Getting a job at McDonald's now involves passing a bizarre, subjective quiz about football and the elderly

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It used to be your ability to flip burgers and operate a till that was called into question when interviewing for a position at a McDonald's restaurant, but now the process involves navigating a minefield of arbitrary questions about morality and altruism.

Potential workers must pass a 23-question multiple choice quiz online prior to submitting an application, which includes ominous questions like: "It's great that you've decided to apply for a job at Macca's. Can you tell us why?" with answer options including "It'll make my parents happy", "It's easy to get a job at Macca's" and "It sounds like a fun place to work".

There are also more curious ones about whether or not you would play soccer in the park with kids and whether you would help an elderly lady at a bus stop.

Being a big fan of schadenfreude, I would almost certainly fail the question about a man spilling his groceries all over the floor.

McDonald's says that the questionnaire is designed to 'help McDonald's understand the position in our team that suits you best," presumably lining people up for VP of park games and Deputy Bus Timetable Coordinator.

It's hard to work out exactly what the right answers might be to the quiz, which the Daily Mail claims that McDonald's told it can easily be failed.