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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo, an independent, a Democrat and a Republican all applied for the same job and were
being interviewed individually. The first to be summoned into the manager's office was the independent.
"I have just one question for you" the manager said. "What is two plus two?"
Somewhat amazed, the independent responded "Two plus two? That's the question? Four--- the answer is four."
"Okay. Thank you. We'll let you know."
Next, the Democrat was called in and was asked the same question.
"That depends" he said. "If both twos are positive the answer is a positive four. If they're both negative, the answer is a negative four. And, of course, if one is positive and one is negative, the answer is zero."
"Thank you. We'll let you know what we decide."
Finally, the Republican is interviewed and asked the same question.
He smiled, looked around the room, rose, walked over and opened the door and looked up and down the empty hallway. He returned, pulled his chair up closer to the boss, sat down and leaned forward. Smiling again, he softly inquired "What would you like it to be?"
3catwoman3
(24,046 posts)thorough answer.
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)Thank You for Reading this,
Stuart G.
LT Barclay
(2,606 posts)NullTuples
(6,017 posts)LT Barclay
(2,606 posts)fragile that you can never say anything negative about a prior employer in an interview (I guess there are only bad employees NEVER bad companies) and managers would rather have an incompetent kiss up to massage their ego than a competent employee who just wants to be treated with respect.
IronLionZion
(45,528 posts)Next the manager would screw the workers until they leave and then claim "nobody wants to work anymore, lazy entitled millennials".
PatSeg
(47,589 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,662 posts)I know where you live and where your daughter goes to school. You wouldnt want anything bad to happen, would you?
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)We all know who gets hired in the end.
-- Mal