I feel almost insulted
So one of the new girls that’s in the CSR department is someone who knows some people I used to hang out with in high school. Small world. We act pretty much the same in regards to hogging the computer during our lunch and breaks, and it’s kind of nice to be able to talk to someone about random stuff like facebook and crazy ex’s this and that.
And I noticed she typed really fast so I decided to ask her what she got on her typing test that you have to do before entering the company. She got something like 98 words per minute which is pretty awesome in the standards of this office.
Apparently the crazy dumb-ass HR lady replied after she finished her test was “Only one person has ever gotten over 100 words per minute, but I can’t remember who that was.” I laughed at that. Duh. It was me. Considering she made such a big deal about it at the time I figured it was a memorable occasion. Especially since everyone else in the office still talks about it.
I ended up telling Mary the story about how when I got my 102 wpm score the first time, HR lady wouldn’t believe my score and made me re-type the 3 minute long test. And because I was humouring her, I typed slower on purpose but still managed 98wpm.
I found it amusing, but kind of like… hey. Why aren’t I good enough to be remembered?
And of course, she’s a fast typer, so they put her into doing the home depot orders, that really require no typing at all. (Where as the other girl who was also hired is doing normal orders where speedy typing is more of an asset. But still not by much)
