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   Hello Rob!   
      
   ** On Sunday 06.04.25 - 01:43, Rob Mccart wrote to AARON THOMAS:   
      
    RM> Ha.. On a somewhat unrelated line.. I once applied for   
    RM> work at the post office when they had a hiring blitz going   
    RM> on. I figured it was a relatively stable job with good pay   
    RM> and benefits, but the hiring process was pretty extreme   
    RM> with I.Q. and Psyche tests required. I later heard back   
    RM> from them and was told that I was not suited for the job   
    RM> because I'd scored too high on the I.Q. tests.   
      
    RM> There was probably a message in there somewhere..   B)   
      
   I think they are factoring in likelyhood of turnaround with   
   that one.  If the candidate scores higher, that probably means     
   they will get disatisfied with the job sooner and quit, which     
   would cost the company downtime and expense to hire a     
   replacement.   
      
   So.. for basic, repetative, meanial jobs that don't require     
   critical thinking, they want people who are satisfied with     
   routine and doing same-old stuff every day without complaints.   
      
   I worked at the post office as a summer student in my last year     
   of high-school.  When minimum wage was around $6, I was getting     
   $11.01 (yep.. there was an extra $.01 !!! in the contract!)      
   First, I was intended to be part-time, and on-call.  But after     
   a couple of weeks I was in there every day.   
      
   I don't remember if there was an IQ test.   
      
   My main task was running the watermark machine for standard     
   letter-size mail, and stashing the mailboxes.  But when things     
   got less busy, there was always something to keep tidy or   
   sweep, or help load and unload the vehicles at the loading     
   dock.  I didn't mind the work, but I couldn't see myself having     
   a "career" doing that stuff for the rest of my life.   
      
      
      
      
      
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