Irish Job Interview
Dec 12, 2019 06:16:14 #
Mick had applied for a fermentation operator post at a famous Irish
firm based in Dublin .
A Pole applied for the same job and since both applicants had similar
qualifications, they were asked to take a test by the Manager.
When the results were in, both men had scored 19 out of 20.
The manager went to Mick and said, "Thank you for coming to the
interview, but we've decided to give the Pole the job."
Mick, "And why would you be doing that?"
"We both got 19 questions correct."
"This being Ireland and me being Irish, surely I should get the job."
Manager, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on
the question you got wrong."
Mick, "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than another?"
Manager, "Simple. On question number 7 the Pole wrote down, 'I don't
know.'
You put down,
'Neither do I.'
firm based in Dublin .
A Pole applied for the same job and since both applicants had similar
qualifications, they were asked to take a test by the Manager.
When the results were in, both men had scored 19 out of 20.
The manager went to Mick and said, "Thank you for coming to the
interview, but we've decided to give the Pole the job."
Mick, "And why would you be doing that?"
"We both got 19 questions correct."
"This being Ireland and me being Irish, surely I should get the job."
Manager, "We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on
the question you got wrong."
Mick, "And just how would one incorrect answer be better than another?"
Manager, "Simple. On question number 7 the Pole wrote down, 'I don't
know.'
You put down,
'Neither do I.'
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Good one, but not as outlandish as you might think. Polish is now the second most spoken language in Ireland. Polish speakers even outnumber those who speak Irish (Gaelic) as their first language even though Irish is the first of its two Official Languages (English being the other one).
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MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
As a teacher I once had a student that tried to copy another students answers, including the name on the top! It hung in the faculty room for a few years there after.
Dec 13, 2019 11:10:31 #
MrMophoto wrote:
As a teacher I once had a student that tried to copy another students answers, including the name on the top! It hung in the faculty room for a few years there after.
Back in the seventies, while in college, I had a female student, that lived in the same apartments as me, knock on my door, ask me for a favor. She couldn't do her homework and asked if she could copy mine, so I said yes but don't copy it
word for word, she did. The bad part was that she got an A+ and I got a B, I couldn't say nothing to the professor, by the way, she was a gorgeous blond.
Dec 13, 2019 13:45:34 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
Earnest Botello wrote:
Back in the seventies, while in college, I had a female student, that lived in the same apartments as me, knock on my door, ask me for a favor. She couldn't do her homework and asked if she could copy mine, so I said yes but don't copy it
word for word, she did. The bad part was that she got an A+ and I got a B, I couldn't say nothing to the professor, by the way, she was a gorgeous blond.
word for word, she did. The bad part was that she got an A+ and I got a B, I couldn't say nothing to the professor, by the way, she was a gorgeous blond.
In education, grading is not an exact science, it's always subjective. Since this happened in college maybe she handed her work in "personally" instead of just at the end of class.
Dec 13, 2019 14:21:56 #
BrianFlaherty
Loc: Wilseyville, CA
This is a true story:
I was attending a college in Santa Monica in 1958; and, my room mate (Mike) had a girl friend (Shawna). The three of us were taking an Astronomy course; and, studied together. At the end of the semester, we all took the final exam . . .And, received the following grades: I got a "100;" Mike got an "80;" and, Shawna received a "60." Our test answers were identical though we did NOT copy from each other. Because I was most erudite of the three of us, I was "elected" to ask the professor "Why?" He replied: "You received a 100 because you earned it; and, your score was the tops in the class. I know that Mike is your room mate; and, I know you spent a great deal of time tutoring him throughout the semester. However, I have to believe that Mike was really "riding your coat tails." Hence, there must have been some "loss of understanding along the way." And, I also know that Shawna only came over to your apartment 2 or 3 times a week. . .And, she and Mike "pursued" other activities than just studying together! And, they probably only spent about 50-60% of their time actually studying astronomy! And, I feel that there was a "dilution" of your tutoring time with Mike. . .
I really could not argue with his "logic!" <smile>
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I will say this though about Mike. He did NOT need a tutor to play football! . .He was a "pulling guard" on the 1957 LSU football team anchored by Billy Cannon and Jim Taylor. . .And, during 1958-59 (our year together as room mates), he played on the "Orange County Rhinos," a semi-pro team sponsored by car dealer Cal Worthington (each player was paid a case of beer for each game). On that team were such later NFL-Hall of Famers as Ernie Ladd. And, after the games, players would bring their "cases of beer" over to Mike's and my apartment to "Par-tee!"
I was attending a college in Santa Monica in 1958; and, my room mate (Mike) had a girl friend (Shawna). The three of us were taking an Astronomy course; and, studied together. At the end of the semester, we all took the final exam . . .And, received the following grades: I got a "100;" Mike got an "80;" and, Shawna received a "60." Our test answers were identical though we did NOT copy from each other. Because I was most erudite of the three of us, I was "elected" to ask the professor "Why?" He replied: "You received a 100 because you earned it; and, your score was the tops in the class. I know that Mike is your room mate; and, I know you spent a great deal of time tutoring him throughout the semester. However, I have to believe that Mike was really "riding your coat tails." Hence, there must have been some "loss of understanding along the way." And, I also know that Shawna only came over to your apartment 2 or 3 times a week. . .And, she and Mike "pursued" other activities than just studying together! And, they probably only spent about 50-60% of their time actually studying astronomy! And, I feel that there was a "dilution" of your tutoring time with Mike. . .
I really could not argue with his "logic!" <smile>
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I will say this though about Mike. He did NOT need a tutor to play football! . .He was a "pulling guard" on the 1957 LSU football team anchored by Billy Cannon and Jim Taylor. . .And, during 1958-59 (our year together as room mates), he played on the "Orange County Rhinos," a semi-pro team sponsored by car dealer Cal Worthington (each player was paid a case of beer for each game). On that team were such later NFL-Hall of Famers as Ernie Ladd. And, after the games, players would bring their "cases of beer" over to Mike's and my apartment to "Par-tee!"
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