Following a TikTok post from an Olive Garden applicant sharing their experience, it sparked a conversation about the extensive measures that potential employees must go through in order to secure a job with the company.
The experience of TikToker @oh.hxnxy was documented after she was hired as a server at Olive Garden for the summer.
The caption on the video read, “I am in need of a summer job and this is amazing!”In the video, she can be seen going through the online application process, which includes questions about being easily criticized and being a freethinker.
In the video, the woman became perplexed by certain questions. One of the final prompts asks if the animated character depicted on the screen is overworked and whether they possess traits of competitiveness or perfectionism. As the test concludes, she is labeled as a “Mentor”according to the Olive Garden personality test.
@oh.hxnxy i just need a summer job THIS IS SICKKKK #jobapplication #fyp
Following the video’s release, numerous individuals expressed comparable feelings about the quiz, stating: “I JUST TOOK THIS TEST LITERALLY. It seemed like a set-up to have this on a job application.”
“Another person stated that they had applied to Olive Garden and completed the required test, but unfortunately did not receive the job.”
“I agree, the skydiving task was the most absurd one for me. I mean, what does that have to do with my part-time job?”one person joked.
“Another person also concurred that it was insane for Olive Garden to have all this.”
According to a report by 404 media, several major companies including McDonald’s, FedEx, CVS, and Darden Restaurants are currently utilizing personality tests created by Paradox.ai as part of their hiring process for service industry jobs.
As well as managing numerous other chains, Darden holds the position of chief operator at Olive Garden.
Some applicants have become frustrated by this, as seen in a post on r/KitchenConfidential. The post states, “Man, I just want a dishwasher job,”and includes a screenshot of the extensive quiz.
Many individuals have previously used TikTok as a platform to express their job application struggles. In fact, one man even shared that he was once questioned about his unemployment at the young age of 5.
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