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Making employees take knowledge tests at their job… is it necessary?

I totally understand my job wants all of my employees to know what to do in a certain situation in response to alarms and stuff, but it just seems it's full of trick questions or maybe I'm not cut out for the job despite me being a hardworker who gets stuff done. I recently failed the test and I feel downright stupid. Not jsut that, but also discouraged and I'm having thoughts about quitting for someone more smarter or educated to take the position. Then again, they won't hire anyone to replace someone who's been with the job for almost a year. What I'm most worried about is word spreading in uppermanagement and then my co-workers that I failed the test. It's happened before, and I'm just worried they'll percieve me as stupid or that I might get a write up. I've been doing my job and sometimes above the…


I totally understand my job wants all of my employees to know what to do in a certain situation in response to alarms and stuff, but it just seems it's full of trick questions or maybe I'm not cut out for the job despite me being a hardworker who gets stuff done.

I recently failed the test and I feel downright stupid. Not jsut that, but also discouraged and I'm having thoughts about quitting for someone more smarter or educated to take the position. Then again, they won't hire anyone to replace someone who's been with the job for almost a year.

What I'm most worried about is word spreading in uppermanagement and then my co-workers that I failed the test. It's happened before, and I'm just worried they'll percieve me as stupid or that I might get a write up. I've been doing my job and sometimes above the means, but these tests really frustrate the hell out of me… what should I do? And what do you guys think?

I do have to add, all of my co-workers have graduated with degrees from universities, but I'm the only one who hasn't. I also have this insecurity about being dumb. I just hate it.

After learning that I failed, I took an IQ test and completed it. But I was to anxious to see the results and exited the page. Maybe I'm just overthinking this too much?

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