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March 28, 2016
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| In this society, robots were very sophisticated, and performed most human jobs. In factories, no human workers worked, only robots. Robots did paper-work as office workers, accountants, tax accountants, and so on. Robots worked as receptionists and bank clerks. Robots drove taxis and operated cars, trains, as well as air planes. Robots did agricultural work: planting seeds, watering, weeding, and harvesting. Robots worked as security guards. Robots cleaned buildings. Robots performed surgeries. Robots taught in schools, even in colleges. People's jobs were very limited. The remaining jobs were categorized into several genres: Creative jobs like artists, singers, movie directors. Human related jobs like nurses and care-managers, and lawyers and politicians. However, the most important job in this society were sales persons. People were constantly surrounded by an uncountable
On this particular day, job-interviews were being held at a company. It was the most important event for the company: to choose new sales persons. The interviewers of the company knew their interviewees practiced well, because there were many job interview training schools for sales department applicants. They became bored with so many applicants, and so they would always prepare a trick question as the last question in their interviews. (Case 1: normal case) Interviewer: This is a plain egg as you can see. You need to sell this for 100 dollars. Can you try? Interviewee: Excuse me? I don't understand. Interviewer: (little irritated) You need to manage to sell this egg to somebody, now me, for 100 dollars. Interviewee: (Silence. (He/she froze.)) Interviewer: Ok. Thank you. You can leave now. (Case 2: normal case) Interviewer: This is a plain egg as you can see. You need to sell this for 100 dollars. Can you try? Interviewee: Excuse me? I don't understand. Interviewer: (little irritated) You need to manage to sell this egg to somebody, now me, for 100 dollars. Interviewee: Ok. I'll try. Let me seec This is a special egg. This is c this has tremendous nutrition. You can buy this for only 100 dollars. Interviewer: Ok. I'll buy. But, if nothing happen after eating this, I'll sue you, ok? Interviewee: (Silence. (He/she froze.)) Interviewer: Ok. Thank you. You can leave now. (Case 3: normal case) Interviewer: This is a plain egg as you can see. You need to sell this for 100 dollars. Can you try? Interviewee: Excuse me? I don't understand. Interviewer: (little irritated) You need to manage to sell this egg to somebody, now me, for 100 dollars. Interviewee: Are you kidding me? You can't sell this simple egg for 100 dollars! You must be making fun of me. This is a tyrannical attitude of the company! Interviewer: Ok, ok. Calm down please, calm down please. We apologize if you feel offended. Thank you for today. You can leave now. (They recorded all of the interviews in case of being sued. They had good lawyers and got some advice in advance.) (Case 4: rare case) Interviewer: This is a plain egg as you can see. You need to sell this for 100 dollars. Can you try? Interviewee: I see. May I ask you the reason why you prepared this question? Sorry, if I am not being polite by asking. Interviewer: This is a test. Simply, we are watching your reactions. Interviewee: I see. So in that case, this is my try. (He/she cleared his/her throat.) Please buy this egg for 100 dollars with this money. (He/She took a 100 bill from his/her wallet and gave it to the interviewer.) Here you are. Interviewer: (a little surprised) Can I keep this money if I don't want to buy this egg? Interviewee: It's your money. As you like. Interviewer: Ok. (He received the bill, and pretended to put it in his pocket; but, returned it to him/her, smiling.) I'll buy this egg. Good try! (Maybe the interviewee would get the job.) (Case 5: very rare case) Interviewer: This is a plain egg as you can see. You need to sell this for 100 dollars. Can you try? Interviewee: Oh, interesting question. I'd like to try. Let me see this egg closely. (He/She took the egg and started to look at it carefully, turning it around.) Beautiful. I didn't realize this beautifulness before. Interviewer: But, still a plain egg, right? Interviewee: In a way, yes; but, in another way, maybe no. (He/She was still looking at the egg.) This white is beautiful, but the part more attractive to me is the shape. Why is the top narrower than the bottom? (He/She was looking at the interviewers.) Maybe it's because this is a present of nature. If this was an artificial egg like the robots, it would be perfectly oval. But the Creator made this shape, a natural curve. Why? It might be because of the gravity. (He/She carefully stood the egg, it stood on the table. The interviewers became silent.) It might be because of the chicken's birth process. It has 'life' reasons. Creatures are individual. No same lives exist, like this egg. Can you give me a chance to sell you this egg for 100 dollars? I believe that this egg's uniqueness is worth it. All interviewers: (Silence, then applause.) (The interviewee surely would get the job. Or (more possibly) he/she would decline the job thinking this company wouldn't have a future.) |
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