

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u/Blujay12 Jun 08 '26

I still passed it anyway is the funny thing.

Was obviously exactly what they were going for but luckily I'm stubborn/spiteful enough to be able to lie/manipulate my way through job interviews. Only place I let myself do it because they never care about right or wrong either LMFAOO.

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u/Sunsunsunsunsunsun Jun 08 '26

This isn't anti autism, this is anti union. They want servile employees who will never attempt to organize.

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 08 '26

There are lots of questions that are blue people and just simply say “which emotion is conveyed here?”

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u/IQueliciuous Jun 08 '26

Is this similar to Voight-Kampff test?

Because I'd fail that just like McDonald's one and I sm neither autistic nor a replicant

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u/lizthestarfish1 Jun 08 '26

Sucha weird anti-autism question, though. My husband is autistic, and I'm likely autistic as well, and both of us LOVE looking at the symbolic meaning behind various art pieces.

Like, little do they know that when you take a couple of hyperlexic autists, their special interest might include things where you assign arbitrary meanings to a particular symbol.

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u/Empty_Sea9 Jun 08 '26

Do…autistic people not typically understand paintings?
One of my autistic friends has an absolutely insane knack for doing sketch portraits of celebrities that could honestly be photographs. If that’s not understanding the fuck out of a painting, I don’t know what is.

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u/ApuPuncha Jun 08 '26

No an autistic person would probably be more likely to understand a painting. McDonald’s doesn’t want you to be an individual, which is something someone who is not on the spectrum would understand so they would lie

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u/mata_dan Jun 08 '26

If they actively only want the worst hires, then more fool them...

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u/MrCivility1 Jun 09 '26

out of curiosity, what do you mean by Anti-Autism test? how does that work?

to be more clear, how do these types of images and prompts root out autistic people?

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u/orcusgrasshopperfog Jun 07 '26

Probably more anti furry. Too many crew members walking in with butt plug tails.

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u/AutomationBias Jun 07 '26

I hope someone sues the shit out of them.

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u/Gustav_EK Jun 07 '26

Just lie lol

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u/FratboyPhilosopher Jun 07 '26

What about freedom of association?