Jeff's Blind Dog Blog

Subway does a little more than just ask for your name and address, references, when you can work and whether or not you'll cop to a felony.  You get to take a five-question "Employment Test" too.  One of the questions on the Subway "Employment Test" is:

Pretty deep, huh?  Especially considering my line of work:  a service quality coach for a well-known manufacturer of personal navigation devices.  Not the same as a Subway sandwich, but the question still applies:  If you don't understand how to use your PND and require help, is it more important that you are served promptly, or that the service you receive is of high quality?  Or if you sell said devices (or anything else, really), is it more important that they be delivered to you promptly or that they arrive in good order?  

I've heard questions like this called "onion questions," because they have layers, and some layers are deeper than others.  What makes them fun is they have no one firm correct answer. You can make a good argument for either side.  In fact, you can make a passionate argument for either side. . . which makes it that much more interesting.  Suppose you're a rock-chalk Prompt Service kind of soul, and your supervisor is a come-hell-or-high-water Quality Product kind of soul; think that might lead to some lively discussions about how well you're doing your job? 

If  you're curious, my stepson's answer was:

Pretty deep for a sixteen-year-old.  Where do you stand?  Prompt Service or Quality Product? Post your preference!  Represent!