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/mort96 Jun 22 '26

Not me. I think it's looking for a kind of "bad things always happen to me" attitude.

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u/rbb36 Jun 22 '26

Exactly. They're trying to find "I am the thing that happens!" energy when you're mopping the toilet for $8/hr.

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u/Glossy-Water Jun 22 '26

I am the one who happens waltuh

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u/Natural_Vast_9495 Jun 22 '26

I am the one who mops!

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u/oldsecondhand Jun 22 '26

"I'm not not in danger. I am the danger. I'm the one who knocks!"

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u/cindyscrazy Jun 22 '26

I think the "correct" answer is "Not Me"

A 'victim' type of person thinks "(bad)Things happen to me constantly". A more 'stable' person thinks "life happens to everyone, this is not a problem"

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u/TheMysticalBaconTree Jun 22 '26

More like, when the toilet floods, they want someone who can go “it’s okay, I know where the mop is” rather than the person who goes “aaaargh, stupid toilet, why does this always happen to ME”.

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u/Hippopotasaurus-Rex Jun 22 '26

Exactly. They are phrasing it in a way that it can be interpreted differently but they are asking if you feel like you’re always right and good but are wronged constantly. Basically the woe is me type.

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u/Thunderbridge Jun 22 '26

Alternatively, I think they could be looking for the attitude of 'I just exist and things happen to me' as opposed to 'I go out and make things happen!'

Looking for ambitious mindset

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u/mort96 Jun 22 '26

Well the picture is of a sad person with a would after a biking accident, so..

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u/raverbashing Jun 22 '26

Correct

The full question would actually be something like: "I'm clumsy, I keep dropping things, or I take personally stuff that happens outside of my control"

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u/XFX_Samsung Jun 22 '26

Are you sure it's not showing a scraped knee situation and asking if you can relate?

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u/cglogan Jun 22 '26

Specifically, I think they are trying to discern if you take accountability for your actions. Things don't just "happen to you"; for whatever reason you fell off your bike

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u/mort96 Jun 22 '26

Yeah absolutely. If it was the same picture but coupled with "I sometimes make mistakes" it would've been much more appropriate to answer "Me"