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This wasn't a test for any kind of neurodivergence, but on a test for a job many years ago I was presented with the question "would you ever think about taking money from the cash register?"
So... Clearly the answer they wanted was "no", right? But the act of reading and understanding the question requires you to think about taking money from the cash register! Even if just to reject the idea.
I answered "yes" thinking I was so clever for spotting their trick question. Turns out that was not their intent and I grossly over thought it.
I did not get the job.
Yeah, I fell for this when I was just starting out job hunting. It's basically a "is this your first time taking an employment test?" Test, because it's very clear they just want you to lie to them once you realize what answers are failing.
The answer is obviously yes. You have to give change.
also, like, how else are you going to give change
Or do the count at the end of the night?
You must only put money into the magic box
If you're working a cash register they probably don't want people who think too deeply either. It's sort of like that famous case where the police department refused to hire people with high or low IQs