@anna834 sounds great! I didn’t know you started it at that age :o
Meanwhile, my day was pretty insane. Long story incoming.
As part of the application for that job I got invited to apply for I did a test today. They send you a test with some assignments at a scheduled time that you need to send back within an hour. It was insane, honestly. Quite possibly the craziest test I’ve ever done in my life.
I probably shouldn’t be putting this out here in public technically speaking, but… this seems like a closed enough space where it won’t do harm. I never would have been able to do that test if I just got sent it today and had to do it in an hour. In the current situation I might pass it, but only because I kind of ‘cheated’. Thing is, a few weeks ago I got invited to apply for a different job by a different company (all in the same industry), and they sent me a test too. I saw within 20 minutes that I was completely flunking it so I sent them a mail saying so, and that I was stepping out from applying (job offer wasn’t that attractive anyways).
A few days ago I had my interview with the company of the current application, and the woman briefly told me what the first assignment on the test would be like. And I realised that it was the same type of assignment on the other test. So what I did, since the other test was so crazy, is a few hours before the test I worked for nearly 2 hours to “do” the test I was sent a few weeks back, just so I’d really understand how it all works. I figured it was kind of cheating since I assumed today’s test would be very similar, but I’m not so good with just doing something entirely new on the spot like that. I thought I could do the job if I had some time to get into it, so I thought some practice wouldn’t harm anyone.
And my test today? Exact same test. Not just the questions; no, also with the exact same TV-shows and films as the other one (it’s a job in the entertainment industry). So I basically had 3/4ths of the test complete before ever starting! And you know what? I still only barely got it back to them in time, after an hour. I don’t understand how anybody could possibly complete that test within the hour they give you, honestly :V
As I said I’m not good at just doing new things off the fly, but this wasn’t even that new to me anymore and it was still the craziest test in my life. It just involved doing so much research and there was a lot to figure out, and I had to do several assignments…
So now I’m in an interesting position where, even if I get the results back in 1 or 2 weeks and I passed, I still don’t really know if I could do the actual work. Since I was thinking of leaving Ireland fairly soon to go find a job back in my home country of The Netherlands, I might be willing to take the risk since, if I have to quit, it wouldn’t interfere with my plans much (but ideally I’d keep this job for a while to save up a decent amount of money). But I also have a holiday planned with my best friend who’s coming to Ireland in about 6 weeks, so I can’t get fired and be forced to leave the country before then 
Crazy stuff happening…
Keep on fighting! 
(just looking for a reason to tag you 
)
without the help and support of you guys it would have been almost impossible to get through everything the last half year- no need to tag anybody especially- you know whom I’m speaking about 
Thank you all 
, how is it going on now with your book?
yum and I like the idea of a national 
( yup- the habit won ) aaaaand 
this with music 
- can a day start in a better way?! 
it’ll be our first official 100+*F day of the year so tooootally looking forward to it 
jk 
he ditched you too? 
well, good luck! Hope you find your way soon!