Idiot Testing

About two weeks ago, I posted about turning in my application at a local cinema. On Friday, the manager finally called me and asked me to come in on Saturday for an interview.

At the interview, I learned that to obtain the minimum-wage job, not only would I need to pass a criminal background check, but be able to watch three 10-minute videos pertaining to safety and harassment in the theatre setting and pass the subsequent multiple-choice quizzes. He proceeded to tell me that they conducted the quizzes to "basically weed out the idiots," and, after a pause, stated he really hoped I passed the quizzes, otherwise he had just called me stupid.

After a general Q&A about the job, we bantered back and forth about whether I'd need any take-home study materials for the quizzes and then I was free to go.

Today, he called me to let me know that my criminal background check had come back:

manager: "I just wanted to let you know that your criminal background check came back..."

me: "Ok"

manager: "...and there was something on it."

me: *jaw dropping to the floor* "WHAT?"

manager: "just kidding. it's fine."


I've got $5 in imaginary currency saying that he's got the same management style as Michael Scott. (come on, I don't even have any paychecks coming in yet!).

I'm going in today at 3p to watch the videos. I hope the results don't prove what I've been fearing since freshman year in college.