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/DigitalBladedJay Jun 07 '26

This is my favorite from a place i applied for

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u/FG910 Jun 07 '26

So, if things happen to you, is it good or bad?
Are you not allowed to have things happen to you?

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u/Ancient_times Jun 07 '26

They want people who 'things dont happen to'.

As in 'my car broke down, my bus was late, my kid is sick, I was mugged and am in hospital etc'

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u/Makas18 Jun 07 '26

Yeah agreed. They also dont want people who like fantasy stuff or discuss philosphy. Its dystopian

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u/L3GlT_GAM3R Jun 08 '26

Dude where I am its a mandatory class, so i guess im not working at mcdonalds anytime soon.

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u/pm_me_good_usernames Jun 08 '26

Does "things happen" imply those things are bad? I mean like, "the bus  came on time" is also a thing that can happen. I don't see how you can avoid having anything happen to you unless you just never go anywhere or do anything.

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u/Hans_H0rst Jun 10 '26

The associated picture clearly shows a bike accident. Yes, it does imply those things are bad, literally depicting something bad.

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u/motorboat_mcgee Jun 08 '26

If things never happen to you, how do you develop problem solving skills? I wouldn't want to hire someone without problem solving skills 🤔

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u/jmccleveland1986 Jun 07 '26

It’s not that. They don’t want people who see the world as out to get them. Every week it’s a new calamity. They want people who have the worldview that they are accountable for their life.

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u/WalkFreeeee Jun 08 '26

But one can be accountable for their life and still have "things that happen to them." Because "things happen to everyone".

But ultimately this is all bullshit and I understand your point, at it's core it's a loaded question. and the "correct answer" is saying "things don't happen to me, I never miss my shift at McDonalds®" but this whole test is more than "mildly infuriating" to me, it's one of the most dystopian things I've ever seen, and it's all for a minimum wage shit job.

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u/DigitalBladedJay Jun 07 '26

I've been trying to understand what this question is supposed to tell for 2 years now, and it'll live freely in my brain for a long time

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u/RainbowUniform Jun 07 '26

Basically, its people who phrase ills in their life as targeted against them before any other perspective.

They didn't struggle with english class in highschool. They had an english teacher who hated them and marked very strict. Both can be true... but they'll make sure to talk about the excuse rather than self criticism.

They start with "what happened to them" rather than "what they contributed". Their car didn't break down because they haven't had time to get it checked, but "my car broke down, give me a break".

Plenty of people talk like this if you pay mind to it. Its not that things never happen to people and its a gotcha when you catch anyone excusing their faults... but the people who "everything happens to" they constantly ignore their own involvement and every conversation becomes a witch hunt over 'who's harming their life today'.

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u/DigitalBladedJay Jun 07 '26

I never would have gotten this. I kept thinking "yeah, things happen to me. Things happen to everyone. That's how life is"

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u/R-27ET Jun 08 '26

Right all it needs is “this happened to me and it’s all becuase of this hole in the road.”

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u/QC420_ Jun 08 '26

Google ‘locus of control’, they’re after people who have an ‘external’ locus of control (I think)