The Brick Test | 砖块测试

English Original

The Brick Test

A humorous method for assessing new hires:

1. Place 400 bricks in a closed room.
2. Put the new hires inside and close the door.
3. Leave them alone for six hours.

4. Return and analyze their behavior:

   • If they are counting the bricks, assign them to Accounting.
   • If they are recounting them, assign them to Auditing.
   • If they have created a mess with the bricks, assign them to Engineering.
   • If they are arranging bricks in a peculiar order, assign them to Planning.
   • If they are throwing bricks at each other, assign them to Operations.
   • If they are sleeping, assign them to Security.
   • If they have broken the bricks into pieces, assign them to Information Technology.
   • If they are sitting idle, assign them to Human Resources.
   • If they claim to have tried various combinations but haven't moved a brick, assign them to Sales.
   • If they have already left for the day, assign them to Management.
   • If they are staring out the window, assign them to Strategic Planning.
   • If they are talking without moving a single brick, congratulate them and assign them to Top Management.
   • Finally, if they have barricaded themselves with bricks, becoming invisible and inaudible, assign them to Congress.

中文翻译

砖块测试

一种评估新员工的幽默方法：

1. 在一个封闭的房间里放置400块砖。
2. 让新员工进入房间并关上门。
3. 让他们独处六小时。

4. 返回并分析他们的行为：

   • 如果他们在数砖块，将他们分配到会计部门。
   • 如果他们在重新数砖块，将他们分配到审计部门。
   • 如果他们用砖块把整个地方弄得一团糟，将他们分配到工程部门。
   • 如果他们以某种奇怪的顺序排列砖块，将他们分配到规划部门。
   • 如果他们互相扔砖块，将他们分配到运营部门。
   • 如果他们在睡觉，将他们分配到安全部门。
   • 如果他们把砖块打碎了，将他们分配到信息技术部门。
   • 如果他们坐着无所事事，将他们分配到人力资源部门。
   • 如果他们声称尝试了各种组合但一块砖都没动，将他们分配到销售部门。
   • 如果他们当天已经提前离开，将他们分配到管理部门。
   • 如果他们凝视着窗外，将他们分配到战略规划部门。
   • 如果他们在交谈且一块砖都没动，祝贺他们并将他们分配到高级管理部门。
   • 最后，如果他们用砖块把自己围起来，让人看不见也听不见，将他们分配到国会。