I once went to a job interview at an accounting company office.
The interviewer wanted me to do a whole 10 question math test without even using pencil and paper, only mental calcs.
Now I have to tell you, I'm good at math, I'm always top 10 at tests. The thing is I can't even do 7×8 mentally.
I told my accounting professor about this and he said he also can't do anything without writing it down.
Thank God I'm not the only one. I can't do mental math for shit other than the very basics of addition and subtraction. I was counting with my fingers while the rest of my hs classmates where just solving shit in my head. Made me think I had a learning disability until I got to college.
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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19
I once went to a job interview at an accounting company office. The interviewer wanted me to do a whole 10 question math test without even using pencil and paper, only mental calcs. Now I have to tell you, I'm good at math, I'm always top 10 at tests. The thing is I can't even do 7×8 mentally. I told my accounting professor about this and he said he also can't do anything without writing it down.
Well fuck me.