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riontel ([personal profile] riontel) wrote2005-08-30 03:09 pm
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It's amazing how many people in a technology organization appear not to posses the basic English comprehension and arithmetic skills.

[identity profile] sovez.livejournal.com 2005-08-30 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen Verizon employment application ... one of the skills that you could have checked off is whether you have the ability to tell apart color-coded wires

[identity profile] riontel.livejournal.com 2005-08-30 01:03 pm (UTC)(link)
They are just making sure that on top of getting somebody illiterate and stupid they are not also getting somebody who is color blind :)

[identity profile] sovez.livejournal.com 2005-08-30 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I've seen this application when a friend of mine was applying into your company's managerial training program ... she's there now i think ... I got my share of laughs watching her fill this out