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/gender_neutral_name Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

I always assumed it was an indirect way of asking whether or not you have bad luck. In a way that can hinder your ability to show up for work

Edit: I couldn't explain it correctly but I'm glad y'all could decipher it a little lol

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u/Chadlerk Jun 22 '26

I feel like it's asking if you're a victim.

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u/dreamgrrrl___ Jun 22 '26

Then that should be the question. “Things” literally happen to EVERYONE. For example, a thing that happened to me today was a red light turned green while I was driving home. Another thing that happened is I received a phone call.

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u/yaosio RED Jun 22 '26

According to multiple redditors in this thread you're the reason those things happened. Your existence actually warps reality around you. There's a special school run by Professor Xavier that can help you control this power.

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u/Wd91 Jun 22 '26

Its your personal view on it. Some people will wake up late, lose their car keys, get stuck in traffic and then get to work late and blame it on their alarm clock, the keys and the traffic. Some people will just say "sorry i fucked up, my bad". Guess which person a hiring manager would rather employ.

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u/Chadlerk Jun 22 '26

You feel like they happened to you. Some would say the light changed and had no bearing on if you were there or somebody else. It just was.

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u/dreamgrrrl___ Jun 22 '26

I don’t think the light changed specifically because I was there, It happened to me because I was there experiencing it.

If I experience something, it is something that happened to me.

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u/awry_lynx Jun 22 '26

That's interesting, because I don't think I agree with the definition. Like I wouldn't say a sunset happened to me. Even though I experience it. But I would say that, like, a hurricane did, if I was in it.

It does seem to me like there has to be a degree of 'affects you personally' and I'm not surprised that varies from person to person.

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u/Chadlerk Jun 22 '26

And that is why they ask the question. In this situation, you're personalizing it. I'm just saying some people don't.

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u/the_Elders Jun 22 '26

Maybe you aren't the target audience for this question?

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u/Potential-Diver-3409 Jun 22 '26

The test is also checking if you’re to autistic for the counter lol

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u/PrettyPurrfect Jun 22 '26

Probably just not trying to figure out whether you're one of those people who accept personal accountability or whether you have a victim complex.

For example a former co-worker thought he was being gangstalked. Every customer who was slightly rude or off was conspiring against him.

It was months of constant drama and having to do escalates situations that he was constantly escalating.

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u/chapstic593 Jun 22 '26

Can confirm that's how I acted when I was in prodrome. Constantly thought people were making my life hard on purpose they weren't I just needed medication.

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u/RainbowKittyWizard Jun 22 '26

Yeah it sounds like the guy was clearly in a rough place mental health-wise and describing it as a “victim complex” feels very ignorant and reductive

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u/Alexwonder999 Jun 22 '26

No. Its clearly because he identifies with falling off a bike one time. /S

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u/bemy_requiem Jun 22 '26

Yeah no that just sounds like a paranoid schizophrenic who needs help rather than judgement. People really have zero empathy or thought before judging others... But you have also hit the nail on the head, this stuff is to filter out people with neurological disabilities such as autism.

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u/deadlight___01 Jun 22 '26

It isn't a victim complex to have bad things happen to you by chance though. I mean, we live in capitalism, we know wealth and prosperity are luck based.

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u/Hans_H0rst Jun 22 '26

There's a normal amount of bad luck, and there's people who cause their own "bad luck" with their choices, recklessness, and lack of thought or planning.

You know when you meet such a person.

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u/deadlight___01 Jun 22 '26

And there's people who got lucky and then judge people worse off than them. Be better.

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u/billbixbyakahulk Jun 23 '26

Dude, judging by these comments, we've stumbled into the factory where "Woe is me" people are made. Truly eye-opening.

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u/Hans_H0rst Jun 24 '26

It's certainly a tough subject, between capitalist propaganda, rightfully anti-capitalist sentiment and also having to accept ones own imperfections.

I just don't think writing 30 paragraphs about every nuance would work that well on reddit or anywhere.

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u/Current-Wealth-756 Jun 22 '26

It sounds like you would have answered "Me" to the question OP posted

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u/deadlight___01 Jun 22 '26

Yes, because things happen to me... That's just objectively what happens.

You either think that sometimes things outside of your control happen to you or you're delusional.

What is it with chuds and thinking that hard work pays off... How come all the poor people who work hard die poor and the people born rich get richer with no effort. You cannot be so deluded.

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u/ElectricalRelease986 Jun 22 '26

Like literally everyone would and should answer if they were being honest and not trying to look good.

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u/a-stack-of-masks Jun 22 '26

The trick with those questionnaires (and the whole application process) is understanding that everyone is lying to everyone, but only some people realise they're also lying to themselves. Do not disclose this to anyone, but use it to lie better.

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u/deadlight___01 Jun 22 '26

So it's a bullshit trick to only employ devious people. What a ridiculous self-own then

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u/InternationalReport5 Jun 22 '26

Could also be a lie detection question.

Psychological tests will sometimes ask if some embarrassing thing ever happens to you. They purposely choose a scenario that would have happened 99% of people, and if you say 'no' to too many of these questions they know you're being dishonest.

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u/Alexwonder999 Jun 22 '26

There's also a huge gulf between having a victim complex and being someone who takes responsibility and thinks shit just happens sometimes. People who think they control everything in life are just as delusional the peoplle who think the world is out to get them.

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u/pirate742 Jun 22 '26

This is the answer

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u/Pickled_Kagura Jun 22 '26

theres no context to the picture though

did someone door check him in the legal bike lane? or did he just fall like a dipshit?

I understand personal accountability but if shit aint my fault it aint my fucking fault

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u/Klientje123 Jun 22 '26

Some people are just unlucky though despite their hard work and capability they don't succeed.

Look at the ASVAB for the military or whatever you can literally luck your way through it. They fully accept a certain % of applicants get a higher score and just hope they get weeded out eventually.

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u/LimpConversation642 Jun 22 '26

yes this is about responsibility and people are being obtuse on purpose (I hope)

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u/ElectricalRelease986 Jun 22 '26

Or it's just a shit way to word the question.

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u/LimpConversation642 Jun 22 '26

no, that's the point. if you ask a person 'do you blame everything on circumstances or other people', 100% of people will say no, of course not. Which isn't true. Wording it in a way that doesn't sound like an accusation makes people not even think twice about what it means. This whole thread is a perfect example really

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u/ElectricalRelease986 Jun 22 '26

Even just putting "*Bad* things happen to me" it would make 10x more sense. Wtf does "things happen to me" mean. Thousands of things happen to everyone, everyday?

You're just going to end up excluding perfectly good candidates who didn't understand your silly goblin riddle.

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u/billbixbyakahulk Jun 23 '26

"Things happen to me" combined with a picture that is negative. If they made it any more obvious the intent would be too obvious and people would answer differently to satisfy the test.

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u/blipsnchiiiiitz Jun 22 '26

Except "things happen" to everyone. This exact scenario has happened to me, someone who rides bikes most days, so I would click "me". Is it a big deal? Not at all, you get back up, dust yourself off, and keep riding your bike. But the thing still happened.

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u/AWL_cow Jun 22 '26

Right? Like, accepting that things happen to you is an indirect way of asking "will you do whatever it takes to get to work on time, do your job, etc, no matter what" ? Jesus christ

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u/sykoKanesh Jun 22 '26

It's a question about personal responsibility.

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u/AWL_cow Jun 22 '26

It's a stupid question because 'things' happen to everyone.

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u/sykoKanesh Jun 23 '26

But do they happen to you constantly? Are you always blaming an external factor? That's what the question is getting at.

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u/AWL_cow Jun 23 '26

That isn't the question though. Take another look at the picture.

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u/sykoKanesh Jun 23 '26

Fine, we get it, you'd fail the question.

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u/AWL_cow Jun 23 '26

At least I can read the question properly

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u/sykoKanesh Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Fine, normally I ignore dumb comments but you win the lottery today I guess.

I don't understand the question? Let's take a look at the question. A blue idiot, on a bike, took it upon themselves to go out and ride in a non-bike lane area (the sidewalk) and somehow screwed up so bad they hurt themselves. (see how there is zero anything around them but themselves?)

Why did they hurt themselves? Well, let's take another look at the picture! Why, look at that, they have ZERO protective equipment on. No pads, no helmet, nothing.

So not only did this blue idiot not ride in a bike lane, and instead rode on a sidewalk, but they were so incompetent they couldn't stay upright. To top it off, they have nothing on to protect themselves and suffered an injury as a result. Now they're trying to blame everything but themselves.

I'm guessing you'll think they should blame their "rotten luck." While the rest of us, you know, "people who don't fail McDonalds interview questions" type folks? We'll look at it and go "Oh there's some dumb blue idiot who had every chance to make the right decisions but didn't."

But sure, I don't understand the question.

Do you see where the bar for stupid is now? It's so far down on the ground that people can't answer a simple question and get a job at McDonalds.

Good job.

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u/JesusAndMaryKate Jun 22 '26

The "things happen to me" person eventually starts to complain that other people's cars aren't breaking down as often and reaches the conclusion that everyone else is luckier or that other people are playing favourites, completely ignoring that other people are actually putting in the work to help their own situation.

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u/95runner Jun 22 '26

it took way too long to find this. should be top comment

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u/wirez62 Jun 22 '26

I think it’s like “are you a victim? Does shit always happen to you? Do you always have a sob story? If so thanks but no thanks”

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u/LimpConversation642 Jun 22 '26

it is, it's about your perception of reality (responsibility). and people in here really show why even why society's in the drain these days.

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u/sykoKanesh Jun 22 '26

It's about responsibility, not luck.

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u/Blockster_cz PURPLE Jun 22 '26

So what should be the correct answer? I still don't understand whether they want you to be honest, or filter out people who are clumsy

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u/Current-Wealth-756 Jun 22 '26

It's not really people who are clumsy. Have you ever met someone who tells you a story about their awful luck, or their terrible manager who got them fired unfairly, or their terrible parents who won't let them move back in, but then every week it's something new, and eventually you pick up on a pattern in what they say and do that lets you read between the lines and see that they're actually part (or all) of the reason why their "luck" is always terrible?

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u/phlooo Jun 22 '26

Are you saying corporate McD thinks having bad luck is a thing? A thing that can, long term, hinder your ability to show up at work on time? That would be hilariously stupid 😂

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u/gimp-24601 Jun 22 '26

No idea what McD corporate thinks, but as someone who has often generated the dreaded KPI reports and seen how people react, people absolutely do think that being late is something that just happens to them like they have no control over it.

Most people just wont admit they dont give a fuck.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 Jun 22 '26

Right, when I worked entry-level jobs like this it was legitimately an issue to get people to just show up. I got roped into working MANY overnight doubles because my replacement guy is just like Spongebob saying nah, I don't really FEEL like it.

Which I feel you but now it means I have to work an 18 hour shift and try to sleep on a ratty couch, all for the sweet OT rate of like $18.50/hr.

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u/Han-ChewieSexyFanfic Jun 22 '26

This is why when I’m hiring, I throw the top half of the pile of resumes into the trash. I don’t want to hire unlucky people.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

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u/Chris935 Jun 22 '26

The thing still happened in either case. I understand what they're trying to ask but they've failed at asking it.

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u/jackmusick Jun 22 '26

Redditors and nuance will never go together. Two things can be true. Billionaires+ shouldn’t exist and then businesses that can’t afford to pay a living wage shouldn’t exist either, in that order.

There are also some absolutely worthless people out there that things “happen to”, where really it’s just constant excuses. The line feels unfair and blurry unless you’ve met them. I’m not saying the irony of these businesses making any demands paying slave wages isn’t ridiculous.