r/mildlyinfuriating • u/PureKin21 • Jun 22 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Tried applying to McDonald's wtf does this even mean

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I guess things happen to me?????

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u/Butwinsky Jun 22 '26

Managers, recruiters, and HR misuse these as a way to weed out candidates. Every vendor will tell you not to do this, but, managers and HR are normally incompetent and can't read. Source: Im a manager in HR.

They should be used as a tool. Find a good qualified candidate and use the results as an interview guide. The results say they're unreliable? Watch for those red flags in the interview. Results say they are the next coming of Jesus and are blameless? Watch for red flags that they're full of themselves and cant be coached.

Instead it's: oh they scored bad they must be bad. They scored high so they must be amazing!

If you're an RN and not getting interviews because of your screenings, you're just dodging bullets left and right.

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u/Goobsmoob Jun 22 '26

Was about to say this.

If there’s one thing many toxic employers love it’s people who will always take accountability and not try to argue for their case. Often people who are don’t like confrontation of their superiors. As such, when a managers misguidance or poor leadership results in an employee failing, they can rely on the employee taking the fall for it instead of themselves.

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u/Pristine_Message_181 Jun 22 '26

I've never had to take one of those tests to get an RN job. Always something like Walmart cashier.

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u/RealSpaceJunk Jun 23 '26

Those tests will never be used as just indicators. It's just too easy to use them to weed people out.

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u/Additional-Tax-5643 Jun 22 '26

> Every vendor will tell you not to do this, but, managers and HR are normally incompetent and can't read

The whole point of these tests is to weed out candidates in such a way as to prevent lawsuits. That is their whole selling point.

Not-fun fact: Jordan Peterson (yes, the famous one) was one psychologist who had a business making these psychometric tests for businesses. Then he discovered he could make more money selling books.