Thursday, July 24, 2014

Sensitivity Training. Failed it.

At least three times. Every time. Apparently there ARE tests Asians can fail besides the driving test!

To maintain my management license, every year I had to take a series of tests. One of which was a sensitivity test. And every year I failed it. Repeatedly. In my defense most of the questions on the test had only one correct answer, that answer being, "Are you fucking kidding me?!"

For example,

Question: A man in a wheelchair is approaching non automatic sliding doors. He is unable to open the door on his own. Do you...

A) Simply open the door for him
B) Wait for the man to ask you for assistance
C) Ask the man if he requires assistance

Because I failed this test so many damn times, I don't remember which one is the correct answer.

I, personally, would just open the door for him. I hold the door open for people all the time. Whatever. It's a simple thing. You just don't think about it. Courtesy. But two of these answers conflict with 'Quality of life' and preserving the man's dignity. Keeping that in mind, now go back and try answering that question... ?!

How are any of those answers the wrong answer?

I failed this test so many times, my supervisor had to sit behind me with the correct answers and read them to me while I took the test. Yeah, I cheated. Every time. But not just me. My supervisor also cheated for he had the cheat sheet answers in his hand, from which he read the answers to me. He didn't know the answers either.

No one knows what the answers are.

Just be happy (Dad!) that I didn't write in my own answer: D) Watch the man bang into the door repeatedly with his wheelchair while I film it on my cell phone cam to youtube later.  

I only did that once. It doesn't count!

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