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Neuro Psych tests completed!
I am so glad that is over with! I'm sure having a baseline will be good, but all day testing like that tried my patience! I haven't had to do that since the Achievement Tests we used to take in school! And I would have rather been testing on academic subjects. Worse yet, the weather here has been so dry that I had to drive through a dirt storm and was having hay fever issues and a sinus headache. I didn't have enough time to make a detour to go buy some allergy meds either.
I have noticed and even mentioned in my 'timeline' that I now have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to something I am not interested in. My husband is building a firewood processor and has been giving me in depth updates from the engineering stage, into production. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled! that he has the skill and the know-how to build one of these things that cost $50K - $75K for a fraction of the cost, but when he starts talking to me about the specifics of hydraulics, gears, pivot points, etc. like I am supposed to have an opinion, my mind just goes somewhere else! Even though I don't share his interest in mechanical engineering, I have never before had this problem. They picked up on that up during my testing when they told me to look at about 10 pages of meaningless icons and try to remember them so I could identify them later. I remembered them in a general fashion, ie. a purple square with some pink squiggly lines in it, a blue blob that looks like a free-form swimming pool, and a blue shape sort of like a bio hazard icon. But after looking at all those pages, they would show me a page w/ 4 thumbnails of similar pages and I discovered I should have also paid attention to position on the page, exactly what kind of squiggly lines, exact shape of the blob, and how heavy of lines did the bio hazard thing have, etc.! I didn't even attempt to memorize that many details so I really had no idea which of the 4 thumbnails to choose, and I had no need of the 60 seconds per question to make my decision. So that caused my attention to wander, too. I don't really know if that has anything to do with my current issues or not; I don't think I would have ever had the patience for taking a test w/o having detailed instructions during the studying period.
The RR switching exercise was a real kick. I would do that for entertainment like some people do Sudoku! I was right that I didn't necessarily manage each problem in the fewest number of moves, but my speed made up for it and I finished every problem. I guess most people only make it thru about 2/3 before running out of time and/or logic.
They also made me take the manager's test, but didn't admit that's what it was, "You also need to take a personality test before you can leave. Isn't it odd that you have to take THIS test on a company laptop?" I have been offered that test every year since I started, including before I had even completed my trainsmen training.There are almost no women managers and even though I don't have a lot of interest in railroading, I score very high on the tests (it helps to know what type of info I'm supposed to know!!) so I could have taken the management track at anytime. However, I am not interested. I don't see how people can deal w/ jobs that can entail being told you have to relocate in like 5 days and the RR will buy your house for appraised value if it doesn't sell w/i 45 days! No thank you!! My mentality is far too rancher/farmer for that and I am not money motivated enough to be willing to live like that. Right now, I am more money motivated than normal due to the financial uncertainty of a major health issue, but I already know that management hours are almost as bad as what I have been dealing with and that I wouldn't be able to handle that. I have also put a lot of effort into self honesty/ knowledge and the stress of doing a job I profoundly dislike and am environmentally opposed to causes me anxiety that I DO NOT need. I was annoyed to be forced to take that test after turning it down at least 7 times. It was a 500 question personality test and the content is supposed to be some sort of a secret, yeah right! I did have fun answering the questions with brutal honesty or Pollyanna optimism as the mood struck me. I DON'T think I scored well :) Maybe they will offer me a buyout instead of a management position. lol
Now it is the typical waiting around to see the results.
I have noticed and even mentioned in my 'timeline' that I now have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to something I am not interested in. My husband is building a firewood processor and has been giving me in depth updates from the engineering stage, into production. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled! that he has the skill and the know-how to build one of these things that cost $50K - $75K for a fraction of the cost, but when he starts talking to me about the specifics of hydraulics, gears, pivot points, etc. like I am supposed to have an opinion, my mind just goes somewhere else! Even though I don't share his interest in mechanical engineering, I have never before had this problem. They picked up on that up during my testing when they told me to look at about 10 pages of meaningless icons and try to remember them so I could identify them later. I remembered them in a general fashion, ie. a purple square with some pink squiggly lines in it, a blue blob that looks like a free-form swimming pool, and a blue shape sort of like a bio hazard icon. But after looking at all those pages, they would show me a page w/ 4 thumbnails of similar pages and I discovered I should have also paid attention to position on the page, exactly what kind of squiggly lines, exact shape of the blob, and how heavy of lines did the bio hazard thing have, etc.! I didn't even attempt to memorize that many details so I really had no idea which of the 4 thumbnails to choose, and I had no need of the 60 seconds per question to make my decision. So that caused my attention to wander, too. I don't really know if that has anything to do with my current issues or not; I don't think I would have ever had the patience for taking a test w/o having detailed instructions during the studying period.
The RR switching exercise was a real kick. I would do that for entertainment like some people do Sudoku! I was right that I didn't necessarily manage each problem in the fewest number of moves, but my speed made up for it and I finished every problem. I guess most people only make it thru about 2/3 before running out of time and/or logic.
They also made me take the manager's test, but didn't admit that's what it was, "You also need to take a personality test before you can leave. Isn't it odd that you have to take THIS test on a company laptop?" I have been offered that test every year since I started, including before I had even completed my trainsmen training.There are almost no women managers and even though I don't have a lot of interest in railroading, I score very high on the tests (it helps to know what type of info I'm supposed to know!!) so I could have taken the management track at anytime. However, I am not interested. I don't see how people can deal w/ jobs that can entail being told you have to relocate in like 5 days and the RR will buy your house for appraised value if it doesn't sell w/i 45 days! No thank you!! My mentality is far too rancher/farmer for that and I am not money motivated enough to be willing to live like that. Right now, I am more money motivated than normal due to the financial uncertainty of a major health issue, but I already know that management hours are almost as bad as what I have been dealing with and that I wouldn't be able to handle that. I have also put a lot of effort into self honesty/ knowledge and the stress of doing a job I profoundly dislike and am environmentally opposed to causes me anxiety that I DO NOT need. I was annoyed to be forced to take that test after turning it down at least 7 times. It was a 500 question personality test and the content is supposed to be some sort of a secret, yeah right! I did have fun answering the questions with brutal honesty or Pollyanna optimism as the mood struck me. I DON'T think I scored well :) Maybe they will offer me a buyout instead of a management position. lol
Now it is the typical waiting around to see the results.
Sarah, I think you could just request a referral. I would just wonder whether your insurance would quibble about covering it. I was told it costs around $1000 which seems pretty excessive for no more than it amounted to.
Maria, I will definitely be on the lookout for the men in white coats, LOL!
I am glad to hear from someone who identifies about the engineering talk! And especially having to do the buying for it. Last week he asked me when the hydraulic motors were going to come in....and I hadn't even been aware I was supposed to have ordered them! Oooops! I have been trying much harder to focus since I got caught like that. :) I wonder if it is brain washing or brain flooding; it seems to cause 'wash outs' in my brain! :)
Maria, I will definitely be on the lookout for the men in white coats, LOL!
I am glad to hear from someone who identifies about the engineering talk! And especially having to do the buying for it. Last week he asked me when the hydraulic motors were going to come in....and I hadn't even been aware I was supposed to have ordered them! Oooops! I have been trying much harder to focus since I got caught like that. :) I wonder if it is brain washing or brain flooding; it seems to cause 'wash outs' in my brain! :)
Your definitely a VIKING GODESS lol.xx
OMG Val your my idol, that is all i can say. You make me smile your posts are so full of fun and information even though i know you feel like screaming.
Well you have done what you were asked to do, now you have to see how you are assessed.
Warning if you see a van turn up outside your door with 2 men in white coats RUN FOR THE HILLS ROFLMAO tee hee.
I am sure you will be fine.
I totally get what your saying about hubby. I live with an electrical and mechanical engineer, and after 20 years I have switched off lol, I used to be a company buyer for engineering, and know all about flanges, gears, bearings, and fasteners lol, and when he goes on too I just kind of turn off, i think its called brain washing lol........
Big hugs. xxxx Mariaxxx
Well you have done what you were asked to do, now you have to see how you are assessed.
Warning if you see a van turn up outside your door with 2 men in white coats RUN FOR THE HILLS ROFLMAO tee hee.
I am sure you will be fine.
I totally get what your saying about hubby. I live with an electrical and mechanical engineer, and after 20 years I have switched off lol, I used to be a company buyer for engineering, and know all about flanges, gears, bearings, and fasteners lol, and when he goes on too I just kind of turn off, i think its called brain washing lol........
Big hugs. xxxx Mariaxxx
Glad to hear that it's finally done! How long does it take to get the results? I would LOVE to have some neuro-psych testing done, but I wouldn't know where to begin, lol! Would I just ask for a referral?
That sux that they kinda forced you into the company personality quiz. Can they do that? Well, I guess they did anyway. I think I would actually like being relocated like that every once in awhile, at least for a little bit. Then it would get old, but it would be one way to get around, lol!
I probably would have bombed that shape thing! My psychiatrist or whatever he is did something similar to me on my first visit and I did horribly! I laughed it off cuz it was kinda funny that I couldn't remember one little word he said 20 mins later but he wasn't laughing. Oopsie! ;)
(((hugs))) Sarah
That sux that they kinda forced you into the company personality quiz. Can they do that? Well, I guess they did anyway. I think I would actually like being relocated like that every once in awhile, at least for a little bit. Then it would get old, but it would be one way to get around, lol!
I probably would have bombed that shape thing! My psychiatrist or whatever he is did something similar to me on my first visit and I did horribly! I laughed it off cuz it was kinda funny that I couldn't remember one little word he said 20 mins later but he wasn't laughing. Oopsie! ;)
(((hugs))) Sarah
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