NCCnovel Chapter 426 Examination
Chapter 426 Examination
The interview questions for the online surveillance position were much more difficult than Lin Xuan had anticipated; the written test alone went through three rounds.
Moreover, the questions are getting more and more difficult. No wonder they are never worried about spies infiltrating the network surveillance team. This basic ability test alone would probably eliminate most of the people.
This wasn't just Lin Xuan making things up, because in the waiting area for the written test results, he really did see a middle-aged man who looked at least forty years old.
"Uncle, you're so old, why are you still taking the exam?"
When Lin Xuan asked him about it, the middle-aged man's eyes momentarily glazed over before he looked at Lin Xuan beside him.
"Hey young man, you're so young, are you here to take a look?"
Lin Xuan was taken aback: "What do you mean? Didn't I see in their application announcement that anyone who has graduated from university can take the exam for this position?"
Upon hearing this, the uncle suddenly smiled with relief, for some reason.
"Kid, why don't you try taking the test? If you pass it on your first try, I'll eat this electronic screen."
As he spoke, he pointed to the group of candidates in the waiting area: "Look at these people, they were all like you, thinking they were destined for greatness after graduation, but what was the result? They took the exam year after year, their partners left them, their houses went bankrupt, and over the years they not only didn't earn a penny, but they also owed a lot of money."
Reminded by him, Lin Xuan realized that, just as the other person had said, most of the people in the examination room looked older than her.
When I injected myself with the immortality potion, I was a junior in college, just over twenty years old. But these people looked to be at least in their thirties. If they really started taking the exam right after graduation, wouldn't that mean they've been taking it for almost ten years?
However, upon closer reflection, this is quite normal. Any political system, after developing to a certain scale, will experience such social phenomena. First, the employment rate plummets, then the birth rate drops, and those still alive frantically pursue higher education. When everyone realizes that pursuing higher education is no longer effective, they will start pursuing government positions, until everyone is completely laid off.
The Earth Alliance had been showing signs of getting into this stalemate for a long time, so Lin Xuan made preparations in advance. She just didn't know if Taylor and Radiaz had carried out their plans.
As a purely capitalist monopoly society, the three giant corporations of Mechanical Earth would obviously not allow these residents to lie down so easily.
"Sometimes, we've already given up on the exam, but there's nothing we can do about it." A bitter smile flashed across the uncle's face.
"Many people envy us for being able to live on the capital planet, but little do they know that the glamorousness of this planet has nothing to do with us rats living in the gutter."
As he spoke, he held up five fingers.
“Every month, almost 50 percent of my salary goes to taxes to support those powerful and wealthy people. I don’t understand why we have to bow and scrape when I see them on the street, even though we’re the ones supporting them for their basic needs.”
"Cough cough..."
The man was about to say something when a law enforcement officer patrolling nearby suddenly coughed twice.
"Don't say things you shouldn't. Your results will be reviewed in a few minutes. Don't cause trouble for yourself before then."
Upon hearing this, the uncle wisely shut his mouth immediately.